General HSA Administration Dates
About Changes to Hawai’i State Assessment Online
Online Testing has come to Hawai’i! The Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) Online portal will provide you with the resources to test students. HSA Online has a new look and feel, which has been extended to the main web site (www.alohahsa.org) and the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) web site.
We encourage you to explore HSA Online, read the FAQs, and become familiar with the online testing applications. Training Tests will become available beginning January 15, 2010, so that students can become familiar with the software. Field Testing will begin February 16, 2010.
Important Dates for All Schools and Tracks Except Early Testing Tracks at Multi-Track Schools
December 23, 2009 – January 8, 2010 Test Coordinators enter contact information and group students, using the TIDE system.
February 16 -19, 2010 Principals and Test Coordinators receive electronic training information (PowerPoint) provided by the Systems Accountability Office, Student Assessment Section
By February 26, 2010 Ancillary documents, which include Test Administrator Handbooks, Test Coordinator Handbooks, Student Participation and Accommodations Handbooks, Parent Information Booklets, and any Translated Parent Information Booklets that were ordered in December, are delivered.
March 1 – 25, 2010 Test Coordinators train Test Administrators on security and test administration procedures.
By March 8, 2010 Reading, Mathematics and Science Assessments materials are delivered to schools and must be checked in upon arrival and then store securely. School may receive their materials prior to March 8. You can log on to TIDE to view the tracking number and delivery status of your test materials under the “Track Your Shipments” feature.
February 22 – April 23, 2010 Test Coordinators can submit additional orders in TIDE.
March 29 – April 23, 2010 The spring Hawai‘i State Reading, Mathematics, and Science Assessments are administered. This includes make-up testing. Each school will determine its specific testing dates and make-up testing dates during the testing window.
April 20 – April 30, 2010 Test Coordinators can group students for optional class reports in TIDE.
By April 28, 2010 Test Coordinators must package and call UPS to pick up scorable, non-scorable, and unused test materials by this date. Students who complete all of the test sessions prior to April 23 may have their booklets returned as soon as testing is finished. Make-up test materials can be returned separately.
Important Dates for Early Testing Tracks at Multi-Track Schools
December 23, 2009 – January 8, 2010 Test Coordinators enter contact information and group students, using the TIDE system.
February 16-19, 2010 Principals and Test Coordinators receive electronic training information (PowerPoint) provided by the Systems Accountability Office, Student Assessment Section
By February 12, 2010 Ancillary documents, which include Test Administrator Handbooks, Test Coordinator Handbooks, Student Participation and Accommodations Handbooks, Parent Information Booklets, and any Translated Parent Information Booklets that were ordered in December, are delivered.
February 16 – 26, 2010 Test Coordinators train Test Administrators on security and test administration procedures.
By March 1, 2010 Reading, Mathematics, and Science Assessment materials are delivered to schools and must be checked in upon arrival and then store securely. Schools may receive their materials prior to March 1. You can log on to TIDE to view the tracking number and delivery status of your test materials under the “Track Your Shipments” feature.
February 22 – April 24, 2010 Test Coordinators can submit additional orders in TIDE.
Separate testing dates for each student track are assigned by the Student Assessment Section. The spring Hawai‘i State Reading, Mathematics, and Science Assessments are administered. This includes make-up testing. Each school will determine its specific testing dates and make-up testing dates for each student track during the adjusted testing window.
April 20 – April 30, 2010 Test Coordinators can group students for optional class reports in TIDE.
By April 28, 2010 Test Coordinators must package and call UPS to pick up scorable, non-scorable, and unused test materials by this date. Students who complete all of the test sessions prior to April 23 may have their booklets returned as soon as testing is finished. Make-up test materials can be returned separately.