RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
6A-1.09981Implementation of Florida's System of School Improvement and Accountability
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. 39, No. 182, September 18, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
Paragraph (5)(e) of Rule 6A-1.09981 was amended to read:
(5)(e) If the school grade preliminarily calculated for a school based on the points earned in paragraph (5) and the grade scale in paragraph (6) is more than one (1) letter grade below the school’s grade in the prior year, the points assigned based on subparagraphs (5)(a)1., 2., and 3. shall be adjusted such that the school’s letter grade is reduced by no more than one (1) letter grade. The difference between current year points earned and the points necessary to receive a one (1) letter grade reduction will be allocated evenly across the components in subparagraphs (5)(a)1., 2., and 3. in order to ensure that a school’s grade is based upon the components of student achievement, learning gains and the improvement of the lowest 25th percentile as set forth in Section 1008.34, F.S. This adjustment shall be limited to the years 2011-12 through 2014-15 2013-14.
