The purpose of the rule amendment is to define “alternative school” for the purpose of calculating school improvement ratings, establish a process to identify alternative schools and a process for calculating school improvement ratings that fulfill statutory requirements for school accountability consistent with Sections 1008.34(3)(a)2. and 1008.341, F.S. The effect of the rule amendment will be the deletion of the obsolete definition of “home school” to prevent conflict with Section 1008.34(3)(c)3., F.S. Additionally, the amendment clarifies how students are credited back to a “home school” in calculating school grades and the minimum number of students necessary to ensure a statistically reliable calculation.