Eric.ed.gov – Race to the Top. Florida Report. Year 3: School Year 2012-2013. [State-Specific Summary Report]

This State-specific summary report serves as an assessment of the Florida’s annual Race to the Top implementation. The Year 3 report for Phase 1 and 2 grantees highlights successes and accomplishments, identifies challenges, and provides lessons learned from implementation from approximately September 2012 through September 2013. In Year 3, the State continued to execute contracts and implement activities consistent with the State’s amended timelines. In Year 3, Florida implemented the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in first grade and trained approximately 13,000 educators on implementing the CCSS during summer institutes. Florida Department of Education (FDOE) continued to add CCSS-aligned resources to the Teacher Standards Instructional Tool (TSIT). The State also continued the Math Formative Assessment System (MFAS) providing Florida educators access to approximately 374 tasks and rubrics aligned to CCSS for kindergarten through third grade (K-3). A glossary is included. [For “Race to the Top. Florida. Year 2: School Year 2011-2012. [State-Specific Summary Report],” see ED539235.]