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Home Education & PEP Students

Home Education & PEP Students

Home Education students are required by section 1002.41(1)(c), Florida Statutes to submit an annual evaluation of your student's educational progress to the school district. The statute provides several options for completion of the annual evaluation.  One of the options that you may choose to meet his requirement is participation in the state progress monitoring (PM) assessments and/or End-of-Course (EOC) assessments.

Students participating in the Personalized Education Program (PEP)  or the Family Empowerment/McKay Scholarship Program may participate in statewide assessments (per Section 1002.01, F.S.). Personalized Education Program (PEP) Program FAQs (click the link to view)

Parents/Guardians planning to return their student to a public school prior to high school graduation should remember that some state assessments are used for course placement or graduation requirements.

If you would like for your student to participate in the statewide assessments, please complete the appropriate registration form listed below.

FALL 2025 REGISTRATION FORM – CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE FORM

  • PM1 Grades K-10 FAST ELA-Reading and Grades K-8 FAST Mathematics
  • Fall G10 ELA-Reading Retake and EOCs (Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology 1, or G11 US History)
  • Registration Deadline:  

FALL 2025 G9-12 PSAT/NMSQT OR G12 SAT REGISTRATION FORM – CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE FORM

  • Grade 12 SAT – Test Date:  October TBD
  • Grades 9-11 PSAT/NMSQT – Test Dates:  October 14-17 (Schools Closed on October 13)
  • Registration Deadline:  

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WINTER 2025-26 REGISTRATION FORM

  • PM2 Grades K-10 FAST ELA-Reading and Grades K-8 FAST Mathematics
  • Winter G10 ELA-Reading Retake and EOCs (Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology 1, or G11 US History)

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SPRING 2026 REGISTRATION FORM (click the link to complete the form)

Test Administration Window: 

  • Grades 4-10 BEST Writing

Test Administration Window:  

  • PM3 Grades K-10 FAST ELA-Reading and Grades K-8 FAST Mathematics
  • Spring G10 FAST ELA-Reading Retake and EOCs (Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology 1, G7 Civics or G11 US History)

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SUMMER 2025 REGISTRATION FORM – CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE FORM (Registration Deadline: Friday, June 13)

Test Administration Window:  Tuesday, May 15 and Wednesday, May 16
High School Testing Locations:  Crooms, Hagerty, Lake Brantley, Lake Howell, Lake Mary, Lyman, Oviedo, Seminole, and Winter Springs

  • Tuesday, May 15:  EOCs (Algebra 1, Geometry, Biology 1, or G11 US History)
  • Wednesday, May 16:  G10 FAST ELA-Reading

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The chart below provides the assessments and times by grade level or course.
All students have up until the end of the school day, except for BEST Writing which is half of a school day, to complete the assessments.

ASSESSMENT TIMES

Grade K

Star Early Literacy

~30 minutes

Star Math

~30-45 minutes

Grade 1

Star Reading

~30 minutes

Star Math

~30-45 minutes

Grade 2

Star Reading

~30 minutes

Star Math

~30-45 minutes

Grade 3

FAST ELA-Reading

90+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

FAST Math

80+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
100+ minutes – PM3

Grade 4

FAST ELA-Reading

90+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

BEST Writing

120+ minutes

FAST Math

80+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
100+ minutes – PM3

Grade 5

FAST ELA-Reading

90+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

BEST Writing

120+ minutes

FAST Math

80+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
100+ minutes – PM3

Statewide Science

160+ minutes – Spring/PM3 Only

Grade 6

FAST ELA-Reading

90+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

BEST Writing

120+ minutes

FAST Math

100+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

Grade 7

FAST ELA-Reading

90+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

BEST Writing

120+ minutes

FAST Math

100+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

Grade 8

FAST ELA-Reading

90+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

BEST Writing

120+ minutes

FAST Math

100+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

Statewide Science

160+ minutes – Spring/PM3 Only

Grade 9

FAST ELA-Reading

90+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

BEST Writing

120+ minutes – Spring/PM3 Only

Grade 10

FAST ELA-Reading
Graduation Requirement

90+ minutes – PM1 & PM2
120+ minutes – PM3

BEST Writing

120+ minutes – Spring/PM3 Only

End-of-Course Assessments

BEST Algebra 1

160+ minutes – Fall/Winter/Spring

BEST Geometry

160+ minutes – Fall/Winter/Spring

Biology 1

160+ minutes – Fall/Winter/Spring

G7 Civics

160+ minutes – Fall/Winter/Spring

G11 U.S. History

160+ minutes – Fall/Winter/Spring