Welcome to ODES Third Grade Parent Night Navigating the FSA S Third Grade Promotion S  In January of 2003, the Florida Legislature passed a law requiring third graders to meet the State of Florida’s expectations in reading to be promoted to fourth grade. S  Section 1008.25(5), Florida Statutes (F.S.) Florida Standards Assessment Third grade students will test on the following days: ELA on Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26 Math on Wednesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 2 Each test session is 80 minutes long. Criteria for Promotion S  Students must score a Level 2 or higher on the ELA Florida Standards Assessment. S  All students scoring Level 1 will be retained unless they qualify for a good cause exemption. Good Cause Exemptions from Mandatory Retention S  Students with disabilities (IEP or 504), who received 2 yrs. Intensive reading remediation AND 1 grade retention S  Students who have received 2 years of intensive reading remediation AND have been retained two times (a student was retained in KG and once in 3rd) S  Students who are considered to be “Limited English Proficient” with less than 2 years in an ESOL program Good Cause Exemptions from Mandatory Retention S  Students with disabilities, whose IEP indicates participation in FSA is inappropriate S  Acceptable score on SAT-10: > 45 percentile S  Student Portfolio: Students scoring “on grade level” in reading on specific state approved documents . For each standard there must be at least three examples of mastery with a grade of 70% or higher on each document Extended School Year S  Students who score a Level 1 on the ELA FSA will be invited to Extended School Year. This includes students receiving a Good Cause Exemption S  ESY typically runs ½ days from mid June to the end of July (6 weeks) S  Students will receive grade level instruction, skill practice, conferencing, flexible small group instruction and ongoing progress monitoring How Do I Know If My Child Is Ready for the 3rd Grade FSA? S  Communicate with your child’s teacher S  Keep informed about your child’s assessment results and academic progress S  Stay in close contact with the school, look at the data, ask questions, read emails from your child’s teacher, ask for specific things you can do to reinforce what’s happening in the classroom. Read to Learn Brochure S  http://www.justreadflorida.com/pdf/ReadToLearn.pdf How Can I Prepare My Child For the FSA FSA PARENT BROCHURE http://www.fsassessments.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2014/09/Florida-Family-Brochure-v6-2.pdf FSA STUDENT & PARENT RESOURCES: Documents and Training Tests http://www.fsassessments.org/students-and-parents Questions S  Record your questions on a sticky note and post them on the Parking Lot.