| 1 | Schools & Learning Council offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove lines 56-160 and insert: |
| 5 | b. As valid data becomes available, the performance and |
| 6 | participation of the school's students in College Board Advanced |
| 7 | Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, dual |
| 8 | enrollment courses, and Advanced International Certificate of |
| 9 | Education courses; the students' achievement of industry |
| 10 | certification, as determined by the Agency for Workforce |
| 11 | Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a career and professional |
| 12 | academy, as described in s. 1003.493; and the students' |
| 13 | achievement of the Florida Ready to Work Credential under s. |
| 14 | 1004.99; |
| 15 | c. Postsecondary readiness of the school's students as |
| 16 | measured by the SAT, ACT, or the common placement test; |
| 17 | d. The high school graduation rate of at-risk students who |
| 18 | scored at Level 2 or lower on the 8th grade FCAT Reading and |
| 19 | Mathematics examinations; |
| 20 | e. As valid data becomes available, the performance of the |
| 21 | school's students on statewide standardized end-of-course |
| 22 | assessments approved by the Department of Education; and |
| 23 | f. The growth or decline in the components listed in sub- |
| 24 | subparagraphs a.-e. from year to year. |
| 25 | (b) Student assessment data.--Student assessment data used |
| 26 | in determining school grades shall include: |
| 27 | 1. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled |
| 28 | in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT. |
| 29 | 2. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled |
| 30 | in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT, including |
| 31 | Florida Writes, and who have scored at or in the lowest 25th |
| 32 | percentile of students in the school in reading, math, or |
| 33 | writing, unless these students are exhibiting satisfactory |
| 34 | performance. |
| 35 | 3. Effective with the 2005-2006 school year, the |
| 36 | achievement scores and learning gains of eligible students |
| 37 | attending alternative schools that provide dropout prevention |
| 38 | and academic intervention services pursuant to s. 1003.53. The |
| 39 | term "eligible students" in this subparagraph does not include |
| 40 | students attending an alternative school who are subject to |
| 41 | district school board policies for expulsion for repeated or |
| 42 | serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval programs serving |
| 43 | students who have officially been designated as dropouts, or who |
| 44 | are in programs operated or contracted by the Department of |
| 45 | Juvenile Justice. The student performance data for eligible |
| 46 | students identified in this subparagraph shall be included in |
| 47 | the calculation of the home school's grade. For purposes of this |
| 48 | section and s. 1008.341, "home school" means the school the |
| 49 | student was attending when assigned to an alternative school. If |
| 50 | an alternative school chooses to be graded pursuant to this |
| 51 | section, student performance data for eligible students |
| 52 | identified in this subparagraph shall not be included in the |
| 53 | home school's grade but shall be included only in the |
| 54 | calculation of the alternative school's grade. School districts |
| 55 | must require collaboration between the home school and the |
| 56 | alternative school in order to promote student success. |
| 57 | 4. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools |
| 58 | comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, |
| 59 | 11, and 12, the data listed in subparagraphs 1. through 3. and |
| 60 | the following data as the Department of Education determines |
| 61 | such data are valid and available: |
| 62 | a. The high school graduation rate of the school as |
| 63 | calculated by the Department of Education; |
| 64 | b. The participation rate of all eligible students |
| 65 | enrolled in the school and enrolled in College Board Advanced |
| 66 | Placement courses; International Baccalaureate courses; dual |
| 67 | enrollment courses; Advanced International Certificate of |
| 68 | Education courses; and courses or sequence of courses leading to |
| 69 | industry certification, as determined by the Agency for |
| 70 | Workforce Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a career and |
| 71 | professional academy, as described in s. 1003.493; |
| 72 | c. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled |
| 73 | in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses, |
| 74 | International Baccalaureate courses, and Advanced International |
| 75 | Certificate of Education courses; |
| 76 | d. Earning of college credit by all eligible students |
| 77 | enrolled in the school in dual enrollment programs under s. |
| 78 | 1007.271; |
| 79 | e. Earning of an industry certification, as determined by |
| 80 | the Agency for Workforce Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a |
| 81 | career and professional academy, as described in s. 1003.493; |
| 82 | f. Earning of the Florida Ready to Work Credential under |
| 83 | s. 1004.99; |
| 84 | g. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled |
| 85 | in the school in reading, mathematics, and other subjects as |
| 86 | measured by the SAT, ACT, and common placement test for |
| 87 | postsecondary readiness; |
| 88 | h. The high school graduation rate of all eligible at-risk |
| 89 | students enrolled in the school who scored at Level 2 or lower |
| 90 | on the 8th grade FCAT Reading and Mathematics examinations; |
| 91 | i. The performance of the school's students on statewide |
| 92 | standardized end-of-course assessments approved by the |
| 93 | Department of Education; and |
| 94 | j. The growth or decline in the data components listed in |
| 95 | sub-subparagraphs a.-i. from year to year. |
| 96 |
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| 97 | The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria |
| 98 | for each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight |
| 99 | to student achievement in reading. Schools designated with a |
| 100 | grade of "C," making satisfactory progress, shall be required to |
| 101 | demonstrate that adequate progress has been made by students in |
| 102 | the school who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading, |
| 103 | math, or writing on the FCAT, including Florida Writes, unless |
| 104 | these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance. |
| 105 | Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools comprised |
| 106 | of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and |
| 107 | 12, the criteria for school grades must also give added weight |
| 108 | to the graduation rate of all eligible at-risk students, as |
| 109 | defined in this paragraph. Beginning in the 2009-2010 school |
| 110 | year, in order for a high school to be designated as having a |
| 111 | grade of "A," making excellent progress, the school must |
| 112 | demonstrate that at-risk students, as defined in this paragraph, |
| 113 | in the school are making adequate progress. |
| 114 | Section 2. Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section |
| 115 | 1003.413, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 116 | 1003.413 Florida Secondary School Redesign Act.-- |
| 117 | (3) Based on these guiding principles, district school |
| 118 | boards shall establish policies to implement the requirements of |
| 119 | ss. 1003.4156, 1003.428, and 1003.493. The policies must |
| 120 | address: |
| 121 | (i) An annual review of each high school student's |
| 122 | electronic personal education plan created pursuant to s. |
| 123 | 1003.4156 and procedures for high school students who have not |
| 124 | prepared an electronic personal education plan pursuant to s. |
| 125 | 1003.4156 to prepare such plan. |
| 126 | Section 3. Section 1003.4285, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 127 | to read: |
| 128 | 1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.--By |
| 129 | the 2008-2009 school year, each standard high school diploma |
| 130 | shall include, as applicable: |
| 131 | (1) A designation of the student's major area of interest |
| 132 | pursuant to the student's completion of credits as provided in |
| 133 | s. 1003.428. |
| 134 | (2) A designation reflecting completion of four or more |
| 135 | accelerated college credit courses if the student is eligible |
| 136 | for college credit pursuant to s. 1007.27 or s. 1007.271 in |
| 137 | Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced |
| 138 | International Certificate of Education, or dual enrollment |
| 139 | courses. The Commissioner of Education shall establish |
| 140 | guidelines for successful passage of examinations or coursework |
| 141 | in each of the accelerated college credit options for purposes |
| 142 | of this subsection. |
| 143 | (3) A designation reflecting career education |
| 144 | certification in accordance with s. 1003.431. |
| 145 | (4) A designation reflecting a Florida Ready to Work |
| 146 | Credential in accordance with s. 1004.99. |
| 147 | Section 4. Section 1003.4287, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 148 | to read: |
| 149 | 1003.4287 Postsecondary education credit courses; |
| 150 | comprehensive plan.-- |
| 151 | (1) The purpose of this section is to provide each public |
| 152 | high school student with access to a substantive and rigorous |
| 153 | curriculum that is designed to challenge the student's mind, |
| 154 | enhance the student's knowledge and skills, and prepare the |
| 155 | student for success in college and work. |
| 156 | (2) For purposes of this section, the term "postsecondary |
| 157 | education credit course" means a course through which a high |
| 158 | school student may earn postsecondary credit and includes |
| 159 | Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, |
| 160 | Advanced International Certificate of Education courses, and |
| 161 | dual enrollment courses. |
| 162 | (3) By the 2009-2010 school year, each public high school |
| 163 | in the state must provide students access to at least four |
| 164 | Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, Advanced |
| 165 | International Certificate of Education, or dual enrollment |
| 166 | courses, one each in English, mathematics, science, and social |
| 167 | studies, and at least four courses in career and technical dual |
| 168 | enrollment. To fulfill this requirement, schools may utilize |
| 169 | course offerings provided by the Florida Virtual School, a |
| 170 | career center, a charter technical career center, a community |
| 171 | college, a state university, or an independent college or |
| 172 | university eligible for inclusion in the dual enrollment program |
| 173 | pursuant to s. 1011.62. |
| 174 | (4) To assist with implementation of this section, the |
| 175 | State Board of Education shall develop and adopt a comprehensive |
| 176 | plan that: |
| 177 | (a) Provides all students with access to a substantive and |
| 178 | rigorous curriculum that is designed to challenge their minds |
| 179 | and enhance their knowledge and skills and with opportunities to |
| 180 | acquire postsecondary education credits while in high school. |
| 181 | (b) Supports school administrators and guidance counselors |
| 182 | in the receipt of professional development that enables them to |
| 183 | create strong and effective postsecondary opportunities for |
| 184 | their students. |
| 185 | (c) Establishes guidelines and timelines for teachers and |
| 186 | school leaders in middle schools and high schools to receive |
| 187 | training in content knowledge and instructional skills to |
| 188 | prepare students for success in a rigorous curriculum that leads |
| 189 | to postsecondary education credit. |
| 190 | (d) Creates long-term and annual statewide goals for |
| 191 | increasing: |
| 192 | 1. The number and percentage of students enrolling in and |
| 193 | completing postsecondary education credit courses. |
| 194 | 2. The number and percentage of students receiving |
| 195 | postsecondary education credits in such courses. |
| 196 | 3. The number and percentage of low-income and |
| 197 | underrepresented students enrolling in and completing |
| 198 | postsecondary education credit courses. |
| 199 | 4. The number and percentage of low-income and |
| 200 | underrepresented students receiving postsecondary education |
| 201 | credit in such courses. |
| 202 | (e) Leverages federal and private funding available for |
| 203 | incentives and training. |
| 204 | (f) Focuses state and federal funding to carry out |
| 205 | activities that target school districts serving high |
| 206 | concentrations of low-income and underrepresented students. |
| 207 | (g) Provides a plan of communication that emphasizes the |
| 208 | importance of postsecondary education credit courses to a |
| 209 | student's ability to gain access to and succeed in postsecondary |
| 210 | education. The plan for such communication should include |
| 211 | information to students, teachers, counselors, administrators, |
| 212 | school districts, community colleges, and state universities. |
| 213 | (h) Requires annual evaluations of the impact of the |
| 214 | implementation of this section on the rates of student |
| 215 | enrollment and success in postsecondary education credit |
| 216 | courses, on high school graduation rates, and on college |
| 217 | enrollment rates. The evaluation must include a review of the |
| 218 | progress toward meeting goals established pursuant to paragraph |
| 219 | (d). |
| 220 | Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 1004.91, Florida |
| 221 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 222 | 1004.91 Career-preparatory instruction.-- |
| 223 | (3) An adult student with a disability may be exempted |
| 224 | from the provisions of this section. A student who possesses a |
| 225 | college degree at the associate in applied science level or |
| 226 | higher is exempt from this section. A student who has completed |
| 227 | or who is exempt from the college-level communication and |
| 228 | computation skills examination pursuant to s. 1008.29, or who is |
| 229 | exempt from the college entry-level examination pursuant to s. |
| 230 | 1008.29, is exempt from the provisions of this section. Students |
| 231 | who have passed a state, national, or industry licensure exam |
| 232 | are exempt from this section. An adult student who is enrolled |
| 233 | in an apprenticeship program that is registered with the |
| 234 | Department of Education in accordance with the provisions of |
| 235 | chapter 446 is exempt from the provisions of this section. |
| 236 | Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
| 237 | 1007.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 238 | 1007.21 Readiness for postsecondary education and the |
| 239 | workplace.-- |
| 240 | (2) |
| 241 | (c) The common placement test authorized in ss. |
| 242 | 1001.03(10) and 1008.30 or a similar test may be administered to |
| 243 | all high school students second semester sophomores who have |
| 244 | chosen one of the four destinations. The results of the |
| 245 | placement test shall be used to target additional instructional |
| 246 | needs in reading, writing, and mathematics prior to graduation. |
| 247 | Section 7. Section 1007.212, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 248 | to read: |
| 249 | 1007.212 Remediation Reform Pilot Project.-- |
| 250 | (1) The Legislature finds that the cost to the state and |
| 251 | to students for remedial education has exceeded $100 million in |
| 252 | recent years. The Legislature further finds that it is in the |
| 253 | public's best interest to identify policies and best practices |
| 254 | that reduce the need for and the cost of remediation for recent |
| 255 | high school graduates who enter postsecondary education. |
| 256 | (2) Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, there is |
| 257 | created the Remediation Reform Pilot Project with the goal of |
| 258 | reducing the need for and the cost of remediation for recent |
| 259 | high school graduates who enter postsecondary education. |
| 260 | (3) The Department of Education shall develop by August 1, |
| 261 | 2008, an application process for community colleges and school |
| 262 | districts to participate in the pilot project. Each application |
| 263 | must represent a collaborative effort between one or more |
| 264 | community colleges and one or more school districts in each |
| 265 | community college's service area. |
| 266 | (4) Each application shall: |
| 267 | (a) Identify the specific area or areas of remediation to |
| 268 | be addressed as part of the pilot project. |
| 269 | (b) Provide the most recent data available from the |
| 270 | postsecondary feedback reports produced pursuant to s. 1008.37 |
| 271 | for each community college and school district that will |
| 272 | participate in the pilot project for the area or areas of |
| 273 | remediation that will be addressed during the course of the |
| 274 | project. |
| 275 | (c) Describe the strategies currently used by the |
| 276 | participating institutions to address remediation needs, |
| 277 | including mechanisms used to identify students who need |
| 278 | remediation, corrective actions employed to address identified |
| 279 | needs, and methods used to evaluate the effectiveness of these |
| 280 | strategies. |
| 281 | (d) Describe any proposed changes to current strategies |
| 282 | that have been designed to reduce the need for postsecondary |
| 283 | remediation, including, but not limited to: |
| 284 | 1. Specific intervention efforts that will be employed to |
| 285 | address identified deficiencies. |
| 286 | 2. The process the community college and the school |
| 287 | district will use to determine the effectiveness of the changes. |
| 288 | 3. A projected timeline for implementation of the changes. |
| 289 | (e) Describe specific professional development activities |
| 290 | that will be provided for secondary education faculty. |
| 291 | (f) Provide itemized estimates of the costs to each |
| 292 | participating community college and school district of |
| 293 | implementing the proposal. |
| 294 | (g) Identify any local, federal, or private funding that |
| 295 | may be available to support the project. |
| 296 | (h) Project any reductions in the need for and the cost of |
| 297 | remediation that are anticipated following implementation and |
| 298 | describe the method used to develop the projections. |
| 299 | (5) By October 1, 2008, the Commissioner of Education |
| 300 | shall evaluate the applications and recommend no more than four |
| 301 | proposals to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the |
| 302 | House of Representatives for consideration and final approval. |
| 303 | To the extent possible, the proposals recommended by the |
| 304 | commissioner shall be representative of the geographic regions |
| 305 | of the state and representative of large, medium, and small |
| 306 | school districts. |
| 307 | (6) Each community college and school district |
| 308 | participating in the pilot project shall submit an annual status |
| 309 | report, including a description of the strategies implemented, |
| 310 | any costs incurred, and the effectiveness of the strategies used |
| 311 | in reducing the need for and the cost of postsecondary |
| 312 | remediation to students and the state. This report shall be |
| 313 | submitted to the Executive Office of the Governor, the President |
| 314 | of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the |
| 315 | Commissioner of Education, and the Office of Program Policy |
| 316 | Analysis and Government Accountability by September 1. The |
| 317 | Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability |
| 318 | shall analyze the reports submitted pursuant to this subsection |
| 319 | to identify the policies and practices that are most effective |
| 320 | in reducing the need for and the cost of remediation, including |
| 321 | any cost savings realized as a result of implementation. |
| 322 | (7) The pilot project shall be funded as provided in the |
| 323 | General Appropriations Act. The Department of Education, school |
| 324 | districts, and community colleges may redirect existing |
| 325 | resources for purposes of the pilot project and are encouraged |
| 326 | to seek and accept grants from additional public and private |
| 327 | sources to implement the pilot project. |
| 328 | Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
| 329 | 1007.235, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 330 | 1007.235 District interinstitutional articulation |
| 331 | agreements.-- |
| 332 | (2) The district interinstitutional articulation agreement |
| 333 | for each school year must be completed before high school |
| 334 | registration for the fall term of the following school year. The |
| 335 | agreement must include, but is not limited to, the following |
| 336 | components: |
| 337 | (b)1. A delineation of courses and programs available to |
| 338 | students eligible to participate in dual enrollment. This |
| 339 | delineation must include a plan for the community college to |
| 340 | provide guidance services to participating students on the |
| 341 | selection of courses in the dual enrollment program. The process |
| 342 | of community college guidance should make maximum use of the |
| 343 | automated advisement system for community colleges. The plan |
| 344 | must assure that each dual enrollment student is encouraged to |
| 345 | identify a postsecondary education objective with which to guide |
| 346 | the course selection. At a minimum, each student's plan should |
| 347 | include a list of courses that will result in an Applied |
| 348 | Technology Diploma, an Associate in Science degree, or an |
| 349 | Associate in Arts degree. If the student identifies a |
| 350 | baccalaureate degree as the objective, the plan must include |
| 351 | courses that will meet the general education requirements and |
| 352 | any prerequisite requirements for entrance into a selected |
| 353 | baccalaureate degree program. |
| 354 | 2. A delineation of the process by which students and |
| 355 | their parents are informed about opportunities to participate in |
| 356 | articulated acceleration programs. |
| 357 | 3. A delineation of the process by which students and |
| 358 | their parents exercise their option to participate in an |
| 359 | articulated acceleration program. |
| 360 | 4. A delineation of high school credits earned for |
| 361 | completion of each dual enrollment course. |
| 362 | 5. Provision for postsecondary courses that meet the |
| 363 | criteria for inclusion in a district articulated acceleration |
| 364 | program to be counted toward meeting the graduation requirements |
| 365 | of s. 1003.43. |
| 366 | 6. An identification of eligibility criteria for student |
| 367 | participation in dual enrollment courses and programs. |
| 368 | 7. A delineation of institutional responsibilities |
| 369 | regarding student screening prior to enrollment and monitoring |
| 370 | student performance subsequent to enrollment in dual enrollment |
| 371 | courses and programs. |
| 372 | 8. An identification of the criteria by which the quality |
| 373 | of dual enrollment courses and programs are to be judged and a |
| 374 | delineation of institutional responsibilities for the |
| 375 | maintenance of instructional quality. |
| 376 | 9. A delineation of institutional responsibilities for |
| 377 | assuming the cost of dual enrollment courses and programs that |
| 378 | includes such responsibilities for student instructional |
| 379 | materials. |
| 380 | 10. An identification of responsibility for providing |
| 381 | student transportation if the dual enrollment instruction is |
| 382 | conducted at a facility other than the high school campus. |
| 383 | 11. A delineation of the process for converting college |
| 384 | credit hours earned through dual enrollment and early admission |
| 385 | programs to high school credit based on mastery of course |
| 386 | outcomes as determined by the Department of Education in |
| 387 | accordance with s. 1007.271(6). |
| 388 | 12. An identification of the responsibility of the |
| 389 | postsecondary educational institution for assigning letter |
| 390 | grades for dual enrollment courses and the responsibility of |
| 391 | school districts for posting dual enrollment course grades to |
| 392 | the high school transcript as assigned by the postsecondary |
| 393 | institution awarding the credit. |
| 394 | Section 9. Subsection (16) of section 1007.271, Florida |
| 395 | Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 396 | 1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.-- |
| 397 | (16) Beginning with students entering grade 9 in the 2006- |
| 398 | 2007 school year, school districts and community colleges must |
| 399 | weigh dual enrollment courses the same as advanced placement, |
| 400 | International Baccalaureate, and Advanced International |
| 401 | Certificate of Education courses when grade point averages are |
| 402 | calculated. Alternative grade calculation or weighting systems |
| 403 | that discriminate against dual enrollment courses are |
| 404 | prohibited. Beginning with students applying for admission to a |
| 405 | state university for the 2009-2010 academic year, state |
| 406 | universities must weigh dual enrollment courses the same as |
| 407 | comparable Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and |
| 408 | Advanced International Certificate of Education courses when |
| 409 | calculating grade point averages for purposes of making |
| 410 | admissions decisions. |
| 411 | Section 10. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section |
| 412 | 1008.30, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 413 | 1008.30 Common placement testing for public postsecondary |
| 414 | education.-- |
| 415 | (1) The State Board of Education, in conjunction with the |
| 416 | Board of Governors, shall develop and implement a common |
| 417 | placement test for the purpose of assessing the basic |
| 418 | computation and communication skills students need to continue |
| 419 | their education at the postsecondary level or enter the |
| 420 | workforce of students who intend to enter a degree program at |
| 421 | any public postsecondary educational institution. Public |
| 422 | postsecondary educational institutions shall provide appropriate |
| 423 | modifications of the test instruments or test procedures for |
| 424 | students with disabilities. |
| 425 | (2) The common placement testing program shall include at |
| 426 | a minimum the following: the capacity to diagnose basic |
| 427 | competencies in the areas of English, reading, and mathematics |
| 428 | which are essential to perform at the postsecondary level or |
| 429 | enter the workforce college-level work; prerequisite skills that |
| 430 | relate to progressively advanced instruction in mathematics, |
| 431 | such as algebra and geometry; prerequisite skills that relate to |
| 432 | progressively advanced instruction in language arts, such as |
| 433 | English composition and literature; prerequisite skills which |
| 434 | relate to the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST); and |
| 435 | provision of test information to students on the specific |
| 436 | deficiencies. |
| 437 | (3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that |
| 438 | would require high schools to evaluate prior to the beginning of |
| 439 | grade 12 the college or career readiness of each student scoring |
| 440 | at Level 2 or Level 3 on the reading portion of the grade 10 |
| 441 | FCAT or Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 on the mathematics portion |
| 442 | of the grade 10 FCAT. High schools shall perform this evaluation |
| 443 | using results from give the corresponding component of the |
| 444 | common placement test prescribed in this section, or an |
| 445 | equivalent test identified by the State Board of Education. The |
| 446 | State Board of Education shall establish in rule the minimum |
| 447 | test scores a student must achieve to demonstrate readiness. |
| 448 | Students who demonstrate readiness by achieving the minimum test |
| 449 | scores established by the State Board of Education shall not be |
| 450 | required to enroll in remediation courses as a condition of |
| 451 | acceptance to any community college. The high school shall use |
| 452 | the results of the test to advise the students of any identified |
| 453 | deficiencies and provide students any necessary remedial |
| 454 | instruction prior to, or the summer immediately following, high |
| 455 | school graduation. The remedial instruction provided pursuant to |
| 456 | this subsection shall be developed as a collaborative effort |
| 457 | between secondary and postsecondary educational institutions. |
| 458 | Contingent upon appropriation of funds in the General |
| 459 | Appropriations Act, the Florida Virtual School shall partner |
| 460 | with one or more community colleges to develop remedial content |
| 461 | that may be offered online, at the beginning of the tenth grade |
| 462 | year before enrollment in the eleventh grade year in public high |
| 463 | school for the purpose of obtaining remedial instruction prior |
| 464 | to entering public postsecondary education. |
| 465 |
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| 467 | T I T L E A M E N D M E N T |
| 468 | Remove lines 2-14 and insert: |
| 469 | An act relating to education; amending s. 1008.34, F.S, relating |
| 470 | to the school grading system; providing for a revised high |
| 471 | school grading system beginning with the 2009-2010 school year |
| 472 | which includes the statewide standardized assessment, graduation |
| 473 | rates, performance and participation in certain courses, |
| 474 | postsecondary readiness as measured by certain examinations, and |
| 475 | the change in these factors from year to year; specifying the |
| 476 | data components to be used in determining the revised high |
| 477 | school grading system; requiring that the criteria for school |
| 478 | grades give added weight to the graduation rate of all eligible |
| 479 | at-risk students; amending s. 1003.413, F.S.; providing for an |
| 480 | annual review of a high school student's electronic personal |
| 481 | education plan; creating s. 1003.4285, F.S.; providing for |
| 482 | designations on standard high school diplomas; creating s. |
| 483 | 1003.4287, F.S.; providing for access to postsecondary education |
| 484 | credit courses in public high schools; specifying courses that |
| 485 | may be accessed; requiring the State Board of Education to |
| 486 | develop a comprehensive plan; amending s. 1004.91, F.S.; |
| 487 | providing an exemption relating to career-preparatory |
| 488 | instruction; amending s. 1007.21, F.S.; conforming provisions |
| 489 | relating to administration of the common placement test; |
| 490 | creating s. 1007.212, F.S.; creating the Remediation Reform |
| 491 | Pilot Project with participation by community colleges and |
| 492 | school districts; requiring the Department of Education to |
| 493 | develop an application process; specifying contents of the |
| 494 | application; requiring the Commissioner of Education to evaluate |
| 495 | applications and recommend proposals to the Legislature for |
| 496 | final approval; requiring annual status reports by participants |
| 497 | and analysis by the Office of Program Policy Analysis and |
| 498 | Government Accountability; providing for funding; amending s. |
| 499 | 1007.235, F.S.; requiring district interinstitutional |
| 500 | articulation agreements to include responsibility for assignment |
| 501 | of grades for dual enrollment courses; amending s. 1007.271, |
| 502 | F.S.; providing requirements for state universities to weigh |
| 503 | dual enrollment courses; amending s. 1008.30, F.S.; revising |
| 504 | provisions relating to administration and use of the results of |
| 505 | the common placement test; requiring the State Board of |
| 506 | Education to adopt rules requiring high school evaluation of |
| 507 | student college or career readiness and establishing minimum |
| 508 | test scores for such readiness; providing for remedial |
| 509 | instruction; providing for development of remedial content to be |
| 510 | offered online; providing an effective date. |