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Notice: 25750704

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

SPECIAL PROGRAMS I

Overview

RULE:

6A-6.0531

Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence (RAISE)

PURPOSE:

To provide instructional supports to school districts, school administrators and instructional personnel in implementing evidence-based reading instruction and interventions in order to improve student reading achievement. This new rule outlines RAISE supports provided by State Regional Literacy directors and establishes a tutoring program in which eligible high school students are trained to tutor students in kindergarten through grade 3 in schools identified on the RAISE list. The rule will outline minimum training criteria and processes for verifying tutoring hours of high school students for the designation of a New Worlds Scholar, as well as other requirements relating to a RAISE tutoring program. The effect of this proposal is that students in kindergarten through grade 3 in schools identified on the RAISE list will be instilled with a love of reading and improve their literacy skills.

SUMMARY:

RAISE was established to provide instructional supports to school districts, school administrators and instructional personnel in implementing evidence-based reading instruction and interventions in order to improve student reading achievement. Instructional supports include State Regional Literacy Directors and a high school tutoring program for kindergarten through grade 3 students. School districts that wish to participate in the RAISE tutoring program must recruit, train and deploy eligible high school students. Participating high school students will be trained in effective reading tutoring practices and content, based on evidence-based practices and aligned to the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) English Language Arts (ELA) Standards.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(1),(2)(n), 1008.365(9), F.S.

LAW:

1008.365, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

4/12/2022 Vol. 48/71

COMMENTS:

From 4/12/2022 To 5/3/2022 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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