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11 The Committee on Education (Wilson) recommended the following
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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16 page 90, line 15, delete those lines
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19 Section 93. Subsections (1) and (4) of section
20 1008.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
21 1008.25 Public school student progression; remedial
22 instruction; reporting requirements.--
23 (1) INTENT.--It is the intent of the Legislature that
24 each student's progression from one grade to another be
25 determined, in part, upon proficiency in reading, writing,
26 science, and mathematics; that district school board policies
27 facilitate such proficiency; and that each student and his or
28 her parent be informed of that student's academic progress
29 through weekly progress reports; and that each student and his
30 or her parent be provided with the tools and resources to
31 ensure academic success.
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1 (4) ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION.--
2 (a) Each student must participate in the statewide
3 assessment tests required by s. 1008.22. Each student who does
4 not meet specific levels of performance as determined by the
5 district school board in reading, writing, science, and
6 mathematics for each grade level, or who does not meet
7 specific levels of performance as determined by the
8 commissioner on statewide assessments at selected grade
9 levels, must be provided with additional diagnostic
10 assessments to determine the nature of the student's
11 difficulty and areas of academic need.
12 (b) The school in which the student is enrolled must
13 develop, in consultation with the student's parent, and must
14 implement an academic improvement plan designed to assist the
15 student in meeting state and district expectations for
16 proficiency. For a student for whom a personalized middle
17 school success plan is required pursuant to s. 1003.415, the
18 middle school success plan must be incorporated in the
19 student's academic improvement plan. The middle school success
20 plan must include a component that provides for home visits to
21 be made for the purpose of monitoring a student's progress and
22 ensuring that the parent is aware and informed of the efforts
23 being made to ensure that the student improves academically.
24 Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year, if the student has
25 been identified as having a deficiency in reading, the
26 academic improvement plan shall identify the student's
27 specific areas of deficiency in phonemic awareness, phonics,
28 fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary; the desired levels of
29 performance in these areas; and the instructional and support
30 services to be provided to meet the desired levels of
31 performance. Schools shall also provide for the frequent
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1 monitoring of the student's progress in meeting the desired
2 levels of performance. District school boards shall assist
3 schools and teachers to implement research-based reading
4 activities that have been shown to be successful in teaching
5 reading to low-performing students. Remedial instruction
6 provided during high school may not be in lieu of English and
7 mathematics credits required for graduation.
8 (c) Upon subsequent evaluation, if the documented
9 deficiency has not been remediated in accordance with the
10 academic improvement plan, the student may be retained. Each
11 student who does not meet the minimum performance expectations
12 defined by the Commissioner of Education for the statewide
13 assessment tests in reading, writing, science, and mathematics
14 must continue to be provided with remedial or supplemental
15 instruction until the expectations are met or the student
16 graduates from high school or is not subject to compulsory
17 school attendance.
18 (d) The remedial or supplemental instruction required
19 under this subsection shall include special programs that are
20 dedicated to assisting students in attaining a passing score
21 on the FCAT assessment. The special programs may be offered as
22 after-school programs or during class periods that are set
23 aside for the purpose of providing intensive remedial study
24 and coaching in designated subject areas of the FCAT. The
25 parent of each student who receives remedial study and
26 coaching for purposes of passing the FCAT assessment shall be
27 provided with a weekly progress report. Additional assistance
28 may be provided in the form of homework or classes designed to
29 familiarize the student with the type of questions that are
30 likely to appear on the FCAT assessment. The remedial or
31 supplemental instruction may also include tutoring by high
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1 school students who have successfully passed the FCAT
2 assessment and who provide assistance to students in the
3 eighth grade or ninth grade who are anticipated to have
4 difficulty in attaining a passing score on the FCAT
5 assessment. The school shall offer credit in community service
6 for any student who provides such tutoring.
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10 And the title is amended as follows:
11 On page 7, lines 3-7, delete those lines
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14 performance; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.;
15 providing that the Legislature intends to
16 provide students and parents with the tools and
17 resources to ensure academic success; requiring
18 that the middle school success plan include
19 home visits for the purpose of monitoring a
20 student's progress and ensuring that the parent
21 is informed of efforts directed towards the
22 student; requiring remedial or supplemental
23 instruction to include programs to assist
24 students in achieving a passing score on the
25 FCAT assessment; requiring that a weekly
26 progress report be provided to the parent;
27 requiring assistance that familiarizes the
28 student with the type of questions that are
29 likely to appear on the FCAT; authorizing high
30 school students who have passed the FCAT to
31 provide tutoring assistance for students in
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1 certain grades; repealing s. 1008.301, F.S.;
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