Facts About the Florida Alternate Assessment Created from Facts
About the Florida Alternate Assessment Online at:
http://www.fldoe.org/asp/pdf/Teachers-Brochure-English-Web.pdfhttp://www.fldoe.org/asp/pdf/Teachers-Brochure-English-Web.pdf
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Assessment Participation Checklist Questions for IEP Team
1.Does the student have a significant cognitive disability?
YESsignificant cognitive disability
Assessment Participation Checklist Questions for IEP Team 2. Is
the student unable to master the grade level state content
standards even with appropriate and allowable instructional
accommodations, assistive technology, and/or accessible
instructional materials? YES
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Assessment Participation Checklist 3.Is the student
participating in a curriculum based on the Florida Standards Access
Points for all academic areas? YES 4.Does the student require
extensive direct instruction in academics based on Florida
Standards Access Points in order to acquire, generalize, and
transfer skills across settings? YES
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FAA Check List and IEP Cover page 6
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Memo effective July 1, 2013 Updated: March 2014
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Administrator (ESE Teacher) Qualifications Who should
administer the Florida Alternate Assessment? Students special
education teacher OR Certified teacher or other licensed
professional who has worked extensively with the student AND is
trained in Florida Alternate Assessment administration
procedures
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Grade Levels and Content Areas
GradeReadingMathematicsWritingScience 3XX 4XXX 5XXX 6XX 7XX 8XXXX
9XX 10XXX 11X
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www.FLDOE.org 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights
Reserved. Florida Standards Access points in Science, Social
Studies, Arts, PE Independent, Supported, Participatory Access
points in ELA and Math Essential Understandings Levels of
Complexity 10
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www.FLDOE.org 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights
Reserved. Locating Access Courses and Access Points www.cpalms.org
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www.FLDOE.org 2014, Florida Department of Education. All Rights
Reserved. Project ACCESS Website www.accesstofls.weebly.com 12
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What is the difference between Access Points and Performance
Levels? Access Points identify what a student should know at each
grade level and level of complexity. Performance Levels indicate
how much of the content a student demonstrates on the
assessment.
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What are the Performance Levels? There are a total of nine
Performance Levels falling within three overarching performance
categories: emergent, achieved, and commended. Students performing
in the Emergent category (levels 13) are developing basic knowledge
of specific academic skills derived from instruction and practice
and may require cueing and/or prompting. Students performing in the
Achieved category (levels 46) are acquiring specific academic
skills derived from instruction and practice with moderate success.
Students performing in the Commended category (levels 79) have
mastered and generalized specific academic skills derived from
instruction and practice.
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How were Performance Levels determined? Performance Levels were
determined through the standard-setting process. Standard-setting
panels, comprised of various stakeholders representing a diverse
range of knowledge and expertise, were convened in order to
determine the minimum raw score, or cut score, a student must
achieve in order to attain a designated Performance Level. In order
to determine cut scores, panelists reviewed the assessment, actual
student scores, and discussed the Performance Level Descriptors,
differentiating between the knowledge, skills, and abilities
typically associated with each Performance Level. For more
information about the standard-setting process, review the Florida
Alternate Assessment Technical Report at
http://www.fldoe.org/asp/altassessment.asp
http://www.fldoe.org/asp/altassessment.asp
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FAA grade-level raw scores and performance level (PL)
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How will the nine levels be used to report student growth?
Students who score level 4 or higher on the prior year assessment
and maintained their level or scored higher on the current year
assessment are considered to have made growth. Students who scored
in level 1, 2, or 3 on the prior year assessment and score at least
one level higher on the current year assessment are considered to
have demonstrated growth.
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What assessment results are provided to teachers and parents?
Student Reports, with grade level information about student
performance, are provided to schools to share with parents at the
end of each school year. In addition, each school receives a school
report that includes all students and their scores. Results are
reported in terms of Performance Levels that describe students
knowledge, skills, and abilities in relation to the established
Florida Standards. Separate Performance Levels are assigned for
each academic area that was assessed.
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Florida Alternate Assessment Student and Parent Report Page 1
of 2
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Florida Alternate Assessment Student and Parent Report Page 2
of 2
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How can teachers use the assessment results? Students results
can be used to: identify students progression toward learning the
knowledge and skills contained in the Florida Standards Access
Points; assist the IEP team in writing the Present Level of
Academic Achievement by examining the results in conjunction with
other information progress reports, report cards, and parent and
teacher observationsto see what additional instruction is needed
and in what areas; and improve instructional planning by
determining if there is a need to adjust the curriculum or for
students to be provided with additional supports and learning
opportunities.
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Are the Florida Alternate Assessment results included in the
states accountability system for my school/district? Yes, a
students alternate assessment score is included in the school and
districts Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) calculation. A student is
counted as proficient if he/she: attains a level 4 or higher; or
demonstrates growth as defined. Since the 2009-10 school year,
scores from students who take the Florida Alternate Assessment are
included in the learning gains calculation of school grades.
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Florida Alternate Assessment Results Are in Performance
Matters
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Florida Alternate Assessment Results We have a button for that
Logon to iPlan. Click on the Reports tab
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Florida Alternate Assessment Results Click down arrow Filter
Report by Category Select Testing Click Florida Alternate
Assessment Results
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Florida Alternate Assessment Report Report displays the
teachers found set of students on a list
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Guidelines for Participation Technical Assistance Paper
Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities :
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/D
ocument-5831/dps-2010-92.pdf
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/D
ocument-5831/dps-2010-92.pdf Alternate Assessment for Students with
Significant Cognitive Disabilities - 1% Rule:
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/GetRe
ndition/Document-1857/html
http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/GetRe
ndition/Document-1857/html
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Letter received on August 7, 2014 For the purpose of
accountability calculations 13 students were removedfrom Proficient
to not Proficient SLD, SI, Language and EBD We continue to exceed
the one percent cap and our districts waiver request was applied to
the remaining 6 students exceeding the cap in reading and 8
students in math
