College and Career
Readiness:
Postsecondary Education
Readiness Test (PERT)
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Requires high schools to evaluate collegereadiness of students before grade 12
High schools began to administer the PERT in
fall 2011.
◦ Other approved assessments that can be used to
demonstrate readiness are ACT, SAT, Accuplacer
(CPT)
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Students who do not meet college ready
scores will be required to complete
postsecondary preparatory instruction before
high school graduation.
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Students are considered college and career
ready when they have the knowledge, skills, and
academic preparation needed to enroll and
succeed in introductory college credit-bearing
courses within an associate or baccalaureate
degree program without the need for
remediation. These same attributes and levels of
achievement are needed for entry into and
success in postsecondary workforce education
or directly into a job that offers gainful
employment and career advancement.
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PERT is Florida’s common placement test. It
is used by all 28 Florida colleges and all
public high schools to determine if a
student is ready for college credit courses
in reading, writing and math.
The PERT has been aligned with the
Postsecondary Readiness Competencies
(PRCs) identified as necessary for success
in entry-level college credit coursework.
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The Postsecondary Readiness Competencies
(PRCs) are skills identified by high school,
college and state university faculty as
critical to college readiness in mathematics,
reading and writing.
PRC’s are true assessments of what
students need to know before enrolling in
ENC 1101 and MAT 1033
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PERT testing window starts Oct. 28, 2013
and goes to May 30, 2014
Tests may be administered during regular
school hours, before school and after
school but must always be administered
by certified school personnel.
(McCann Help Desk is open on Saturdays
9:00-5:00) for schools who want to
administer PERT test on Saturdays.
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College readiness evaluation is required for
11th grade students who scored:
◦ Levels 2 or 3 on Grade 10 Reading FCAT
2.0
◦ Levels 2, 3, or 4 in Grade 10 Algebra 1
EOC
Special Diploma students for whom the
FCAT is an appropriate assessment
Department of Juvenile Justice students
Charter School students
Full-time public virtual school students
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College-Ready Scores
(NEW) PERT
Accuplacer (CPT)
SAT-1
ACT
Math
114
Elem.
Algebra
72
Math
440
Math
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Reading
106
Reading
83
Readin
g
440
Reading
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Writing/
English
103
Sentence
Skills
83
Verbal
440
English
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All students entering grade 9 in the 20112012 school year and after must pass the
Algebra 1 EOC or attain a comparative score
of 97 on the PERT Math for a standard high
school diploma.
PERT MATH score 97 does not represent
college ready. PERT college ready score is
114 or above.
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Computer adaptive test (C.A.T.)
Reading, writing and mathematics subtests
25 operational questions on each subtest
plus 5 field test questions
Each test item is aligned with a PRC
Items have been approved and aligned by
Florida faculty
Accommodations available based on IEP or
504 Plan (Braille, large print, paper and
pencil, and audio versions)
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PERT tests are untimed within one
school day.
Administration times are:
◦ Mathematics – 37 minutes
◦ Reading – 1 hour, 3 minutes
◦ Writing – 33 minutes
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Students may be administered PERT more than
once in the same school year if the student did
not score college ready on their first attempt.
If the student does not achieve a college ready
score on their first PERT attempt in a subject
area/areas they are allowed to be administer a
PERT Retake test in that subject area/areas but
only after there has been sufficient time for
remediation.
Contact Student Assessment & Research if a
student has taken both attempts at PERT and still
have not achieved a college ready score.
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List of eligible to students to test has been
submitted for upload into College Measured
Success.
List of eligible students to test will also be
posted to Data-warehouse (DWH Reports
Folder)
High Schools will be responsible for
managing your own ongoing list of students
who test PERT, ACT, SAT, CPT.
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Home Phone
Street Address
Postal Code
City
State
Email Address
Ethnicity*
Gender *
m inim um required fields
DOB*
Student ID*
Student's Last
Name*
*Indicates a b s olute
Student's Middle
Name
Student's First
Name*
Site *
Institution*
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PERT Student Upload Template:
(mm/dd/yyy
y)
(M/F) (52 to 61)
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All schools are allotted a pre-determined
number of tests units according to the
number of your eligible students to test.
All eligible 11th grade students must be
tested first before you can test 12th graders
that have not met college readiness.
Each Subject Area of Reading, Math and
Writing counts for one test unit each.
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Scroll down to the bottom of the Dashboard
page. There you will find an empty box where
you will need to enter the correct Access Code:
◦ Math test = PERTMATH
◦ Reading test = PERTREADING
◦ Writing test = PERTWRITING
◦ Reading &Writing test together = PERTRW
Use these Access Codes for students taking
their 2nd attempt at PERT tests:
◦ MATH RETAKE
◦ READINGRETAKE
◦ WRITINGRETAKE
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Computer-Adaptive Test (the primary
assessment method) has Accessibility
Wizard for personalized screen
adjustments
A built-in onscreen calculator appears
for specific mathematics items. Handheld calculators are not allowed.
Only students who have an IEP or 504
plan that authorizes accommodations on
standardized tests are eligible for PERT
accommodations
◦ Paper version
◦ Large print paper version
◦ Braille version
◦ Audio version
English Language Learners (ELL) with
student plans that specify allowable
accommodations
◦ Heritage language-to-English or
English-to-heritage language
dictionary
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Fax to Student Assessment and Research at
754 321 4291
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https://college.measuredsuccess.com/mscoll
ege/do/log
Your username and password is the same as
last year unless you change it
Contact Student Assessment & Research if
you have trouble logging in.
754 321 4250
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Follow this link for website:
 college.measuredsuccess.com
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your username and password is the same as
last year unless you changed it
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PERT and Dual Enrollment:
Students seeking qualification in a dual
enrollment program may be tested only
after the primary, targeted group of 11th
grade students have been tested.
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Districts/high schools may choose which
postsecondary preparatory instruction courses to
offer from the following approved courses:
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Math for College Success (1200410) - 0.5 credit
Reading for College Success (1008350) – 0.5 credit
Writing for College Success (1009370) – 0.5 credit
English 4: College Prep (1001405) – 1.0 credit
Math for College Readiness (1200700) – 1.0 credit
Refer to the Comprehensive Course Table
https://www.osfaffelp.org/bfiehs/fnbpcm02_CCTMain.as
px
10/23/2011
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Reading
English 4: College Prep
Freshmen Composition
(1001405) or other
Skills I (ENC 1101)
English (EN) course
Scores of 104* - 150
Writing
English 4: College Prep
Freshman Composition
(1001405) or other
Skills I (ENC 1101)
English (EN) course
Scores of 99*-150
Mathematics
Intermediate Algebra
(MAT 1033)
Math for College
Readiness (1200700)
or other mathematics
(MA) course
College Algebra or
Higher (MAC 1105)
Recommend Advanced
Scores of 123-150
or Accelerated Courses
Scores of 113*-122
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PERT Websites:
http://www.fldoe.org/cc/pert.asp
http://www.fldoe.org/schools/CommonPlacementT
esting.asp
https://college.measuredsuccess.com
Available on websites:
◦ Florida Statutes
◦ State Board Rules
◦ PERT Frequently Asked Questions
◦ PERT Study Guide
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Student Assessment & Research
754-321-4250
Adrienne C. Reynolds
Adrienne.C.Reynolds@BrowardSchools.com
A J Valentino
AJ.Valentino@BrowardSchools.com
Karl Yeats
Karl.Yeats@BrowardSchools.com
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College Success/McCann Help Desk
1-877-614-6105
CollegeSuccess@McCannTesting.com
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