Team Success Newsletter
April 2024
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Team Success hopes that you had a relaxing and safe spring break. This is our last quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Before we all know it, summer break will be here. In the meantime, your child is preparing for the FAST- PM3 assessment.
The first Saturday school will be from 8:45 am -12 pm on April 6, 2024, for students
in grades 3 through 11 only.
See Saturday school and testing schedule below for details.
The Parental Involvement team would like to invite you to the Science and Math night on April 11, 2024. Come and join us from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm. See flyer below!
As always, please contact your child's teacher with any questions or feel free to call the front office. Have an amazing month of April!
MATH & SCIENCE NIGHT - April 11, 2024
Team Success will hold its annual Saturday school for students in 3rd through 11th grade on the dates below. Students will ride their regular buses in the morning. Please make sure that your student is at the bus stop at least 15 minutes prior to their regular pick up time in the morning.
April 6
April 13
April 20
April 27
May 4
May 11
Saturday school starts at 8:45 am and ends at 12 pm.
We will only serve breakfast - NO LUNCH.
PLEASE NOTE THAT
To keep your child save, the office creates a pick-up list which is shared with admin and support staff. If you child is not ion the car rider list, they will go on the bus. Thanks for your understanding!!!
FAST PM3 Testing
The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is a progress monitoring system that is administered three times per year (PM1, PM2, PM3) to track your student’s progress in learning the Benchmarks of Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards throughout this school year.
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that your student will take the exams (FAST PM3) according to their grade level. For dates and other necessary exam information, please check below. AFTER THE TEST, your child's homeroom teacher will provide another letter with an individual student code to access your child's scores. The scores should be released a couple days after each test on the online FAST PORTAL. Therefore, please ask your child for the letter after their first FAST assessment.
The results from PM3 will show how well your student has mastered the grade level content standards, and you will be provided with information about how to access the results after testing is completed.
Your student’s FAST assessments are computer-adaptive tests taken on a computer or tablet. The questions get less or more difficult depending on how a student responds, and each student will see different questions from a common item bank.
Starting in grade 3, each test attempt (PM1, PM2, and PM3) will present items that cover the entire test “blueprint,” meaning students will encounter items representative of the standards within the subject or grade level.
For more information on the test design, please visit https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/best/.
For more information about the Florida Statewide Assessments program, please visit the portal at FLFAST.org. Thank you for supporting your student and encouraging him or her to do his or her best during this test administration.
For students in kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2
Testing dates:
- April 30: Reading for KG, Grades 1 and 2
- May 13: Math for KG, Grades 1 and 2
If you or your student would like to review the Star Early Literacy, Star Reading, and/or Star Math sample items at home, sample test items are available at https://flfast.org/resources/renaissance-star/renaissance-star.
The Star Early Literacy assessment typically takes less than 15 minutes to complete. The Star Reading assessment is usually completed in less than 20 minutes, and the Star Math assessment typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete.
For students in grades 3 through 11
Testing dates:
- April 4: FAST Writing (ELA) for Grades 4 through 10
- May 1: FAST Reading Retake (select juniors and seniors only)
- May 2: FAST Reading (ELA) for Grades 3 through 10
- May 3: BEST Geometry (select seniors only)
- May 7: Science NGSSS (5th and 8th grade only)
- May 7: Civics, Biology, US History EOC's (7th, 9th, and 11th grades only)
- May 15: BEST Geometry EOC
- May 16: FAST Math for Grades 3 through 8 (pre-algebra students only)
- May 16: BEST Algebra EOC
If you or your student would like to interact with the online testing platform or review FAST Reading and Mathematics sample items at home, sample test materials are available at https://flfast.org/families.html.
Please review the following policies with your student before testing:
Electronic Devices—Students are not permitted to have any electronic devices, including, but not limited to, cell phones, smartphones, and smartwatches, at any time during testing or during breaks (e.g., restroom), even if the devices are turned off or students do not use them. If your student is found with an electronic device or is found using Bluetooth/wireless headphones/earbuds during testing, his or her test will be invalidated.
Calculator Policy—For Grades 7–8 FAST Mathematics assessments, approved handheld scientific calculators may be used. For Grade 6 FAST Mathematics, a handheld four-function calculator may be used. The school will provide approved calculators for use during the test.
Testing Rules Acknowledgment—All tests include a Testing Rules Acknowledgment that reads: “I understand the testing rules that were just read to me. If I do not follow these rules, my test score may be invalidated.” Before testing, test administrators read the rules to students, and students acknowledge that they understand the testing rules by clicking the box in the secure browser indicating they understand the testing rules.
Discussing Test Content after Testing—The last portion of the testing rules read to students before they click the box to accept the Testing Rules Acknowledgment states that because the content of all statewide assessments is secure, students may not discuss or reveal details about the test content (including test items and passages) after the test. This includes any type of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, or posting to social media sites. Please make sure your student understands this policy prior to testing and remind them that “discussing” test content includes any kind of electronic communication, such as texting, emailing, posting to social media, or sharing online. While students may not share information about secure test content after testing, this policy is not intended to prevent students from discussing their testing experiences with their parents/families.
Working Independently—Students are responsible for doing their own work during the test and for protecting their answers from being seen by others. If students are caught cheating during testing, their tests will be invalidated.
Leaving Campus—If your student leaves campus before completing a test (e.g., for an appointment), they will not be allowed to return to that test. If your student does not feel well on the day of testing, it may be best for them to wait and be tested on a make-up day. Please remember not to schedule appointments on testing days.
Testing Accommodations—If your student has an Individual Education Plan (IEP), a Section 504 Plan, or is an English Language Learner (ELL) or a recently exited ELL, please contact the school to discuss the testing accommodations that will be provided for your student.
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