SRA Guide
PAT Requirements and Selection

 

MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENTS
          For the HSPA mathematics section, students must successfully complete three mathematics PATs in each cluster where their raw scores fall below the Just Proficient Mean for that cluster. See the four Math clusters.

LANGUAGE ARTS LITERACY REQUIREMENTS
          For the HSPA language arts literacy, the need for PATs vary with the scores below the Just Proficient Mean. See the the language arts literacy clusters. See the chart below:

If the LAL HSPA scores fall in these ranges
Students must complete these SRAs
FOR READING
FOR READING
When the HSPA raw scores are at least 90 percent of that cluster's Just Proficient Mean. Students must successfully complete one persuasive reading PAT.
When HSPA scores are within 80 percent of that cluster's Just Proficient Mean. Students must successfully complete three persuasive reading PATs.
When HSPA scores are less than 80 percent of that cluster's Just Proficient Mean. Students must successfully complete three narrative reading PATs and three persuasive reading PATs.
FOR WRITING
FOR WRITING
When HSPA raw scores are at least 90 percent of that cluster's Just Proficient Mean. Students must successfully complete two writing PATs.
When HSPA scores are less than 90 percent of that cluster's Just Proficient Mean. Students must successfully complete three writing PATs.