The purpose of this rule development is to address the statutory requirements regarding the use of a uniform calendar to publish schedules for the administration of state-required and district-required public K-12 assessments and the reporting of student assessment results, as follows: 1) according to Section 1008.22(7)(b), F.S., the department shall publish a uniform calendar by August of each year beginning in 2016; 2) according to Section 1008.22(7)(c), F.S., each school district shall use this uniform calendar to publish its testing schedule including all information required in Section 1008.22(7)(b), F.S., on its website and shall submit the schedule to the department by October 1 of each year; each public school shall use the uniform calendar to publish the established schedule including all information required in Section 1008.22(7)(b), F.S., on its website; and the established uniform calendar must be included in the parent guide required by Section 1002.23(5), F.S.