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Guidelines for Scheduling California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Administrations for the 2008-09 School Year
(May 2008)

The CAHSEE administration dates for the 2008-09 school year are as follows*:

English-Language Arts Tuesday	Mathematics Wednesday
July 29, 2008	July 30, 2008
October 7, 2008	October 8, 2008
November 4, 2008	November 5, 2008
December 6, 2008 (Saturday administration)	December 13, 2008 (Saturday administration)
February 3, 2009	February 4, 2009
March 17, 2009	March 18, 2009
May 12, 2009	May 13, 2009

* See below for a list of which students may be eligible to participate in each administration.

During the 2008-09 school year, grade ten, eleven, and twelve students, as well as adult students, are eligible to take the CAHSEE unless they have previously passed the exam. No student who has previously passed the CAHSEE is eligible to retake the exam. Students only retake the part(s) of the exam not passed. Only grade twelve and adult students may be tested during the July administration.

Individual student results are returned to school districts approximately seven to eight weeks after the exam materials are received by the contractor for scoring. Therefore, student results from the May 2009 administration of the CAHSEE will arrive in school districts in early July.

School districts that wish to have student results back before June graduation ceremonies should not select the May 2009 administration option for grade twelve and adult students. School districts will be required to acknowledge this prior to ordering test materials for the May 2009 administration.

Guidelines for Scheduling Grade Ten Students

• All students must take the CAHSEE in grade ten and may only take it once in grade ten. All grade ten students must take the CAHSEE during the census administration, unless they are absent or are a retained grade ten student who previously passed the exam.
• Retained grade ten students who have previously passed the CAHSEE may not retake the exam. However, an answer document with completed demographic information must be submitted for these students as part of the calculation of adequate yearly progress (AYP).
• Districts must offer the grade ten census administration in either February or March.
• Districts may provide grade ten students who were absent during the census administration with a make-up opportunity in either the March or May administrations.
• No grade ten students are eligible to take the CAHSEE in the July, October, November, or December administrations.

Guidelines for Scheduling Grade Eleven Students

• Grade eleven students may be administered the CAHSEE up to two times per school year for the part(s) of the exam not previously passed.
• Grade eleven students may now test in successive administrations. However, it is recommended that school districts allow enough time between administrations to receive score reports back from the previous administration and allow time for remediation prior to the next administration.

Guidelines for Scheduling Grade Twelve Students

• Grade twelve students may be administered the CAHSEE up to three times per school year for the part(s) of the exam not previously passed. The Budget Act may allow Grade twelve up to five opportunities.
• Grade twelve students may test in successive administrations. However, it is recommended that school districts allow enough time between administrations to receive score reports back from the previous administration and allow time for remediation prior to the next administration.
• Please note that student results from the May 2009 administration of the CAHSEE will arrive in school districts in July 2009. School districts that wish to have student results back before June 2009 graduation ceremonies should not select the May 2009 administration option for grade twelve and adult students. School districts will be required to acknowledge this prior to ordering test materials for the May 2009 administration.

Guidelines for Scheduling Adult Students

• Adult students may be administered the CAHSEE up to three times per school year for the part(s) of the exam not previously passed.
• Adult students may test in successive administrations. However, it is recommended that school districts allow enough time between administrations to receive score reports back from the previous administration and allow time for remediation prior to the next administration.

The table below summarizes which students may be eligible to participate in each administration during the 2008-09 school year. It is important to note that the administration schedule selected by school districts must conform to the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 that governs the CAHSEE.

Consider the ordering deadlines and other key dates through December 2008 when scheduling CAHSEE administrations. These dates may be found on the CAHSEE Project Calendar posted on Educational Testing Service's (ETS's) CAHSEE Web page (Outside Source). Questions about ordering deadlines and other key dates should be directed to ETS at 1-800-241-5687. Ordering for the February through May administrations will not take place until the awarding of the next CAHSEE administration contract. Questions about scheduling CAHSEE administrations should be directed to the California Department of Education’s CAHSEE Office at 916-445-9449.

California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE)
Student Options to Participate* in 2008-09 Test Administrations

*The administration schedule selected by school districts must conform to the California Code of Regulations, Title 5 that governs the CAHSEE. The CAHSEE Regulations Web document (DOC; 108KB; 24pp.) can be found on the CAHSEE Web page.

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