THE NEW FSA
Florida
Standards
Assessment
Dr. Karen Schafer Brevard Public Schools July, 2014
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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…
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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)
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
take the new EOC? Yes. There will be a linked score to the NGSSS test.
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,
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there will be summer administrations moving forward.
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THE NEW FSA
The Online Portal
Dr. Karen Schafer Brevard Public Schools July, 2014
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
management and reporting
www.fsassessments.org
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RESOURCES
Previously released items (under Resources):
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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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NEWLY RELEASED RESOURCES
TRAINING TEST USER GUIDE
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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 developed
for each grade level and subject will be released later.
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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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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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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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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.
 FSA Draft Mathematics Test Item Specifications Feedback Form
 FSA Draft ELA Test Item Specifications Feedback Form
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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. http://www.cpalms.org/
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WWW.FSASSESSMENTS.ORG
FSA Online Portal Presentation