Purpose


The purpose of this rule development is to update the referenced rules as necessary, including the following revisions: Rule 6A-6.0900 - Update list of rules applicable to ESOL programs to add recently adopted rules and correct the titles of rules in the existing list; Rule 6A-6.09022 - Update references to the statewide standardized assessment (formerly FCAT) and the statewide English Language Proficiency Assessment; make necessary changes in grammar to clarify the deadline for re-evaluation of a student’s progress towards English language proficiency for purposes of extension of services; Rule 6A-6.0905 - Clarify the Department’s obligation to consider objections by any councils representing parents of ELLs to any district ELL plan under Department review; revise requirement to submit the district ELL plan via an online template to instead require submission on an incorporated form; and Rule 6A-6.0909 – Update references to the statewide standardized assessment (formerly FCAT) and the statewide English Language Proficiency Assessment; Remove exemption from requirement for ESOL to be taught by an ESOL certified or endorsed instructor for districts with fewer than ten English Language Learners within a radius of twenty miles of a given school or within the school attendance zone, whichever is larger.