The purpose of this rule development is to establish concordant scores for the Grade 10 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) Reading assessment and comparative scores for Florida’s End-of-Course (EOC) assessments. Senate Bill 1076, ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.094223Comparative and Concordant Scores for the Statewide Assessment Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to establish concordant scores for the Grade 10 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 2.0 (FCAT 2.0) Reading assessment and comparative scores for Florida’s End-of-Course (EOC) assessments. Senate Bill 1076, passed by the 2013 Legislature, provides authority to the State Board of Education to adopt in rule passing scores on assessments that are concordant with the Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading assessment and passing scores on assessments that are comparable to Florida’s EOC assessments. The effect of this change will allow the Department of Education to codify concordant and comparative passing scores in rule.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading and the Florida EOC Assessments.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1008.22 FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1008.22 FS.

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

DATE AND TIME: August 9, 2013, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

PLACE: Via Conference Call at: 1(888)339-2688, Participant Code: 39425147

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Vince Verges, Director, Office of Assessment, 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