Pathways to High School Graduation Report - HiSET ….doc

California Department of Education Report to the Governor, the State Legislature, and the Director of Finance: Recommendation on the High School Exit Examination and Pathways to Graduation Prepared by the Assessment Development and Administration Division District, School, and Innovation Branch September 2016 Description: Report and recommendation on continuation of the high school exit examination and on alternative pathways to satisfy high school graduation requirements Authority: California Education Code Section 60850(c)(6) Recipient: State Board of Education, appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature, and Director of Finance Due Date: March 1, 2016 Contents Acknowledgments iii Executive Summary vii Introduction 1 Purpose 1 Background 1 Senate Bill 172 Requirements 1 California High School Exit Examination in an Evolving State Assessment System 2 California’s Current Assessment System 5 California High School Exit Examination Strengths, Limitations, Unintended Consequences, and Current Context 7 Senate Bill 172 Information-Gathering Process 9 Special Study: Literature Review, Analysis, and National State Scan 12 Advisory Panel Feedback 14 Advisory Panel Feedback to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction 14 Themes of Advisory Panel Discussions 14 Pathways to Graduation: Regional Meetings 16 Survey Results 16 State Superintendent of Public Instruction’s Recommendation 17 Appendices A. Education Code Sections Related to Senate Bill 172 18 B. 2015–16 California Assessment System 21 C. Estimated Testing Time 23 D. University of California, Davis: High School Exit Exams: A Review of the Literature, Current State Reforms, and Analysis of California Assessment Data 24 E. Pathways to Graduation: Advisory Panel Description 68 F. Pathways to Graduation: Advisory Panel Preliminary Feedback 71 G. Pathways to Graduation: Advisory Panel Detailed Feedback and Comments 78 H. Pathways to Graduation: Regional Meetings Stakeholder Feedback 84 I. P