Special Review Special Review Assessment (SRA)Assessment (SRA)

What is the SRA? What is the SRA? Is a state developed alternative to the Is a state developed alternative to the

HSPA; if students do not score proficient HSPA; if students do not score proficient on the HSPA, they MUST pass the SRA on the HSPA, they MUST pass the SRA process in order to graduateprocess in order to graduate

Consists entirely of extended, open-Consists entirely of extended, open-ended items called Performance ended items called Performance Assessment Tasks (PAT) in Language Assessment Tasks (PAT) in Language Arts Literacy and MathematicsArts Literacy and Mathematics

Upcoming Changes…Upcoming Changes… Standardize the SRA by having state test Standardize the SRA by having state test

vendors assign and distribute the performance vendors assign and distribute the performance tasks to the districtstasks to the districts

Improve the validity of scoring by establishing Improve the validity of scoring by establishing regional, vendor-supervised scoring centers, regional, vendor-supervised scoring centers, staffed by trained NJ teacher-scorersstaffed by trained NJ teacher-scorers

Rename the SRA to reflect more fairly its close Rename the SRA to reflect more fairly its close relationship to the CCCS on which the HSPA relationship to the CCCS on which the HSPA itself is based: i.e., Alternative High School itself is based: i.e., Alternative High School Assessment (AHSA)Assessment (AHSA)