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995024
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL Committee Amendment
SB2000 EDU 26
Senator(s): Sullivan
moved the following amendment:
Section: 02 EXPLANATION:
On Page: 020 Moves $5 million from Assessment and Evaluation and $5
million from Assistance to Low Performing Schools to
Spec App: 112 Contracted Services in the Office of Technology and
Information Services in the Department of Education and
requires that Office to convene a group of recognized
authorities in the field of education technology. That
group will write a request for proposals and will award
grants for technology-related issues affecting student
and teacher performance.
NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds
Recurring - 0 0 0
Non-Recurring - 0 0 0
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Positions & Amount Positions & Amount
DELETE INSERT
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF, AND
COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
Public Schools, Division Of
Program: State Oversight & Assistance -
Public Schools 48250200
In Section 02 On Page 020
112 Special Categories 100147
Assessment And Evaluation IOEA
1000 From General Revenue Fund 48,852,607 43,852,607
CA -5,000,000 FSI1NR -5,000,000
Delete the fifth paragraph of proviso following Specific Appropriation
112 on page 20.
Program: State Grants K/12 Program - Non
FEFP 48250400
In Section 02 On Page 027
131 Special Categories 100291
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Grants And Aids - Assistance To Low
Performing Schools IOEB
1000 From General Revenue Fund 21,000,000 16,000,000
CA -5,000,000 FSI1NR -5,000,000
Program: Executive Direction Support
Services 48250100
In Section 02 On Page 018
102 Special Categories 100777
Contracted Services IOEA
1000 From General Revenue Fund 4,527,968 14,527,968
CA 10,000,000 FSI1NR 10,000,000
Insert the following new paragraphs of proviso after the second
paragraph of proviso following Specific Appropriation 102 on page 18:
From the funds appropriated in Specific Appropriation 102, $10,000,000
is provided for technology initiatives that will benefit students and
teachers. The Office of Technology and Information Services in the
Department of Education shall convene a panel of recognized authorities
in the field of education technology as the Technology Review Group
(TRG). The TRG shall review and evaluate existing and emerging
technologies that affect the performance of students and teachers and
shall issue a request for proposals that addresses, at a minimum, the
issues listed below. The TRG shall receive, evaluate and rank the
responses to this request for proposals and shall award grants for these
technology funds by December 1, 2001.
(1) The RFP shall address the need for FCAT software. This software
should provide a license for an online assessment system that
comprehensively addresses the Sunshine State Standards and Florida
Comprehensive Assessment Test. The software should include a menu driven
interface that allows standards-based reports for schools, classes, and
individual students. Teachers should be able to track the progress of
individual students through this databank throughout the year, The
software package should include a superintendents reporting module that
is customizable for data analysis and progress reports for groups and
subgroups of interest. Prospective vendors shall include a professional
development package for teachers and an account manager to facilitate
all aspects of the implementation. The vendor shall be provided
appropriate access to FCAT test item banks to enhance and expand random
diagnostic assessment.
(2) The RFP shall address the need for pilot projects to evaluate the
efficacy of wireless communications systems for public schools and
postsecondary institutions.
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(3) The RFP shall address the need for pilot projects to evaluate a
web-based software system to improve academic achievement with a lesson
plan module that enables teachers to improve academic achievement
through a lesson plan module and a grading module that connects state or
district standards to lesson plans, objectives and assessments. Any
vendor selected should have experience implementing the following
web-based modules: grade books linked to standards, lesson plans linked
to standards, discipline, attendance and parent-teacher communications.
(4) The RFP shall address the need for integrated services for K-12
schools that include (a) a content navigation system, appearing on every
browser, to enable teachers, students and administrators to
transparently access subscription and other educational content and
tools, (b) real time emergency alerts delivered via the Internet and
access to student health and safety information, (c) enhanced Internet
filtering and caching that allows for greater bandwidth management while
still permitting individual teachers the ability to access the materials
that they need to fulfill their educational mission.
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