What we can and cannot learn from today’s FSA results release
9/30/2015
Today’s release of information about the relative performance of districts on the 2015 administration of the Florida Standards Assessment has a lot of people confused. If the Florida Board of Education isn’t deciding on cut scores until January, what does this information mean?
Keep reading to find out.
Read MoreWhat we can and cannot learn from today’s FSA results release
9/30/2015
Today’s release of information about the relative performance of districts on the 2015 administration of the Florida Standards Assessment has a lot of people confused. If the Florida Board of Education isn’t deciding on cut scores until January, what does this information mean?
Keep reading to find out.
Read MoreWhat does validity mean? And other questions you have about the current state of school accountability
9/22/2015
The Department of Education has released an avalanche of information over the past few weeks regarding the initial administration of the new Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) this past spring, and upcoming steps remaining in completing the standards setting process for those results and their use in pending accountability reports.
Read MoreWhat does validity mean? And other questions you have about the current state of school accountability
9/22/2015
The Department of Education has released an avalanche of information over the past few weeks regarding the initial administration of the new Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) this past spring, and upcoming steps remaining in completing the standards setting process for those results and their use in pending accountability reports.
Read MoreMaking strides to identify more minority students in the district's gifted program
9/16/2015
Last year at one of the Duval County School Board Workshops, board members and Superintendent Dr. Nikolai Vitti discussed plans to increase the number of minority students in the district’s gifted program. This summer, the district’s “Real Talk” delved into the topic which peaked my interests.
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