1. Parent Night
2017

2. Florida Standards Assessments (FSA)?
What is the purpose
Florida Standards Assessments (FSA)?
 Florida Standards Assessments were developed to measure student success with the new Florida State Standards.
 Ensures that the State of Florida is providing every child the opportunity to learn and succeed in college, career, and in life.

3. Students in Grade 3 will take the paper-based Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) English Language Arts (ELA).
New this year —3rd Grade Math will be assessed on the computer

4. Tuesday, March 28 ELA – Session 1 80 minutes
2017 FSA Schedule
3rd Grade
Tuesday, March ELA – Session minutes
Wednesday, March 29 ELA– Session minutes
Thursday, April Math– Session minutes
Friday, April Math– Session minutes
Note: Students will be given a short break during each test session.
If you would like to proctor during any of these times, please see Mrs. Mabry tonight. 

5. Content Assessed on FSA ELA
- 50% Informational- non-fiction, informative, charts, graphs, timelines, etc.
- 50% Literature- fiction, stories
- Students will read multiple passages ranging from words and respond to questions in multiple formats including…

6. FSA-ELA Multiple-choice Items: students choose only one answer
Multi-select Items: More than one answer should be chosen
Editing Task: student fills in a circle to indicate their answer choice
Multi-part Items: Responding to two or more related questions.
The parts of an item may be either multiple choice
or multi-select.
Open Response Items: Can be answered in one or two
complete sentences.
Multimedia: audio clips to assess listening comprehension

7. Content Assessed on the FSA Math

8. FSA Math Test Design
Technology Enhanced Question Types:
1. Hot Text
a. Selectable Hot Text – Excerpted sentences from the text are presented in this item type. When the student hovers over certain words, phrases, or sentences, the options highlight. This indicates that the text is selectable (“hot”).
b. Drag‐and‐Drop Hot Text – Certain numbers, words, phrases, or sentences may be designated “draggable” in this item type. When the student hovers over these areas, the text highlights. The student can then click on the option, hold down the mouse button, and drag it to a graphic or other format.

9. Technology Enhanced Question Types:
FSA Math Test Design
Technology Enhanced Question Types:
2. Open Response – The student uses the keyboard to enter a response into a text field. These items can usually be answered in a sentence or two.
3. Multi-select – The student is directed to select all of the correct answers from among a number of options. These items are different from multiple‐choice items, which allow the student to select only one correct answer.
4. Graphic Response Item Display (GRID) – The student selects numbers, words, phrases, or images and uses the drag‐and‐drop feature to place them into a graphic. This item type may also require the student to use the point, line, or arrow tools to create a response on a graph.

10. FSA Math Test Design
Technology Enhanced Question Types:
5. Equation Editor – The student is presented with a toolbar that includes a variety of mathematical symbols that can be used to create a response. Responses may be in the form of a number, variable, expression, or equation, as appropriate to the test item.
6. Matching Item – The student checks a box to indicate if information from a column header matches information from a row.
7. Table Item – The student types numeric values into a given table. The student may complete the entire table or portions of the table depending on what is being asked.

11. FSA Achievement Levels
Level 1- Inadequate/Highly likely to need substantial help to reach the next grade
Level 2- Below Satisfactory/Likely to need substantial help to reach the next grade
Level 3- Satisfactory/May need additional support for the next grade
Level 4- Proficient/Likely to excel at the next grade
Level 5- Mastery/Highly likely to excel in the next grade

12. 3rd Grade Retention
Students in 3rd grade must achieve a Level 2 or higher on the FSA ELA Reading Assessment for promotion purposes
Letters were sent home with all students who currently meet one of the early indicators that the student may receive less than a Level 2 on the FSA.
Good Cause Exemption for students who do score a Level 1
1. SAT 10 scoring at the 45th percentile (May and July)
2. STAR Reading scoring at the 50th percentile
3. Istation scoring at the 50th percentile
4. Portfolio (~ 60 passages)
Good Cause Exemptions 1-3 may not be given before April 10th
* All students who score a Level 1 on the ELA Assessment are encouraged to attend the Summer Reading Camp.

13. Preparing for FSA
* Practice Tests and test-item practice handouts are available on the FSA Portal.
* Students are required to participate in a practice test session at their school prior to testing.