RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
6A-1.09401Student Performance Standards
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. 46 No. 22, February 3, 2020 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
The Mathematics and English Language Arts standards incorporated by reference are amended as follows:
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.)) – Mathematics 2020
Page
Code/Location
Item Changed
Proposed Change
36
3.FR.1.2
Benchmark
Changed multiples of a unit fraction to the result of adding the unit fraction 1/n to itself m times.
47
4.FR.1.4
Clarification 2
Changed Within this benchmark, the expectation is to be able to use to Instruction includes using
49
4.AR.1.1
Example
Changed equals to gives
56
5.NSO.2.2
Example
Changed is to gives
69
6.NSO.3.1
Clarification 2
Added Clarification 2
Instruction includes finding the greatest common factor of the numerator and denominator of a fraction to simplify the fraction.
69
6.NSO.3.3
Benchmark
Added and integers
92
8.GR.1.3
Benchmark
Added the converse of
128
912.AR.5.7
Benchmark
Changed quadratic to exponential
207
Appendix D
Properties of Inequality
Changed Symmetric to Asymmetric
209
Appendix E
Formulas
Surface Area 3D: Hemisphere
Added and the area of the flat side is included
210
Appendix E
Formulas
Laws of Exponents
(main heading)
Changed all variables a, b, m and n stand for arbitrary numbers in a given number system
to where m and n are integers and a and b are real numbers
210
Appendix E
Formulas
Power of a quotient
Added where
210
Appendix E
Formulas
Negative exponent
Added (for
) where 
Added (for
where 
210
Appendix E
Formulas
Zero exponent
Added where a≠0
210
Appendix E
Formulas
Rational/Fractional exponent
Added (for
) where 
Added (for
) where Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.)) – English Language Arts 2020
Page
Code/Location
Item Changed
Proposed Change
19
ELA.11.C.1.3
2nd standard on C.1.3 spiral
Added terminal period
79
ELA.6.R.1.4
Clarification 1
Deleted See Appendix B for example
86
ELA.7.R.1.4
Clarification 1
Deleted See Appendix B for examples
111
9th grade Sample texts by standard chart
14th title
Changed Alfred J. to J. Alfred
111
9th grade Sample texts by standard chart
14th title
Added dot to “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” under 3.1
134
11th grade Sample texts by standard chart
Author’s name on 25th title
Alexander changed to Aleksandr
134
11th grade Sample texts by standard chart
Author’s name on 26th title
Pam Ryan Munoz changed to Pam Muñoz Ryan
135
11th grade Sample texts by standard chart
31st title
Changed on to of
161
Appendix B, 9th grade booklist
14th title
Changed Alfred J. to J. Alfred
163
Appendix B, 11th grade booklist
Author’s name on 25th title
Alexander changed to Aleksandr
163
Appendix B, 11th grade booklist
Author’s name on 26th title
Munoz, Pam Ryan changed to Ryan, Pam Muñoz
163
Appendix B, 11th grade booklist
31st title
on changed to of
177
Appendix B, Rhetoric, Rhetorical Devices
Titles in Example Column (format only)
Formatted titles to match other resources
181
Appendix B, Fallacies in Reasoning
Titles in Example Column
(format only)
Formatted titles to match other resources
207
Appendix E, Fluency, Dolch Word List
Dolch 3rd Grade Word List
Deleted Dolch 3rd Grade Word List
