STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE 2006-2007 SCHOOL YEAR

HIGH SCHOOL TESTING

MARCH 2007 ADMINISTRATION
High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA): for all first-time eleventh graders, retained eleventh graders, first-time twelfth graders, retained twelfth-graders, returning students, and adult high school students.

March 5, 6, 7 and 8, 2007
Regular Testing (Science, for first-time eleventh-grade students ONLY, Mathematics and Language Arts Literacy Days 1 & 2)

March 12, 13, 14, and 15, 2007
Make-up Testing (Science, for first-time eleventh-grade students ONLY, Mathematics, Language Arts Literacy Days 1 & 2)

GRADE EIGHT TESTING Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA): for all eighth-grade students.

March 12, 13, 14, and 15, 2007
Regular Testing (Science, Mathematics, and Language Arts Literacy Days 1 & 2)

March 19, 20, 21, and 22, 2007
Make-up Testing (Science, Mathematics, Language Arts Literacy Days 1 & 2)

GRADE SEVEN TESTING New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK7): for all seventh-grade students.

March 12-30, 2007
Regular and Make-up Testing (Mathematics and Language Arts Literacy Days 1 & 2)
Districts may devise an administration schedule within this testing window, with all testing completed by March 30, 2007.

The attached pamplet answers the most frequently asked questions about the eleventh-grade graduation test, the High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA), and explains its importance to your child's education. The information describes what the HSPA measures, why the assessment is given, how the results are reported, and why it is important for your child to do well on the assessment.

HSPA Parent Guide