The Department issued an order denying the request made by Redlands Christian Migrant Association, for a variance from Rule 6A-1.09433(1)(b), F.A.C. , Voluntary Prekindergarten Pre- and Post-Assessments. The petition was filed with the Department ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.09433Voluntary Prekindergarten Pre- and Post-Assessments

The Florida Department of Education hereby gives notice:

The Department issued an order denying the request made by Redlands Christian Migrant Association, for a variance from paragraph 6A-1.09433(1)(b), F.A.C., Voluntary Prekindergarten Pre- and Post-Assessments. The petition was filed with the Department of Education’s Clerk on or around June 8, 2015 and is dated May 18, 2015. Notice of the petition was published on June 10, 2015 in Volume 41, page 112 of the Florida Administrative Register. The order denying the request was filed on August 17, 2015. The order denies the request of the VPK provider to use an alternative to the Teaching Strategies Gold assessment. The reasons for the denial of the request, set our more fully in the order, are (1) the agency lacks the authority to grant the request, (2) the request is inconsistent with the purpose of the statute to create a uniform system of measurement for VPK providers, and (3) the petition fails to demonstrate a substantial hardship created by imposition of the rule as noticed and adopted.

A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Department of Education’s Office of the Clerk: Cathy Schroeder, Agency Clerk, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 or email: [e-mail].