Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-5.030: Instructional Personnel Assessment Systems
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to develop procedures for Department of Education review, approval and monitoring of school district systems for personnel evaluation under Section 1012.34, Florida Statutes. Rule revisions will implement the changes to Section 1012.34, Florida Statutes, as prescribed in the Student Success Act (SB 736) of 2011. Changes will include a title change, the inclusion of school administrator evaluation systems, the addition of monitoring requirements, and technical updates to the existing rule to reflect current citations and other conforming language. Please note that this rule was previously numbered 6B-4.010 but has since been transferred to Chapter 6A-5, F.A.C., as shown.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Instructional Personnel and School Administrator Evaluation Systems.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1001.02, 1012.34 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.42(18), 1006.281, 1012.12(1)(c), 1012.34, 1012.98 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 12, 2011, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.; December 13, 2011, 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.; and December 14, 2011, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: December 12th – Hillsborough Community College (Brandon Campus), 10414 E. Columbus Drive, Student Services Building, Rooms 208/210, Tampa, Florida; December 13th – Florida State College at Jacksonville (Deerwood Center), 9911 Old Baymeadows Road, Room B1206, Jacksonville, Florida; December 14th – Via conference call: (866)372-5781. Conference ID# is 26735405. The conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last for a minimum of 30 minutes but will conclude after 30 minutes if no additional callers are on the line. Anyone wishing to attend in person: Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 1703, Tallahassee, Florida.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Kathryn S. Hebda, Deputy Chancellor for Educator Quality, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines St., Suite 1502, Tallahassee, FL 32399, (850)245-0509 or Kathy.Hebda@fldoe.org. To submit a comment on this rule development go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FROM THE CONTACT PERSON LISTED ABOVE.