Maryland HSA Exams
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May 19, 2008

Attention:
Parents of students in grades 10 & 11

HSA exams will take place starting the week of May 19, 2008. 
In order to provide assistance to all students in grades 10 & 11, we are offering the following options:

Option 1 - Saturday Tutoring

Overlea HS will offer six Saturday tutorial sessions to prepare students for HSA exams.
Each will run from 9:00 a.m- 11:00 a.m. 
Sessions for all four courses (Algebra, Biology, English and American Government)
run at the same time.
Students may choose one course and must attend all six sessions for that course. 
6 Saturday Tutorial Sessions = 12 hours tutoring.

1) Choose ONLY one course:
1) English 10
2) American Government
3) Biology
4) Algebra

2) Attend all six sessions for that particular course:                   
Session 1 = 4/12/08                                           
Session 2 = 4/19/08         
Session 3 = 4/26/08                                           
Session 4 = 5/03/08         
Session 5 = 5/10/08                                           
Session 6 = 5/17/08

Option 2 - After School Tutoring

Students may also choose to enroll in the 12 after-school tutorial sessions.
Each will run from 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Sessions for all four courses (Algebra, Biology, English and American Government)
run at the same time.
Students may choose one course and must attend all 12 sessions for that course.          
12 After School Tutorial Sessions = 12 hours tutoring.

1) Choose ONLY one course:
1) English 10
2) American Government
3) Biology
4) Algebra     
        
2) Attend all 12 sessions for that particular course: 
Session 1 = Wed., 4/09/08                                 
Session 2 = Thurs., 4/10/08         
Session 3 = Wed., 4/16/08                                
Session 4 = Thurs., 4/17/08         
Session 5 = Wed., 4/23/08                                 
Session 6 = Thurs., 4/24/08         
Session 7 = Wed., 4/30/08                                 
Session 8 = Thurs., 5/01/08         
Session 9 = Wed., 5/07/08                                 
Session 10 = Thurs., 5/08/08         
Session 11 = Wed., 5/14/08                             
Session 12 = Thurs., 5/15/0

There is no cost for these tutoring sessions. 
Students should attend.
Students may, and are encouraged to
attend both after school and Saturday tutorial sessions. 
Please see your guidance counselor
or Mrs. Spaight, Assistant Principal,
to sign up for these courses. 
A flier was mailed home to all Grade 10 & 11 parents
with this information in January.

There is also an online course that offers to help
parents and students prepare for the HSAs...

Click Here For an Online HSA Help course for parents and students

Username: online.course Password: parent

Choose "New User" to learn how to use the online course
or email onlinehsa@msde.state.md.us for further assistance..

Welcome to the HSA Home Page
 MSDE now has a Web site dedicated exclusively to the High School Assessments. HSAexam.org answers the most commonly asked questions about the HSAs and links to numerous resources, including the Core Learning Goals, publicly released test forms with answer keys and scoring rubrics, online HSA courses, and a testing calendar.

The site also houses the many HSA-related publications MSDE has produced recently, including the HSA PowerPoint that Deputy Superintendent JoAnne Carter created to share information.

Please visit HSAexam.org regularly for the latest assessment updates. Feel free to share the site with the educators, advocates, parents, and students with whom you interact. You can help us spread the HSA word to our many audiences through emails, newsletters and at meetings, conferences, and trainings.

Staff in the Office of Academic Policy is available to provide assistance. If you’d like to receive copies of any of the printed materials found on HSAexam.org, please contact Pamela Brown at x70485. If you have questions about HSA policy, contact Sandy Shepherd at x70476.