HB 289

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to public school student participation in
3	fine arts courses; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising the
4	basis for the designation of school grades to include
5	participation rates of students in kindergarten through
6	grade 12 who are enrolled in fine arts courses; providing
7	an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of
12	section 1008.34, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
13	1008.34  School grading system; school report cards;
14	district grade.-
15	(3)  DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.-
16	(b)1.  A school's grade shall be based on a combination of:
17	a.  Student achievement scores, including achievement on
18	all FCAT assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)1., end-
19	of-course assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a.,
20	and achievement scores for students seeking a special diploma.
21	b.  Student learning gains in reading and mathematics as
22	measured by FCAT and end-of-course assessments, as described in
23	s. 1008.22(3)(c)1. and 2.a. Learning gains for students seeking
24	a special diploma, as measured by an alternate assessment tool,
25	shall be included not later than the 2009-2010 school year.
26	c.  Improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students
27	in the school in reading and mathematics on the FCAT or end-of-
28	course assessments described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless
29	these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.
30	d.  The participation rate of all eligible students in
31	schools comprised of any of the grades kindergarten through
32	grade 8 who are enrolled in fine arts courses, which are visual
33	arts, music, dance, and theatre.
34	2.  Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools
35	comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10,
36	11, and 12, 50 percent of the school grade shall be based on a
37	combination of the factors listed in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.-c.
38	and the remaining 50 percent on the following factors:
39	a.  The high school graduation rate of the school.;
40	b.  As valid data becomes available, the performance and
41	participation of the school's students in College Board Advanced
42	Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, dual
43	enrollment courses, and Advanced International Certificate of
44	Education courses; and the students' achievement of national
45	industry certification identified in the Industry Certification
46	Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
47	Education.;
48	c.  Postsecondary readiness of the school's students as
49	measured by the SAT, ACT, or the common placement test.;
50	d.  The high school graduation rate of at-risk students who
51	scored at Level 2 or lower on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and
52	Mathematics examinations.;
53	e.  As valid data becomes available, the performance of the
54	school's students on statewide standardized end-of-course
55	assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.b. and c.; and
56	f.  The participation rate of all eligible students in the
57	school who are enrolled in fine arts courses, which are visual
58	arts, music, dance, and theatre.
59	g.f.  The growth or decline in the components listed in
60	sub-subparagraphs a.-f. a.-e. from year to year.
61	(c)  Student assessment data and participation rates used
62	in determining school grades shall include:
63	1.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
64	in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and statewide,
65	standardized end-of-course assessments in courses required for
66	high school graduation, including, beginning with the 2010-2011
67	school year, the end-of-course assessment in Algebra I; and
68	beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the end-of-course
69	assessments in geometry and Biology; and beginning with the
70	2013-2014 school year, on the statewide, standardized end-of-
71	course assessment in civics education at the middle school
72	level.
73	2.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
74	in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and end-of-
75	course assessments as described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., and who
76	have scored at or in the lowest 25th percentile of students in
77	the school in reading and mathematics, unless these students are
78	exhibiting satisfactory performance.
79	3.  The achievement scores and learning gains of eligible
80	students attending alternative schools that provide dropout
81	prevention and academic intervention services pursuant to s.
82	1003.53. The term "eligible students" in this subparagraph does
83	not include students attending an alternative school who are
84	subject to district school board policies for expulsion for
85	repeated or serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval
86	programs serving students who have officially been designated as
87	dropouts, or who are in programs operated or contracted by the
88	Department of Juvenile Justice. The student performance data for
89	eligible students identified in this subparagraph shall be
90	included in the calculation of the home school's grade. As used
91	in this section and s. 1008.341, the term "home school" means
92	the school to which the student would be assigned if the student
93	were not assigned to an alternative school. If an alternative
94	school chooses to be graded under this section, student
95	performance data for eligible students identified in this
96	subparagraph shall not be included in the home school's grade
97	but shall be included only in the calculation of the alternative
98	school's grade. A school district that fails to assign the FCAT
99	and end-of-course assessment as described in s.
100	1008.22(3)(c)2.a. scores of each of its students to his or her
101	home school or to the alternative school that receives a grade
102	shall forfeit Florida School Recognition Program funds for 1
103	fiscal year. School districts must require collaboration between
104	the home school and the alternative school in order to promote
105	student success. This collaboration must include an annual
106	discussion between the principal of the alternative school and
107	the principal of each student's home school concerning the most
108	appropriate school assignment of the student.
109	4.  For schools comprised of any of the grades kindergarten
110	through grade 8, the data listed in subparagraphs 1.-3. and the
111	participation rate of all eligible students in the school who
112	are enrolled in fine arts courses, which are visual arts, music,
113	dance, and theatre.
114	5.4.  For schools comprised of high school grades 9, 10,
115	11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the data listed in
116	subparagraphs 1.-3. and the following data as the Department of
117	Education determines such data are valid and available:
118	a.  The high school graduation rate of the school as
119	calculated by the Department of Education.;
120	b.  The participation rate of all eligible students
121	enrolled in the school and enrolled in College Board Advanced
122	Placement courses; International Baccalaureate courses; dual
123	enrollment courses; Advanced International Certificate of
124	Education courses; and courses or sequence of courses leading to
125	national industry certification identified in the Industry
126	Certification Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the
127	State Board of Education.;
128	c.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
129	in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses,
130	International Baccalaureate courses, and Advanced International
131	Certificate of Education courses.;
132	d.  Earning of college credit by all eligible students
133	enrolled in the school in dual enrollment programs under s.
134	1007.271.;
135	e.  Earning of a national industry certification identified
136	in the Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to rules
137	adopted by the State Board of Education.;
138	f.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
139	in the school in reading, mathematics, and other subjects as
140	measured by the SAT, the ACT, and the common placement test for
141	postsecondary readiness.;
142	g.  The high school graduation rate of all eligible at-risk
143	students enrolled in the school who scored at Level 2 or lower
144	on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and Mathematics examinations.;
145	h.  The performance of the school's students on statewide
146	standardized end-of-course assessments administered under s.
147	1008.22(3)(c)2.b. and c.; and
148	i.  The participation rate of all eligible students in the
149	school who are enrolled in fine arts courses, which are visual
150	arts, music, dance, and theatre.
151	j.i.  The growth or decline in the data components listed
152	in sub-subparagraphs a.-i. a.-h. from year to year.
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154	The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria
155	for each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight
156	to student achievement in reading. Schools designated with a
157	grade of "C," making satisfactory progress, shall be required to
158	demonstrate that adequate progress has been made by students in
159	the school who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading and
160	mathematics on the FCAT and end-of-course assessments as
161	described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless these students are
162	exhibiting satisfactory performance. Beginning with the 2009-
163	2010 school year for schools comprised of high school grades 9,
164	10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the criteria for
165	school grades must also give added weight to the graduation rate
166	of all eligible at-risk students, as defined in this paragraph.
167	Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, in order for a high
168	school to be designated as having a grade of "A," making
169	excellent progress, the school must demonstrate that at-risk
170	students, as defined in this paragraph, in the school are making
171	adequate progress.
172	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.

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