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Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® (FCAT)

2008-2009 School Year

• 2008 Statewide Assessment Calendar – Spreadsheet (PDF, 42KB)
• 2008-09 Statewide Assessment Schedule (PDF)
• 2008-09 Statewide Assessment Calendar – Poster (PDF, 342KB)
• 2008-09 Statewide Assessment Schedule – Chart (PDF, 29KB)
• 2009 Statewide Assessment Calendar – Spreadsheet (PDF, 50KB)
• 2009 FCAT Writing Daily Test Administration Schedule (PDF, 15KB)
• 2009 FCAT Reading/Mathematics/Science Daily Test Administration Schedule (PDF, 51KB)

Memoranda

July 2009

• 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 Statewide Assessment Schedules (PDF) (7/30/09)
  • Attachment A (PDF)
  • Attachment B (PDF)
• Annual Statewide Assessment and Accountability Meeting (PDF, 53KB) (7/14/09)
• Spring 2009 Wave 2 Late Reporting File (PDF, 66KB) (7/10/09)
• Fall 2009 Computer-based Retake - Postponed (PDF, 49KB) (7/7/09)

June 2009

• FCAT Updates for 2009-2010 (PDF, 88KB)(6/19/09)
  • Computer, Staff, and Faculty Requirements for the Computer-based FCAT (PDF, 24KB)
  • Fall 2009 FCAT Unique Accommodations Requests (PDF, 54KB)
  • FCAT Unique Accommodation Request Form (RTF, 72KB)
  • Attachment A (RTF, 67KB)
• 2009 Annual Meeting of Assessment of Assessment and Accountability RSVP (Word, 48KB) (6/2/09)
• "Appendix B" from DRAFT Mathematics Test Item Specifications: Algebra 1 End of Course and FCAT Grade 10 Comprehensive (PDF, 52KB) (6/1/09)

May 2009

• Spring 2009 Grades 4-11 Wave 1 Late Reporting Files (PDF, 74KB) (5/27/09)
• Spring 2009 Grade 3 Wave 1 Late Reporting Files (PDF, 73KB) (5/20/09)
• Spring 2009 Writing Wave 1 Late Reporting Files (PDF, 72KB) (5/20/09)
• 2009-2010 Calculator Survey (PDF, 70KB) (5/18/09)
  • Survey (Word, 31KB)
• Grade 3 FCAT Results Release – Announcement Memo (PDF, 63KB) (5/18/09)
• 2009 Annual District Assessment and Accountability Meeting – Save The Date! (PDF, 69KB) (5/12/09)
• Spring 2009 Writing Score Inquiry Submissions (PDF, 79KB) (5/11/09)

April 2009

• Spring 2009 FCAT Score Inquiry System Availability (PDF, 50KB) (4/30/09)
  • Procedures for Submitting Inquiries (PDF, 55KB)
• File Formats for Spring 2009 Summary Files (PDF, 48KB) (4/28/09)
• Spring 2009 Summary Files (PDF, 47KB) (4/28/09)
  • Reading, Mathematics, and Retake (Excel, 100KB)
  • Writing (Excel, 92KB)
  • Science (Excel, 82KB)
• Spring 2009 FCAT Writing and Retake Results Release (PDF, 70KB) (4/27/09)

March 2009

• Spring 2009 FCAT CTB Navigator Enhancement (PDF, 116KB)
• FCAT Reading & Math Test Item Specifications Posted to DOE Web site (PDF, 98KB) (3/31/09)
  • Frequently Asked Questions about the New Reading and Mathematics FCAT Test Item Specifications (PDF)
• Changes to FCAT in 2009 and Beyond (PDF) (3/31/09)
  • Next Generation Assessment Transition: 2009 – 2013 (PDF)
• Writing Response USB or DVD Selection (PDF, 81KB) (3/27/09)
• Reminder, Retake Pickup Today, March 18 (PDF, 78KB) (3/18/09)
• Fall 2008 Retake Test Results – Wave 2 Late Reporting (PDF, 214KB) (3/5/09)
  • Fall Retake District Student Results File Layout (Excel, 136KB)

February 2009

• ADRS Form for TO BE SCORED Retake Documents (PDF, 675KB) (2/25/09)
  • ADRS Form (PDF, 83KB)
• Spring 2009 FCAT District Student Results File Formats (PDF, 114KB) (2/17/09)
  • Writing (Excel, 54KB)
  • Reading, Mathematics, and Retakes (Excel, 88KB)
  • Science (Excel, 52KB)
• Spring 2009 FCAT R/M/S Return Labels and Retake Pickup Schedule (PDF, 71KB) (2/17/09)
• Spring 2008 Test Results – Wave 2 Late Reporting (PDF, 57KB) (2/17/09)

January 2009

• Checklists and PowerPoint (PDF, 53KB) (1/28/09)
  • District Coordinator Checklist (Word, 100KB)
  • School Coordinator Checklist (Word, 101KB)
  • Test Administrator Checklist (Word, 102KB)
  • Tips for Taking the FCAT (PowerPoint, 182KB) (1/28/09)
    • Tips for Taking the FCAT (PDF, 1MB)
• Accommodations Scheduling for FCAT Writing (PDF, 48KB) (1/22/09)
• Test Group Code Instruction for the Spring 2009 FCAT Administration (PDF, 73KB) (1/20/09)
  • Spreadsheet (Excel, 74KB)
• Important Information about Grade 4 Reading Scripts (PDF, 56KB) (1/15/09)
  • Grade 4 Reading Script – Addendum (PDF, 9KB)
• Fall 2008 Retake Test Results –Wave 1 Late Reporting (PDF, 56KB) (1/12/09)
• Amended Spring 2009 Pickup Schedule (PDF, 51KB) (1/9/09)
  • District Pickup Dates (PDF, 111KB)
• Comment Forms and Surveys (PDF, 53KB) (1/9/09)
• Reminder: FCAT Score Inquiry Requests (PDF, 52KB) (1/15/09)
  • New FCAT Score Inquiry System Rollout (PDF, 35KB)
  • Procedures for Submitting Inquiries (PDF, 55KB)

December 2008

• Wave 2 Student Preidentification File Upload for the Spring 2000 FCAT Administration (PDF, 137KB) (12/18/08)
  • Attachment (PDF, 135KB)
• Participation of Florida K-8 Virtual School Program Students in the 2009 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Administration (PDF, 45KB) (12/12/08)
• New FCAT Score Inquiry System Rollout (PDF, 35KB) (12/11/08)
  • Procedures for Submitting Inquiries (PDF, 55KB)
• Spring 2009 FCAT Additional Materials Ordering (Test Materials Adjustment) Process (PDF, 106KB) (12/10/08)
  • User Guide (see CTB Web site)
• Blocked E-mails from Pearson (PDF, 48KB) (12/5/08)

November 2008

• Fall 2008 FCAT Score Inquiry Requests (PDF, 39KB) (11/25/08)
• Fall 2008 Retake Test Results Schedule (PDF, 37KB) (11/21/08)
• K-12 Assessment Update (PDF, 58KB) (11/6/08)
  • Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading: 2008-2009 (PDF, 45KB)
• Part 2: Sample Test Materials and Science Lessons Learned (PDF, 37KB) (11/4/08)
• Sample Test Materials and Science Lessons Learned (PDF, 37KB) (11/3/08)

October 2008

• Fall 2008 District Student Results File Layout and Reminder about the Spring 2009 PreID Window (10/21/08) (PDF, 111KB)
  • District Student Results File Layout (Excel, 136KB)
• Spring 2009 FCAT Unique Accommodations Requests (PDF, 41KB) (10/15/08)
  • Attachment A (Word, 48KB)
  • Attachment B (Word, 53KB)

September 2008

• DRAFT FCAT Reading and Mathematics Test Item Specifications, Appendix B (PDF, 33KB) (9/30/08)
• Student Preidentification File Upload for the Spring 2009 FCAT Administration (PDF, 112KB) (9/29/08)
  • Spring 2009 Preidentification File Specifications (PDF, 147KB)
  • District User Guide
• FCAT Science Lessons Learned Press Release (9/23/08)
• Access to Student FCAT Scores (PDF, 33KB) (9/19/08)
• 2008 Annual Assessment Meeting - PowerPoint Presentation (PDF, 48KB) (9/17/08)
• Test Group Code Instructions for the Fall 2008 FCAT Administration (PDF, 39KB) (9/17/08)
• Test Group Code Assignment List (Excel, 20KB) (9/17/08)
• FCAT Summer 2008 Wave 1 Reports (PDF, 34KB) (9/11/08)
• NRT Assessment Test Score Count (PDF, 41KB) (9/11/08)
  • 2007-2008 Survey 5 K2 Test and Subtest Data (Excel, 26KB)
• Spring 2009 Enrollment Update Process (PDF, 42KB) (9/9/08)
  • Memorandum (PDF, 117KB)
  • User Guide (see CTB Web site)
• FCAT Demographic Web Site (PDF, 32KB) (9/5/08)

August 2008

• Annual Meeting (PDF, 47KB) (8/29/08)
  • Annual Meeting Agenda (PDF, 60KB)
• REMINDER – Student Preidentification File Upload for the Fall 2008 FCAT Administration (PDF, 176KB) (8/25/08)
  • Fall 2008 FCAT Retake Preidentification File Specifications (PDF, 159KB)
• School Access to FCAT Reports on CTB’s Navigator Website for the 2008–2009 School Year (PDF, 121KB) (8/20/08)
• Fall 2008 FCAT Retake – Materials Delivery Schedule (PDF, 52KB) (8/20/08)
• School Access to Spring 2008 FCAT NRT Demographic Reports on Pearson’s FileCenter (PDF, 144KB) (8/19/08)
  • User Guide (PDF, 278KB)
• Fall 2008 Additional Materials Ordering (Test Materials Adjustment) Process (PDF, 125KB) (8/15/08)
• Student Preidentification File Upload for the Fall 2008 Retake Administration (PDF, 173KB) (8/15/08)
• Spring 2008 FCAT SSS Demographic Secure Report File Sharing Process (PDF, 111KB) (8/14/08)
  • FCAT Reading and Mathematics and Retake DSR Layout (Excel, 86KB)
  • FCAT Reading and Mathematics and Retake AGGR (SGRT) State Summary File Layout (Excel, 74KB)
  • FCAT Science DSR Layout (Excel, 50KB)
  • FCAT Science AGGR (SGRT) State Summary File Layout (Excel, 42KB)
  • FCAT Writing+ DSR Layout (Excel, 90KB)
  • FCAT Writing+ AGGR (SGRT) State Summary File Layout (Excel, 59KB)
  • Summer 2008 FCAT Results Inquiries Form (PDF, 33KB) (8/11/08)
• Reminders/Updates (PDF, 42KB) (8/8/08)

July 2008

• FCAT Summer 2008 Retake Results Schedule (PDF, 33KB) (7/31/08)
• Late Reporting DSRs and School Reports of Students for 2008, 2007, and 2006 (PDF, 47KB) (7/24/08)
• 2008-09 and 2009-10 Statewide Assessment Schedules (PDF) (7/24/08)
  • Attachment A (PDF)
  • Attachment B (PDF)
• Secure 2008 Writing Response CDs (PDF, 41KB) (7/18/08)
  • Attachment (PDF, 12KB)
• FCAT 2008 Florida Reads! Writes! Solves! Inquires! CD Shipment, 2009 Sample Test Materials, and Science Lessons Learned (PDF, 39KB) (7/15/08)
• Annual Statewide Meeting for District Coordinators of Assessment and District Coordinators of Accountability (PDF, 35KB) (7/14/08)
  • RSVP (Word, 58KB)
• Fall Retake Enrollment Updates (PDF, 33KB) (7/10/08)
• Computer-Based Testing – Future Plans (PDF, 36KB) (7/3/08)

June 2008

• Fall 2008 FCAT Retake Administration (PDF, 31KB) (6/30/08)
  • Fall 2008 FCAT Retake Week Selection (Word, 36KB)
• Enrollment Update Process for the Fall 2008 FCAT Retake Administration (PDF, 147KB) (6/23/08)
• Changes to the K-12 Statewide Assessment Program (PDF, 40KB) (6/17/08)
• Test Group Code Instructions for the Summer 2008 FCAT Administration (PDF, 40KB) (6/3/08)
  • Test Group Code Assignment List (Excel, 20KB)

May 2008

• FCAT Writing+ Modification to Graduation Requirements (PDF) (5/12/08)
  • FCAT Writing+ Recommendation (PDF)
• 2008 FCAT Scoring Investigations (5/1/08) (PDF, 46KB)

Presentations

• Next Generation Assessments: Presented to the Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders (FOIL) (PowerPoint, 474KB) (5/13/09)
  • Next Generation Assessments: Presented to the Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders (FOIL) (PDF) (5/13/09)
• Tips for Taking the FCAT (PowerPoint, 182KB) (1/28/09)
  • Tips for Taking the FCAT (PDF, 1MB)


• Assessment Update: Prepared for the Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders (FOIL) (PowerPoint, 338KB) (11/6/08)
  • Assessment Update: Prepared for the Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders (FOIL) HTML


• K-12 Assessment 2008-2009: Presentations Given at the Annual District Assessment Coordinator Meeting (PowerPoint, 9MB) (9/3/08)
  • K-12 Assessment 2008-2009: Presentations Given at the Annual District Assessment Coordinator Meeting HTML

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