Statewide, Standardized Assessment Program Requirements  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-1.09422Statewide, Standardized Assessment Program Requirements

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 48 No. 10, January 14, 2022 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    In response to public comment the rule is amended as follows:

    (1) through (11) No change.

    (12) Pursuant to s. 1003.433(3), F.S., beginning with the 2022-23 school year, students who have been enrolled in an English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program for less than 2 school years and have met all requirements for the standard high school diploma except for passage of any assessment required for graduation as specified by ss. 1003.4282 or 1008.22, F.S., or alternate assessment is eligible for a standard high school diploma if the student:

    (a) Passes the required assessment or alternate assessment after having received immersive English language instruction offered by a public school during the summer following the student’s senior year through an instructional model for English Language Learners identified in “FDOE Information Database Requirements: Volume I – Automated Student Information System, 2021-22” incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-1.0014, F.A.C.: Sheltered-English, Sheltered-Core/Basic Subject Areas, Mainstream/Inclusion-English, Mainstream/Inclusion-Core/Basic Subject Areas, Maintenance or Developmental Bilingual Education, or Dual Language; or

    (b) through (f) No change.