DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of EducationRULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-5.090: Content Area Reading Professional DevelopmentNOTICE 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. 34, No. 11, March 14, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.
6A-5.090 Content Area Reading Professional Development.
(1) through (2)(b) No change.
(3) The CAR-PD one hundred fifty (150) hour package consists of Florida On-Line Reading Professional Development (FOR-PD) or Florida Reading Initiative (FRI) or any state approved competency 2 in the reading endorsement for sixty (60) inservice points, the CAR-PD Face to Face Academy for sixty (60) inservice points and a thirty (30) hour practicum developed by Florida Literacy and Reading Excellence (FLaRE) and/or by the district. Each district practicum must address Competency 6 indicators to include the following indicators from the Reading Endorsement Competencies: 6.1, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.9, 6.10 and 6.12 as incorporated by reference in Rule 6A-4.0163, F.A.C.
(4) Content area teachers must take FOR-PD or FRI or any state approved competency 2 in the reading endorsement in its entirety before beginning the sixty (60) hour Face to Face CAR-PD Academy. Once those two (2) courses are completed, content area teachers may begin to provide reading intervention through their content area classes to fluent students who score Level 2 on FCAT. These teachers may take the thirty (30) hour practicum simultaneously with providing reading intervention.
(5) through (6) No change.
(7) Educators who have Reading Endorsement or Reading Certification K-12 are required to complete the sixty (60) hour Face to Face CAR-PD Academy in order to be qualified to train content area teachers. Other educators with reading expertise, and at the discretion of and selection by the district, may also qualify to teach the sixty (60) hour Face to Face CAR-PD Academy to content area teachers if they complete the entire one hundred fifty (150) hour CAR-PD package prior to teaching the sixty (60) hour Face to Face CAR-PD Academy. Other educators must complete the one hundred fifty (150) hour CAR-PD package in order to be qualified to be a trainer of content area teachers.
(8) through (9) No change.
Specific Authority 1001.02(2), 1001.215, 1003.413(3)(g), (4)(b), 1003.4156, 1003.428 FS. Law Implemented 1001.215, 1003.413(3)(g), (4)(b), 1003.4156, 1003.428 FS. History– New_________.
