| 1 | Representative Mayfield offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 673 and 674, insert: |
| 5 | Section 10. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection |
| 6 | (2) of section 1003.428, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 7 | 1003.428 General requirements for high school graduation; |
| 8 | revised.-- |
| 9 | (1) Except as otherwise authorized pursuant to s. |
| 10 | 1003.429, beginning with students entering grade 9 their first |
| 11 | year of high school in the 2007-2008 school year, graduation |
| 12 | requires the successful completion of a minimum of 24 credits, |
| 13 | an International Baccalaureate curriculum, or an Advanced |
| 14 | International Certificate of Education curriculum. Students must |
| 15 | be advised of eligibility requirements for state scholarship |
| 16 | programs and postsecondary admissions. |
| 17 | (2) The 24 credits may be earned through applied, |
| 18 | integrated, and combined courses approved by the Department of |
| 19 | Education and shall be distributed as follows: |
| 20 | (a) Sixteen core curriculum credits: |
| 21 | 1. Four credits in English, with major concentration in |
| 22 | composition, reading for information, and literature. |
| 23 | 2. Four credits in mathematics, one of which must be |
| 24 | Algebra I, a series of courses equivalent to Algebra I, or a |
| 25 | higher-level mathematics course. School districts are encouraged |
| 26 | to set specific goals to increase enrollments in, and successful |
| 27 | completion of, geometry and Algebra II. |
| 28 | 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a |
| 29 | laboratory component. Beginning with students entering grade 9 |
| 30 | in the 2010-2011 school year, one of the three credits in |
| 31 | science must be Biology I or a series of courses that have been |
| 32 | approved by the State Board of Education as equivalent to |
| 33 | Biology I. |
| 34 | 4. Three credits in social studies as follows: one credit |
| 35 | in American history; one credit in world history; one-half |
| 36 | credit in economics; and one-half credit in American government. |
| 37 | 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, speech and |
| 38 | debate, or a practical arts course that incorporates artistic |
| 39 | content and techniques of creativity, interpretation, and |
| 40 | imagination. Eligible practical arts courses shall be identified |
| 41 | through the Course Code Directory. |
| 42 | 6. One credit in physical education to include integration |
| 43 | of health. Participation in an interscholastic sport at the |
| 44 | junior varsity or varsity level for two full seasons shall |
| 45 | satisfy the one-credit requirement in physical education if the |
| 46 | student passes a competency test on personal fitness with a |
| 47 | score of "C" or better. The competency test on personal fitness |
| 48 | must be developed by the Department of Education. A district |
| 49 | school board may not require that the one credit in physical |
| 50 | education be taken during the 9th grade year. Completion of one |
| 51 | semester with a grade of "C" or better in a marching band class, |
| 52 | in a physical activity class that requires participation in |
| 53 | marching band activities as an extracurricular activity, or in a |
| 54 | dance class shall satisfy one-half credit in physical education |
| 55 | or one-half credit in performing arts. This credit may not be |
| 56 | used to satisfy the personal fitness requirement or the |
| 57 | requirement for adaptive physical education under an individual |
| 58 | education plan (IEP) or 504 plan. Completion of 2 years in a |
| 59 | Reserve Officer Training Corps (R.O.T.C.) class, a significant |
| 60 | component of which is drills, shall satisfy the one-credit |
| 61 | requirement in physical education and the one-credit requirement |
| 62 | in performing arts. This credit may not be used to satisfy the |
| 63 | personal fitness requirement or the requirement for adaptive |
| 64 | physical education under an individual education plan (IEP) or |
| 65 | 504 plan. |
| 66 | Section 11. Subsection (1) of section 1003.429, Florida |
| 67 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 68 | 1003.429 Accelerated high school graduation options.-- |
| 69 | (1) Students who enter grade 9 in the 2006-2007 school |
| 70 | year and thereafter may select, upon receipt of each consent |
| 71 | required by this section, one of the following three high school |
| 72 | graduation options: |
| 73 | (a) Completion of the general requirements for high school |
| 74 | graduation pursuant to s. 1003.43; |
| 75 | (b) Completion of a 3-year standard college preparatory |
| 76 | program requiring successful completion of a minimum of 18 |
| 77 | academic credits in grades 9 through 12. At least 6 of the 18 |
| 78 | credits required for completion of this program must be received |
| 79 | in classes that are offered pursuant to the International |
| 80 | Baccalaureate Program, the Advanced Placement Program, dual |
| 81 | enrollment, Advanced International Certificate of Education, or |
| 82 | specifically listed or identified by the Department of Education |
| 83 | as rigorous pursuant to s. 1009.531(3). The 18 credits required |
| 84 | for completion of this program shall be primary requirements and |
| 85 | shall be distributed as follows: |
| 86 | 1. Four credits in English, with major concentration in |
| 87 | composition and literature; |
| 88 | 2. Three credits in mathematics at the Algebra I level or |
| 89 | higher from the list of courses that qualify for state |
| 90 | university admission; |
| 91 | 3. Three credits in natural science, two of which must |
| 92 | have a laboratory component. Beginning with students entering |
| 93 | grade 9 in the 2010-2011 school year, one of the three credits |
| 94 | in science must be Biology I or a series of courses that have |
| 95 | been approved by the State Board of Education as equivalent to |
| 96 | Biology I; |
| 97 | 4. Three credits in social sciences, which must include |
| 98 | one credit in American history, one credit in world history, |
| 99 | one-half credit in American government, and one-half credit in |
| 100 | economics; |
| 101 | 5. Two credits in the same second language unless the |
| 102 | student is a native speaker of or can otherwise demonstrate |
| 103 | competency in a language other than English. If the student |
| 104 | demonstrates competency in another language, the student may |
| 105 | replace the language requirement with two credits in other |
| 106 | academic courses; and |
| 107 | 6. Three credits in electives; or |
| 108 | (c) Completion of a 3-year career preparatory program |
| 109 | requiring successful completion of a minimum of 18 academic |
| 110 | credits in grades 9 through 12. The 18 credits shall be primary |
| 111 | requirements and shall be distributed as follows: |
| 112 | 1. Four credits in English, with major concentration in |
| 113 | composition and literature; |
| 114 | 2. Three credits in mathematics, one of which must be |
| 115 | Algebra I; |
| 116 | 3. Three credits in natural science, two of which must |
| 117 | have a laboratory component. Beginning with students entering |
| 118 | grade 9 in the 2010-2011 school year, one of the three credits |
| 119 | in science must be Biology I or a series of courses that have |
| 120 | been approved by the State Board of Education as equivalent to |
| 121 | Biology I; |
| 122 | 4. Three credits in social sciences, which must include |
| 123 | one credit in American history, one credit in world history, |
| 124 | one-half credit in American government, and one-half credit in |
| 125 | economics; |
| 126 | 5. Three credits in a single vocational or career |
| 127 | education program, three credits in career and technical |
| 128 | certificate dual enrollment courses, or five credits in |
| 129 | vocational or career education courses; and |
| 130 | 6. Two credits in electives unless five credits are earned |
| 131 | pursuant to subparagraph 5. |
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| 133 | Any student who selected an accelerated graduation program |
| 134 | before July 1, 2004, may continue that program, and all |
| 135 | statutory program requirements that were applicable when the |
| 136 | student made the program choice shall remain applicable to the |
| 137 | student as long as the student continues that program. |
| 138 | Section 12. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section |
| 139 | 1008.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 140 | 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.-- |
| 141 | (3) STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.--The commissioner shall |
| 142 | design and implement a statewide program of educational |
| 143 | assessment that provides information for the improvement of the |
| 144 | operation and management of the public schools, including |
| 145 | schools operating for the purpose of providing educational |
| 146 | services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs. |
| 147 | The commissioner may enter into contracts for the continued |
| 148 | administration of the assessment, testing, and evaluation |
| 149 | programs authorized and funded by the Legislature. Contracts may |
| 150 | be initiated in 1 fiscal year and continue into the next and may |
| 151 | be paid from the appropriations of either or both fiscal years. |
| 152 | The commissioner is authorized to negotiate for the sale or |
| 153 | lease of tests, scoring protocols, test scoring services, and |
| 154 | related materials developed pursuant to law. Pursuant to the |
| 155 | statewide assessment program, the commissioner shall: |
| 156 | (c) Develop and implement a student achievement testing |
| 157 | program known as the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test |
| 158 | (FCAT) as part of the statewide assessment program to measure a |
| 159 | student's content knowledge and skills in reading, writing, |
| 160 | science, and mathematics. Other content areas may be included as |
| 161 | directed by the commissioner. Comprehensive assessments of |
| 162 | reading and mathematics shall be administered annually in grades |
| 163 | 3 through 10. Comprehensive assessments of writing and science |
| 164 | shall be administered at least once at the elementary, middle, |
| 165 | and high school levels. During the 2010-2011 school year, an |
| 166 | end-of-course assessment in biology shall be administered as a |
| 167 | field test at the high school level. Beginning with the 2011- |
| 168 | 2012 school year, the end-of-course assessment in biology shall |
| 169 | replace the comprehensive assessment of science administered at |
| 170 | the high school level. During the 2011-2012 school year, each |
| 171 | student's performance on the end-of-course assessment in biology |
| 172 | shall constitute 30 percent of the student's final course grade. |
| 173 | Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, a student must earn a |
| 174 | passing score on the end-of-course assessment in biology in |
| 175 | order to pass the course and receive course credit. End-of- |
| 176 | course assessments for a subject may be administered in addition |
| 177 | to the comprehensive assessments required for that subject under |
| 178 | this paragraph. An end-of-course assessment must be rigorous, |
| 179 | statewide, standardized, and developed or approved by the |
| 180 | department. The content knowledge and skills assessed by |
| 181 | comprehensive and end-of-course assessments must be aligned to |
| 182 | the core curricular content established in the Sunshine State |
| 183 | Standards. The commissioner may select one or more nationally |
| 184 | developed comprehensive examinations, which may include, but |
| 185 | need not be limited to, examinations for a College Board |
| 186 | Advanced Placement course, International Baccalaureate course, |
| 187 | or Advanced International Certificate of Education course or |
| 188 | industry-approved examinations to earn national industry |
| 189 | certifications as defined in s. 1003.492, for use as end-of- |
| 190 | course assessments under this paragraph, if the commissioner |
| 191 | determines that the content knowledge and skills assessed by the |
| 192 | examinations meet or exceed the grade level expectations for the |
| 193 | core curricular content established for the course in the Next |
| 194 | Generation Sunshine State Standards. The commissioner may |
| 195 | collaborate with the American Diploma Project in the adoption or |
| 196 | development of rigorous end-of-course assessments that are |
| 197 | aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. The |
| 198 | testing program must be designed as follows: |
| 199 | 1. The tests shall measure student skills and competencies |
| 200 | adopted by the State Board of Education as specified in |
| 201 | paragraph (a). The tests must measure and report student |
| 202 | proficiency levels of all students assessed in reading, writing, |
| 203 | mathematics, and science. The commissioner shall provide for the |
| 204 | tests to be developed or obtained, as appropriate, through |
| 205 | contracts and project agreements with private vendors, public |
| 206 | vendors, public agencies, postsecondary educational |
| 207 | institutions, or school districts. The commissioner shall obtain |
| 208 | input with respect to the design and implementation of the |
| 209 | testing program from state educators, assistive technology |
| 210 | experts, and the public. |
| 211 | 2. The testing program shall be composed of criterion- |
| 212 | referenced tests that shall, to the extent determined by the |
| 213 | commissioner, include test items that require the student to |
| 214 | produce information or perform tasks in such a way that the core |
| 215 | content knowledge and skills he or she uses can be measured. |
| 216 | 3. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, the |
| 217 | commissioner shall discontinue administration of the selected- |
| 218 | response test items on the comprehensive assessments of writing. |
| 219 | Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the comprehensive |
| 220 | assessments of writing shall be composed of a combination of |
| 221 | selected-response test items, short-response performance tasks, |
| 222 | and extended-response performance tasks, which shall measure a |
| 223 | student's content knowledge of writing, including, but not |
| 224 | limited to, paragraph and sentence structure, sentence |
| 225 | construction, grammar and usage, punctuation, capitalization, |
| 226 | spelling, parts of speech, verb tense, irregular verbs, subject- |
| 227 | verb agreement, and noun-pronoun agreement. |
| 228 | 4. A score shall be designated for each subject area |
| 229 | tested, below which score a student's performance is deemed |
| 230 | inadequate. The school districts shall provide appropriate |
| 231 | remedial instruction to students who score below these levels. |
| 232 | 5. Except as provided in s. 1003.428(8)(b) or s. |
| 233 | 1003.43(11)(b), students must earn a passing score on the grade |
| 234 | 10 assessment test described in this paragraph or attain |
| 235 | concordant scores as described in subsection (10) in reading, |
| 236 | writing, and mathematics to qualify for a standard high school |
| 237 | diploma. The State Board of Education shall designate a passing |
| 238 | score for each part of the grade 10 assessment test and the end- |
| 239 | of-course assessment in biology. In establishing passing scores, |
| 240 | the state board shall consider any possible negative impact of |
| 241 | the test on minority students. The State Board of Education |
| 242 | shall adopt rules which specify the passing scores for each part |
| 243 | of the grade 10 assessment test and the end-of-course assessment |
| 244 | in biology FCAT. Any such rules, which have the effect of |
| 245 | raising the required passing scores, shall apply only to |
| 246 | students taking the assessment grade 10 FCAT for the first time |
| 247 | after such rules are adopted by the State Board of Education. |
| 248 | 6. Participation in the testing program is mandatory for |
| 249 | all students attending public school, including students served |
| 250 | in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, except as otherwise |
| 251 | prescribed by the commissioner. If a student does not |
| 252 | participate in the statewide assessment, the district must |
| 253 | notify the student's parent and provide the parent with |
| 254 | information regarding the implications of such nonparticipation. |
| 255 | A parent must provide signed consent for a student to receive |
| 256 | classroom instructional accommodations that would not be |
| 257 | available or permitted on the statewide assessments and must |
| 258 | acknowledge in writing that he or she understands the |
| 259 | implications of such instructional accommodations. The State |
| 260 | Board of Education shall adopt rules, based upon recommendations |
| 261 | of the commissioner, for the provision of test accommodations |
| 262 | for students in exceptional education programs and for students |
| 263 | who have limited English proficiency. Accommodations that negate |
| 264 | the validity of a statewide assessment are not allowable in the |
| 265 | administration of the FCAT. However, instructional |
| 266 | accommodations are allowable in the classroom if included in a |
| 267 | student's individual education plan. Students using |
| 268 | instructional accommodations in the classroom that are not |
| 269 | allowable as accommodations on the FCAT may have the FCAT |
| 270 | requirement waived pursuant to the requirements of s. |
| 271 | 1003.428(8)(b) or s. 1003.43(11)(b). |
| 272 | 7. A student seeking an adult high school diploma must |
| 273 | meet the same testing requirements that a regular high school |
| 274 | student must meet. |
| 275 | 8. District school boards must provide instruction to |
| 276 | prepare students to demonstrate proficiency in the core |
| 277 | curricular content established in the Next Generation Sunshine |
| 278 | State Standards adopted under s. 1003.41, including the core |
| 279 | content knowledge and skills necessary for successful grade-to- |
| 280 | grade progression and high school graduation. If a student is |
| 281 | provided with instructional accommodations in the classroom that |
| 282 | are not allowable as accommodations in the statewide assessment |
| 283 | program, as described in the test manuals, the district must |
| 284 | inform the parent in writing and must provide the parent with |
| 285 | information regarding the impact on the student's ability to |
| 286 | meet expected proficiency levels in reading, writing, and |
| 287 | mathematics. The commissioner shall conduct studies as necessary |
| 288 | to verify that the required core curricular content is part of |
| 289 | the district instructional programs. |
| 290 | 9. District school boards must provide opportunities for |
| 291 | students to demonstrate an acceptable level of performance on an |
| 292 | alternative standardized assessment approved by the State Board |
| 293 | of Education following enrollment in summer academies. |
| 294 | 10. The Department of Education must develop, or select, |
| 295 | and implement a common battery of assessment tools that will be |
| 296 | used in all juvenile justice programs in the state. These tools |
| 297 | must accurately measure the core curricular content established |
| 298 | in the Sunshine State Standards. |
| 299 | 11. For students seeking a special diploma pursuant to s. |
| 300 | 1003.438, the Department of Education must develop or select and |
| 301 | implement an alternate assessment tool that accurately measures |
| 302 | the core curricular content established in the Sunshine State |
| 303 | Standards for students with disabilities under s. 1003.438. |
| 304 | 12. The Commissioner of Education shall establish |
| 305 | schedules for the administration of statewide assessments and |
| 306 | the reporting of student test results. The commissioner shall, |
| 307 | by August 1 of each year, notify each school district in writing |
| 308 | and publish on the department's Internet website the testing and |
| 309 | reporting schedules for, at a minimum, the school year following |
| 310 | the upcoming school year. The testing and reporting schedules |
| 311 | shall require that: |
| 312 | a. There is the latest possible administration of |
| 313 | statewide assessments and the earliest possible reporting to the |
| 314 | school districts of student test results which is feasible |
| 315 | within available technology and specific appropriations; |
| 316 | however, test results must be made available no later than the |
| 317 | final day of the regular school year for students. |
| 318 | b. Beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, a |
| 319 | comprehensive statewide assessment of writing is not |
| 320 | administered earlier than the week of March 1 and a |
| 321 | comprehensive statewide assessment of any other subject is not |
| 322 | administered earlier than the week of April 15. |
| 323 | c. A statewide standardized end-of-course assessment is |
| 324 | administered within the last 2 weeks of the course. |
| 325 |
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| 326 | The commissioner may, based on collaboration and input from |
| 327 | school districts, design and implement student testing programs, |
| 328 | for any grade level and subject area, necessary to effectively |
| 329 | monitor educational achievement in the state, including the |
| 330 | measurement of educational achievement of the Sunshine State |
| 331 | Standards for students with disabilities. Development and |
| 332 | refinement of assessments shall include universal design |
| 333 | principles and accessibility standards that will prevent any |
| 334 | unintended obstacles for students with disabilities while |
| 335 | ensuring the validity and reliability of the test. These |
| 336 | principles should be applicable to all technology platforms and |
| 337 | assistive devices available for the assessments. The field |
| 338 | testing process and psychometric analyses for the statewide |
| 339 | assessment program must include an appropriate percentage of |
| 340 | students with disabilities and an evaluation or determination of |
| 341 | the effect of test items on such students. |
| 342 | Section 13. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of |
| 343 | section 1008.34, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 344 | 1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; |
| 345 | district grade.-- |
| 346 | (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.-- |
| 347 | (b)1. A school's grade shall be based on a combination of: |
| 348 | a. Student achievement scores, including achievement |
| 349 | scores for students seeking a special diploma. |
| 350 | b. Student learning gains as measured by annual FCAT |
| 351 | assessments in grades 3 through 10; learning gains for students |
| 352 | seeking a special diploma, as measured by an alternate |
| 353 | assessment tool, shall be included not later than the 2009-2010 |
| 354 | school year. |
| 355 | c. Improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students |
| 356 | in the school in reading, mathematics, or writing on the FCAT, |
| 357 | unless these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance. |
| 358 | 2. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools |
| 359 | comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, |
| 360 | 11, and 12, 50 percent of the school grade shall be based on a |
| 361 | combination of the factors listed in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.-c. |
| 362 | and the remaining 50 percent on the following factors: |
| 363 | a. The high school graduation rate of the school; |
| 364 | b. As valid data becomes available, the performance and |
| 365 | participation of the school's students in College Board Advanced |
| 366 | Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, dual |
| 367 | enrollment courses, and Advanced International Certificate of |
| 368 | Education courses; and the students' achievement of industry |
| 369 | certification, as determined by the Agency for Workforce |
| 370 | Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a career and professional |
| 371 | academy, as described in s. 1003.493; |
| 372 | c. Postsecondary readiness of the school's students as |
| 373 | measured by the SAT, ACT, or the common placement test; |
| 374 | d. The high school graduation rate of at-risk students who |
| 375 | scored at Level 2 or lower on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and |
| 376 | Mathematics examinations; |
| 377 | e. As valid data becomes available, the performance of the |
| 378 | school's students on statewide standardized end-of-course |
| 379 | assessments not required for high school graduation, which are |
| 380 | administered under s. 1008.22; and |
| 381 | f. The growth or decline in the components listed in sub- |
| 382 | subparagraphs a.-e. from year to year. |
| 383 | (c) Student assessment data used in determining school |
| 384 | grades shall include: |
| 385 | 1. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled |
| 386 | in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and |
| 387 | standardized end-of-course assessments required for high school |
| 388 | graduation, including, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, |
| 389 | the end-of-course assessment in biology. |
| 390 | 2. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled |
| 391 | in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and who have |
| 392 | scored at or in the lowest 25th percentile of students in the |
| 393 | school in reading, mathematics, or writing, unless these |
| 394 | students are exhibiting satisfactory performance. |
| 395 | 3. Effective with the 2005-2006 school year, the |
| 396 | achievement scores and learning gains of eligible students |
| 397 | attending alternative schools that provide dropout prevention |
| 398 | and academic intervention services pursuant to s. 1003.53. The |
| 399 | term "eligible students" in this subparagraph does not include |
| 400 | students attending an alternative school who are subject to |
| 401 | district school board policies for expulsion for repeated or |
| 402 | serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval programs serving |
| 403 | students who have officially been designated as dropouts, or who |
| 404 | are in programs operated or contracted by the Department of |
| 405 | Juvenile Justice. The student performance data for eligible |
| 406 | students identified in this subparagraph shall be included in |
| 407 | the calculation of the home school's grade. As used in this |
| 408 | section and s. 1008.341, the term "home school" means the school |
| 409 | to which the student would be assigned if the student were not |
| 410 | assigned to an alternative school. If an alternative school |
| 411 | chooses to be graded under this section, student performance |
| 412 | data for eligible students identified in this subparagraph shall |
| 413 | not be included in the home school's grade but shall be included |
| 414 | only in the calculation of the alternative school's grade. A |
| 415 | school district that fails to assign the FCAT scores of each of |
| 416 | its students to his or her home school or to the alternative |
| 417 | school that receives a grade shall forfeit Florida School |
| 418 | Recognition Program funds for 1 fiscal year. School districts |
| 419 | must require collaboration between the home school and the |
| 420 | alternative school in order to promote student success. This |
| 421 | collaboration must include an annual discussion between the |
| 422 | principal of the alternative school and the principal of each |
| 423 | student's home school concerning the most appropriate school |
| 424 | assignment of the student. |
| 425 | 4. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools |
| 426 | comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, |
| 427 | 11, and 12, the data listed in subparagraphs 1.-3. and the |
| 428 | following data as the Department of Education determines such |
| 429 | data are valid and available: |
| 430 | a. The high school graduation rate of the school as |
| 431 | calculated by the Department of Education; |
| 432 | b. The participation rate of all eligible students |
| 433 | enrolled in the school and enrolled in College Board Advanced |
| 434 | Placement courses; International Baccalaureate courses; dual |
| 435 | enrollment courses; Advanced International Certificate of |
| 436 | Education courses; and courses or sequence of courses leading to |
| 437 | industry certification, as determined by the Agency for |
| 438 | Workforce Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a career and |
| 439 | professional academy, as described in s. 1003.493; |
| 440 | c. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled |
| 441 | in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses, |
| 442 | International Baccalaureate courses, and Advanced International |
| 443 | Certificate of Education courses; |
| 444 | d. Earning of college credit by all eligible students |
| 445 | enrolled in the school in dual enrollment programs under s. |
| 446 | 1007.271; |
| 447 | e. Earning of an industry certification, as determined by |
| 448 | the Agency for Workforce Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a |
| 449 | career and professional academy, as described in s. 1003.493; |
| 450 | f. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled |
| 451 | in the school in reading, mathematics, and other subjects as |
| 452 | measured by the SAT, the ACT, and the common placement test for |
| 453 | postsecondary readiness; |
| 454 | g. The high school graduation rate of all eligible at-risk |
| 455 | students enrolled in the school who scored at Level 2 or lower |
| 456 | on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and Mathematics examinations; |
| 457 | h. The performance of the school's students on statewide |
| 458 | standardized end-of-course assessments not required for high |
| 459 | school graduation, which are administered under s. 1008.22; and |
| 460 | i. The growth or decline in the data components listed in |
| 461 | sub-subparagraphs a.-h. from year to year. |
| 462 |
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| 463 | The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria |
| 464 | for each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight |
| 465 | to student achievement in reading. Schools designated with a |
| 466 | grade of "C," making satisfactory progress, shall be required to |
| 467 | demonstrate that adequate progress has been made by students in |
| 468 | the school who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading, |
| 469 | mathematics, or writing on the FCAT, unless these students are |
| 470 | exhibiting satisfactory performance. Beginning with the 2009- |
| 471 | 2010 school year for schools comprised of high school grades 9, |
| 472 | 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the criteria for |
| 473 | school grades must also give added weight to the graduation rate |
| 474 | of all eligible at-risk students, as defined in this paragraph. |
| 475 | Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, in order for a high |
| 476 | school to be designated as having a grade of "A," making |
| 477 | excellent progress, the school must demonstrate that at-risk |
| 478 | students, as defined in this paragraph, in the school are making |
| 479 | adequate progress. |
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| 481 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 482 | Between lines 39 and 40, insert: |
| 483 | amending ss. 1003.428 and 1003.429, F.S.; requiring students |
| 484 | entering grade 9 to earn one credit in Biology I or in a series |
| 485 | of equivalent courses for high school graduation beginning with |
| 486 | the 2010-2011 school year; amending s. 1008.22, F.S.; requiring |
| 487 | the administration of an end-of-course assessment in biology as |
| 488 | a field test during the 2010-2011 school year; requiring the |
| 489 | end-of-course assessment in biology to replace the comprehensive |
| 490 | assessment of science administered at the high school level |
| 491 | beginning with the 2011-2012 school year; providing requirements |
| 492 | for course grade and course credit; requiring the State Board of |
| 493 | Education to designate a passing score for the end-of-course |
| 494 | assessment in biology; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; requiring the |
| 495 | inclusion of biology end-of-course assessment data in |
| 496 | determining school grades beginning with the 2011-2012 school |
| 497 | year; |