What happens if a student doesn meet the standard in all of the required areas the first time he or she takes the 10th-grade WASL?
A. Once the Certificate of Mastery becomes a graduation requirement, students will have multiple opportunities to retake the assessment in the areas in which they did not meet standard and they will have time for targeted assistance during their last two years of high school. Evidence from other states indicates that retakes and targeted help make a big difference. Last year, for example, was Indiana’s “2008.” A total of 54% of Indiana’s Class of 2000 passed its 10th-grade math and verbal tests on the first try, but with retake opportunities and targeted help, the final graduation rate was 89%, equal to Indiana’s historic rate. The State Board of Education has created a Certificate of Mastery study committee to help it study the validity and reliability of the 10th-grade WASL as a graduation requirement. This new requirement won’t become effective until the board determines the test is absolutely sound for this purpose. The board is scheduled to make its determination in 2004. The stud
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