tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post6786541419188522277..comments2024-03-27T11:28:13.401-06:00Comments on Education Matters: Humiliation not improvement is the goal of the commissioner and state board of education.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1107550755163115303.post-47001704001664950492015-09-28T16:00:18.573-06:002015-09-28T16:00:18.573-06:00Message from the commissioner:
Good Afternoon,
...Message from the commissioner: <br /><br />Good Afternoon,<br /><br />Today, I published my recommended achievement level cut scores for the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA), and I am writing to provide you with details and share next steps.<br /><br />Because the work you do of preparing our state’s students for successful careers is so important, I wanted to share information directly with you about my recommendations for these cut scores. After considering a great deal of input, my recommendations were established by balancing the tough requirements of high standards with the understanding that Florida students are on a continual journey of improvement.<br /><br />For background, each time a new assessment is administered, the Department of Education must conduct a comprehensive process to set achievement level cut scores, which determine the score students must meet to pass. Assessments and these corresponding achievement level cut scores are critical because they serve as a barometer of students’ knowledge and help guide students, educators and parents to make necessary adjustments for improvement. Our content standards describe what students should know and are able to do, and the assessment cut scores help us know whether they have learned those standards at each grade level.<br /><br />To date, we have completed educator and community member (reactor) panels, hosted three public meetings, one being a statewide webinar, and opened the online public input form to garner feedback.<br /><br />After careful consideration of the panels’ recommendations and the public feedback we have received, I released my achievement level cut score recommendations, which will go before the State Board of Education for consideration, and provided a copy to the Legislature. State Board of Education adoption is scheduled at least 90 days after the copy is provided to the Legislature. We expect this multi-stage process to be complete by January 2016.<br /><br />In the meantime, we will continue taking public feedback. As an educator, your input is invaluable, and I encourage each of you to take the time to review my recommendations, posted here, and provide feedback through the online form. <br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Pam Stewart<br />Education CommissionerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544213160574214282noreply@blogger.com