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Recent News and Upcoming Events

2012 Sunshine State Scholars - Congratulations to our Heartland Sunshine State Scholars! The Florida Education Foundation recently recognized Florida's top 11th grade students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) on February 16th & 17th in Orlando. The following students are our districts' Sunshine State Scholars for 2012:

• DeSoto: Jacob Dewey, DeSoto County High
• Glades: Maria B. Toledo, Moore Haven Jr/Sr High
• Hardee: Alex Pierstorff, Hardee Senior High
• Hendry: Derek Bass, LaBelle High
• Highlands: Kevin Colley, Lake Placid High
• Okeechobee: Sarah Davis, Okeechobee High

Florida Virtual School AP Test Review - Florida Virtual School offers free test reviews to prepare students for the spring AP Exams. AP Exam Reviews are available for the following AP courses:

• More information at: http://www.flvs.net/areas/flvscourses/Pages/TestReviewAP.aspx

Achievement Level Descriptions - FLDOE has released the Achievement Levels and Achievement Level Descriptions for Math in Grades 3-8 and Algebra.

• FCAT 2.0 and EOC Achievement Levels
• FCAT 2.0 ALDs: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/alds.asp
• EOC Assessment ALDs: http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/alds.asp

FOCUS/FCAT Explorer 2011-2012 School Year Information - FLDOE has released updated FCAT Explorer/ Focus e-flyers for the current school year:

K-3 Math Formative Assessments - K-3 Formative Assessment tasks are now available on CPALMS. These are listed under the Related Instructional Resources link of each benchmark.

• Browse benchmarks at:  http://www.floridastandards.org/Standards/FLStandardSearch.aspx
  or access your Course Description under the NGSSS/Curriculum link above.

FOCUS Mini-Assessments for Geometry - Geometry mini-assessments based on the NGSSS are now available through Focus. Two mini-assessments have been created for each of the benchmarks assessed on the Geometry EOC.

• Find more information at http://focus.florida-achieves.com/