Florida Standards Assessment scores for students were released last week and they show mixed results for area schools.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans Tuesday to get rid of the Florida Standards Assessments testing, or FSA. Those are the tests given in public schools at the end of each year.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – For Duval County parents who have kept their students in virtual learning this school year, the upcoming Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) exams are causing concern as the district is not offering a virtual option. “The Florida Department of Education is requiring all students in grades six to 12 to take their Florida Standards Assessment, FSA, in state and the course exams, at a school location,” said a voicemail message sent to Duval County families whose students are enrolled in Duval Homeroom. “It just seems like, sometimes, our opinions are undervalued,” Sullivan said of parents of virtual learning students. While students were allowed to take this school year’s previous PMAs virtually, the message to parents was unclear as to whether the next one would offer that option. Meanwhile, in Tallahassee, some lawmakers have filed legislation to soften the financial impact that the state assessments could have on schools.