The purpose of this amendment is to define achievement level 3 as “on grade level” in accordance with s. 1008.22(3)(e)1., F.S., to revise the name of the statewide, standardized alternate assessment from the Florida Standards ....

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-1.09430Statewide, Standardized Alternate Assessment Program Requirements

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this amendment is to define achievement level 3 as “on grade level” in accordance with s. 1008.22(3)(e)1., F.S., to revise the name of the statewide, standardized alternate assessment from the Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA) to the Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA), to adjust the scoring pattern for the FAA—Datafolio; and to specify score ranges that define the Achievement Levels for the FAA—Performance Task aligned to the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards Access Points in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Statewide, Standardized Alternate Assessments

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(2)(n), 1003.433(3)(b), 1008.22(15), 1008.25(11), F.S.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.02, 1001.11, 1003.4282, 1003.433, 1008.22, 1008.25, F.S.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATE AND TIME: September 10, 2024, 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EDT, or until the conclusion of business.

PLACE: Via Microsoft Teams Meets at https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b25a1d48-5aa3-46e9-9d29-07d7b8de2169@63bf107b-cb6f-4173-8c1c-1406bb5cb794

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Vince Verges, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Office of Assessment, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 501, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone]. To comment on this rule development or to request a rule development workshop, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.