After Rocky Roll-out, FSA Writing Test Resumes

Submitted by Anonymous on March 3, 2015 - 9:30am

Testing for the writing portion of the Florida Standards Assessment resumed on Tuesday after a tumultuous first day of testing left many students unable to log in or complete the test.

Complaints of a lagging computer system arose Monday, forcing some districts to reschedule the test. Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart said Monday the Florida Department of Education would be working to resolve the technical issues.

On Tuesday morning, Stewart told district superintendents the issues had been resolved and testing could resume.

Some schools were still having issues as of Tuesday morning, however. According to the Hillsborough County School District, some schools were still experiencing issues and were told to stop testing for the day.

According to the company providing the test, nearly all tests started Monday -- around 68,000 of 69,000 -- were successfully completed.

The FSA writing test will be administered until March 13.

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