Fall Firefly Assessments

Greetings, HASD families, 

Students in Grades 3-8 recently took the Firefly assessment for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics. Secondary students enrolled in a Keystone Exam course (Algebra 1 and Grade 10 English - Literature) also took the assessment. Firefly is a benchmark assessment aligned to the PA state standards. 

Elementary students will receive their Firefly results along with their report cards, Acadience Reading, and SpringMath reports. Secondary students will receive their reports from their classroom teachers. PSSA Science (Grades 5 and 8) and Keystone Biology reports will be available at a later date. 

Please see the attached Report Interpretation Guide for an overview of the assessment. The Firefly provides one measure of student achievement and a predictive measure for future PSSA and Keystone Exam performance. HASD acknowledges the importance of measures that promote whole-child development and career readiness. The Firefly assessment is one piece of a comprehensive system. 

Thank you, 

Dr. Travis R. Lee, 

Director of Curriculum and Instruction