Florida's Required Assessments

Florida's Required Assessments

Assessments	Requirement	Statutory Reference
Florida Standards Assessment      English/Language Arts (ELA) – Grades 3 – 11	Must PASS to be promoted to 4th grade. Must PASS 10th Grade Assessment to Graduate from High School	1008.22 1008.25 1003.4282 1012.34
Algebra I EOC	Must PASS to Graduate from High School	1008.22 1008.25 1003.4282 1012.34
Florida Standards Assessment      Writing (incorporated into ELA) – Grades 4 - 11	Must TAKE as part of ELA	1008.22 1008.25 1012.34
Florida Standards Assessment      Mathematics – Grades 3 - 8	Must TAKE	1008.22 1008.25 1012.34
FCAT 2.0 Science – Grades 5 & 8	Must TAKE	1008.22 1008.25 1012.34
Geometry, Algebra II, Biology 1, U.S. History, Civics EOCs	Must TAKE; counts as 30% of final course grade.	1008.22 1008.25 1012.34
FL Kindergarten Readiness Screener (FLKRS) enter on FAIR (Florida Assessments for Instruction in Reading) System within first 30 school days	Must TAKE	1002.69
FAIR – Grades K-12 – 2 times year; 3 times for K-3 and lowest achieving students required as part of Comprehensive Research-Based Reading Plan	Must TAKE	Rule 6A-6.053
IB, AP, AICE, Cambridge	Must TAKE and PASS based on program requirements	1008.22 1012.34
PSAT, SAT, ACT, and Industry Certification	Depends on use of Assessment – could be for concordant scores to replace FSA or credit for industry certification	1008.22 1003.4282
SAT 10  for Grades 1 and 2 and for Grade 3 Level 1 Students	Must TAKE	1008022 1008.25
Dual Enrollment Exams	Must TAKE and PASS based on program/course requirements	1003.4282
Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT)	Must TAKE if 11th Grade Student in Reading Achievement Levels 2 and 3 and/or Math Levels 2, 3, and 4.	1008.3
Semester Exams	Must TAKE	District Requirement and expected as part of assessment/evaluation/pay for performance 1008.22 1008.25 1012.34
Comprehensive English Language Learning Assessment – K-12 (CELLA)	Must TAKE	Federal, Title III Required Rule 6A-6.0902
Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Disabilities (FAA) – K-12	Must TAKE unless granted waiver/exemption	1008.22 1012.34
Formative Assessments/Progress Monitoring/Differentiated Accountability (low performing schools) – K-12	Must TAKE	1008.33
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)	Optional and Selected Students	Federal/State Request
Local assessments – Measurement of Student Performance in ALL SUBJECTS AND GRADE LEVELS Required – K-12	Except for subjects/grade levels measured under Statewide, Standardized Assessment System; each district SHALL ADMINISTER for EACH COURSE offered a local assessment	1008.22
Various VAM Assessments and EOCs generated by teachers, principals, districts, consortia or purchased – districts required to develop from 200 – 1200 EOCs; used for teacher/principal evaluations.  These may or may not be duplicative of the local assessment referenced above	Must TAKE	1012.34

1002.69 - Statewide kindergarten screening, kindergarten readiness rates; state-approved prekindergarten enrollment screening; good cause exemption

1003.4282 – Requirements for a standard high school diploma

1008.22 – Student assessment program for public schools

1008.25 – Public school student progression; remedial instruction; reporting requirements

1008.3 – Common placement testing for public postsecondary education

1008.33 – Authority to enforce public school improvement

1012.34 – Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria

Rule 6A-6.053 – K-12 Comprehensive Research-Based Reading Plan

Rule 6A-6.0902 – Requirements for Identification, Eligibility, and Programmatic Assessments of English Language Learners.