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The meeting agenda will consist of approval of minutes of the State Board meeting held March 19, 2013, and updates on various reports and status of education initiatives by the Commissioner. Items for consideration include action relating to the following: Amendment to Rule 6A-1.09981, Implementation of Florida’s System of School Improvement and Accountability; Amendment to Rule 6A-4.0021, Florida Teacher Certification Examinations; Amendment to Rule 6A-6.054, K-12 Student Reading Intervention Requirements; and Amendment to Rule 6A-6.0571, Career and Technical Education and Adult General Education Standards and Industry-Driven Benchmarks. Other items for consideration include: Request for Approval of Baccalaureate Proposal by Santa Fe College for a BAS in Industrial Biotechnology; Adoption of a Resolution of the State Board of Education Requesting the Issuance and Sale of Not Exceeding $350,000,000 State of Florida, Full Faith and Credit, State Board of Education Public Education Capital Outlay Refunding Bonds, 2013 (Series to be Determined); Charter School Appeals: Pivot Charter School vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; Florida High School for Accelerated Learning West Palm Beach Campus, Inc., On behalf of School II vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; Florida High School for Accelerated Learning West Palm Beach Campus, Inc., On behalf of School III vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; Florida Futures Academy, West Palm Beach Campus vs. School Board of Palm Beach County; and Florida Futures Academy, Riviera Beach Campus vs. School Board of Palm Beach County.