RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-1.099821: Kindergarten Readiness Rate
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of the rule development is to adopt procedures for the Department to annually calculate each private prekindergarten provider’s and public school’s kindergarten readiness rate, which must be expressed as the percentage of the provider’s or school’s students who are assessed as ready for kindergarten. The kindergarten readiness rates must be based exclusively upon the results of the statewide kindergarten screening for students completing the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program, beginning with students completing the program during the 2005-06 school year who are administered the statewide kindergarten screening during the 2006-07 school year. The effect is to implement the requirements of section 1002.69, Florida Statutes, and continued implementation of the calculation of a readiness rate.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Kindergarten Readiness Rate.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1002.79 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.79 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: December 7, 2006, 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
PLACE: Lexington Hotel, 304 W Colonial Dr, Orlando, Florida
DATE AND TIME: December 11, 2006, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
PLACE: Florida Community College at Jacksonville - Downtown Campus, 101 W. State St., Jacksonville, Florida
DATE AND TIME: December 19, 2006, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
PLACE: Miami Lakes CDS Office, NW 57th Street, Miami Lakes, Florida
Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this workshop/meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 5 days before the workshop/meeting by contacting: Shan Goff, Office of Early Learning, Florida Department of Education, 325 W. Gaines St., Suite 1524, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, (850)245-0445. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8771 (TDD) or 1(800)955-8770 (Voice).
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Shan Goff, Office of Early Learning, Florida Department of Education, 325 W. Gaines St., Suite 1524, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400, (850)245-0445.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.