Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-1.094221: Alternative Standardized Reading Assessment and Use of Student Portfolio for Good Cause Promotion
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule revision is to provide guidance relating to the statewide public school student progression law eliminating social promotion, by including the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT)-10 as an alternative assessment for students scoring at Level 1 on the grade three Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). Since the original rule development, the FCAT Norm Referenced Test (NRT) has changed from SAT-9 to SAT-10. The effect of this rule revision will be that students who score at Level 1 on the grade three FCAT Reading may be promoted to grade four if an acceptable level of performance is demonstrated on the alternative assessment, SAT-9 or SAT 10.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Reading and Assessment.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1008.25(8)(b) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1008.25(6)(b)3. FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Evan Lefsky, Executive Director, Just Read, Florida!, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida; (850)245-9529

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