1. Annual Assessment and Accountability Meeting Updates
August 30, 2017
Susie Lee
Bureau of K-12 Student Assessment

2. District Assessment Contact Verification
Superintendent will confirm primary district assessment coordinator prior to each school year (beginning this fall)
Mirrors accountability contact process
Once confirmed, our office will send the primary contact a list of district level users for ShareFile and our listserv to verify access
DACs will also receive reminders and instructions to verify user accounts in TIDE and PA Next

3. Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)
Renaissance Learning/Star Early Literacy®
Provided for all students enrolled in a public VPK program in
FLEIDs automatically assigned to these students, even if they enrolled in private kindergarten
Visit the FLDOE FLKRS page for:
Rostering options and instructions
Training resources
Manuals and checklists
FAQ

4. Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS)
Florida K-Readiness Renaissance Place Help Desk:
Rostering
Setup
Site access
Technical issues
FLDOE Support: or
Policy
Implementation

5. FLEID Requirements
Students must have an FLEID to be entered into TIDE and PearsonAccess Next
Adult/private school students may not show up on the day of testing without previously registering/requesting an FLEID
Communication of this requirement to public schools, private schools, adult centers, and the public is key
Address questions about obtaining FLEIDs to the FLEID Team at

6. Regular Print FSA Accommodations
CBT Grade Level/Subject
Paper-Based Tests Shipped
Paper-Based Tests Scored
Spring 2017 Unused Tests/
% Unused
Spring 2016 Unused Tests/
FSA ELA Reading
Grade 4
1,824
1,409
415 (23%)
741 (34%)
Grade 5
2,163
1,600
563 (26%)
856 (38%)
Grade 6
1,407
865
542 (39%)
1,225 (60%)
Grade 7
1,258
800
458 (36%)
1,046 (55%)
Grade 8
1,350
839
511 (38%)
944 (48%)
Grade 9
1,429
891
538 (38%)
944 (49%)
Grade 10
1,496
1,005
491 (33%)
967 (48%)
FSA Mathematics
2,179
1,635
544 (25%)
936 (41%)
1,395
897
498 (36%)
1,256 (61%)
1,245
778
467 (38%)
1,175 (60%)
1,387
780
607 (44%)
1,147 (59%)

7. Extraordinary Circumstance Exemptions
Per s , F.S., a student with a disability who the IEP team determines is prevented by circumstance or condition from physically demonstrating the mastery of skills that have been acquired and are measured by the statewide standardized assessment… shall be granted an extraordinary exemption from the administration of the assessment.
Applies to FSA, NGSSS, and FSAA

8. Extraordinary Circumstance Exemptions
Extraordinary exemption request must be submitted to the superintendent by the student’s IEP team no later than 60 calendar days before the first day of the administration window of the assessment for which the request is made.
An exemption request for FSA ELA applies to both Writing and Reading (submitted no later than 60 days before FSA ELA Writing administration).
Required documentation can be found in Rule 6A (Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities).

9. Medical Complexity Exemptions
A child with a medical complexity may be exempt from participating in statewide, standardized assessments pursuant to the provisions of s (10), F.S. (definition in statute)
Three options
One-year exemption granted by Superintendent (reported to department annually)
One- to three-year exemption granted by Commissioner
Permanent exemption granted by Commissioner

10. Exemption Packets
Verify that request packets contain ALL necessary documentation before submitting to the department
If you have questions about documentation or requests, contact Lois Tepper in our General Counsel’s office

11. Questions?