Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Low Performing Provider Good Cause Exemption

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education

RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-1.099824: Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Low Performing Provider Good Cause Exemption

NOTICE OF CORRECTION

Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 38 No. 1, January 6, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The summary of the SERC for Rule 6A-1.099824 is corrected to read:

The Department’s estimation based on preliminary 2010-2011 data, is that approximately 2,200 providers could potentially fail to meet the readiness rate; of that number, an estimated 89 providers would receive a failing readiness rate subsequent to two years of probation, subjecting them to ineligibility to provide VPK services unless they are granted a good cause exemption. Each provider must show learning gains for 70% of its students to be granted a good cause exemption. This requirement is not estimated to increase regulatory costs because compliance with the rate can be achieved without additional costs, as demonstrated by a majority of providers.