Supporting education issues, Organizations & needs in Florida

Join us as we deep dive into Florida’s new K-12 student assessments, the “Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST)”.  We will learn details of how they’re administered, plans for establishing cut scores (an opportunity for funders to provide input), as well as plans for how results of the assessments will be used (e.g. in school and district grades).  

During the meeting our lobbyists will also provide insights into this year’s legislative session including leadership’s priorities and education legislation being developed for the 2023 session.  As always, there will be opportunities to get all your questions answered as well as for interaction with fellow education funders.

Meeting Objectives:

• Learn about new student assessments structured on B.E.S.T. standards including logistics of testing; cut score establishment; school & district grading, and comparison to prior assessments.  
• Understand educational legislative priorities and early education bills.
• Network and discuss 2023 plans for group.

Agenda: 
10:00 AM - Welcome, Introductions & Announcements
Jesse Coraggio, EAG Chair; Senior Vice Pres., Community Impact, Community Foundation Tampa Bay; Ashley Dietz, President & CEO, Florida Philanthropic Network 
10:15 AM -  Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Overview
Matt Herndon, Local Government & Community Affairs Consultant, RSA Consulting Group
11:00 AM - 2023 Education Bills and Legislative Analysis
Natalie King, Vice President/COO, RSA Consulting Group
11:35 AM - Discussion / Networking
Jesse Coraggio facilitates
12:00 PM - Adjourn 

EAG meetings are free for all FPN members. Registration is required.