The purpose of this rule development is to revise the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) and Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE) score verification process and to increase the fee for the score verification process from $...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:

6A-4.0021Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

6A-4.00821Florida Educational Leadership Examination

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to revise the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) and Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE) score verification process and to increase the fee for the score verification process from $25 to $75. The revision of the score verification process will limit examinees to reviewing test items in those subtests or examinations for which the examinees receive a failing score that is within 10 scale score points of the passing scale score of 200. The increase in fees will cover the actual cost of the review. The effect will be the consistency of both Rules with Section 1012.56(9)(d), Florida Statutes.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida Teacher Certification Examinations and Florida Educational Leadership Examinations.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1012.55(1), 1012.56, 1012.59 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.59 FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: August 2, 2013, 10:00 a.m.; the call will end at 10:30 a.m. unless participants request that the call be extended

PLACE: Florida Department of Education, Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Suite 414, Room 422B, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400, Conference Call: 1(888)339-2688, Conference Code: 104 929 01

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Suleyman Olgar, Supervisor, Bureau of Postsecondary Assessment, Office of Assessment, Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 414, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone]. To submit a comment on this rule development go to: https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT: https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx