FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    Dr. Eric J. Smith
    Commissioner of Education
    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
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    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Chairman
    Members
    PETER BOULWARE
    DR. AKSHAY DESAI
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    JOHN R. PADGET
    KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
    MEMORANDUM
    TO:
    District School Superintendents
    FROM:
    Dr. Eric J. Smith, Commissioner of Education
    DATE:
    July 30, 2009
    SUBJECT:
    2009-2010 and 2010-2011 Statewide Assessment Schedules
    We want to thank you and everyone in your district who contributed to making the 2008-2009 statewide
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    assessment program successful. Your continued feedback has been valuable in improving Florida’s
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    program, and we look forward to a continued open line of communication.
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    Attached to this memorandum, you will find both the 2009-2010 and the 2010-2011 statewide
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    assessment schedules. Please note that the administration dates in spring 2011 are later in the school
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    year than in previous years, due to section 1008.22(3)(c)12, Florida Statutes, which requires that Florida
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    test reading, mathematics, and science no earlier than the week of April 15 each year, beginning with the
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    2010-2011 school year. In order to continue to report results in a timeframe that will meet your needs,
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    particularly for retake and grade 3 students, we are adjusting the schedule to test retake students outside
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    the traditional two-week window, and will be completing grade 3 testing by April 26. Other grade levels
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    will complete science and make-up testing by April 29. As always, we appreciate your efforts to ensure
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    that materials are returned for scoring as scheduled, so that the reporting of your student results will not
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    be delayed.
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    Please share these schedules with schools and community groups in your district as soon as possible. If
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    you have questions or concerns regarding the FCAT schedules, please contact LynnAnn Tabeling,
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    Director of Test Administration, at 850.245.0513 or LynnAnn.Tabeling@fldoe.org. Questions relating to
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    NAEP should be directed to Michele Sonnenfeld, NAEP Coordinator, at 850.245.0787 or
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    Michele.Sonnenfeld@fldoe.org.
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    Attachments
    cc:
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    Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
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    District
    Assessment Coordinators
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    District Accountability Coordinators
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    325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org

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