To adopt an updated uniform assessment calendar template that is no longer applicable. SUMMARY: The passage of House Bill 7069, which went into effect on July 1, 2017, amended section 1012.34, F.S., to make the use of Florida’s Value-Added Model (...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.094224Uniform Assessment Calendar Requirements

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To adopt an updated uniform assessment calendar template that is no longer applicable.

SUMMARY: The passage of House Bill 7069, which went into effect on July 1, 2017, amended section 1012.34, F.S., to make the use of Florida’s Value-Added Model (VAM) optional for the purposes of teacher evaluation. The template is, therefore, being amended to remove “teacher evaluation” as a required use of the statewide, standardized assessments; to ensure the template accurately reflects current purposes, required uses, and statutory citations for the statewide, standardized assessment; and to remove footnotes that pertain only to specific assessments and not to the blank portion of the template.

SUMMARY: The passage of House Bill 7069, which went into effect on July 1, 2017, amended section 1012.34, F.S., to make the use of Florida’s Value-Added Model (VAM) optional for the purposes of teacher evaluation. The template is, therefore, being amended to remove “teacher evaluation” as a required use of the statewide, standardized assessments; to ensure the template accurately reflects current purposes, required uses, and statutory citations for the statewide, standardized assessment; and to remove footnotes that pertain only to specific assessments and not to the blank portion of the template.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COSTS AND LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION:

The Agency has determined that this will not have an adverse impact on small business or likely increase directly or indirectly regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate within one year after the implementation of the rule. A SERC has not been prepared by the Agency.

The Agency has determined that the proposed rule is not expected to require legislative ratification based on the statement of estimated regulatory costs or if no SERC is required, the information expressly relied upon and described herein: The rule revision relates only to the removal of language in the uniform assessment calendar template that is no longer applicable; therefore, there is no impact on economic growth, private sector job creation, employment, private sector investment, or business competitiveness. If there is any impact on such economic growth and private sector job creation, the impact would be positive because the use of a uniform assessment calendar aids in the uniformity of standardized testing across the state and, by making the uniform assessment calendar available to parents, assists in preparing students for standardized assessments, leading to higher testing performance. For the same reasons, though no impact on business competitiveness is anticipated, any impact would be positive. Because the proposed rule only relates to the removal of language that is no longer applicable from the uniform assessment calendar template, it is not likely to increase regulatory costs or require legislative ratification.

Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1002.23(5), 1008.22(7)(i), (13), FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.23(5), 1008.22(7), FS.

A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: September 14, 2018, 8:00 a.m.

PLACE: Collier County School Board Office, 575 Osceola Trail, Naples, FL 34109.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Vince Verges, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Accountability, Research, and Measurement; 325 W. Gaines St., Room 414, Tallahassee, FL 32399, 850-245-0513.

 

THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

 

6A-1.094224 Uniform Assessment Calendar.

(1) through (4) No change.

(5) The Uniform Statewide Assessment Calendar template, Form ARM 001, effective October 2018 July 2016, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-07093) is incorporated herein by reference and made part of this rule. Copies of the Uniform Assessment template may be obtained from the Office of Assessment, Division of Accountability Research and Measurement, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-0400 or by emailing [e-mail].

Rulemaking Authority 1002.23(5), 1008.22(7)(i), (13) F.S. Law Implemented 1002.23(5), 1008.22(7) F.S. History‒New 7-26-16, Amended 10-17-17,______.

 

NAME OF PERSON ORIGINATING PROPOSED RULE: Juan Copa, Deputy Commissioner, Accountability, Research and Measurement.

NAME OF AGENCY HEAD WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Pam Stewart, Commissioner, Department of Education.

DATE PROPOSED RULE APPROVED BY AGENCY HEAD: August 08, 2018

DATE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED IN FAR: July 20, 2018.