CHAPTER 4.00 - CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

4.15 District And State-wide Assessment Program

1. Provisions of the District and state-wide testing program for students shall be set forth in the Florida Statewide Assessment Manuals. No student shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefit of, or be subjected to discrimination under any District testing program on the basis of color, gender, national or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, or religion. Test accommodations shall be provided for students with disabilities and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) consistent with state and

federal requirements.

2. Measurement of student performance shall be the responsibility of the District for subjects and grade levels that are not measured under the statewide-standardized assessment program.

3. The statewide-standardized end of course assessment shall be used as the final cumulative examination for the relevant course. A local assessment may be required as the final cumulative examination for a course that is not assessed under the statewide assessment program. A student enrolled in an Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) course who takes the respective AP, IB, or AICE assessment and earns the minimum score necessary to earn college credit, does not have to take the EOC assessment for the corresponding course.

4. The uniform calendar of assessment and reporting schedules, provided by the Department of Education, shall be published on the District website. The District assessment schedule and required information shall be incorporated into the uniform calendar.

5. The parent, as defined by Florida Statutes, of each student must be notified regarding the progress of the student towards achieving state and District expectations for proficiency in reading, science, writing and mathematics. A student’s state assessment results and the results of district-required local assessments must be reported to the parent or guardian.

6. The District shall provide student performance results on statewide-standardized assessments and district-required local assessments to instructional personnel for the purpose of improving instruction.

Statutory Authority: 1001.41, 1001.42, F.S.

Laws Implemented: 1000.21, 1001.11(5), 1001.43, 1008.22, 1008.34, F.S.

History:

Date adopted: 01/14/1999

Date revised: 10/07/2003; 02/10/2015; 01/12/2016;

 06/25/2019; 10/11/2022