Parents

Parents, good evening. This is Mrs. Cramer, Assistant Principal at WFHS, calling with important information regarding testing this month which affects all students enrolled at WFHS.

Tomorrow, all twelfth grade students currently enrolled in a US Government class on the WFHS campus will take the Florida Civic Literacy Exam. Dual Enrollment students may opt to take the test with us, if their schedule permits. The test begins promptly at 8:25 a.m. This test is required of all high school students. A passing score will exempt them from this requirement in college, which is now required in order to receive a degree in the state of Florida, AND may serve as their US Government Semester Exam grade.

The second round of Progress Monitoring exams will be given on Wednesday, December 7^th to freshmen and Thursday, December 8^th to sophomores. These exams are also required and are used to determine academic gains for students in English, preparing them for the new FAST Exam offered at the end of the year, which is also a graduation requirement.

Students in grades 9-12 are working on Industry Certification exams this month as well. Those dates vary by academy and our students are doing a great job so far with over 200 certifications earned already this school year!

Finally, all students on the WFHS campus will take their semester exams, Thursday, December 15^th – Tuesday, December 20^th. An exam is required in each class and exams are not given early. In an attempt to provide the most optimal testing environment for all students, we do not authorize students to check out during a class period. Students late to school after an exam has begun will also not be permitted into class and will have to take a make-up exam.

A copy of our semester exam schedule is available on our website and has been shared in the student’s grade level Jag News pages. Students will be receiving a study guide for each of their classes to help them prepare for their exams.

Any student that receives testing accommodations should have already received a letter detailing the testing procedures. If you have any questions regarding your student’s upcoming tests, please reach out to your student’s counselor as soon as possible.

All of the mentioned tests this evening are required and are very important for your student’s academic success. Please assist us in encouraging your student to prepare in advance for the exams and to arrive at school prepared, on time, and with a fully charged chromebook each day. Students missing an exam will need to coordinate a time to make up the exam with their individual teachers. 

ECSD Website Provides Focus™ Parent Portal Account Instructional Videos

The ECSD Information Technology Department has created a series of instructional videos to assist parents in accessing and learning the new features and settings available in the Focus™ Parent Portal Account program. The videos offered at http://ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/focuspp include:

1.    FOCUS™ for Parents: Why You Need A Parent Account
2.    FOCUS™ for Parents: How to Create A Parent Online Account
3.    FOCUS™ for Parents - Version 10 Updates

There are also written instructions available: Focus™ Parent Portal: Create a New Online Account.  Parents signing up for the first time will want to gather some necessary information (the list is also available on this page). 

Parents will need to know:

1.    A valid email address
2.    Your child’s date of birth
3.    Your child’s 6-digit ECSD student ID number
4.    The last four digits of your child’s Social Security Number

A Parent Portal Account will also allow parents of multiple school-aged children to navigate from one child’s information page to another, without having to log out in-between.

ECSD Families App

Once parents have established their Focus™ Parent Portal account and password, they can also access their child’s information by using a mobile device and downloading the ECSD Families App. This free app is available in the Apple App Store, or on the Google Play store for Android phones.  The icon graphic is an apple wearing a graduation cap.

For information about Escambia County’s public schools
go to: https://ecsd-fl.schoolloop.com/ 
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Please make sure your student charges his or her chromebook!

Thanks!

For more information, please do the following:

• Click on the Guideance link above.
• Click on the Military Dependents.

School Advisory Council's provide educational stakeholders with an opportunity to actively participate in the development of educational priorities, assessment of the school's needs and identification of resources. 

Please contact Mrs. Cramer (ecramer@ecsdfl.us)  if you are interested in joining the WFHS School Advisory Council for the 2022-2023 school year.