Florida schools will use the new standards in every grade this fall. Along with the new standards will come a new test. The test is expected to be more difficult , and a lower percentage of students are expected to pass the exam when it is given for the first time next year. Check out the results at the Florida Department of Education website. StateImpact seeks to inform and engage local communities with broadcast and online news focused on how state government decisions affect your lives.
Learn More ». Learning Stories about students and the initiatives designed to improve performance. Are the many education reforms Florida has adopted working? Officials in some school districts have been preparing parents for bad FCAT news by sending letters home with students explaining that the tests have become more difficult to pass.
School boards in Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties have passed a resolution against what they say is an over-reliance on high-stakes testing. Board members say the exams reduce time devoted to teaching and put unhealthy stress on students. The resolution asks the state to develop a new assessment system that relies less on standardized testing and urges the federal government to reduce testing requirements in the No Child Left Behind Act.
Florida is among nearly a dozen states that have received a waiver from No Child Left Behind. State education officials, though, say the waiver still requires high testing standards. The Florida resolution is similar to one that Texas school boards have signed. FairTest and other groups initiated the resolutions. Copyright by ClickOrlando. All rights reserved. How does MDC get the scores? The highest score reported for each section is used for registration purposes.
When are the FCAT scores considered expired? The expiration of FCAT scores for placement purposes has not yet been decided. Because the pilot project is only allowing FTIC early college dual enrollment students and FTIC students who are prior year prior year high school graduates to participate, a limit was not necessary.
Therefore, the State has not yet set a limit on the test date. If the results of the pilot project are such that a State Board of Education rule change is made, the State will make a determination of the expiration of FCAT scores. The State may use the idea of two years post high school graduation, but nothing has been decided as of yet. What are the rules for exemption?
Students must have a requisite score as defined above. This exemption does not place students into developmental education. Students scoring below the requisite values will be required to take the CPT for appropriate placement in developmental coursework or to provide evidence of exemption through the ACT or SAT. What does a student exempt?
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