To adopt and incorporate new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) competencies and skills, effective April 1, 2022, for the following FTCE subject areas: General Knowledge Test, Elementary Education K–6, English ....
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
6A-4.0021Florida Teacher Certification Examinations
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To adopt and incorporate new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) competencies and skills, effective April 1, 2022, for the following FTCE subject areas: General Knowledge Test, Elementary Education K–6, English 6–12, English for Speakers of Other Languages K–12, Exceptional Student Education K–12, Middle Grades English 5–9, Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3, and Reading K–12. The rule amendment also updates the names of two subject area examinations: Guidance and Counseling PK–12 will be renamed School Counseling PK–12 to align with current certification terminology, and Hearing Impaired K–12 will be renamed Deaf or Hard of Hearing K–12 to align with current certification terminology.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Teacher Certification Examinations.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1012.55(1), 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Phil Canto, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Postsecondary Assessment, Office of Assessment, Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement, (850)245-0513. 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, Department of Education, (850)245-9601 or email Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:
Available at https://web02.fldoe.org/rules.
Document Information
- Purpose:
- To adopt and incorporate new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) competencies and skills, effective April 1, 2022, for the following FTCE subject areas: General Knowledge Test, Elementary Education K–6, English 6–12, English for Speakers of Other Languages K–12, Exceptional Student Education K–12, Middle Grades English 5–9, Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3, and Reading K–12. The rule amendment also updates the names of two subject area ...
- Rulemaking Authority:
- 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1012.55(1), 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.
- Law:
- 1012.55, 1012.56, 1012.59, F.S.
- Related Rules: (1)
- 6A-4.0021. Florida Teacher Certification Examinations