The purpose of this rule revision is to align the criteria for the mid-year portfolio to the new FCAT Item Specifications. Most recently, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was revised to align with the current Sunshine State ...

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

Rule No. : RULE TITLE :
6A-1.094222: Standards for Mid-Year Promotion of Retained Third Graders
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule revision is to align the criteria for the mid-year portfolio to the new FCAT Item Specifications.
Most recently, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) was revised to align with the current Sunshine State Standards. Due to this revision, Rule 6A-1.094222, F.A.C., will need revisions to align to the new FCAT 2.0. The grade 4 FCAT Item Specifications document was used to revise the existing State Board Rule to properly align to FCAT 2.0.
The revisions include the following:
• Reference to short and extended responses was stricken from rule
• An increase in the average passage length from 375 to 500 words
• A change in the score for demonstrating proficiency for each benchmark from a grade of C or better to a grade of 70% or better.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Standards for mid-year promotion of retained third graders.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1008.25(7)(b)4. FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1008.25(7)(b) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Stuart Greenberg, Executive Director, Just Read Florida, Department of Education, [phone]; [e-mail]
TO REQUEST A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, please contact Lynn Abbott, Agency Clerk, [e-mail], [phone].
A copy of the preliminary draft may be obtained from the Department’s website at: https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.