About: Testing Options: Bridge Plan
MSDE recognizes that there will be some students who will struggle on the HSAs, even after they take the tests several times and take advantage of academic remediation. The proposed Bridge Plan for Academic Validation would provide another way for students to meet the HSA graduation requirement and earn a high school diploma, while meeting the same standards as those students passing the HSAs.
The Bridge Plan is for students failing to meet the passing score on any one HSA at least twice. Eligible students would have to meet additional local and state criteria such as minimum GPA, satisfactory attendance, passing grades in all HSA subjects, and participation in academic remediation. Students meeting the eligibility criteria would be permitted to complete an Academic Validation project that demonstrates the content and skills of each HSA they failed to pass.
Latest News
On October 31, 2007, The State Board amended the original HSA regulation to include the Bridge Plan for Academic Validation for those students who have been unable to pass the test despite remediation.
- Press Release: State Board Reaffirms High School Assessment Plan (.doc)
- Updated Bridge Plan for Academic Validation Design Plan (pdf)
- Bridge Plan Overview
- New! Project Samples now available for Biology: Student Draft + Monitor Draft
- New! Role of Bridge Plan Project Monitor (.doc)
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