This rule amendment serves to adopt new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) passing scores, effective January 1, 2025, for the following FTCE test areas: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K–12; ....  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

    State Board of Education

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    6A-4.0021Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

    PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This rule amendment serves to adopt new Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) passing scores, effective January 1, 2025, for the following FTCE test areas: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) K–12; Exceptional Student Education (ESE) K–12; English 6–12 (both subtests: Multiple-Choice and Writing); Middle Grades English 5–9 (both subtests: Multiple-Choice and Writing); Mathematics 6–12; Middle Grades Mathematics 5–9; Music K–12; Reading K–12; Speech-Language Impaired K–12; Elementary Education K–6 Subtest 1: Language Arts and Reading; Elementary Education K–6 Subtest 4: Mathematics; Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3 Subtest 2: Language Arts and Reading; Prekindergarten/Primary PK–3 Subtest 3: Mathematics; and General Knowledge (GK) Test (all four [4] subtests: Essay, English Language Skills [ELS], Reading, and Mathematics).

    SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

    RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02, 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 HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

    DATE AND TIME: September 18, 2024, 4:00pm to 5:00pm EDT, or until the conclusion of business.

    PLACE: via Microsoft Teams at https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3d1fbdea-8207-44fd-bf6f-994ffa352e48@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: Phil Canto, Bureau Chief, Bureau of Postsecondary Assessment, Office of Assessment, Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 414, Tallahassee, FL, 32399, (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, Christian.Emerson@fldoe.org.

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