The debate over school accountability and testing is gearing up again. Florida lawmakers are proposing more changes to the state’s school system. While they may not change the Florida Standards Assessment itself this year, they are looking for ways to mitigate the potential bad effects from the exam.
The State Board of Education has finalized a grading scale for the FSA but Tallahassee Democratic Sen. Bill Montford, D-Tallahassee, is promising to revisit the issue when the lawmakers return:
“Let’s see what we need to do to tweak the system so that we can have full confidence in our accountability system across Florida," he said.
Testing will stay at the forefront of the conversation. Republican Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, has unveiled a plan to let tests like the SAT and ACT to stand in for the FSA when it comes to graduation requirements Rollout of Florida’s new state exam was widely criticized last year.
The test was plagued by glitches and a recent report noted some questions didn’t align with what students were taught.
