This post was created on 09/08/2022.

This year the state eliminated the end-of-year Florida Statewide Assessment (FSA) and has moved to a progress monitoring model called Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST). Under the progress monitoring model, student progress is monitored throughout the school year to provide constant feedback on academic progress.

The state’s first FAST testing window is now open. Your child’s teacher will use the results of this assessment to measure general achievement in reading and/or math and to determine your child’s learning needs.

It is important to understand that these test scores provide only one picture of how your child is doing in school. At the beginning of the year, students are not expected to have mastery of grade-level skills. Students are taught skills throughout the year and should move towards mastery as the school year progresses.

If your child has already taken FAST PM1 (the first progress monitoring assessment), the scores may already be loaded into the Pasco Parent Portal. If they are not already loaded, please check back soon. Scores are uploaded within days of the test-taking. Some students have not yet taken the FAST test, so their scores will not be posted until they do.

Directions for accessing these scores as well as additional information regarding FAST testing and interpreting the scores can be found at the Pasco Schools’ Accountability, Research, and Measurement page devoted to FAST testing.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your student’s teacher or call the Department of Accountability, Research, and Measurement at 813-794-2341.