| This year, the state's new graduation | | | | 10th-grade WASL will receive an Individual |
| requirements become "real" as students in | | | | Score Report with a final and accurate score |
| Seattle schools in the class of 2008 receive | | | | for every WASL subject they took. These |
| the results of their first attempt at the | | | | reports will be generated by Pearson |
| 10th-grade Washington Assessment of Student | | | | Educational Measurement, the testing company, |
| Learning (WASL). Passing the 10th-grade WASL | | | | and sent to Seattle school districts for |
| will be the avenue most students take to earn | | | | distribution. (Students in the class of 2009 |
| the Certificate of Academic Achievement, one | | | | -- this year's ninth-graders -- who took the |
| of the four new statewide graduation | | | | 10th-grade WASL will get their results in |
| requirements. (Students in special education | | | | late August/early September.) |
| programs may participate in alternate | | | | |
| assessments and earn a Certificate of | | | | Each score report will show a Seattle school |
| Individual Achievement.) | | | | student's performance on the reading, writing |
| | | | and math WASLs. Science results will be |
| The Seattle school district believes every | | | | included in a second score report scheduled |
| student can learn and demonstrate the skills | | | | for late August/early September. |
| and knowledge tested on the WASL. While many | | | | |
| students will be successful on all three | | | | Some Seattle school students, however, won't |
| sections of the test on their first try, some | | | | receive any score report in June. Students in |
| students will not meet standard in one or | | | | special education programs who used the two |
| more sections. There is help available for | | | | Washington Alternate Assessment System (WAAS) |
| all students in Seattle schools to receive | | | | options, the developmentally appropriate WASL |
| the skills needed not only to pass the WASL | | | | (DAW) or the portfolio assessment, to measure |
| but also further their learning in and after | | | | their progress will not have their work |
| high school. | | | | scored until the summer. Results will be |
| | | | available for these Seattle school students |
| All Seattle high schools have developed plans | | | | by late August/early September. |
| to assist students in meeting WASL standards. | | | | |
| These include adding a 7th period, tutoring | | | | Because of the high interest in student |
| in math and literacy and in class tutors. The | | | | results, OSPI will work hard after receiving |
| Seattle school district has also committed to | | | | the initial score report from the testing |
| providing each high school with a | | | | company to provide as much accurate |
| building-based manager and additional | | | | information to the public as quickly as |
| instructional coaching services. Students at | | | | possible. By late summer, OSPI will share a |
| Seattle schools may also take advantage of | | | | comprehensive look at all 10th-grade WASL |
| school year credit retrieval programs, | | | | data after the science WASL and the WAAS DAW |
| Evening School, Contract Learning, and the | | | | and Portfolio have been scored and after |
| Digital Learning Commons. Parents can contact | | | | districts have had the opportunity to verify |
| their local Seattle school for more | | | | student data files. All of these efforts |
| information about these programs. | | | | will help Seattle schools determine the |
| | | | strengths and weaknesses of areas students in |
| All students in the classes of 2006, 2007 and | | | | the various core subject areas. |
| 2008 in Seattle schools who took the | | | | |