1. Parent Night
Mrs. Hernandez
3rd Grade

2. What is the Florida State Assessment?
A test that was designed to serve Florida students by measuring education gains and progress.
The FSA will show whether or not a student is mastering the new standards.
Information from the assessment is used to drive student instruction.
Students are no longer taking the FCAT.

3. How will the test affect my child?
The FSA exam is ONE of the 4 opportunities for promotion to fourth grade.
3rd Grade is a pass or fail year.
There are four opportunities that your child has for promotion to the next grade level.
-FSA
-Portfolio – series of reading passages with benchmarks to be met
-ASRA – taken the last week of school after a miniboot camp
-SAT?? – taken at the end of summer school
**Summer School will be mandatory for students that do not pass the FSA. Failure to participate will effect enrollment for the upcoming school year.**

4. What will the FSA look like for my child?
English Language Arts and Listening
2 Test Days
March 27-31st
2 Test Sessions
80 minutes each session
Session 1: 28 items
Session 2: 31 items
Mathematics
April 10, 2017
Session 1: 32 items
Four total test days.
Recommend that students are here ON TIME each test day.
Make up days are available, but students will be testing in an unknown setting, with an unknown proctor.
Tests are broken up into two sessions each and are TIMED. Unless the student is ESOL levels 1-4) in which they will have extended time. Other students may receive accommodations on a case by case basis.

5. How will the FSA affect my child? 4th Grade Promotion
Must receive a Level 2 (or higher to pass)
Pass
the
FSA
Administered during the 3rd semester
All 3rd grade students will complete portfolio
Administered in a span of several weeks.
Student must demonstrate mastery of each benchmark
Portfolio
Administered the last 2 weeks of school
Participants: Students scoring a Level 1 on the FSA
Students without a passing reading portfolio
ASRA
If a student does not show mastery of third grade content, as demonstrated by scoring a level 2 on the Reading FSA in Third Grade, the student will be retained.

6. If a student’s reading deficiency is not remedied by the end of third grade, as demonstrated by scoring at level 2 on the FSA in reading for grade 3 the student must be retained.
Exemptions
Portfolio-
Administered during the 2nd semester
All 3rd grade students will complete portfolio
Administered in a span of several weeks. Students will complete one passage each week.
Is the 2nd opportunity for a student to be promoted to grade 4
Student must demonstrate mastery of each benchmark
ASRA-
Administered the last 2 weeks of school
Participants
Students scoring a level 1
Students without a passing reading portfolio
Represents the 3rd opportunity within the school year prior to retention

7. Will my child receive any accommodations?
Students that are ESOL Levels I, II, III, or IV receive extended time.
Other students may receive accommodations on a case by case basis.

8. FSA English Language Arts Test Breakdown
Key Ideas and Details
15-25%
and Editing
Language
Knowledge and Ideas
Integration of
20-30%
Craft and Structure
25-35%
*Please refer to Language Arts Florida Standards (LAFS) Grade 3
Handout for more information.

9. FSA Mathematics (CBT) Test Breakdown
Fractions
17%
Measurement, Data, and Geometry
35%
Operation, Algebraic Thinking, and Numbers in Base 10
48%
*Please refer to Mathematics Florida Standards (MAFS)
Grade 3 Handout for more information.

10. Questions Types English Language Arts Math Multiple Choice Items
Multi-Select Items
Open Response Items
Multi-Part Items
Editing Tasks
Multiple Choice items
Multi-Select Items
Matching Items
Table Items
Open Response Items
Equation Items
Grid Response

11. What does the FSA look like??
**Sample Tests and answer keys are available on my website.**
English Language Arts
Math
Stop and review the FSA Sample Reading Test and the FSA Sample Math Test to review question types.

12. Example FSA ELA Questions

13. Example FSA ELA Questions
Main Idea Question
PART A:
Select the statement that is the main idea of the article.
PART B:
Select the sentence from the article that supports your answer.
Character Traits:
Part A:
How does the main character feel in the paragraph below?
Part B:
Select the sentences that show this feeling.

14. Example FSA ELA Questions
2 Part and Hot Text
2 part have part A and part B
Part A:
How does the main character, Eddie, feel in the paragraph below?
“Juice should be orange, purple, or red” Mary said. “It’s definitely not supposed to be green!” He knew his sister might have to be coaxed into trying the new drink. “This will be something new” Eddie told her. “It’s fun to try new things”.
 angry
 Adventurous
 Confused
 Frustrated
Part B:
Which sentences show this feeling? (Hot Text)
Juice should be orange, purple, or red” Mary said. “It’s definitely not supposed to be green!” Hi knew his sister might have to be coaxed into trying the new drink. “This will be something new Eddie told her. “It’s fun to try new things”.

15. Example FSA Math Questions

16. Example FSA Math Questions
Tom planted 5 rows of flowers with 7 flowers in each row. Write a multiplication equation that shows the number of flowers in Tom’s rectangular shaped garden?
(Equation Response)
Tom told Mary he planted 48 flowers in the rectangular-shaped garden. Select the correct sentence Mary could use to describe how the flowers were planted?
(Multiple Choice Response)

17. Florida Standard Assessment Portal

18. How are we helping your child?
FSA Tutoring program-Reading and Math
Technology-computer lab two hours a week, an hour for math and an hour for reading i-ready.
Small Group Instruction
Students have a lot of modeling, and sharing activities. Students use RACE writing strategies and math strategies.

19. How can I prepare my child for the FSA?
Use Technology! Do I-READY and reflex math.
Read together EVERY night.
Use FSA Task Cards.
Ask you child questions.
Make sure your child is using TEXT EVIDENCE.
Review multiplication and division tables.
-Reading and comprehension questions can be in English OR Spanish.
Use technology to help reinforce skills being taught in the classroom.
Read with your child EVERY night, at least min.
Use the FSA Task cards to ask them questions about what is being read.
Ask your child questions about what he or she is learning in class.
Make sure you child is going back into the text to answer reading comprehension questions.
Review the TIMES TABLES and DIVISION TABLES daily. You can practice in the car, at breakfast, at the store.

20. Additional recommendations…
Students should be completing their technology assignments daily.
In order to show growth on i- ready students should be completing 70 minutes of i-ready for reading and math weekly (35 minutes a session).

21. The Night Before the FSA?
What do I do…
The Night Before the FSA?
Remind your child they are smart and will do great.
Make sure your child gets enough sleep.
The Morning of the FSA?
Eat a normal breakfast.
Talk to your child.
Arrive at school early.
Be positive.

22. materelementary.com/ cgonzalez
Class Website
materelementary.com/ cgonzalez
On our website you can find this powerpoint, material that is assigned weekly, and classroom news.

23. Questions? If you have any questions please email chernandez@materelementary.com or