High School Grade-Span Expectations

As part of the New England Compact's plan for an assessment system, a team of NH and RI educators have developed DRAFT Grade-Span Expectations (GSEs) for high school students in Mathematics, Reading and Writing for grades 9-10 and 11-12. The GSEs include expectations that intend to be assessed on the large scale assessment and others that will be a local curriculum and assessment option. Those GSEs that are a local curriculum and assessment option are shaded and include the following (Local Option). Each file below contains an introduction to the GSEs, along with appendices outlining the definition of a GSE, the criteria for development, and guiding prioritization questions.

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Math

• High School Mathematics NECAP GSE Support Materials
• Mathematics Grade-Span Expectations

Reading

• Achieve Report on RI GSEs (same GSEs as New Hampshire)
  • Comparison of the American Diploma Project (ADP) Benchmarks with NECAP GSEs for Reading, Written and Oral Communication
  • Comparison of the American Diploma Project (ADP) Benchmarks with NECAP GSEs for Mathematics
• K-12 Reading Framework
• Reading Grade-Span Expectations

Science

• Grade 9-11 Span Stems and Expectations
• K-12 Earth Space Science
• K-12 Life Science
• K-12 Physical Science
• K-12 Science Process Skills

Writing

• K-12 Writing Framework
• Teacher Support Materials for High School NECAP Writing
• Written and Oral Communication GLEs & GSEs Grades 5-12
• Writing Scoring Rubric for High School

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