HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION QUALIFYING EXAMINATION

High School Graduation Qualifying Exam
Reading - April 3; Writing - April 4; and Mathematics - April 5

General Information

• Blueprint for the Alaska HSGQE - PDF
• FERPA - Protecting Student Privacy - PDF
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Guide to Earning a High School Diploma in Alaska - PDF
• HSGQE Performance Standards Assessed- PDF
• HSGQE Core Test Item Comparison (Grade 10 SBA-HSGQE 2006 & Grade 10 SBA-HSGQE 2007) - PDF
• Noon v. State
• Participation Guidelines for Alaska Students in State Assessments, June 2011 edition - PDF
• State High School Exit Exams (a publication from Center on Education Policy) - PDF
• State Exit Exams Summary - PDF
  This is a summary of all states, including those that offer exit exams that are accepted for waiver, those that offer exit exams that are not comparable to Alaska's high school graduation qualifying exam, and those that do not offer exit exams.

Practice Tests

• Practice Tests (Includes scoring guide)

Teacher Resources

• 4-Point Scoring Rubric for Writing Subtests - PDF
• 6-Point Scoring Rubric for Writing Subtests - PDF
• Guide to Test Interpretation for Teachers and Staff - Fall 2011 - PDF
• Test Reference Sheets
  • Math Reference Sheet - PDF
  • Writing Skills Checklist - PDF
• Proficiency Descriptors - Mathematics - PDF, Reading - PDF, and Writing - PDF
• Test Security Ethics - PDF
• Test Security Supplement - PDF

Test Coordinator Resources

• 2011-2012 HSGQE Administration Dates
• Assessment Proficiency Scores - PDF
• District Test Coordinators Manual for HSGQE Retest - Spring 2012 - PDF
• HSGQE Technical Reports
• HSGQE Training PowerPoints
• Student Report Mockups - Student Report p.1 - PDF, Student Report p.2 - PDF, School Roster - PDF,
  School Summary - PDF, Student Roster - PDF
• Secure Materials Transfer Form - PDF
• Student HSGQE Information Request - PDF
• Students with Transitory Impairments - PDF
• Test Administration Directions for HSGQE Retest - Spring 2012 - PDF

Test Coordinator Forms

• Alternate Test Center
• District HSGQE Accommodation Monitoring Forms
  • Limited English Proficient Students
  • Students with Disabilities and IEPs
• HSGQE Flexible Scheduling Application and Terms of Agreement
• HSGQE Rescore Request Form (Fall 2011) - MS Word, PDF
• Proctor Log Form Sample - PDF
• Student Testing Roster Forms
  • All Content Areas - PDF
  • School/Classroom Daily Check In-Check Out
• Test Security Agreement Forms

Parent/Student Resources

• Guidance for Parents of Ninth Graders Transitioning into High School - PDF
• Guide to Test Interpretation for the HSGQE Retest for Parents and Students - Fall 2011
  • 8 x 11 - PDF
  • 11 x 17 - PDF
• HSGQE Re-Examination Guidance - PDF
• Waiver and Appeal Guidelines - PDF
• Waiver Applications - Late Arrival, Rare and Unusual Circumstances, & Out of State Competency Exam
• Waiver Appeal Application - PDF

Contact Assessment Unit