Master School Identification Numbers  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-1.0016Master School Identification Numbers

    NOTICE OF CHANGE

    Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 40, No. 13, January 21, 2014 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

    Rule 6A-1.0016 is amended to read:

    (3)(a) The Department shall notify the district of any missing information and permit the district a minimum of fifteen (15) calendar days to supplement its application. The Department is authorized to request clarifying information at any time from the district.

    (4) Department standard for assignment of an MSID number. The Department shall assign a MSID number when a district demonstrates that the proposed school is fully functioning and operating as a distinct entity and that assignment of a MSID number will not undermine school accountability. The following criteria are reviewed by the Department to determine whether the standard for assignment of a MSID number has been met:.

    (a) A school has a principal that is not shared with another school;.

    (b) At least fifty (50) percent of a school’s administrative and teaching staff are not shared with another public school. School administrative staff means principals, assistant principals, curriculum coordinators and deans; .

    (c) The department is authorized to request information from school districts in order to conduct the review of MSID numbers, and districts shall comply with written requests from the Department for information within thirty (30) calendar days. The district superintendent may submit a written request to the Department for an extension of time. The written request must be received by the Department shall grant a request for an extension of time, not to exceed forty-five (45) days, if the request is submitted in writing and received within thirty (30) calendar days of from the Department’s original request for the information. The Department shall notify the district superintendent in writing of the approval or denial of an extension.

    Form MSID01 is amended as follows:

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