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Bureau Chief
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
About Us
The Bureau of K-12 Assessment is responsible for all aspects of the statewide student assessment program, including developing, administering, scoring, and reporting the results for the FCAT program, as well as assisting the with administration and reporting of several other K-12 student assessment programs. Services are provided both by staff and through various contracts with assessment vendors. The primary goal of these assessments is to provide information about student learning in Florida, as required by Florida law (see Section 1008.22, Florida Statutes).
Florida's K-12 Statewide Assessment Program (through school year 2009-10)
- FCAT: The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® is administered to students in grades 3 - 11, approximately 200,000 students per grade. The FCAT measures the Sunshine State Standards in reading and mathematics (grades 3-10), science (grades 5, 8, & 11), and writing (grades 4, 8, & 10).
- NAEP: The National Assessment of Educational Progress is a periodic national assessment of America's students in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history.
Florida's K-12 Statewide Assessment Program (beginning 2010-11)
Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, the statewide assessment program will begin transitioning to assessing student understanding of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards through the implementation of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) and Florida End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments. Selected grades and subjects will continue to participate in FCAT assessments until the final transition is complete. The proposed schedule for this transition is posted at http://www.fldoe.org/asp/k12memo/pdf/tngcbtf.pdf.