This rule amendment serves two purposes: 1) Adopt new passing scores effective January 1, 2015, for the Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE) (all subtests) and 2) Adopt a new testing, scoring, and reporting format and fees for FELE ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-4.00821Florida Educational Leadership Examination

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule amendment serves two purposes: 1) Adopt new passing scores effective January 1, 2015, for the Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE) (all subtests) and 2) Adopt a new testing, scoring, and reporting format and fees for FELE Subtest 3. The effect will be the adoption of a new testing, scoring, and reporting format and fees for FELE Subtest 3 and new passing score requirements for all three FELE subtests. In addition, the department will be updating rule language to provide greater specificity in terminology as it relates to standard setting and passing scores for all three subtests.

SUMMARY: New passing score requirements for all subtests of the FELE will be adopted. In addition, testing, scoring and reporting and fee changes for FELE Subtest 3 are proposed.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION: The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: 1) no requirement for SERC was triggered under section 120.541(1), F.S., and; 2) no new or increased regulatory costs are associated with new passing scores. The revised fee structure is designed to reduce regulatory costs for the impacted subject areas. Although an indeterminate increase in the number of examinees who are required to retake the examinations is predicted, the expected number of examinees and the resulting fees for the examinations will not approach the threshold for legislative ratification.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1012.56(4), 1012.56(9), 1012.59(1) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.56(4), 1012.56(9), 1012.59(1) FS.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: November 18, 2014, 8:30 a.m.

PLACE: Seminole State College, Heathrow Campus, 1055 AAA Drive, Heathrow, FL 32746

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Phil Canto, Chief, Bureau of Postsecondary Assessment, Office of Assessment, Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 414, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone]

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

6A-4.00821 Florida Educational Leadership Examination.

(1) through (4)(a)1. No change.

2. Before January 1, 2015, a A two hundred fifteen (215) dollar fee for each first-time registration or a two hundred twenty-five (225) dollar fee for each retake registration.

3. Beginning January 1, 2015, registration fees for the Florida Educational Leadership Examination shall be as follows:

First-Time Registration	$215.00
Retake: Subtest 3 Single Section Registration	$150.00
Retake All Other Combination Registrations	$225.00

(b) through (7)(c) No change.

(d) Effective January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2013, a passing score for each subtest of the Florida Education Leadership Examination shall be:

3. School Leadership. Examinee scores for the school leadership subtest shall be reported as a scaled score which is the combination of the scaled score from the written performance assessment and the scaled score from the multiple-choice questions. The written performance assessment shall be weighted thirty (30) percent and the multiple-choice questions shall be weighted seventy (70) percent when determining the combined scaled score. The passing score shall be a combined scaled score of two hundred (200).

4. This scaled score shall be equivalent to the following raw scores on the test forms administered in January 2009:

FELE Subtest 1: Instructional Leadership:48 correct items

FELE Subtest 2: Operational Leadership:46 correct items

FELE Subtest 3: School Leadership:A composite score of at least 44.2286. This composites score shall be a combination of multiple-choice and written performance assessment sections weighted seventy (70) percent and thirty (30) percent, respectively.

(e) Beginning January 1, 2015, the passing score for each subtest of the Florida Education Leadership Examination shall be a scaled score of at least two hundred (200) for multiple-choice subtests and sections. The passing score for the written performance assessment of Subtest 3 shall be a total raw score of at least seven (7). This scaled score shall be equivalent to the following raw scores on the test forms used for standard setting and administered between January and March 2014:

1. FELE Subtest 1: Leadership for Student Learning48 correct items

2. FELE Subtest 2: Organizational Development48 correct items

3. FELE Subtest 3: Systems Leadership36 correct items on the multiple-choice section and a total raw score of at least seven (7) on the written performance assessment. 

(8) through (10) No change.

Rulemaking Authority 1012.56, 1012.59 FS. Law Implemented 1012.56, 1012.59 FS. History–New 12-25-86, Amended 1-11-89, 5-19-98, 10-6-99, 7-17-00, 7-16-01, 3-24-02, 10-17-02, 3-24-03, 7-21-03, 6-22-04, 5-19-08, 7-21-08, 9-6-09, 12-16-12, 12-3-13,_________.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Juan Copa, Deputy Commissioner, Division of Accountability, Research and Measurement

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Pam Stewart, Commissioner, Department of Education

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: October 13, 2014

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: June 20, 2014