Orange County Public Schools

FSA Parent Night: Spring 2020 Assessments

Westbrooke ElementaryThursday, February 27th, 2020

Tonight’s Goals:

•Learn basic and grade-specific information about the Florida Standards Assessment (FSA)

•Review the assessment calendar for our students

•Review school wide areas of focus to prepare students

•Review parent and family areas of focus to prepare students

•Identify resources

•Grade level specific Q & A

What are the Florida Standards and Florida Standards Assessment?

Florida Standards:• Designed to prepare Florida students for college and career readiness

• Emphasize analytical thinking and problem solving skills

Florida Standards Assessments (FSA): • Provides parents and families, teachers, policy makers, and the general

public with information regarding how well students are learning the Florida Standards

What Florida Standards Assessment does my child take?

Grade Assessment

3rd • ELA Reading• Math

4th• ELA Writing• ELA Reading• Math

5th

• ELA Writing• ELA Reading• Math• Science - NGSSS

When will my student take the assessments?

2020 FSA and NGSSS Assessment DatesTest Dates Test Name Grade

April 1st FSA – ELA Writing 4th and 5th Grades

April 1st & April 2nd FSA – ELA Reading

(Session 1 & 2)3rd Grade

May 4th & May 5th FSA ELA Reading (Session 1 & 2)

4th and 5th Grades

May 7th & May 8th FSA Math 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grades

May 11th & May 12th NGSSS Science 5th Grade

How long are the assessments?

•ELA Writing – 120 minutes (1 session)

•ELA Reading – Two 80 minute sessions

•Math – Two 80 minute sessions

•Science – Two 80 minutes sessions

•A short break is given during each assessment session.

www.flstandards.org

Focus on purposeful reading of informational and literary text

Discuss reading and writing using evidence.

Increase academic vocabulary.

Use real-world examples to better understand concepts.

English Language Arts/Literacy

FSA ELA Reading Test Item Samples

•Multiple-Choice: Fill in one bubble completely to mark your answer.

FSA ELA Reading Test Item Samples

•Multi-select: Fill in more than one bubble completely to mark your answers.

FSA ELA Reading Test Item Samples

•Table Match: Select the correct answer in each row by filling in the bubbles. *This is an ALL or NOTHING question.*

FSA ELA Reading Test Item Samples

•Selectable Text: Fill in the bubbles in front of the sentences you want to select.

FSA ELA Reading Test Item Samples

•Two-Part: In two-part items, Part B asks you to support your answer from Part A. Read each part of the item carefully and fill in the correct number of bubbles. *This is an ALL or NOTHING question.*

FSA ELA Reading Test Item Samples

•Editing Task Choice: You will need to determine if the underlined word or phrase is incorrect or needs to be replaced with the correct word or phrase.

www.flstandards.org

Mathematics

Learn more in-depth math by focusing on fewer concepts.

Focus on skill building, speed and accuracy.

Use real-world examples to better understand concepts.

FSA Math Test Item Samples

•Multiple-Choice: Fill in one bubble completely to mark your answer.

FSA Math Test Item Samples

• Multi-select: Fill in more than one bubble completely to mark your answers.

FSA Math Test Item Samples

•Table Match: Select the correct answer in each row by filling in the bubbles.

FSA Math Test Item Samples

• Editing Task: Bubble one correct answer in each box to complete the sentence.

FSA Math Test Item Samples

•Gridded Response: Using the grid for your grade level, practice entering the fraction 53/4 as your answer.

What are some in-school areas of focus to prepare students?

•Instruction, learning tasks and assessments aligned to the Florida Standards

•Differentiated instruction based on students needs as identified on assessments

•Exposure to multiple digital, instructional resources to practice, develop and enhance skills (i.e. iReady)

•Classroom learning assignments and assessments include item types, tools, directions and tasks that students may encounter during FSA testing.

What are some tasks parents & families can focus on to help prepare students?

By staying involved, informed and engaged, parents can help students be successful.

• Read with your children

• Review and discuss their homework

• Communicate with their teachers

• Encourage your student to put forth their best efforts

• Hold your child accountable for their responsibilities (HW, classwork, usage of i-Ready, learning, etc.)

• Ask your child about their school day, their progress, tests, assignments

• Offer positive support to your child

How can I support my student on assessment days?

•Make sure your student gets plenty of sleep the night before the exam.

•Make sure your student has a healthy breakfast.• Research shows that students who are hungry do not do as well and are less

focused than students who have a good breakfast the morning of the test.

•Encourage your student to do their best and show what they know.

What can I ask my student after they have taken the FSA?

•Because the content of statewide assessments is secure, students are asked not to talk about specific test questions, passages, or their responses.

•We encourage parents and families to ask how their child’s day went and continue to offer positive support and feedback.

•Students are asked to sign a Testing Rules Acknowledgement, which states: “Because the content in all statewide assessments is secure, you may not reveal details about the writing prompt or passages to anyone. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting online, for example, on websites like Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.”

•While students may not share information about secure test content after testing, this policy is not intended to prevent students from discussing their testing experiences with their parents and families.

Resources • FLStandards.org – Florida Standards Resources

• Fsassessments.org – FSA Portal (Student and Family)

• FLDOE.org – Department of Education’s Official Website

• JustTake20.org – Family Reading Activities

• JustReadFlorida.com – Literacy Resources

Questions?

Q & A grade level break out sessions