Requirements for Programs and Courses Which are Funded Through the Florida Education Finance Program and for Which the Student May Earn Credit Toward High School Graduation  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-1.09441Requirements for Programs and Courses Which are Funded Through the Florida Education Finance Program and for Which the Student May Earn Credit Toward High School Graduation

    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. 13, January 21, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    The 2014-2015 Course Code Directory and Instructional Personnel Assignments is amended to read:

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    ACADEMICALLY CHALLENGING CURRICULUM TO ENHANCE LEARNING (ACCEL) OPTIONS (Section 1008.25(2)(d) (e)-(g), F.S.)

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    In accordance with Rule 6A-1.0943(6)(5), F.A.C., Statewide Assessment for Students with Disabilities, students with disabilities who have an Individual Educational Plan (IEP) may be eligible for consideration of a special exemption from participation in statewide assessments, including the alternate assessment, under extraordinary circumstances.

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    In accordance with Section 1003.433(1), F.S., a student who transfers from another state in the 11th or 12th grade must pass the statewide, standardized assessment or an alternative assessment that is concordant with the standardized assessment; earn a 2.0 GPA; and meet all requirements of the school, district, or state from which he or she is transferring or meet Florida’s course requirements in order to earn a standard diploma. A transfer student may be considered for the statewide, standardized assessment results waiver. For additional information as it relates to military families, please refer to Section 1000.36, F.S., the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

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    The DOE will collect student membership information by course number and FEFP cost category, as specified by law. Instructions for calculating FTE are found in the "FTE General Instructions," or in Tthe DOE Information Data Base Requirements: Volume I-Automated Student Information System,” authorized by Rule 6A-1.0014, F.A.C. are available at http://www.fldoe.org/eias/dataweb/database_1314/strequi.pdf.