California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) 2014-2015
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California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) 2014-2015 Training Manual for Site Test Coordinators 450 380 350 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS Page Table of Contents 2 Training Agenda 3 What is the CAHSEE? 4 2014-15 OUSD CAHSEE Calendar 5 CAHSEE Eligibility Guidelines 6 Check-In Schedule 7 Responsibilities of Site CAHSEE Coordinators and Staff 8 5 Steps to Make the CAHSEE Easier Step 1: Before Test Materials Arrive Step 2: When Test Materials Arrive 9-15 Step 3: Time Between Test Arrival and the Testing Day Step 4: On the Testing Day Step 5: After Testing ETS Visits and Audits 16 Missing Student Address Query and Report in Aeries 17-18 CAHSEE Status Report 19-21 Special Education News 22 Options for Students Not Passing CAHSEE 23-24 FORMS and Documents for Handling and Returning Materials 25 • CAHSEE –Test Security Agreement 26 • CAHSEE-Test Security Affidavit 27 • Documentation for Uncooperative Student 28 • 9th Grade Letter 29 • CAHSEE Inventory Form 30 • Test Administration Incident Report Form 31 • Test Security Breach Report Form 32 • Request for Additional CAHSEE Materials 33 • Returning Test Materials to the Warehouse Checklist 34 • Directions on how to hand-grid blank answer documents 35 • Box Packing Directions for Scorable Materials 36 • Box Packing Directions for Non-Scorable Materials 37 • Principal’s Verification of Non-Scorable Materials Returned 38 • CAHSEE Roster 2014-15 39 • CAHSEE Apportionment Record 40 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 41 APPENDICES 42 A: Resources and Web Sites 43 B: SAMPLES of Answer Document 44-49 2 CAHSEE Training for Site Coordinators Location: 900 High Street OUSD Warehouse Rear Loading Dock Training 1: Date: September 29, 2014 Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m. OR Training 2: Date: September 30, 2014 Time: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Training Agenda I. Welcome, Introduction, Housekeeping II. What is the CAHSEE? III. What’s new this year? III. Paperwork for Success IV. Warehouse Check-in Process V. Q & A VI. Evaluation 3 What is the CAHSEE? The primary purpose of the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), Senate Bill 2 of 1999 enactment, is to significantly improve pupil achievement in public high schools and to ensure that pupils who graduate from public high schools can demonstrate grade level competency in reading, writing, and mathematics. The CAHSEE also identifies students who are not developing skills that are essential for life after high school and encourages districts to give these students the attention and resources needed to help them achieve these skills during their high school years. All California public school students must satisfy the CAHSEE requirement, as well as all other state and local requirements, in order to receive a high school diploma. The CAHSEE has two parts: English-language arts (ELA) and mathematics. The ELA part addresses state content standards through grade ten. In reading, this includes vocabulary, decoding, comprehension, and analysis of information and literary texts. In writing, this covers writing strategies, applications, and the conventions of English (e.g. grammar, spelling, and punctuation). The mathematics part of the CAHSEE addresses state standards in grades six and seven and Algebra I. The exam includes statistics, data analysis and probability, number sense, measurement and geometry, mathematical reasoning, and algebra. Students are also asked to demonstrate a strong foundation in computation and arithmetic, including working with decimals, fractions, and percents. The CAHSEE requirement can be satisfied by passing both parts of the exam in ELA and Math with a score of 350 each. Scores for the CAHSEE range from 275 to 450. A minimum score of 350 is needed to pass each part of the CAHSEE, while a score of 380 or higher demonstrates a student’s proficiency. A student has to score above 405 for ELA to be considered advanced. For Mathematics, an advanced score is 425 or higher. Although these scores can vary slightly for each test administration, the aforementioned scores do reflect very closely the skill levels of students. At the very least, students should aim to pass, but doing so with proficiency is ideal. The passing rate of 10th grade students helps determine the API rating. The ELA includes multiple choice questions that comprise 80% of the total test, and the essay response is comprised of the other 20% of the ELA score. The mathematics part of the test is comprised of multiple choice questions. Both ELA and mathematics are split into two separate sessions during the course of two consecutive days of administration. The statistics for each administration vary slightly and you can access up-to-date data at the CDE’s CAHSEE web-site, http://cahsee.cde.ca.gov/page2.asp?subject=ExitExam&level=District&submit1= Submit or at http://www.ets.org/cahsee/interpret_scores/. 2014-15 OUSD CAHSEE Calendar English Language Arts* Mathematics* Warehouse Who is eligible to test? (ELA) (Math) Check-In** • RETEST for 12th & post-12th July 22, 2014*** July 23, 2014 July 24, 2014 graders (Adult students) needing to pass any part of the CAHSEE • ELA on 7/22 and Math on 7/23 • RETEST for 11th, 12th & post- October 7, 2014 October 8, 2014 October 9, 2014 12th graders • ELA on 10/7 and Math on 10/8 December 6, 2014 December 13, December 8, (Saturday 2014 2014, (All ELA • RETEST for 12th & post-12th Administration) (Saturday materials ); graders Administration) December 15, • ELA on 12/6 & Math on 12/13 2014 (All materials) • INITIAL/Census for 10th February 3, 2015 February 4, February 5, 2015 graders th th 2015 • RETEST for 12 & post-12 graders • ELA on 2/3 and Math on 2/4 • MAKE-UP for 10th graders March 17, 2015 March 18, 2015 March 19, 2015 absent during the February administration • INITIAL for new 10th grade enrollees • RETEST for 11th, 12th & post- 12th graders • ELA on 3/17 and Math on 3/19 *All tests are Tuesdays for ELA and Wednesdays for Math, except for the December 2014 Administration when the ELA test will be on Saturday, December 6, 2014, and the Math test will be on Saturday, December 13, 2014. All of December’s ELA materials are due at the warehouse on Monday, December 8 (unless specified by IEP/504 plan); all of December’s materials are due at the warehouse on Monday, December 15 (unless specified by IEP/504 plan) ** Please return all scorable and non-scorable documents to the rear dock of the 900 High Street Warehouse promptly during check-in time (Page 7). ***CAHSEE results are usually ready 7-8 weeks after administration date. 5 2014-15 OUSD CAHSEE Eligibility Guidelines Grade Description of Guideline 10 Eligible to take the CAHSEE once per school year, either in February or March 2015 11 Eligible to take any part of the CAHSEE not passed two times per school year 12 Eligible to take any part of the CAHSEE not passed up to five times per school year Adult Students (Classes of Eligible to take any part of the CAHSEE not passed as 2013 & 2014) many as three times per school year until passed No student may retake any part of the CAHSEE already passed. 6 R A D O U S D CAHSEE Check-In Schedule October 9, 2014____ December 8 and 15, 2014 (MONDAYS) _____ February 5, 2015_____ March 19, 2015______ Time Station 1 Station 2 9:00 a.m. Oakland Comm. Day 9:15 a.m. Dewey Bunche 9: 45 a.m. Gateway to College Life 10:15 a.m. Oakland International Street Academy 10:45 a.m. Rudsdale McClymonds Lunch 1:00 p.m. Castlemont Oakland Tech 1:45 p.m. Met West Skyline 2:00 p.m. Oakland High Fremont 2:45 p.m. Coliseum College Prep Independent Study Please check-in at assigned or available station. The warehouse number is 434-2213. 7 Responsibilities of Site CAHSEE Coordinators and Staff • Attend a formal training session conducted by the District’s CAHSEE Coordinator • Read and sign a Test Security Agreement for Site Test (CAHSEE) Coordinator (Page 40 of Local Educational Agency and Test Site Coordinator’s Manual (LEATSCM) or Page 26 of this manual) • Read and sign a Test Security Affidavit and be familiar with the test security procedures (Page 48-49 of LEATSCM or page 27 of this Training Manual) • Read and review the test administration manual prior to testing and be familiar with the testing procedures • Provide training at school site • Check out testing materials (count and sign for them) each morning before the testing session begins • Prepare to accommodate and/or modify for students with IEPs or 504 plans • Assist in verifying the identity of students to be tested on testing days • Ensure that students fill in the test version number and test booklet serial number on the answer document pages 3 & 9, also check to ensure that students fill in the field on answer document page 9, “Mathematics Classes Taken”: 7 8 9 10 11 12 О О О О О О General math О О О О О О Pre-Algebra О О О О О О Algebra 1 О О О О О О Geometry О О О О О О Algebra 2 О О О О О О Integrated Mathematics Course I О О О О О О Integrated mathematics Course II О О О О О О Integrated mathematics Course III О О О О О О Advanced Mathematics Courses • Make sure that students sign and date their answer documents in Box 1 • Follow test administration instructions • Read script word-for-word • Actively monitor the students to make sure that they are doing their own work • Respond to cheating incidents and follow procedures as laid out in the manual 8 • Collect and account for answer documents and test booklets after each testing day • Report any testing irregularities (incidents) by completing a Test Administration Incident Report Form (Page 58 on Directions for Administration (DFA), or page 31 in this manual), or Test Security Breach Report Form (Page 61 of DFA, or page 32 of this manual or) if applicable and notify the District CAHSEE Coordinator • At no time should the test materials be left alone with students FIVE STEPS TO MAKE THE CAHSEE EASIER Step 1: Before Test Materials Arrive A.