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Millikan High School
TH
CAHSEE 12 Grade
Informational Meeting
CAHSEE Testing Details
Testing Dates:
• November 6th-English Language Arts
• November 7th-Mathematics
• 7:55 a.m.
• Passing both sections of the CAHSEE is a
diploma requirement for all students in California
CAHSEE website
“Testing and
Accountability” Tab
California High School
Exit Exam
(CAHSEE) Link
www.cde.ca.gov
Counseling
CAHSEE Prep Information-ELA
CAHSEE- ELA by Strand
Writing
Conventions
21%
Word
Analysis
10%
Reading
Comprehension
25%
Writing
Stategies
17%
Writing Applications is an
additional strand measured
through a written response.
Literary Response
and Analysis
27%
Mr. Hutchinson
CAHSEE Prep Information-ELA
CAHSEE Text Genres
• 50% Literary Text
– Poems, stories, essays, etc.
• 50% Informational Text
– Warranties, advertisements, “how to” articles,
workplace documents
Mr. Hutchinson
CAHSEE Prep Information-ELA
Number Questions per Passage
• 5 to 8 Questions per reading passage
• 3 to 4 Questions per writing passage
Mr. Hutchinson
What does a CAHSEE reading
question look like?
Example:
What is the main purpose of the article?
A. To persuade?
B. To inform?
C. To show?
D. To judge?
Mr. Hutchinson
CAHSEE Test Composition
CAHSEE Math Exam
• 92 Multiple Choice Questions
CAHSEE English Language Arts
• 79 Multiple Choice Questions
• 1 Essay Question
CAHSEE Prep Information-Math
CAHSEE Math- Strand Breakdown
Algebra I
15%
Mathematical
Reasoning
10%
Algebra and
Functions
21%
Mrs. Drake
Number
Sense
18%
Statistics,
Data
Analysis,
Probability
15%
Measurement
and Geometry
21%
CAHSEE Practice Mathematics
Problems
2. A mother is purchasing school clothes for
her 4 children. Shirts cost $18, pants
cost $36, and shoes cost $28 a pair.
What is the total cost if she purchases
one outfit for each child?
Mrs. Drake
CAHSEE Intervention
•CAHSEE Review Sessions
•TestTools CAHSEE Software
CAHSEE Review Sessions
•Taught by experienced Millikan
Math and Language Arts teachers
•Geared toward the needs of
attending students using previous
test data
•Maximum of 20 students per
session
TestTools Software
•Software can be checked-out and
loaded on your home computer
•Review Problems, Practice Tests,
Diagnostic Information
Resources
•Algebra Coach-Mrs. Drake (X4455)
•Literacy Coach-Mr. Hutchinson (X4231)
•Counselors-Mr. Pearson (X4188)
Mr. Saldana (X4122)
•Please turn-in CAHSEE
Intervention Contracts
•Pick-up a CAHSEE State Study
Guide if you do not have one
already