Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
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11 The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations (Wise and
12 Siplin) recommended the following amendment:
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19 (b) The 2007 revision of the curriculum standards for
20 social studies must include an emphasis on the integration of
21 civics education at all grade levels, based on the framework
22 provided by the National Standards for Civics and Government.
23 The civics standards must be included in all appropriate state
24 testing provisions and assessments as they are developed, with
25 an emphasis on the integration of critical thinking and skills
26 as described in paragraph (a).
27 (c) By January 31, 2008, the State Board of Education
28 shall establish an expedited a schedule for to facilitate the
29 adoption periodic review of the World Class Education
30 Standards, and for the periodic review and revision of the
31 standards, to ensure superior adequate rigor, relevance,
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1 logical student progression, and integration of reading,
2 writing, and mathematics across all subject areas. Each
3 recommendation for adoption, revision, or repeal of the
4 standards must include an estimate of the expenditures
5 required to implement the recommendation, including, but not
6 limited to, preservice teacher education, professional
7 development, acquisition of instructional programs, student
8 instruction, and valid instructional assessments aligned to
9 the new standards. Effective January 1, 2009, the state board
10 shall, by January 1 of each year, submit a report to the
11 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
12 House of Representatives detailing the status of the adoption,
13 implementation, and any subsequent revisions of the World
14 Class Education Standards.
15 (d) The State Board of Education shall include Florida
16 educators in the development and review of the Standards. The
17 state board shall consider the recommendations of educators,
18 citizens, and members of the business community; consult
19 national or international curricular experts in each review by
20 subject area; and consider standards implemented by other
21 states or nations which are regarded as exceptionally rigorous
22 by the curricular experts. The state board shall also must
23 include the participation of curriculum leaders in other
24 content areas, including the arts, to ensure valid content
25 area integration and to address the instructional requirements
26 of different learning styles.
27 (e) The process for adoption and revision of the World
28 Class Education Standards review and proposed revisions must
29 include leadership and input from the state's classroom
30 teachers and selected, school administrators, postsecondary
31 institutions and community colleges and universities, and from
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1 representatives from business and industry representatives who
2 are identified by Enterprise Florida, Inc. local education
3 foundations. a report including proposed revisions must be
4 submitted to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
5 the Speaker of the House of Representatives annually to
6 coincide with the established review schedule. The review
7 schedule and an annual status report must be submitted to the
8 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
9 House of Representatives annually not later than January 1.
10 (f) Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, the
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