Does my son or daughter still need to pass a state test to graduate from high school?
Yes. No matter what the state test is called, the graduation requirements that go along with it have not changed. If a student passed one or more content areas on the WASL, he/she would not have to take the HSPE in that specific subject. For example, a high school student in 2009 passes the reading WASL, but not the writing WASL. That student would need to take the writing HSPE but not the reading. Q: How will the new testing system affect students receiving special education services? A: Superintendent Randy Dorn has convened a work group to study and to recommend changes to the Washington Alternate Assessment System and other alternatives assessments for special needs students. For those students unable to test on a computer, a paper-and-pencil test will still be available. Q: Won’t replacing the tests cost more money? A: No. We do expect some additional costs up front, but not over the life of the five-year assessment contract that went into effect in October 2008. School districts,
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