Click here for information about the revised Guide to the 2012 Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) that will be used to calculate 2012 AYP results.
Please contact Keith Fukumoto if you have any questions about the information included in this document. (Phone: 808-735-8250; Lotus Notes User: Keith_Fukumoto/SPIS/HIDOE)
Added 5/9/2012
Click here for information on how Online HSA Assessments adapt to each student across opportunities.
Added 5/3/2012
Click here if you are a classroom teacher who is currently providing standards-based classroom instruction for students in grades 3-8 or 10 and you are interested in applying to participate in the Summer 2012 Hawaii State Assessment Committees.
Added 3/22/2012
Click here for information about a change in the number of days a student must wait between testing opportunities for a content area assessment.
Added 3/19/2012
Firefox 10 is now supported by all HSA online testing and reporting systems.
Added 3/13/2012
The HSA Secure Browser now supports MAC OS 10.7 (Lion). Click here to download.Added 2/16/2012
Click here for more details on the information required before on-island and off-island alternative site students can be tested.
Added 2/13/2012
Click here for information about how the adaptive Online HSA system works.
Added 1/26/2012
Click here for information about embedded field test items that will be included in the Online Hawai'i State Reading, Mathematics, and Science Assessments from January 4–May 18, 2012.
Added 1/6/2012
The Department's Student Assessment Section recommends that the size of the scratch paper be 8 1/2 x 11 because students will need to place it next to their computers/laptops along with the mathematics reference sheet (grades 4-8 and 10 only) and a hand held four function calculator. The blank paper may be white or any color that is light enough so that students can see whatever they write or draw on it. All students must use blank scratch paper during the administration of the Mathematics Assessment. Recycled paper that is blank on one side and has something printed on the other side may not be used. Lined paper, graph paper, tracing paper, and paper with boxes for students' calculations may not be used for the Mathematics Assessment because they were not allowed during the field testing of the mathematics items and all students must be tested statewide using standardized mathematics tools and procedures to ensure that none of them are given an unfair advantage in answering the test questions. Added 12/9/2011
Click here for more information on requests for item grace period extensions and test resets for the 2011-12 Online Hawaii State Assessments.Added 12/1/2011
The 2011-12 parent cover letters that schools can print and send home along with the online student reports for each content area assessment opportunity are now available for download. You can download the letters from the HSA Documents page.Added 11/9/2011
Notice: The text-to-speech tool was created using Windows XP and it is recommended that students who will use this tool during the administration of the Mathematics and Science Assessments use a computer configured with Windows XP. If this is not an option, it is recommended that the voice package on each computer be checked by the appropriate staff members while students are taking the training test for one of the content areas to confirm that the automated voice is clear. These computers should be used by students who will use the text-to-speech tool during online testing.
Added 10/7/2011