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PMHS Graduation and EOC ReviewDr. Clay Carmichael

Agenda• Opening Remarks- Dr. Clay Carmichael

• Graduation Requirements- Kim Lippo

• District EOCs, DFAs and State EOCs- Jill Lee, Nigel Pillay

• IB testing- Vicki Murphy

• FSA- Adrienne Paone

• Testing Timeline- Meredith Masiak

• Questions

Graduation RequirementsClass of 2015 and 2016

• 4 English Credits

• 4 Math Credits– Must pass Algebra 1 EOC- Level 3 or higher

– Geometry credit

• 3 Science Credits– Biology credit

• 3 Social Science Credits– World History, American History, and Gov/Econ

• 1 HOPE Credit

• 1 Performing/ Fine Art

• Online Course- 1 course within in the 24 credits

• 8 Electives

• 24 Total Credits

• Testing Requirements– 10th Grade FCAT

– Algebra 1 EOC

• GPA– 2.0

• IB Diploma Candidates- Different Requirements

Graduation RequirementsClass of 2017 and 2018

• 4 English Credits

• 4 Math Credits– Must pass Algebra 1 EOC- Level 3 or higher

– Geometry credit

• 3 Science Credits– Biology credit

• 3 Social Science Credits– World History, American History, and Gov/Econ

• 1 HOPE Credit

• 1 Performing/ Fine Art

• Online Course- 1 course within in the 24 credits

• 8 Electives

• 24 Total Credits

• Testing Requirements– FSA Reading

– Algebra 1 EOC

– Geometry, Biology, US History and Algebra 2 EOC- 30%

• GPA– 2.0

• IB Diploma Candidates- Different Requirements

District EOCs, DFAs and State EOCs

• State EOCs-

– State designed

– Algebra 1

– Geometry

– Algebra 2

– US History

– Biology

• District EOCs-

– District designed

– Paper and computer based

– Covers 3 quarters of material

– Major Test Grade in 3rd 9 weeks

• District DFAs

– District Formative Assessment (DFA)- Every 9 weeks

– 4th Quarter DFA = 20% of Final Grade

IB Testing• Exams administered in May

• Diploma vs Certificate

• College credit– Full Diploma students can earn between 30-42 college credits.

– Certificate students can earn 3-6 credits for each course taken.

• IB scores range from 1-7 points and include not only the IB exam itself, but also “Internal Assessment” activities valued at 20%.

• We began giving IB exams four years ago and have gone from giving 30 exams in 2011 to 422 last year. Last year we tested 92 full diploma students and close to 100 “certificate” students.

Florida Standards Assessment (FSA)• Taking place of the FCAT- Reading and Writing

• http://fsassessments.org/

2014/2015 Testing Timeline• September:

– EOC Retakes

• October:– FCAT Retakes- 11th and 12th Grades

– District Formative Assessment (DFA)- 1st Quarter

– PSAT- 9th, 10th and 11th Grades

• December:– EOC Retakes

– District Formative Assessment (DFA)- 1st Semester

2014/2015 Testing Timeline cont.• March

– FSA Writing- 9th, 10th and 11th grades

– District End of Course Exams- End of 3rd quarter- Test Grade (3rd Quarter)

– FCAT Retakes for 11th and 12th graders

• April and May– State EOCs begin: Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, Biology and US History

– FSA- Reading- 9th, 10th and 11th grades

– AP Exams

– IB Exams

– Final District Formative Assessments (DFA)- 20% of Grade

Questions?