1) The document outlines the Washington State Superintendent's priorities which include fully funding basic education, replacing the WASL test, reducing dropout rates, and expanding career/technical and early learning opportunities. 2) It details plans to transition to a new Washington Comprehensive Assessment Program to shorten tests, reduce writing responses, return scores quicker, and increase technology and diagnostic information. 3) New math and science standards and end-of-course exams will be implemented between 2010-2012, while the WASL graduation requirement timeline is adjusted. Statewide computerized testing is the long term goal.

1. OSPI CHANGES AND PRIORITIES January 2009

2. OSPI agency priorities

4. The future of assessment

13. New high school mathematics “performance expectations” (PEs) arranged by course Int 1 Int 2 Int 3 Duplicates Total Alg I 32 7 2 (-1) 40 Geom 9 23 14 (-3) 43 Alg II 1 13 26 (-4) 36 Total 42 43 42 (-8) 119

14. New high school mathematics “performance expectations” (PEs) arranged by course Int 1 Int 2 Int 3 Duplicates Total Alg I 32 7 2 (-1) 40 Geom 9 23 14 (-3) 43 Alg II 1 13 26 (-4) 36 Total 42 43 42 (-8) 119

15. New high school mathematics “performance expectations” (PEs) arranged by course Int 1 Int 2 Int 3 Duplicates Total Alg I 32 7 2 (-1) 40 Geom 9 23 14 (-3) 43 Alg II 1 13 26 (-4) 36 Total 42 43 42 (-8) 119

16. New high school mathematics “performance expectations” (PEs) arranged by course Int 1 Int 2 Int 3 Duplicates Total Alg I 32 7 2 (-1) 40 Geom 9 23 14 (-3) 43 Alg II 1 13 26 (-4) 36 Total 42 43 42 (-8) 119

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