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Clay County officials outline FAST assessments and how families can access results
Summary
Clay County District Schools hosted a virtual Parent Academy showing parents how FAST and other state assessments are administered, what achievement levels mean, and how to view results in the Florida Family Portal using a six‑digit family code, student birthdate and first name.
Clay County District Schools held a virtual Parent Academy where Rodney Ivy, supervisor of assessment and accountability, walked families through the district—s FAST assessments, score reporting and how to access results.
Ivy said the session would help parents "understand your student's FAST assessment score," and explained that the FAST assessments and many end‑of‑course exams are computer‑based and adaptive. "As a student moves throughout the test, if they answer that question correctly, then the complexity of their next question will increase," he said, noting that adaptive items help the district get a "more precise understanding" of student mastery.
The presentation explained which grades take which tests: K–2 students take FAST for English language arts and math; grades 3–10 take reading tests and grades 3–8 take math assessments; select students take end‑of‑course exams such as Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, Civics and U.S. History; fifth‑ and eighth‑grade students take statewide science assessments; and fourth through tenth graders take a writing assessment.
Ivy described the three progress‑monitoring windows for FAST: PM1 in the fall, PM2 in the winter and PM3 in the spring, and distinguished purposes of those windows: "PM1 and PM2 data [are] for informational purposes that help us guide our instruction," while "the PM 3 score is a summative score that we provide at the end of the year that measures where a student's mastery and grade level stands after a completion of that assessment."
Scores are reported as a scale score and an achievement level from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest); Ivy said "an achievement level of 3 indicates that a student is performing on grade level across that assessment." He noted the same numeric scale score can map to different achievement levels depending on grade and subject and gave examples of how range thresholds vary by grade.
Families were directed to the Florida Family Portal to view results. Ivy demonstrated how to obtain a family's unique six‑digit portal code from the district's assessment and accountability page, then sign in at FL FAST. "You'll enter your 6 digit unique code here as well as your student's birthday and their first name," he said. He added that K–2 scores typically appear in the portal three to five days after testing while scores for third grade and above usually report the same day.
Ivy also reviewed the portal's detailed report features, including category results (showing performance in areas such as reading prose and poetry or informational text), question‑level correctness, the progress tab showing historical scores, and the Individual Student Report (ISR) download that provides a more detailed breakdown.
The presentation closed with contact information: families were told they could reach the Assessment and Accountability office by email or phone for help, and that the recorded session would be posted on the district website and the district—s YouTube channel.
The Parent Academy was presented by Tori Gurnese, coordinator of family and community engagement, and Ivy, supervisor of assessment and accountability. The session included demonstrations and links to resources intended to help families interpret assessment results and support student learning.
