Hawaii

To improve student assessment, the Strategic Plan for Standards-based Reform (DOE 9/99) outlined a two-tiered assessment system comprised of (1) a redesigned statewide assessment program comprised of the abbreviated SAT9 and the criterion-referenced Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) II State Assessment, called the Hawaii Assessment Program; and (2) school/classroom assessment programs with supports from the state program. Together, both state and school/classroom assessment programs are seen by the state as forming a balanced assessment system.

918_hi.pdf