High School Proficiency Exam
School Year 2009-10
Pre-registration for HSPE Testing has not yet been announced. Please stay tuned for more information . . .
High School Proficiency Exam (formerly known as the WASL)
This information is from the Superintendent of Public Instruction Website:
"This test measures the proficiency of students in high school and serves as the state’s exit exam. Students must pass this assessment or a state-approved alternative in reading and writing in order to be eligible to graduate. The dates for testing in spring 2010 are March 16-18 (reading is one day; writing is two) and April 13 (math) and April 15 (science).
The new tests are shorter to take, but will remain just as rigorous. The new tests are also available online over the next few years, starting with reading and math in grades 6-8 in spring 2010."
Most students will earn the Certificate of Academic Achievement
graduation requirement by meeting reading, writing and math standards
on the 10th-grade HSPE. Students have multiple opportunities to take
the test throughout high school.
Classroom teachers and curriculum specialists from across Washington
assisted with the development of the questions for the state-level
tests. Two content committees were created at each grade level – one
for reading/writing/ communication and one for mathematics. These
committees defined the test and item (question) specifications
consistent with the state learning standards, reviewed all questions
prior to pilot testing and provided final review and approval of all
questions after pilot testing. A separate "fairness" committee,
composed of individuals reflective of Washington's diversity, also
reviews all questions to identify questions that might be offensive or
put some students at a disadvantage for reasons unrelated to the skill
or concept being assessed.
If a student does not meet one or more of the standards on the high
school HSPE, four additional retake opportunities will be available during the
following summers and in the spring of the student’s junior and senior
years.
Provided below are links to more specific information about the HSPE.
This is the process to request to see your student's HSPE test:
Go to:http://www.k12.wa.us/Assessment/StudentRecordRequest.aspx