The purpose of this rule development is to adopt the active assessments currently approved by the U.S. Department of Education as appropriate for use in adult education programs when pre-testing to determine educational functioning level of students ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.014General Requirements for Adult General Education Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to adopt the active assessments currently approved by the U.S. Department of Education as appropriate for use in adult education programs when pre-testing to determine educational functioning level of students and post-testing for documenting student’s learning gains, to provide procedures for pre- and post-testing for purposes of measuring and reporting student learning gains, to clarify the adult education co-enrollment program option for students, update the teacher qualifications for adult education teachers, and delete references to the Standards for Educational and Psychological and standards for test administration and security are addressed in other State Board of Education rules, and to require appropriate accommodations for English language learners.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Adult Education.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), 1004.93(9), 1011.80(11) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1004.93, 1011.80 FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kathleen Taylor, Bureau Chief, Division of Career and Adult Education, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT: https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx