Privacy & Security Statement

FOCUS is an educational program provided to Florida public schools by the Florida Department of Education.

The FOCUS Web site stores information about students' use of assessment materials only. Other information such as test data and student grades is not stored in the system.

All stored data, including user information, is not distributed by the Florida Department of Education, and is used only for educational purposes.

The FOCUS Web site uses an industry standard firewall to protect the system database and prevent unauthorized access. All areas of the FOCUS site that contain student, school, or district information require username and password authentication for access. All educators signing into the FOCUS Administrative Desks must agree to abide by federal student privacy laws.