Implementation of Florida's System of School Improvement and Accountability

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-1.09981: Implementation of Florida's System of School Improvement and Accountability

NOTICE OF CORRECTION

Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 38 No. 5, February 3, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

Rule 6A-1.09981(4)(a)1. should have read:

6A-1.09981 Implementation of Florida’s System of School Improvement and Accountability.

(1) through (3) No change.

(4)(5) Criteria for Designating School Performance Grades. School performance grades shall be based on a combination of the following three components, as specified in Section 1008.34(3), F.S.:

(a) Components that apply to all school types:

1.(a) Student achievement scores, aggregated for each school, which indicate the percent of eligible students who score at or above FCAT Achievement Level 3 on FCAT 2.0 and statewide EOC assessments in reading, mathematics, and science, and math and the percent of students who score “4.0” or higher on the FCAT Wwriting assessment.; These percentages will also include, for students with disabilities whose sole assessment results are FAA scores, students who score at FAA Performance Level 4 or higher.

Statewide EOC assessment scores used for the performance and learning gains measures in high schools grades will be scores for the assessments administered to students for the first-time. All other scores for students on the same assessment will be counted as retakes.

2. through 3. No change.

(b) through (c) No change.

(5)(6) Procedures for Calculating School Performance Grades. The overall school Performance gGrade of A, B, C, D or F for school years 2001-2002 and thereafter, as designated in Section 1008.34(2), F.S., shall be based on the sum of the following six (6) school grade component points described below elements:

(a) Points for all school types based on student performance and learning gains (800 points available).

1. through 7. No change.

8. One (1) point for each percent of students in the lowest twenty-five (25) percent in mathematics in the school as defined in subparagraph (4)(a)3. of this rule who make learning gains as defined in subparagraph (4)(a)2. of this rule.

The percent of students reflected in each of the six (6) school grade point elements defined in paragraphs (6)(a) through (f) of this rule shall be expressed to the nearest whole number. The corresponding points assigned for each grade point element shall also be expressed to the nearest whole number. In the event that a school does not have at least ten (10) eligible students tested in writing, the district average in writing as defined in subparagraph (5)(a)3. paragraph (6)(c) of this rule shall be substituted. In the event that a school does not have at least ten (10) eligible students tested in science, the district average in science as defined in subparagraph (5)(a)4. of this rule shall be substituted. In the event that a school does not have at least thirty (30) students in the lowest twenty-five (25) percent in reading or in mathematics as defined in subparagraph (4)(a)3. paragraph (5)(c) of this rule, the lowest performing thirty (30) students below satisfactory proficiency, defined as FCAT 2.0 Achievement Levels 1, and 2, and 3, shall be used. In the event there are still not thirty (30) qualified students in the lowest achieving group for reading, the grade point component element defined in subparagraph (5)(a)5. paragraph (6)(d) of this rule shall be substituted for the grade point component element defined in subparagraph (5)(a)7. paragraph (6)(f) of this rule. In the event there are still not thirty (30) qualified students in the lowest achieving group for mathematics, the grade point component defined in subparagraph (5)(a)6. of this rule shall be substituted for the grade point component defined in subparagraph (5)(a)8. of this rule.

(b) through (d) No change.

(6) through (7) No change.