Directions for how to access the new sample Florida Standards Assessments and see what students will be expected to know in order to successfully complete the new assessments.

1. THE NEW FSA
Florida
Standards
Assessment
Dr. Karen Schafer Brevard Public Schools July,
2014

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4. DOE Q&A re EOC Schedule 7/11/14: Not all EOCs are on the current DOE schedule for every
administration. Can you please tell me…
1. For fall and winter, will 1st time testers take the old NGSSS Alg 1 and Geom since the new one will not be ready? Even
though the Fall and Winter EOC administrations essentially become retake opportunities as we transition to the
new Florida Standards assessments, first-time test-takers (e.g., block schedule students) WILL be able to
participate in the 2014 Fall and/or Winter Algebra 1 or Geometry EOCs until the new assessments become available
in spring 2015. (KS: Consider implications of standards being tested)
2. For Spring and Summer, has the Geom Retake been phased out? The NGSSS Geom test is being phased out after
Winter 2014.
a) If so, will students repeating Geom for credit retrieval (full year) who will take the EOC again to count as 30% have to
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take the new EOC? Yes. There will be a linked score to the NGSSS test.
3. Students will need to take the new Alg 1, Geom, and Alg 2 over the summer as first time testers. Are those tests off the
schedule for a reason? A summer 2015 administration is not in the contract with AIR. The next will be Fall 2015, and
there will be summer administrations moving forward.

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7. THE NEW FSA The Online
Portal
Dr. Karen Schafer Brevard Public Schools July,
2014

8. PURPOSE OF THE FSA
ONLINE PORTAL
To serve as the
primary location for
school and district
administrators to
access resources for
test administration
and to conduct
activities related to
computer-based
testing, test
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9. RESOURCES
Previously released items (under
Resources):
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12. NEWLY RELEASED
RESOURCES
TRAINING TESTS
• Designed to help students, parents
and teachers become familiar with
assessment question formats and
the computer-based test (CBT)
delivery system
• The purpose of these training tests
is to become familiar with the
system, functionality, and item
types; the tests are not intended to
guide classroom instruction.
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13. NEWLY RELEASED
RESOURCES
TRAINING TEST USER GUIDE
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14. NEWLY RELEASED
RESOURCES
ABOUT THE TRAINING TESTS…
• Released training tests are designed to familiarize
students and teachers with the computer-based
testing environment.
• CBT accommodations are not yet available for
training tests.
• Some features that were previously CBT
accommodations are available for all students in
the new system (e.g., zoom, color/contrast) .
• Enhanced practice tests with accommodations will
be released this fall, in sufficient time for eligible
students to become familiar with the
accommodated features prior to testing.
Information about additional practice tests being
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15. NEWLY RELEASED
RESOURCES
DRAFT MATH POLICIES AND MATERIALS
(under resources)
• describes
policies and
materials
specific to the
mathematics
assessments,
such as
calculators and
reference
sheets.
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17. NEWLY RELEASED
RESOURCES
DRAFT TEST DESIGN
SUMMARY/BLUEPRINTS
• provide more detailed
information about the
assessments, including
o the percentage of items in
each content category,
o cognitive complexity and
o approximate number of test
items.
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19. NEWLY RELEASED
RESOURCES
DRAFT TEST ITEM SPECIFICATIONS
• define the content and
format of the assessment
and the test items for each
grade level and subject.
• define the level of rigor at
which items will be
assessed
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21. NEWLY RELEASED
RESOURCES
ABOUT THE DRAFT TEST ITEM SPECS…
• DRAFT resources are working, draft documents and
will be enhanced and updated over time.
• Draft Test Item Specifications, are available for
public comment to gather feedback.
• The public comment period will be open from noon,
Monday, June 30, through 5 p.m. on Friday,
September 5.
• DOE encourages district teachers and staff to review
the documents and provide input.
• The public comment form is located on the FSA
portal. Click on Test Item Specifications, links are at
the bottom of the page.
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22. NEWLY RELEASED
RESOURCES
Disclaimers:
• All of the resources on the portal are solely intended to
familiarize teachers, students and the public with the
organization of the assessment, the format of
assessment items and the assessment directions.
• These resources are not intended to guide classroom
instruction.
• The State of Florida’s official source for standards
information, course descriptions and standards
resources is CPALMS.
o CPALMS is Florida’s toolbox of information, vetted
resources and interactive tools are intended to help
educators effectively implement Florida’s standards.
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23. WWW.FSASSESS
MENTS.ORG
FSA Online Portal Presentation