| The American College Test readiness assessment is a curriculum and standards based educational and career planning tool that assesses students' academic readiness for college. | * Grade 11
* High School
* Other, Adults | Test is offered 7 times per year | PBT
| 140 minutes | | Summer |
AICE
 | The Advanced International Certificate of Education program is an international pre-university curriculum and examination system for academically able students. It is a flexible, broad-based, two-year curriculum, which is offered worldwide in schools and colleges. AICE features courses written specifically as preparation for honors degree programs. It encourages high academic standards and provides the a basis for study at the college and university level. | The AICE Program is offered at...
* Eau Gallie High School
* Heritage High School
* Rockledge High School | Fall & Spring | PBT | | | |
 | Advanced Placement Exams are rigorous, multiple-component tests that are administered at high schools. High school students can earn college credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP Exam scores. Each AP Exam has a corresponding AP course and provides a standardized measure of what students have learned in the AP classroom | AP Enrolled Program High School Students | May | CBT
PBT | | Helping Students Prepare | |
| BELAA | Brevard English Language Arts Assessment | Grade 1 |
| PBT | 3 Sessions
Totaling 100 minutes | |
|
BPS
FE English 4 | | Grade 12 | December (Block)
April All Others)
| PBT | 90 minutes | | May |
 | Diagnostic Assessment of Reading, Second Edition, is an individually administered diagnostic reading test that provides an assessment of individual student achievement in print awareness, phonological awareness, letters and sounds, word recognition, word analysis, oral reading accuracy and fluency, silent reading comprehension, spelling, and word meaning | Grades K-12 but
at the Elementary level in our district. | Administered on an as-needed basis | PBT | | | |
NGSSS
 | End-Of-Course Assessments are computer-based tests designed to measure student achievement of the Florida Standards or Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for specific middle- and high school level courses, as outlined in their course descriptions.
Assessments Included:
Biology
Civics
U.S. History | Middle & High School Students | Sept 9-27
Dec 2-20
May 1-28
July 13-24
Calendar | CBT
PBT | 160 minutes | Reading Retake, Algebra 1, Biology, Civics & U.S. History
Test Preparation | June |
 | Science FCAT 2.0: The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® 2.0, which measures student success with the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. | Grades 5 & 8 | May 4-15 | PBT | 160 minutes | | May |
 | The purpose of the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener is to gather information on a child’s overall development and to specifically address the readiness of each student for kindergarten based on the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards-for-Four-Year-Olds. | Kindergarten | August 15 - TBA | CBT | Untimed (approximately 15-20 minutes) | Readiness Practice | Immediate |
FSA
 | Florida Standards
Assessment measures students’ achievement of Florida’s education standards, which were developed and implemented to ensure that all students graduate from high school ready for success in college, career, and life. | Grades 3 - 12 | Reading Retake
Sept 9-27
Feb 24-March 13
Writing Retake
Sept 9-20
Feb 24-March 13
Algebra 1 & Geometry
Sept 9-27
Dec 2-20
May 1-28
July 13-24
Writing
April 4-14
Algebra 1 Retake
Feb 24-March 13
Reading (Grade 3)
April 1-14
Reading (Grades 4 - 6)
May 4-15
Reading (Grades 7 - 10)
May 1-28
Math (Grades 3 - 6)
May 4-15
Math (Grades 7 - 8)
May 1-28
Calendar
| CBT
PBT | Grades 3-5
160 minutes
Grades 6-8
ELA-170 min.
Math-180 min
Grades 9-10
180 minutes
180 minutes
| CBT: Practice Tests
PBT: Practice Tests
| June |
FSAA
 | The Florida Standards Alternate Assessment is designed for students with significant cognitive disabilities for whom participation in the general statewide assessment is inappropriate, even with accommodations.
Assessments Included:
Elementary: Math, Reading, Science
Middle: Math, Reading, Science
High: Reading, EOCs
| Grades 3-10 | Elementary and Middle
March 2-April 17
High School
March 24-May1
EOC - Civics
March 2-April 17
EOC - Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History
March 24-May1
Calendar
| PBT | Untimed | | June |
 | The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program is a graduation option for Florida students and is also an automatic qualifier for Florida’s Bright Futures Scholarship. | IB High School Students | | PBT | | Sample Exams | |
| Istation/-Ready is a computer-adaptive assessment that delivers student-driven instruction and offers research-based reading instruction to complement any core reading program. | Grades 1 - 3 | Beginning of Year
August - September
Mid Year
January
End of Year
May | CBT | Beginning of Year
30 minutes
Mid Year
30 minutes
End of Year
30 minutes | | Beginning of Year
October
Mid Year
February
End of Year
May |
| Kindergarten Literacy Survey | | Kindergarten | Initial
August
Fall
September -October
Winter
November -December
End of Year
May | Combined observation and minimal PBT | 60 minutes (3-8 minutes per task)
| | Initial
September
Fall
November
Winter
January
End of Year
May |
| Kindergarten Math | | Kindergarten | August
Or
October -November
May | Performance Tasks | 20 minutes | | September
Or
November
May
|
 | The National Assessment of Educational Progress measures student performance for comparison among state and national populations over time | Grades 4 & 8
Select Schools Only |
| CBT
PBT | 90 minutes | Reading, Mathematics, Writing, Civics, Geography, US History | Fall |
.svg.png) | The Scholastic Aptitude Test is a suite of tools designed to assess your academic readiness for college. This exam provides a path to opportunities, financial support and scholarships, in a way that is fair to all students. The SAT measures the skills required for success. | * High School
* Other, Adults | SAT Administration Dates
Brevard - All 11th Grade will test on
March 04
Makeup:
March 25
Non-College Reportable:
April 14 | PBT | 180 minutes | Students Are Required to PreRegister
 | Summer 2018 |
 | Stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition, guides, teaching and learning toward high achievement standards. BPS uses the program as a Summer Reading Camp for 3rd grade students who may have struggled with the subject or, received a level 1 on their FSA ELA | Grade 3 | June | PBT | Untimed |  | Within a week of completing the Summer Camp. |
 | The Preliminary American College Test readiness assessment is a curriculum and standards based educational and career planning tool that assesses students' academic readiness for the actual ACT. | Grade 10 | September - December | PBT | 150 minutes | Not administered in Brevard | Approximately 2 weeks after testing |
 | The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a standardized test administered by the College Board and cosponsored by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) in the United States. | Grade 10 | October 16
| PBT | 165 minutes | | January |
| QLA | Quarterly Literacy Assessment | Grades 1-6 | Assessment 1
October
Assessment 2
December
Assessment 3
February -March
Assessment 4
April - May | PBT | 2 or 3 thirty minute sessions | | Assessment 1
November
Assessment 2
January
Assessment 3
April
Assessment 4
May
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| Reading Plus Insight Assessment | Grades 7-12
(Select Students) | August -October
November -December
April - May | CBT | 45 minutes | | 1 week after |
| Florida uses the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners 2.0 (ACCESS for ELLs 2.0) assessments as a tool to measure English Language Learners (ELLs) proficiency in English; thus, ensuring the skills needed in school to achieve at high levels, academically. | Grades 1–12 with significant cognitive disabilities and currently classified as ELL with “LY” code | January 27 - March 11 | PBT | 80 minutes | | May |
