FLORIDA STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
2008 – 2009 SCHEDULE
FLORIDA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TEST
® (FCAT)
OCTOBER 6 – 10, 2008
OR
OCTOBER 13 – 17, 2008
GRADES 11 – ADULT
(NEW STUDENTS/RETAKES)
READING & MATHEMATICS
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
RETAKE TESTS
FEBRUARY 10 – 12, 2009
GRADES 4, 8, AND 10
WRITING
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS TEST
MARCH 10 – 19, 2009*
GRADES 3 – 10
READING & MATHEMATICS
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS TESTS
MARCH 10 – 19, 2009*
GRADES 5, 8, AND 11
SCIENCE
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS TEST
MARCH 10 – 19, 2009*
GRADES 11 – ADULT
(NEW STUDENTS/RETAKES)
READING & MATHEMATICS
SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS
RETAKE TESTS
* DISTRICTS MAY CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE SCHEDULE OF MARCH 3-12 TO AVOID CONFLICTS WITH DAYLIGHT
SAVING TIME – DISTRICTS MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO FDOE BY SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
OTHER ASSESSMENTS/SCREENINGS
DECEMBER 2 – 3, 2008
FCAT WRITING FIELD TEST
(SELECTED SCHOOLS ONLY)
JANUARY – MARCH 2009
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP)
(SELECTED SCHOOLS ONLY)
GRADES 4, 8, AND 12
READING, MATHEMATICS, &
SCIENCE
Revised 11/13/08