MILA Elementary
TO SERVE EVERY STUDENT WITH EXCELLENCE AS THE STANDARD
Your Child’s FAST Test Scores Are Now Available
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
We would like to inform you that your child’s results from the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) progress monitoring are now available.
FAST assessments are administered three times each school year (PM1, PM2, and PM3) and provide valuable insight into your child’s progress in Reading and Mathematics based on Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards. These results help both families and educators track academic growth and tailor instruction to meet each student's needs.
📊 What’s Included in the Report
• Your child’s scores from the most recent FAST progress monitoring window
• Performance level and expectations
• Progress comparison to previous assessments (if applicable)
• Highlights of strengths and areas for growth
🔍 How to Access the Results
You can view your child’s FAST results by visiting the Florida Department of Education Family Portal
You’ll need the secure access code provided by your child’s school. If you do not have this code, please contact us.
If you prefer a printed copy or need help accessing the portal, please reach out to Cynthia Dawson, Vice Principal, at Dawson.cyntha@brevardschools.org
Accessing Results Through Focus
Results can also be found by clicking on the Florida Statewide Assessments link on your child’s Focus Portal.
💻 How to Find the Logo on a Computer
1. Log into your account on the PBS Parent Portal Login
2. On the main dashboard screen, look for the official Florida Statewide Assessments logo (a blue, green, and orange graphic shaped like the state of Florida).
3. Clicking this graphic will launch a secure window directly into the Florida Department of Education Family Portal to display your child's test results.
📱 How to Find the Logo on the BPS Focus App
1. Open the BPS Focus APP
2. Locate your child's Student Card
3. Tap More Info at the top right of the student card.
4. Select Reports then tap the Florida Statewide Assessments logo to load current and historical scores.
🌐 Language Support
If you need help translating your child’s FAST scores or would like to receive information in another language, we are happy to assist. Please contact Dr. Kimberly Watrin at Watrin.kimberly@brevardschools.org and we will ensure you receive translated materials or interpretation support.
🧭 Understanding the Scores
• FAST assessments do not affect report card grades.
• They are one part of a bigger picture that includes classwork, projects, and teacher feedback.
• The results help us personalize support and instruction for your child. Please reach out for help understanding the scores - staff at Mila are happy to help.
🏠 How You Can Help at Home
• Read with your child and talk to them about their scores
• Communicate regularly with your child’s teacher
If you would like help interpreting your child’s scores please reach out, (321) 454-1070, we are happy to help.
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
We would like to inform you that your child’s results from the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) progress monitoring are now available.
FAST assessments are administered three times each school year (PM1, PM2, and PM3) and provide valuable insight into your child’s progress in Reading and Mathematics based on Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards. These results help both families and educators track academic growth and tailor instruction to meet each student's needs.
📊 What’s Included in the Report
• Your child’s scores from the most recent FAST progress monitoring window
• Performance level and expectations
• Progress comparison to previous assessments (if applicable)
• Highlights of strengths and areas for growth
🔍 How to Access the Results
You can view your child’s FAST results by visiting the Florida Department of Education Family Portal
You’ll need the secure access code provided by your child’s school. If you do not have this code, please contact us.
If you prefer a printed copy or need help accessing the portal, please reach out to Cynthia Dawson, Vice Principal, at Dawson.cyntha@brevardschools.org
Accessing Results Through Focus
Results can also be found by clicking on the Florida Statewide Assessments link on your child’s Focus Portal.
💻 How to Find the Logo on a Computer
1. Log into your account on the PBS Parent Portal Login
2. On the main dashboard screen, look for the official Florida Statewide Assessments logo (a blue, green, and orange graphic shaped like the state of Florida).
3. Clicking this graphic will launch a secure window directly into the Florida Department of Education Family Portal to display your child's test results.
📱 How to Find the Logo on the BPS Focus App
1. Open the BPS Focus APP
2. Locate your child's Student Card
3. Tap More Info at the top right of the student card.
4. Select Reports then tap the Florida Statewide Assessments logo to load current and historical scores.
🌐 Language Support
If you need help translating your child’s FAST scores or would like to receive information in another language, we are happy to assist. Please contact Dr. Kimberly Watrin at Watrin.kimberly@brevardschools.org and we will ensure you receive translated materials or interpretation support.
🧭 Understanding the Scores
• FAST assessments do not affect report card grades.
• They are one part of a bigger picture that includes classwork, projects, and teacher feedback.
• The results help us personalize support and instruction for your child. Please reach out for help understanding the scores - staff at Mila are happy to help.
🏠 How You Can Help at Home
• Read with your child and talk to them about their scores
• Communicate regularly with your child’s teacher
If you would like help interpreting your child’s scores please reach out, (321) 454-1070, we are happy to help.
Need a break from cooking dinner? Great News! On October 1st let Papa Vito's take care of your dinner from 5 PM - 8 PM and part of the sales comes back to MILA Elementary.
The Millage renewal supports the technology students and teachers use every day in the classroom. This is not a new tax.
Millage funds focus on modernizing the classroom experience itself. These dollars provide interactive teaching tools such as Promethean boards, classroom audio systems, and other instructional technologies that help teachers deliver engaging, effective lessons.
At MILA, interactive classroom tools help teachers deliver engaging lessons that support student learning.
Technology changes quickly, and Millage funding ensures our schools can keep pace. When classrooms stay current, students have access to engaging lessons and teachers have reliable tools.
Strong Schools. Strong Brevard. Click here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage
Millage funds focus on modernizing the classroom experience itself. These dollars provide interactive teaching tools such as Promethean boards, classroom audio systems, and other instructional technologies that help teachers deliver engaging, effective lessons.
At MILA, interactive classroom tools help teachers deliver engaging lessons that support student learning.
Technology changes quickly, and Millage funding ensures our schools can keep pace. When classrooms stay current, students have access to engaging lessons and teachers have reliable tools.
Strong Schools. Strong Brevard. Click here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage
The Sales Surtax renewal helps keep classrooms connected, secure, and equipped. This is not a new tax.
Sales Surtax supports the critical, invisible backbone of school technology. These dollars pay for the essential systems that keep classrooms connected and secure, including network cabling, cybersecurity protections, wireless access points, and other infrastructure that students and teachers rely on every day.
At MILA, the technology infrastructure funded by the Sales Surtax helps keep every classroom connected and ready for learning.
Technology changes quickly, and the Sales Surtax ensures our schools can keep pace. When the infrastructure is strong, every classroom stays connected, teachers have reliable tools, and schools can operate efficiently.
Strong Schools. Strong Brevard. Click here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage
Sales Surtax supports the critical, invisible backbone of school technology. These dollars pay for the essential systems that keep classrooms connected and secure, including network cabling, cybersecurity protections, wireless access points, and other infrastructure that students and teachers rely on every day.
At MILA, the technology infrastructure funded by the Sales Surtax helps keep every classroom connected and ready for learning.
Technology changes quickly, and the Sales Surtax ensures our schools can keep pace. When the infrastructure is strong, every classroom stays connected, teachers have reliable tools, and schools can operate efficiently.
Strong Schools. Strong Brevard. Click here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage
Mila’s Schoolwide Improvement Plan Is Now Available!
We are happy to announce that the Brevard County School Board has approved Mila Elementary’s 2026–2027 Schoolwide Improvement Plan (SIP), which also serves as our Title I plan.
Please take a few minutes to review our plan:
Printed copies are available upon request. If you would like a copy or need the document translated, please contact Dr. Kimberly Watrin, our Title I Coordinator, at Watrin.kimberly@brevardschools.org.
Thank you for partnering with us to support our students!
¡Ya está disponible el Plan de Mejoramiento Escolar de Mila!
Nos complace anunciar que la Junta Escolar del Condado de Brevard ha aprobado el Plan de Mejoramiento Escolar (SIP) de Mila Elementary para el año escolar 2026–2027, que también sirve como nuestro plan de Título I.
Les invitamos a dedicar unos minutos a revisar nuestro plan:
Hay copias impresas disponibles a solicitud. Si desea una copia o necesita una traducción del documento, comuníquese con la Dra. Kimberly Watrin, nuestra coordinadora de Título I, al correo electrónico Watrin.kimberly@brevardschools.org.
¡Gracias por colaborar con nosotros para apoyar a nuestros estudiantes!
The Sales Surtax renewal is paid for by everyone who shops in Brevard and funds safe, well-maintained schools. This is not a new tax.
It funds secure buildings, facility investments, and technology infrastructure — the physical spaces students learn in every day.
This year at MILA, that meant a new playground for the students to play on.
The Sales Surtax allows Brevard Public Schools to make these needed improvements, ensuring students and staff learn and work in safe, comfortable, and resilient buildings — year after year.
Strong Schools. Strong Brevard.
Click here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage
It funds secure buildings, facility investments, and technology infrastructure — the physical spaces students learn in every day.
This year at MILA, that meant a new playground for the students to play on.
The Sales Surtax allows Brevard Public Schools to make these needed improvements, ensuring students and staff learn and work in safe, comfortable, and resilient buildings — year after year.
Strong Schools. Strong Brevard.
Click here for more information: https://www.brevardschools.org/page/surtax-and-millage
Attention MILA VPK Parents!! We now are offering After School care! Please contact our amazing BAS Coordinator Mrs Shay!
Florida offers families a free program called New Worlds Reading that helps VPK – 5th graders build their reading skills. Enrolled students get: 9 books that families choose each school year in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, or braille, and reading guides and activities that help kids develop their literacy skills.
Available books include popular series like Clifford the Big Red Dog and The Magic School Bus.
There is no income requirement to participate! The program was created and funded by our state legislature, so it really is free for eligible families. 80% of VPK-5th graders in Florida public and charter schools qualify, so when in doubt, fill the application out! Apply today at newworldsreading.com.
Florida ofrece a las familias un programa gratuito llamado New Worlds Reading, que ayuda a los niños y niñas elegibles de VPK a 5.º grado que necesiten apoyo adicional para desarrollar sus destrezas lectoras.
Los estudiantes registrados/as reciben 9 libros que las familias eligen cada año escolar en inglés, español,
criollo haitiano o braille y guías de lectura y actividades que ayudan a los niños/as a desarrollar
sus destrezas de alfabetización. Los libros disponibles presentan series populares como Clifford the Big Red
Dog y The Magic School Bus.
¡No hay requisitos de ingresos para participar! El programa fue creado y financiado por la legislatura estatal, por lo que realmente es gratuito para las familias elegibles. Puede solicitar ahora, incluso si su niño/a aún no es elegible. New Worlds Reading mantiene las solicitudes en archivo y revisa regularmente los expedientes académicos. Si un niño/a llega a ser elegible en el futuro, comenzará automáticamente a recibir libros y actividades correspondientes
a ese año. Solicite hoy en newworldsreading.com.
Link to New World Reads Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mEZReH9aJc
Informed Families are having a Family Day Photo Contest! Click on this link for more information!
Surtax funding supports a range of physical security improvements across Brevard Public Schools. This is not a new tax. The half-cent sales surtax is an existing funding source that voters are being asked to renew.
These investments include secure single-point entry, upgraded locks and gates, reinforced front office safety features, expanded security camera coverage, and modern emergency alert systems.
Every visitor entering a school is directed through the front office for check-in, helping schools monitor access and maintain secure learning environments.
These upgrades create safer entrances, give schools greater visibility across the property, and make it possible to respond quickly in an emergency.
Surtax helps ensure schools have the safety infrastructure needed to help protect students and staff.
Strong Schools. Strong Brevard.
Click here for more information:
Tuesday September 8th at 4:30PM is our Parent Meeting for Odyssey of the Mind,
Attention 4th-6th graders! Come and get some information on the after-school group Odyssey of the Mind.
We want your input. Please complete this two-minute survey to help us with our Title One Program. Available in both English and Spanish!
Attention MILA music lovers! Choir and Strings start next week! In order to attend students must have a signed district permission form AND student contract signed!
Notice to Families: District and School Report Cards Now Available
Dear Families,
We want to let you know that the 2025–2026 District and School Report Cards are now available to view. These report cards share important information about how our schools and the district are performing, including student achievement, progress, and other helpful data.
You can view the Brevard School District Report Card or your child’s school report card by using the links provided below.
If you would like a printed copy or need translation assistance, please contact the front office—we’re happy to help!
Thank you for your continued support as we work together to help every student succeed.
Mila Elementary School Link: Mila Elementary School Report Card
District Report Card Link: https://edudata.fldoe.org/ReportCards/Schools.html?school=0000&district=05
Aviso a las Familias: Los Boletines de Calificaciones del Distrito y de la Escuela Ya Están Disponibles
Estimadas familias:
Queremos informarles que los Boletines de Calificaciones del Distrito y de las Escuelas para el año escolar 2025–2026 ya están disponibles para ver. Estos boletines contienen información importante sobre el desempeño de nuestras escuelas y del distrito, incluyendo el logro académico de los estudiantes, su progreso y otros datos útiles.
Puede ver el Boletín de Calificaciones del Distrito Escolar de Brevard o el boletín de calificaciones de la escuela de su hijo/a utilizando los enlaces que se encuentran a continuación.
Si desea una copia impresa o necesita asistencia con la traducción, por favor comuníquese con la oficina principal. ¡Estamos aquí para ayudarle!
Gracias por su continuo apoyo mientras trabajamos juntos para asegurar el éxito de cada estudiante. Enlace a la tarjeta de calificaciones escolar: Mila Elementary School Report Card
Enlace a la tarjeta de informe del distrito: https://edudata.fldoe.org/ReportCards/Schools.html?school=0000&district=05
Mila Elementary
Title One Annual Parent Meeting and Back-to-School Open House
Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Mila Elementary School
5:00–5:30 p.m.
Title One Annual Parent Meeting
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Back-to-School Open House
If you have multiple students at Mila Elementary, please go to your youngest child’s classroom first.
Escuela Primaria Mila
Reunión Anual de Padres de Título I y Noche de Regreso a Clases
Jueves, 27 de agosto de 2026
5:00–5:30 p. m.
Reunión Anual de Padres de Título I
5:30–6:30 p. m.
Noche de Regreso a Clases
Si tiene más de un estudiante en la Escuela Primaria Mila, por favor diríjase primero al salón de clases de su hijo menor.
Title One Annual Parent Meeting and Back-to-School Open House
Thursday, August 27, 2026 at Mila Elementary School
5:00–5:30 p.m.
Title One Annual Parent Meeting
5:30–6:30 p.m.
Back-to-School Open House
If you have multiple students at Mila Elementary, please go to your youngest child’s classroom first.
Escuela Primaria Mila
Reunión Anual de Padres de Título I y Noche de Regreso a Clases
Jueves, 27 de agosto de 2026
5:00–5:30 p. m.
Reunión Anual de Padres de Título I
5:30–6:30 p. m.
Noche de Regreso a Clases
Si tiene más de un estudiante en la Escuela Primaria Mila, por favor diríjase primero al salón de clases de su hijo menor.
Join Us Thursday, August 27th for our Annual Title 1 Parent meeting and Back to School Open House. It will start with the Title 1 meeting at 5:00 PM and continuing into our Back-to-School Open House at 5:30PM. We can't wait to see you!
Do you or someone you know have a 4-year-old? BPS still has some openings for VPK. VPK is our Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten and it's free! Come on into our office to talk with one of our clerks about our amazing program!
Don't forget Meet the Teacher is Friday August 7th from 1-3PM. We can't wait to see you there!