Florida Senate - 2020                                     SB 434
       
       
        
       By Senator Montford
       
       
       
       
       
       3-00550A-20                                            2020434__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to designation of school grades;
    3         amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising the components on
    4         which a school’s grade is based; providing an
    5         effective date.
    6          
    7  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    8  
    9         Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
   10  1008.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   11         1008.34 School grading system; school report cards;
   12  district grade.—
   13         (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.—
   14         (b)1. Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, a school’s
   15  grade shall be based on the following components, each worth 100
   16  points:
   17         a. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide,
   18  standardized assessments in English Language Arts under s.
   19  1008.22(3).
   20         b. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide,
   21  standardized assessments in mathematics under s. 1008.22(3).
   22         c. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide,
   23  standardized assessments in science under s. 1008.22(3).
   24         d. The percentage of eligible students passing statewide,
   25  standardized assessments in social studies under s. 1008.22(3).
   26         e. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning
   27  Gains in English Language Arts as measured by statewide,
   28  standardized assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3).
   29         f. The percentage of eligible students who make Learning
   30  Gains in mathematics as measured by statewide, standardized
   31  assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3).
   32         g. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25
   33  percent in English Language Arts, as identified by prior year
   34  performance on statewide, standardized assessments, who make
   35  Learning Gains as measured by statewide, standardized English
   36  Language Arts assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3).
   37         h. The percentage of eligible students in the lowest 25
   38  percent in mathematics, as identified by prior year performance
   39  on statewide, standardized assessments, who make Learning Gains
   40  as measured by statewide, standardized Mathematics assessments
   41  administered under s. 1008.22(3).
   42         i. For schools comprised of middle grades 6 through 8 or
   43  grades 7 and 8, the percentage of eligible students passing high
   44  school level statewide, standardized end-of-course assessments
   45  or attaining national industry certifications identified in the
   46  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List pursuant to rules
   47  adopted by the State Board of Education.
   48  
   49  In calculating Learning Gains for the components listed in sub
   50  subparagraphs e.-h., the State Board of Education shall require
   51  that learning growth toward achievement levels 3, 4, and 5 is
   52  demonstrated by students who scored below each of those levels
   53  in the prior year. In calculating the components in sub
   54  subparagraphs a.-d., the state board shall include the
   55  performance of English language learners only if they have been
   56  enrolled in a school in the United States for more than 2 years.
   57         2. For a school comprised of grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or
   58  grades 10, 11, and 12, the school’s grade shall also be based on
   59  the following components, each worth 100 points:
   60         a. The 4-year high school graduation rate of the school as
   61  defined by state board rule.
   62         b. The percentage of students who were eligible to earn
   63  college and career credit through College Board Advanced
   64  Placement examinations, International Baccalaureate
   65  examinations, dual enrollment courses, including career dual
   66  enrollment courses resulting in 450 hours or more of clock hours
   67  which are identified by the state board as meeting the
   68  requirements of s. 1007.271, or Advanced International
   69  Certificate of Education examinations; or who, at any time
   70  during high school, earned national industry certification
   71  identified in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List,
   72  pursuant to rules adopted by the state board.
   73         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.