Florida Approved Online Course Providers

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.0982Florida Approved Online Course Providers

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. 40, No. 167, August 27, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

(3)(a)1. Summative assessments approved to meet No Child Left Behind (NCLB) accountability requirements or state-administered End-of-Course (EOC) assessments. The demonstrated gains will be sufficient if either proficiency rate or gains rate, as calculated for purposes of school grades under Rule 6A-1.09981, F.A.C., which is incorporated by reference herein, meet or exceed the state mean. A copy of Rule 6A-1.09981, F.A.C., may be obtained by contacting the Division of Public Schools, Office of the Chancellor, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. Equivalent subgroup credit recovery or remediation course data may be considered in determining the equivalency with the state mean, if provided.

 

(3)(b)2. That its courses and services are aligned to the Florida Student Performance Standards adopted in Rule 6A-1.09401, F.A.C., which is incorporated by reference herein, and measure student attainment of those standards. Each course must align to the course descriptions and benchmarks established pursuant to Rule 6A-1.09412, F.A.C., which is incorporated by reference herein, including:

a. Where the standard is taught in the course;

b. How the standard is taught, and

c. How mastery is assessed.

File names for course alignment documents must include the Florida course codes and titles specified in Florida’s most current Course Code Directory incorporated in Rule 6A-1.09441, F.A.C., which is incorporated by reference herein. A copy of Rules 6A-6.09401, 6A-6.09412, and 6A-1.09441, F.A.C., may be obtained by contacting the Division of Public Schools, Office of the Chancellor, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.