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FATA Mid-Year Meeting 2025-26

, Meeting Materials​
  • Agenda​
  • Regional and Size-alike District Groupings

​Meeting Surveys
  • ​Introduction Survey (results overview, Excel )
  • Day 1 Morning Info Catcher (results overview, Excel)
  • Day 1 Afternoon Info Catcher (results overview, Excel)
  • Conference Feedback Form (results overview, Excel)

Location
World Equestrian Center - Ocala
1750 NW 80th Ave, Ocala, FL 34482

Dates and Times
January 29-30, 2026
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Day 1, ​8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Day 2, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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Click the image to the left to play the podcast providing an overview of the Midyear Meeting.

​This podcast was generated using AI (NotebookLM). 

*Note- This podcast was AI generated. Some terminology or inferences made by the AI may not be totally accurate.

Presentations

FATA Midyear Meeting Slides
  • Main Presentation
Sponsor Presentations
  • Renaissance​
  • Curriculum Associates
  • CLT (Classic Learning Test)
  • ACT Education Corp.
​​Key Note
  •  Student Learning: Data Trends Across Florida and Nationally - Woody Paik, Executive VP, Curriculum Associates
Expert Presentations
  • Unlock Creativity with Canva Education - Slides, District Application, Canva Design School 
          Amy DeLair, Learning Consultant, Canva & Kayla Austin, District Engagement Advocate, Canva
Florida Department of Education
  • State Accountability Updates​ - Justin Tarin, Bureau Chief, FLDOE Bureau of Accountability Reporting
  • State Assessment Updates - Susie Lee, Executive Director, FLDOE Office of Assessment
FATA
  • Like-Size District Meeting – Breakout Notes​
  • Interactive Panel Discussion - Assessment- PDF, Excel
    Best practices for obtaining scores needed for graduation: Concordant scores, remediation, etc...​
  • Panel Discussion- Accountability Focus
    Accountability dashboard and reports​
    • ​Collier
    • Nassau
    • ​NEFEC​
    • ​AscendEd Intelligence

​Unbridled Innovation: AI at Speed
These 10-minute info breaks were sprinkled throughout the agenda. The slides contain the general information that could be shared. Much of the time was spent within the AI tools, which was not specifically captured for most sessions. 
  • Using AI Safely​
  • AI Grad Rate Experiment in Co-Pilot
    • Copilot outputs (examples, not for distribution)
      • Full Copilot Chat
      • Initial Response with Rankings and trajectories
      • Grad Rate Infographic
      • Grad Rate Press Release
  • Writing good AI Prompts
  • Getting Shortcuts for Formulas and Syntax
  • Bringing our AI Learning to the Finish Line - Are we Podcasters?
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    • 2025-26 Mid-Year Meeting
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      • 2025-26 Annual Meeting
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      • 2020 Annual FATA Meeting
      • 2018 State FATA Meeting
      • 2018 FATA State Meeting
      • 2017 State FATA Meeting
  • Partners and Sponsors
  • PLCs
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