Students in grades K – 8 will be taking the FAST (Upper) or Bridge Test (Lower) this fall in reading and math. FAST stands for Formative Assessment System for Teachers and was created in 2010 by the University of Minnesota with a goal of making it easier for teachers to collect and use data more effectively. The test is an adaptive assessment that will be given during a scheduled time in a computer lab for about 30 minutes. The results are a snapshot of students grade level skills and are used as one data point of many that teachers collect during the school year. Results will be available in October. For more information, please visit the FAST Testing section on our Lake Harriet Testing and Assessment webpage.