1. State Board of Education
    2. KATHLEEN SHANAHAN, Chair Roberto Martínez, Vice Chair
      1. Members
    3. Gerard Robinson
    4. Commissioner of Education

 
DR. MICHAEL GREGO
CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
 
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
  
 
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN,
Chair
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
,
Vice Chair
 
Members
SALLY BRADSHAW
 
GARY CHARTRAND
 
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
BARBARA S. FEINGOLD
JOHN R. PADGET
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District School Superintendents
 
FROM:
Dr. Michael Grego
 
DATE:
October 14, 2011
 
SUBJECT:
Computer-Based Testing Winter Certification 2011-2012
 
I want to commend you for ensuring that your schools demonstrated Computer Based-Testing
(CBT) readiness for the fall certification. Nine hundred sixty-two schools completed the
Computer-Based Testing Certification tool for Fall Retakes.
 
The certification tool will open again on
October 24, 2011
for the Winter Certification
December/January Algebra 1 End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment. Districts who are testing in
December must submit their school certifications of CBT readiness no later than
November 18,
2011
, and those testing in January should submit their school certifications no later than
December 23, 2011
.
 
As schools complete their certification tasks, you may wish to advise them to complete their
checklist information closer to the deadlines, which will make this information more current and
accurate for your district’s evaluation of CBT readiness. The website to login to the Certification
Tool is: https://app1.fldoe.org/CBT/CertificationTool/Default.aspx. Schools that completed the
fall certification will use the same login information. For new school logins, the username is the
two-digit district number followed by the four-digit school number. The initial password is the
same as the username and must be changed on the first login.
 
As a r
computer-based assessment must participate in
an Infrastructure Trial no later than
March 2, 2012
, to ensure readiness for the spring. It is
recommended that a school trial be conducted prior to each assessment period and that a
F
LORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
Gerard Robinson
 
Contact Information
Sangeetha Wollet
(850) 245-3250
Sangeetha.Wollet@fldoe.org
DPS:
   
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Computer-Based Testing Winter Certification 2011-2012
October 14, 2011
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district-wide trial is conducted prior to the spring assessments. These trials will be conducted on
a timeline established by your district.
 
Attached please find the
Guide to the 2011-2012 Computer-Based Assessments Certification
Tool
and distribute it to appropriate district and school staff if you have not done so already.
Thank you for your support of computer-based testing. If you or your staff have questions please
contact CBTSurvey@fldoe.org.
 
 
 
MG/sw
 
 
 
 

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