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Student
Assessment
Students in the Osceola School District participate
in assessments at two different levels:
State
Schools
All schools conduct various assessments throughout
the school year to determine the varying levels of
student proficiency. The Florida Department of Education
will provide Florida Assessments for Instruction in
Reading (F.A.I.R.) available to K-12 public schools.
This assessment system will provide teachers with
screening, progress monitoring, and diagnostic
information that is essential to guiding instruction.
F.A.I.R. will be administered three times yearly.
The individual schedules for administration of these
assessments vary from school to school.
In addition, all schools will participate in a
districtwide formative assessment program. The
assessments will measure progress in reading, writing,
mathematics, and science. All high school students in
Grade 10 will participate in the administration of the
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT). In the
Spring, students in Grades K, 1, 2, and 3 will
participate in a district-administered Stanford
Achievement Test Version 10 (SAT10). This
assessment will measure scholastic ability in reading
and mathematics, and will be used to assist in the
determination of course and program placement.
The Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener
(FLKRS) is administered to all kindergarten students to
determine levels of readiness for school.
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, also
known as the FCAT, is a series of tests given to students
in Grades 3-11 who are enrolled in a public school. The tests
are administered in February, March, and April, and include
components in reading, writing, mathematics, and science.
The National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) is
administered only in sample schools throughout the state.
The schools are randomly selected, and the assessment
occurs in January - March.
• Whenever appropriate, accommodations for the FCAT
can be made for Exceptional Education, 504, and ELL
students who qualify.
• When the FCAT is not appropriate for an Exceptional
Education student, the Individual Education Plan (IEP)
team will recommend that the student be assessed
using alternative measures.
• Student performance on the FCAT is used to determine
promotion at Grade 3 and high school graduation at
Grade 10.
• Beginning with students entering Grade 9 in the
2011/2012 school year, end-of-course assessments in
Algebra I and Geometry will replace the Grade 9 and
Grade 10 FCAT Mathematics.
• Biology end-of-course assessment will be replacing the
Grade 11 Science FCAT.
• For additional information regarding FCAT, contact the
Research, Evaluation, and Accountability Department at
407-870-4056.
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