(1)
Definitions. For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions shall
apply:
(a) "Achievement level" means the
level of content mastery a student has acquired in a particular subject as
measured by a statewide, standardized alternate assessment. Achievement levels
for the Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA) - Performance Task range from one
(1) through four (4), with level 1 being the lowest achievement level, level 4
being the highest achievement level, and level 3 indicating satisfactory
performance on the assessment. Achievement levels for the FAA - Datafolio range
from one (1) to three (3), with level 1 being the lowest achievement level, and
level 3 indicating satisfactory performance on the assessment.
(b) "Alternate achievement standards" means
state academic content standards that are aligned to grade-level achievement
standards with reduced levels of complexity, designed to provide students with
the most significant cognitive disability, as defined in Rule
6A-1.0943, F.A.C., access to the
general curriculum.
(c) "Baseline
year" means the first school year in which an assessment is administered.
Achievement levels are established using the results from the baseline
year.
(d) "Eligible students" means
students who are eligible to participate in the statewide, standardized
alternate assessment based upon subsection (5) of Rule
6A-1.0943, F.A.C.
(e) "Level of Assistance" (LOA) means the
assistance a teacher provides in order for a student participating in the FAA -
Datafolio to meaningfully engage in academic content.
(2) The statewide, standardized alternate
assessment program required by s.
1008.22, F.S., shall be
developed under the direction and supervision of the Commissioner of Education
and shall be:
(a) Kept secured at all times,
in accordance with the provisions of Rule
6A-10.042, F.A.C.
(b) Provided to all school districts in the
quantity needed for the students in the district.
(c) Administered in accordance with standard
written instructions appropriate for the assssment. The written instructions
will be issued by the Commissioner in the form of test administration manuals
and other written communications, and provided to school districts prior to
each test.
(d) As appropriate,
developed in consultation with teachers and other appropriate professionals and
shall be approved by the Commissioner prior to being administered to
students.
(3) The
alternate assessment program shall include comprehensive assessments in English
Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, and Access end-of-course (EOC)
assessments.
(a) The statewide alternate ELA
assessments shall measure reading skills in grade three and reading and writing
skills in grades four through ten.
(b) The statewide alternate Mathematics
assessments shall measure students' mathematics skills in grades three through
eight.
(c) The statewide alternate
Science assessments shall measure students' science skills in grades five and
eight.
(d) The statewide alternate
EOC assessments shall consist of assessments measuring the skills specified in
five (5) courses: Algebra 1, Biology 1, Geometry, Civics, and United States
History.
(4) The
alternative assessment program is designed for a student with the most
significant cognitive disability and includes the FAA - Performance Task and
the FAA - Datafolio assessments. The decisions of whether a student is eligible
to particpate in the alternative assessment program and whether the student
should participate in the FAA - Performance Task or FAA - Datafolio assessments
is determined by the student's Individual Educational Plan (IEP) team in
accordance with Rule
6A-1.0943, F.A.C.
(a) The FAA - Performance Task is designed
for a student with the most significant cognitive disability who can make
meaningful independent choices and requires direct instruction based on access
points. The FAA - Performance Task measures a student's academic performance
based on the access points. The four (4) achievement levels are established
based on scale scores.
(b) The FAA
- Datafolio is designed for those students with the most significant cognitive
disabilities who typically do not have a formal mode of communication and who
may be working at pre-academic levels. The FAA - Datafolio measures a student's
progress toward meeting individualized goals established for the student in two
areas: level of assistance and knowledge of access points. A student receives a
progress score assigned to each of the three (3) alternate achievement
standards assessed in each content area. Progress scores range from zero (0) to
five (5).
(5) The
statewide FAA - Performance Task alternate assessment program shall be
administered as follows:
(a) All eligible
students in grades three through ten shall take the FAA - Performance Task ELA
assessment (baseline year 2023-2024).
(b) All eligible students in grades three
through eight shall take the FAA - Performance Task Mathematics assessment
(baseline year 2023-2024).
(c) All
eligible students in grades five and eight shall take the FAA - Performance
Task Science assessment (baseline year 2015-2016).
(d) All eligible students enrolled in a high
school Access Algebra 1 or equivalent course must take the FAA - Performance
Task Access Algebra 1 EOC assessment (baseline year 2023-2024); all eligible
students enrolled in a high school Access Biology 1 or equivalent course must
take the FAA - Performance Task Access Biology 1 EOC assessment (baseline year
2015-2016); all eligible students enrolled in a high school Access Geometry or
equivalent course must take the FAA - Performance Task Access Geometry EOC
assessment (baseline year 2023-2024); all eligible students enrolled in a high
school Access United States History or equivalent course must take the FAA -
Performance Task Access United States History EOC assessment (baseline year
2016-2017); and all eligible students enrolled in a middle school Access Civics
education course must take the FAA - Performance Task Access Civics EOC
assessment (baseline year 2016-2017).
(e) Provisions shall be made by the
Commissioner to permit the test to be administered to home school students and
private school students pursuant to ss.
1002.39 and
1002.395, F.S., under conditions
which preserve the security of the assessment and require the public school
districts to be responsible for the test administration procedures and
requirements of Rule
6A-10.042, F.A.C.
(6) The statewide FAA - Datafolio
alternate assessment program shall be administered as follows:
(a) All eligible students in grades three
through ten shall take the FAA - Datafolio ELA assessment (baseline year
2023-2024).
(b) All eligible
students in grades three through eight shall take the FAA - Datafolio
Mathematics assessment (baseline year 2023-2024).
(c) All eligible students in grades five and
eight shall take the FAA - Datafolio Science assessment (baseline year
2016-2017).
(d) All eligible
students enrolled in a high school Access Algebra 1 or equivalent course must
take the FAA - Datafolio Access Algebra 1 EOC assessment (baseline year
2023-2024); all eligible students enrolled in a high school Access Biology 1 or
equivalent course must take the FAA - Datafolio Access Biology 1 EOC assessment
(baseline year 2016-2017); all eligible students enrolled in a high school
Access Geometry or equivalent course must take the FAA - Datafolio Access
Geometry EOC assessment (baseline year 2016-2017); all eligible students
enrolled in a high school Access United States History or equivalent course
must take the FAA - Datafolio Access United States History EOC assessment
(baseline year 2016-2017); and all eligible students enrolled in a middle
school Access Civics education course must take the FSAA - Datafolio Access
Civics EOC assessment (baseline year 2016-2017).
(e) Provisions shall be made by the
Commissioner to permit the test to be administered to home school students and
private school students pursuant to ss.
1002.39 and
1002.395, F.S., under conditions
which preserve the security of the assessment and require the public school
districts to be responsible for the test administration procedures and
requirements of Rule
6A-10.042, F.A.C.
(7) Examinee scores on statewide
alternate ELA, Mathematics, Science, and EOC assessments shall be reported by
the use of achievement levels determined by the baseline year assessment
administered according to the schedule established in subsections (4) and (5),
of this rule.
(a) The achievement levels for
the statewide FAA - Performance Task assessments are as shown in the following
tables:
Statewide FAA - Performance Task ELA assessment standards
(340 to 460) for each achievement level:
|
Grade
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Level 4
|
|
3
|
340-387
|
388-399
|
400-420
|
421-460
|
|
4
|
340-386
|
387-400
|
401-419
|
420-460
|
|
5
|
340-384
|
385-401
|
402-417
|
418-460
|
|
6
|
340-384
|
385-400
|
401-417
|
418-460
|
|
7
|
340-383
|
384-400
|
401-416
|
417-460
|
|
8
|
340-384
|
385-399
|
400-416
|
417-460
|
|
9
|
340-383
|
384-399
|
400-415
|
416-460
|
|
10
|
340-384
|
385-399
|
400-416
|
417-460
|
Statewide FAA - Performance Task Mathematics assessment
standards (340 to 460) for each achievement level:
|
Grade
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Level 4
|
|
3
|
340-387
|
388-400
|
401-413
|
414-460
|
|
4
|
340-384
|
385-400
|
401-415
|
416-460
|
|
5
|
340-389
|
390-401
|
402-417
|
418-460
|
|
6
|
340-388
|
389-401
|
402-418
|
419-460
|
|
7
|
340-388
|
389-401
|
402-417
|
418-460
|
|
8
|
340-387
|
388-398
|
399-416
|
417-460
|
Statewide FAA - Performance Task Science assessment standards
(540 to 660) for each achievement level:
|
Grade
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Level 4
|
|
5
|
540-579
|
580-598
|
599-615
|
616-660
|
|
8
|
540-579
|
580-599
|
600-618
|
619-660
|
Statewide FAA - Performance Task Access Algebra 1 EOC
assessment standards (525 to 675) for each achievement level:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Level 4
|
|
525-585
|
586-599
|
600-623
|
624-675
|
Statewide FAA - Performance Task Access Biology 1 EOC
assessment standards (725 to 875) for each achievement level:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Level 4
|
|
725-772
|
773-794
|
795-822
|
823-875
|
Statewide FAA - Performance Task Access Geometry EOC
assessment standards (525 to 675) for each achievement level:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Level 4
|
|
525-580
|
581-599
|
600-618
|
619-675
|
Statewide FAA - Performance Task Access Civics EOC assessment
standards (725 to 875) for each achievement level:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Level 4
|
|
725-772
|
773-795
|
796-817
|
818-875
|
Statewide FAA - Performance Task United States History EOC
assessment standards (725 to 875) for each achievement level:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Level 4
|
|
725-777
|
778-791
|
792-817
|
818-875
|
(b)
The achievement levels for the statewide FAA-Datafolio assessments are as shown
below:
Statewide FAA - Datafolio assessment standards for ELA;
Mathematics; Science; and Access Civics, Access Algebra 1, Access Geometry,
Access Biology 1, and Access United States History EOC assessments for each
achievement level: Level 1: The progress scores for each of the three standards
assessed in the content area include a score of one (1) in at least one
standard but do not include more than one score of two (2) or higher on any
standard. Level 2: The progress scores for each of the three standards assessed
in the content area include a score of two (2) in at least two standards or a
score of three (3) or higher on one standard. Level 3: The progress scores for
each of the three standards in the content area include a score of three (3) or
higher in at least two standards.
(8) The assessments shall be administered
according to a schedule approved by the Commissioner.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 6A-1.09430
Rulemaking Authority
1001.02(2)(n),
1008.22(15),
1008.25(11) FS.
Law Implemented 1001.02,
1001.11,
1008.22,
1008.25
FS.
New 5-3-10,
Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 43, Number 109, June 6, 2017 effective
6/20/2017, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 44, Number 025, February 6, 2018 effective
2/20/2018, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 50, Number 239, December 10, 2024 effective
12/24/2024.
New 5-3-10, Amended 6-20-17,
2-20-18.
