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" In the State of Florida, participation in NAEP, TIMSS, PIRLS, and PISA is mandated by Section 1008.22(2), Florida Statutes.
The statute makes specific reference to NAEP’s use in Florida “both for national sample and for any state-by-state comparison programs,” and this information is to “be included in the annual report of the Commissioner of Education.”
It is Florida's intent to participate in the measurement of national educational goals. The Commissioner of Education shall direct Florida school districts to participate in the administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress and international assessments.
NAEP is an important part of Florida’s assessment program because it provides a basis for comparing knowledge and skills of Florida students with students in other states, and with the Nation as a whole.
Individual student participation in the assessment is voluntary, and parents can choose to have their child not participate, as stipulated in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-110).

Schools are randomly selected from the Common Core of Data, a national database of schools.
Not all the districts in the state, nor all schools in a district, nor all students in a school, nor all students in a grade, are selected to participate in the assessment.
Proportion of all students excluded from any NAEP sample should not exceed 5%.
At least 85% of students classified as either students with disabilities or English language learners must be included in the assessment.
Parents must be notified before the administration of the assessment.
The proportion of all students excluded from any NAEP sample should not exceed 5 percent.
Eighty-five percent of students classified as either ELL or SD should be included in the assessment.
Unless 90% of the sampled students participate, a make-up session must be scheduled.
Scoring and reporting usually take approximately six months for Reading and Mathematics. Science and Writing results take approximately twelve months.

The NAEP contact for the state of Florida is Michele Sonnenfeld. She can be contacted by e-mail at or by telephone at (850) 245-0513.