FAST Math Practice
Florida Assessment of Student Thinking. FAST is built on standards derived from Common Core. Briveli's CC-aligned curriculum covers the same skills.
Three progress-monitoring administrations: PM1 (August-September), PM2 (December-January), and PM3 (late April-May). PM3 is the summative score used for accountability.
Computer-adaptive
No calculator in grades 3-5 math. Grade 6 uses an embedded four-function online calculator on calculator-allowed sections; grades 7-8 use an embedded scientific calculator. A reference sheet is provided in grades 4-8.
Five FAST Achievement Levels (Level 1 - Inadequate, Level 2 - Below Satisfactory, Level 3 - Satisfactory, Level 4 - Proficient, Level 5 - Mastery). Level 3 indicates on-grade-level performance.
About the FAST
Florida replaced the FSA with the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) starting in the 2022-2023 school year. Unlike a single end-of-year exam, FAST is a progress-monitoring system: students in grades 3 through 8 take three shorter, computer-adaptive tests across the year - PM1 in August/September, PM2 in December/January, and PM3 at the end of the year. Only PM3 produces the summative score that is used for school accountability and grade-three promotion decisions, but PM1 and PM2 give teachers and families early signals about where a student is strong or struggling. All three administrations are aligned to Florida's B.E.S.T. Standards for mathematics.
Florida's B.E.S.T. (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking) Standards replaced the state's previous Common Core-aligned standards starting in 2020-2021, and they are now the basis for every FAST math item. While the B.E.S.T. Standards reorganize and re-label expectations, the underlying mathematical content tracks closely with the Common Core domains parents may already know - so a strong CC-aligned curriculum maps well to what FAST PM3 actually tests. Reports show the student's scale score, FAST Achievement Level (1-5), and category-level performance such as Number Sense and Operations, Algebraic Reasoning, Measurement, Geometric Reasoning, and Data Analysis and Probability.
Official source: https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/assessments/k-12-student-assessment/best/
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