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Greeting Bartow Middle School Students and Families:

We look forward to a great upcoming school year. Our first big event is welcoming back students at Orientation.

Orientation will be Friday, August 6 from 1:00-6:00 PM.

During orientation you will be able to get your class schedule, visit classrooms, and purchase school shirts.

Please pay close attention to the following:
• If you are attending orientation, please limit visitors to the student and 2 guests.
• If you have not returned your school issued laptop or device, you will not receive a schedule until it is returned or paid for.
• 7th graders will not receive a schedule until documented record of required immunizations has taken place.
• 6th graders will pick up their schedule in the 200 hallway.
• 7th graders will pick up their schedule in the band room entrance.
• 8th graders will pick up their schedule in the 800 building breezeway.
• School shirts will be for sale in the cafeteria. Shirts are $7. Checks or cash only. We cannot accept bills larger than $20.

We look forward to welcoming our Stellar Stingers!!

Thank you
BMS Administration

Spring 2021 FSA & EOC student test scores will be available by 7/30/2021.

The DOE will no longer send out paper copies of the parent report.

Parents will access their student’s test data by following these directions.

Student/Parent Guide to accessing scores:

Parent / Student Portal – How to Find Test Scores

1. Go to polkschoolsfl.com
   1. Parents: Select Parents and then Parent Portal.
   2. Students: Select Students and then Student Portal
2. Log in to Access Parent / Student Portal.
   1. Parents, if you do not know your log information, contact the front office at your student’s school.
   2. Students, your login information is the same login that you use at school to sign in.
3. On the left of the screen, you should see you(r) child(ren).
4. Select the child you would like to view information for and then select Test History.
5. Completed assessments will display with titles, such as Test, Administration Date, School Year, and Grade Level.
6. Select the grey triangle to view detailed information for specific tests.
7. A detailed information box will display showing the test and content area. It shows the Scale Score and Achievement Level earned.  This screen also tells the amount of Possible Points and the Raw Score, the amount of points actually earned.
8. If you would like to view the ISR (Individual Student Report) for a specific state assessment, select Portal from the left side of the screen.
9. In the middle column, you will see your student’s name. Select the reports tab.  You will then be able to select the Administration and Test to view the corresponding ISR.
10. If you would like to view ISRs (Individual Student Report) for previous years, select a different year from the dropdown menu on the top right of your screen.  The follow step 9 from above.

Concordant Rule for Testing (Scores Needed for Graduation)

To receive a Florida high school diploma, students must earn an Achievement Level of 3 or higher on the 10^th grade FSA ELA and the Algebra 1 EOC.  If students do not earn a Level 3 or higher on these assessments, they can meet each graduation requirement by earning a passing score on a concordant assessment.  Students need to know their cohort year (the year the student entered 9^th Grade) to understand which alternate scores apply to them.  Only students enrolled in high school will have a cohort year.

To see which cohort students are in, log into Parent/Student Portal, select the Grades tab.

Once the page loads, you will see the student’s Cohort Year.

Students who have a Cohort of 2018/2019 to Present:

ELA (Reading)

• Must earn an achievement level of 3 or higher on the FSA ELA Grade 10
• or     -
• Earn a 480 or higher on the SAT EBRW
• Earn an average of 18 or higher on ACT English and Reading (can be super-scored…for example, students can use their Reading score from Spring 19 and their English score from Fall 19)

Algebra 1

• Must earn an achievement level of 3 or higher on the FSA Algebra 1 EOC
• or     -
• Must earn an achievement level of 3 or higher on the FSA Geometry EOC
• or -
• Earn a 430 or higher on the PSAT/NMSQT
• Earn a 420 or higher on the SAT Math

Earn a 16 or higher on the ACT Math
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Students who have a Cohort of 2010/2011 through 2017/2018:

ELA (Reading)

• Must earn an achievement level of 3 or higher on the FSA ELA Grade 10
• or -
• Earn a 430 or higher on the SAT EBRW
• Earn a 24 on the SAT Reading Subtest
• Earn a 19 or higher on the ACT Reading
• Earn an average of 18 or higher on ACT English and Reading (can be super-scored…for example, students can use their Reading score from Spring 19 and their English score from Fall 19)

Algebra 1

• Must earn an achievement level of 3 or higher on the FSA Algebra 1 EOC
• or -
• Must earn an achievement level of 3 or higher on the FSA Geometry EOC
• or -
• Earn a 430 or higher on the PSAT/NMSQT
• Earn a 420 or higher on the SAT Math
• Earn a 16 or higher on the ACT Math
• Earn a 97 or higher on the PERT

Parents please pay close attention to the following dates to return devices to the school.  We must have the devices returned in order to prepare them for the 21-22 school year.  We appreciate your cooperation.

6^th grade device return = Monday, June 7 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

7^th grade device return = Monday, June 7 1:00 PM-4:30 PM

8^th grade device return = Tuesday, June 8 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

If you are unable to return the device on your assigned date, we will accept devices on the following date= Thursday, June 10 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

NOTE:  Please be patient during device drop off.  We must power on the device and make sure all equipment is in working order.  Please bring all power cords with you as well.  We will then have you sign off to acknowledge that we received the device and everything was returned and in working condition.

If you have children that are in different grade levels, please pick one of the dates and times to return multiple devices.  There is no need to come at separate times.

Current 6^th and 7^th graders, that do not return a device, will be not get a schedule for the 21-22 school year.  8^th graders moving on to high school, that do not return a device, will have an obligation placed on their record and will not be able to graduate high school until that obligation is fulfilled.