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Senator Deutch moved the following Senate amendment to House

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amendment (201987):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 342 and 343,

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insert:

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     Section 10.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

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1012.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1012.34  Assessment procedures and criteria.--

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     (3)  The assessment procedure for instructional personnel

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and school administrators must be primarily based on the

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performance of students assigned to their classrooms or schools,

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as appropriate. Pursuant to this section, a school district's

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performance assessment is not limited to basing unsatisfactory

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performance of instructional personnel and school administrators

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upon student performance, but may include other criteria approved

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to assess instructional personnel and school administrators'

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performance, or any combination of student performance and other

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approved criteria. The procedures must comply with, but are not

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limited to, the following requirements:

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     (a)  An assessment must be conducted for each employee at

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least once a year. The assessment must be based upon sound

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educational principles and contemporary research in effective

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educational practices. The assessment must primarily use data and

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indicators of improvement in student performance assessed

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annually as specified in s. 1008.22 and may consider results of

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peer reviews in evaluating the employee's performance. Student

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performance must be measured by state assessments required under

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s. 1008.22 and by local assessments for subjects and grade levels

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not measured by the state assessment program. The assessment

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criteria must include, but are not limited to, indicators that

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relate to the following:

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     1.  Performance of students.

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     2.  Ability to maintain appropriate discipline.

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     3.  Knowledge of subject matter. The district school board

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shall make special provisions for evaluating teachers who are

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assigned to teach out-of-field.

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     4.  Ability to plan and deliver instruction and the use of

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technology in the classroom.

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     5.  Ability to evaluate instructional needs.

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     6.  Ability to establish and maintain a positive

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collaborative relationship with students' families to increase

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student achievement.

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     7.  Other professional competencies, responsibilities, and

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requirements as established by rules of the State Board of

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Education and policies of the district school board.

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Pursuant to this section, a school district may determine that

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the performance of instructional personnel and school

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administrators is unsatisfactory based upon student performance

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and other criteria approved to assess instructional personnel and

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school administrators' performance or any combination thereof.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete lines 361-408

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and insert:

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An act relating to public schools; creating s. 1002.375,

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F.S.; establishing a pilot project for awarding high

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school credit to students enrolled in industry

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certification programs; requiring the Commissioner of

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Education to establish criteria for program

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participation; requiring that a school district submit a

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letter of interest by a specified date in order to

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participate in the pilot project; requiring that the

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Commissioner of Education submit a report to the

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Governor and the Legislature; providing for specified

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courses to be included as alternative credit courses;

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exempting alternative credit courses from certain

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requirements; authorizing the Department of Education to

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approve certain courses for credit by examination;

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requiring the Department of Education to adopt passing

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minimum scores on approved assessments and maintain a

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course directory; requiring the State Board of Education

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to adopt rules; amending s. 1011.61, F.S., relating to

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definitions for the Florida Education Finance Program;

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providing for an alternate method of reporting full-time

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equivalent membership for credit earned in alternative

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high school credit courses for the pilot project created

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under s. 1002.375, F.S.; creating s. 1003.215, F.S.;

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creating the Student Preparedness Pilot Program;

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requiring the Duval County School District and each

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selected school district to review and identify

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curricula options for certain students; requiring

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students who attain the age of 16 years but have not

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reached the age of 18 years in pilot program districts

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who do not regularly attend school to be subject to

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specific attendance and completion requirements;

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providing for an application and selection process for

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school district participation; specifying procedures for

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termination of school enrollment and requirements for

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pilot program attendance and completion; specifying that

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students who select a nontraditional academic option are

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not eligible students for purposes of school grading;

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requiring an annual study and reporting by the Office of

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Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability;

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amending s. 1003.01, F.S.; providing that habitual

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truancy provisions apply to students subject to pilot

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program requirements; defining regular program

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attendance in a pilot program school district; amending

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s. 1003.21, F.S.; requiring a student in a pilot program

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school district to be informed of attendance and

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completion requirements; amending s. 1003.26, F.S.;

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conforming cross-references; amending s. 1004.99, F.S.,

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relating to the Florida Ready to Work Program; providing

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requirements for attaining bronze, silver, and gold

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credential levels; amending s. 1003.428, F.S.; requiring

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a student to earn the credential for high school

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graduation with a career or technical major area of

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interest; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; requiring a

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student to earn the credential for receipt of a Florida

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Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award; creating s.

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amending s. 1012.34, F.S.; revising provisions relating

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to assessment procedures and criteria for instructional

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personnel and school administrators; authorizing a

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school district to determine that the performance of

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instructional personnel and school administrators is

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unsatisfactory based on student performance and certain

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approved criteria; amending s.

5/1/2008  7:24:00 PM     30-09496-08