Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) The
purpose of this rule is to establish the criteria for the format of the Uniform
Assessment Calendar template, as required by Section
1008.22(7),
F.S.
(2) By January 1 of each year,
the Department shall populate the Uniform Assessment Calendar template for each
statewide assessment required by Section
1008.22, F.S. The Commissioner
shall publish the populated template on the Department website and provide it
to school district superintendents.
(3) The Uniform Assessment Calendar template
shall include the following information:
(a)
A glossary including definitions of terminology related to required statewide
assessments.
(b) An explanation of
the assessment type (e.g., summative, diagnostic, screening), purpose/required
use, and statutory authority/required use citation for each required
assessment.
(c) A section for
required statewide assessments and a section for statewide assessments that are
applicable to select students. The Department shall populate these sections of
the template with the following information:
1. Assessment name,
2. Students to be tested,
3. Statewide testing window,
4. Testing mode (e.g., paper-based or
computer-based),
5. Testing time;
and,
6. Date results are expected
to be reported to teachers, students, and parents.
(d) A section with blank spaces in which
districts shall record the assessment name, students to be tested, district
testing window, mode, testing time, and date results are expected to be
reported to teachers, students, and parents for each required district
assessment.
(e) A section to
calculate estimates of total testing times by grade level. The Department shall
populate this section of the template with estimates of total testing times by
grade level for required statewide assessments.
(4) Each district shall:
(a) Populate the Uniform Assessment Calendar
template with the following information:
1.
The district shall add rows as necessary to the "Glossary of Assessment Terms"
section of the calendar in order to provide definitions for terminology related
to district-required assessments, if applicable. The district shall not alter
statewide assessment glossary information.
2. The district shall add rows as necessary
to the "Test, Type, and Purpose/Use" section of the calendar in order to
indicate the assessment name, type (e.g., summative, diagnostic, screening),
purpose/required use, and statutory authority/required use citation for each
required district assessment. The district shall not alter statewide assessment
information.
3. The window during
which districts will administer statewide assessments required for all students
as well as those required for select students. If the district is not
administering a statewide assessment that is only required for select students,
the district shall indicate as such on the calendar. The district shall not
alter any other statewide assessment information.
4. The assessment name, students to be
tested, district testing window, mode, testing time, and date results are
expected to be reported to teachers, students, and parents for each required
district assessment.
5. The
district shall populate the "District Assessments" column in the "Total Testing
Time by Grade Level" section of the calendar by using information from Section
5, "District-Required Assessment Information." The district shall then
calculate the "Approximate Total Testing Time (In Minutes)" column of the
"Total Testing Time by Grade Level" section; this total testing time should be
the sum of minutes entered in the "Statewide Assessments" and "District
Assessments" columns by grade level.
a. For
assessments administered over multiple days, the total minutes must be used
(e.g., two 80-minute test sessions over two days should be entered as 160
minutes).
b. Subject-based
assessments should be included with the grade level to which they are most
likely to be administered (e.g., Biology 1 with grade
9).
(b) Upon
district school board approval of the local assessment schedule, the district
shall publish the populated Uniform Assessment Calendar on its website and
submit it to the Department by October 1 of each year.
(c) Districts shall also provide the
district-populated calendar to schools, and each school shall publish the
calendar to its website and include it in the parent guide, required by Section
1002.23(5),
F.S.
(5) The Uniform
Statewide Assessment Calendar template, Form ARM 001, effective September 2022,
(http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14704)
is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this rule. Copies of the
Uniform Assessment template may be obtained from the Office of Assessment,
Division of Accountability Research and Measurement, Florida Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-0400 or by
emailing assessment@fldoe.org.
Rulemaking Authority
1001.02(1),
(2)(n),
1002.23(5),
1008.22(7)(i),
(13) F.S. Law Implemented
1002.23(5),
1008.22(7)
F.S.
New 7-26-16, Amended 10-17-17, 10-18-18, 3-15-22,
9-20-22.
