Florida Senate - 2008 (Reformatted) SB 292

By Senator Wilson

33-00084-08 2008292__

A bill to be entitled

An act relating to the school grading system; amending s.

1008.34, F.S.; removing letter grades from the performance

grade categories by which schools must be identified in

the Commissioner of Education's annual report of the

results of the statewide assessment program; amending ss.

1001.42, 1002.33, 1002.38, 1002.415, 1003.62, 1008.33,

1008.345, 1008.36, and 1011.62, F.S.; correcting

references to the letter grades, to conform; providing an

effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

Section 1. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 1008.34,

Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

1008.34 School grading system; school report cards;

district grade.--

(2) SCHOOL GRADES.--The annual report shall identify

schools as having one of the following performance grades,

defined according to rules of the State Board of Education:

(a) "A," Schools making excellent progress.

(b) "B," Schools making above average progress.

(d) "D," Schools making less than satisfactory progress.

(e) "F," Schools failing to make adequate progress.

Each school designated with a grade of "A," making excellent

progress, or having improved at least two grade levels, shall

have greater authority over the allocation of the school's total

budget generated from the FEFP, state categoricals, lottery

funds, grants, and local funds, as specified in state board rule.

The rule must provide that the increased budget authority shall

remain in effect until the school's grade declines.

(3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.--Each school that has

students who are tested and included in the school grading

system, except an alternative school that receives a school

improvement rating pursuant to s. 1008.341, shall receive a

school grade; however, an alternative school may choose to

receive a school grade under this section in lieu of a school

improvement rating. Additionally, a school that serves any

combination of students in kindergarten through grade 3 which

does not receive a school grade because its students are not

tested and included in the school grading system shall receive

the school grade designation of a K-3 feeder pattern school

identified by the Department of Education and verified by the

school district. A school feeder pattern exists if at least 60

percent of the students in the school serving a combination of

students in kindergarten through grade 3 are scheduled to be

assigned to the graded school. School grades itemized in

subsection (2) shall be based on the following:

(a) Criteria.--A school's grade shall be based on a

combination of:

1. Student achievement scores, including achievement scores

for students seeking a special diploma.

2. Student learning gains as measured by annual FCAT

assessments in grades 3 through 10; learning gains for students

seeking a special diploma, as measured by an alternate assessment

tool, shall be included not later than the 2009-2010 school year.

3. Improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students in

the school in reading, math, or writing on the FCAT, unless these

students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.

(b) Student assessment data.--Student assessment data used

in determining school grades shall include:

1. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled

in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT.

2. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled

in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT, including

Florida Writes, and who have scored at or in the lowest 25th

percentile of students in the school in reading, math, or

writing, unless these students are exhibiting satisfactory

performance.

3. Effective with the 2005-2006 school year, the

achievement scores and learning gains of eligible students

attending alternative schools that provide dropout prevention and

academic intervention services pursuant to s. 1003.53. The term

"eligible students" in this subparagraph does not include

students attending an alternative school who are subject to

district school board policies for expulsion for repeated or

serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval programs serving

students who have officially been designated as dropouts, or who

are in programs operated or contracted by the Department of

Juvenile Justice. The student performance data for eligible

students identified in this subparagraph shall be included in the

calculation of the home school's grade. For purposes of this

section and s. 1008.341, "home school" means the school the

student was attending when assigned to an alternative school. If

an alternative school chooses to be graded pursuant to this

section, student performance data for eligible students

identified in this subparagraph shall not be included in the home

school's grade but shall be included only in the calculation of

the alternative school's grade. School districts must require

collaboration between the home school and the alternative school

in order to promote student success.

The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria for

each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight to

student achievement in reading. Schools designated as with a

grade of "C," making satisfactory progress, shall be required to

demonstrate that adequate progress has been made by students in

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the school who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading,

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math, or writing on the FCAT, including Florida Writes, unless

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these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.

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Section 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (16),

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paragraph (d) of subsection (17), and subsection (18) of section

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1001.42, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.--The

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district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all

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powers and perform all duties listed below:

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(16) IMPLEMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.--

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Maintain a system of school improvement and education

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accountability as provided by statute and State Board of

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Education rule. This system of school improvement and education

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accountability shall be consistent with, and implemented through,

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the district's continuing system of planning and budgeting

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required by this section and ss. 1008.385, 1010.01, and 1011.01.

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This system of school improvement and education accountability

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shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

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1. Develop a 2-year plan of increasing individualized

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assistance and intervention for each school in danger of not

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meeting state standards or making adequate progress, as defined

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pursuant to statute and State Board of Education rule, toward

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meeting the goals and standards of its approved school

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improvement plan.

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2. Provide assistance and intervention to a school that is

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designated as making less than satisfactory progress with a grade

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of "D" pursuant to s. 1008.34 and is in danger of failing.

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3. Develop a plan to encourage teachers with demonstrated

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mastery in improving student performance to remain at or transfer

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to a school designated as making less than satisfactory progress

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or failing to make adequate progress with a grade of "D" or "F"

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or to an alternative school that serves disruptive or violent

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youths. If a classroom teacher, as defined by s. 1012.01(2)(a),

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who meets the definition of teaching mastery developed according

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to the provisions of this paragraph, requests assignment to a

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school designated as making less than satisfactory progress or

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failing to make adequate progress with a grade of "D" or "F" or

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to an alternative school that serves disruptive or violent

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youths, the district school board shall make every practical

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effort to grant the request.

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4. Prioritize, to the extent possible, the expenditures of

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funds received from the supplemental academic instruction

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categorical fund under s. 1011.62(1)(f) to improve student

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performance in schools designated as making less than

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satisfactory progress or failing to make adequate progress. that

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receive a grade of "D" or "F."

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(d) After 2 years.--Notify the Commissioner of Education

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and the State Board of Education in the event any school does not

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make adequate progress toward meeting the goals and standards of

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a school improvement plan by the end of 2 years of failing to

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make adequate progress and proceed according to guidelines

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developed pursuant to statute and State Board of Education rule.

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School districts shall provide intervention and assistance to

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schools in danger of being designated as with a grade of "F,"

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failing to make adequate progress.

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(17) LOCAL-LEVEL DECISIONMAKING.--

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(d) Adopt policies that assist in giving greater autonomy,

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including authority over the allocation of the school's budget,

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to schools designated as with a grade of "A," making excellent

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progress, and schools rated as having improved at least two

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grades.

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(18) OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIPS.--Adopt policies allowing

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students attending schools that have been designated as with a

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grade of "F," failing to make adequate progress, for 2 school

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years in a 4-year period to attend a higher performing school in

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the district or an adjoining district or be granted a state

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opportunity scholarship to a private school, in conformance with

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s. 1002.38 and State Board of Education rule.

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Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) and paragraphs

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(o) and (p) of subsection (9) of section 1002.33, Florida

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Statutes, are amended to read:

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1002.33 Charter schools.--

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(7) CHARTER.--The major issues involving the operation of a

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charter school shall be considered in advance and written into

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the charter. The charter shall be signed by the governing body of

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the charter school and the sponsor, following a public hearing to

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ensure community input.

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(b)1. A charter may be renewed provided that a program

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review demonstrates that the criteria in paragraph (a) have been

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successfully accomplished and that none of the grounds for

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nonrenewal established by paragraph (8)(a) has been documented.

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In order to facilitate long-term financing for charter school

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construction, charter schools operating for a minimum of 3 years

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and demonstrating exemplary academic programming and fiscal

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management are eligible for a 15-year charter renewal. Such long-

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term charter is subject to annual review and may be terminated

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during the term of the charter.

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2. The 15-year charter renewal that may be granted pursuant

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to subparagraph 1. shall be granted to a charter school that is

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designated as making excellent progress or making above average

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progress has received a school grade of "A" or "B" pursuant to s.

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1008.34 in 3 of the past 4 years and is not in a state of

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financial emergency or deficit position as defined by this

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section. Such long-term charter is subject to annual review and

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may be terminated during the term of the charter pursuant to

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subsection (8).

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(9) CHARTER SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS.--

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(o) The director and a representative of the governing body

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of a charter school that is designated as making less than

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satisfactory progress has received a school grade of "D" under s.

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1008.34(2) shall appear before the sponsor or the sponsor's staff

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at least once a year to present information concerning each

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contract component having noted deficiencies. The sponsor shall

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communicate at the meeting, and in writing to the director, the

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services provided to the school to help the school address its

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deficiencies.

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(p) Upon notification that a charter school has been

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designated as making less than satisfactory progress receives a

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school grade of "D" for 2 consecutive years or is designated as

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failing to make adequate progress a school grade of "F" under s.

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1008.34(2), the charter school sponsor or the sponsor's staff

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shall require the director and a representative of the governing

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body to submit to the sponsor for approval a school improvement

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plan to raise student achievement and to implement the plan. The

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sponsor has the authority to approve a school improvement plan

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that the charter school will implement in the following school

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year. The sponsor may also consider the State Board of

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Education's recommended action pursuant to s. 1008.33(1) as part

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of the school improvement plan. The Department of Education shall

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offer technical assistance and training to the charter school and

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its governing body and establish guidelines for developing,

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submitting, and approving such plans.

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1. If the charter school fails to improve its student

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performance from the year immediately prior to the implementation

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of the school improvement plan, the sponsor shall place the

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charter school on probation and shall require the charter school

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governing body to take one of the following corrective actions:

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a. Contract for the educational services of the charter

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school;

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b. Reorganize the school at the end of the school year

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under a new director or principal who is authorized to hire new

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staff and implement a plan that addresses the causes of

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inadequate progress; or

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c. Reconstitute the charter school.

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2. A charter school that is placed on probation shall

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continue the corrective actions required under subparagraph 1.

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until the charter school improves its student performance from

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the year prior to the implementation of the school improvement

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plan.

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3. Notwithstanding any provision of this paragraph, the

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sponsor may terminate the charter at any time pursuant to the

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provisions of subsection (8).

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Section 4. Subsection (2) and paragraphs (a) and (b) of

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subsection (3) of section 1002.38, Florida Statutes, are amended

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to read:

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1002.38 Opportunity Scholarship Program.--

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(2) OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.--A public school

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student's parent may request and receive from the state an

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opportunity scholarship for the student to enroll in and attend a

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private school in accordance with the provisions of this section

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if:

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(a)1. By assigned school attendance area or by special

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assignment, the student has spent the prior school year in

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attendance at a public school that has been designated pursuant

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to s. 1008.34 as performance grade category "F," failing to make

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adequate progress, and that has had 2 school years in a 4-year

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period of such low performance, and the student's attendance

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occurred during a school year in which such designation was in

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effect;

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2. The student has been in attendance elsewhere in the

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public school system and has been assigned to such school for the

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next school year; or

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3. The student is entering kindergarten or first grade and

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has been notified that the student has been assigned to such

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school for the next school year.

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(b) The parent has obtained acceptance for admission of the

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student to a private school eligible for the program pursuant to

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subsection (4), and has notified the Department of Education and

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the school district of the request for an opportunity scholarship

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no later than July 1 of the first year in which the student

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intends to use the scholarship.

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This section does The provisions of this section shall not apply

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to a student who is enrolled in a school operating for the

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purpose of providing educational services to youth in Department

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of Juvenile Justice commitment programs. For purposes of

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continuity of educational choice, the opportunity scholarship

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shall remain in force until the student returns to a public

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school or, if the student chooses to attend a private school the

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highest grade of which is grade 8, until the student matriculates

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to high school and the public high school to which the student is

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assigned is an accredited school with a performance grade

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category designation as making satisfactory progress of "C" or

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better. However, at any time upon reasonable notice to the

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Department of Education and the school district, the student's

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parent may remove the student from the private school and place

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the student in a public school, as provided in subparagraph

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(3)(a)2.

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(3) SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.--

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(a) A school district shall, for each student enrolled in

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or assigned to a school that has been designated as failing to

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make adequate progress performance grade category "F" for 2

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school years in a 4-year period:

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1. Timely notify the parent of the student as soon as such

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designation is made of all options available pursuant to this

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section.

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2. Offer that student's parent an opportunity to enroll the

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student in the public school within the district that has been

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designated by the state pursuant to s. 1008.34 as a school

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performing higher than that in which the student is currently

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enrolled or to which the student has been assigned, but not less

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than the performance grade category of "schools making

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satisfactory progress." "C." The parent is not required to accept

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this offer in lieu of requesting a state opportunity scholarship

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to a private school. The opportunity to continue attending the

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higher performing public school shall remain in force until the

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student graduates from high school.

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(b) The parent of a student enrolled in or assigned to a

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school that has been designated as failing to make adequate

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progress performance grade category "F" for 2 school years in a

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4-year period may choose as an alternative to enroll the student

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in and transport the student to a higher-performing public school

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that has available space in an adjacent school district, and that

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school district shall accept the student and report the student

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for purposes of the district's funding pursuant to the Florida

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Education Finance Program.

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Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section

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1002.415, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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1002.415 K-8 Virtual School Program.--Subject to annual

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legislative appropriation, a kindergarten through grade 8 virtual

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school program is established within the Department of Education

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for the purpose of making academic instruction available to full-

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time students in kindergarten through grade 8 using on-line and

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distance learning technology. The department shall use an

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application process to select schools to deliver program

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instruction.

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(8) CAUSES FOR NONRENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF A CONTRACT.--

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(a) At the end of a contract with a K-8 virtual school, the

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department may choose not to renew the contract for any of the

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following grounds:

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1. Failure to participate in the state's education

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accountability system created in s. 1008.31, as required in this

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section;

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2. Failure to receive a designation as making satisfactory

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progress school performance grade of "C" or better under the

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school grading system created by s. 1008.34 for any 2 years in a

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consecutive 4-year period;

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3. Failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal

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management;

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4. Violation of law;

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5. Failure of the Legislature to fund the program; or

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6. Other good cause shown.

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Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

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1003.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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1003.62 Academic performance-based charter school

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districts.--The State Board of Education may enter into a

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performance contract with district school boards as authorized in

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this section for the purpose of establishing them as academic

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performance-based charter school districts. The purpose of this

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section is to examine a new relationship between the State Board

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of Education and district school boards that will produce

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significant improvements in student achievement, while complying

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with constitutional and statutory requirements assigned to each

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entity.

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(1) ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE-BASED CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT.--

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(a) A school district shall be eligible for designation as

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an academic performance-based charter school district if it is a

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high-performing school district in which a minimum of 50 percent

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of the schools are designated as making excellent progress or

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making above average progress earn a grade of "A" or "B" and in

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which no school is designated as making less than satisfactory

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progress or failing to make adequate progress earns a grade of

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"D" or "F" for 2 consecutive years pursuant to s. 1008.34.

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Schools that receive a grade of "I" or "N" shall not be included

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in this calculation. The performance contract for a school

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district that earns a charter based on school grades shall be

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predicated on maintenance of at least 50 percent of the schools

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in the school district being designated as making excellent

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progress or making above average progress earning a grade of "A"

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or "B" with no school in the school district being designated as

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making less than satisfactory progress or failing to make

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adequate progress earning a grade of "D" or "F" for 2 consecutive

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years. A school district in which the percentage number of

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schools designated as making excellent progress or making above

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average progress that earn a grade of "A" or "B" is less than 50

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percent may have its charter renewed for 1 year; however, if the

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percentage of "A" or "B" schools designated as making excellent

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progress or making above average progress is less than 50 percent

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for 2 consecutive years, the charter may shall not be renewed.

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Section 7. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1008.33,

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Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.--It

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is the intent of the Legislature that all public schools be held

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accountable for students performing at acceptable levels. A

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system of school improvement and accountability that assesses

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student performance by school, identifies schools in which

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students are not making adequate progress toward state standards,

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institutes appropriate measures for enforcing improvement, and

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provides rewards and sanctions based on performance shall be the

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responsibility of the State Board of Education.

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(1) Pursuant to Art. IX of the State Constitution

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prescribing the duty of the State Board of Education to supervise

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Florida's public school system and notwithstanding any other

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statutory provisions to the contrary, the State Board of

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Education shall intervene in the operation of a district school

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system when one or more schools in the school district have

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failed to make adequate progress for 2 school years in a 4-year

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period. For purposes of determining when a school is eligible for

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state board action and opportunity scholarships for its students,

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the terms "2 years in any 4-year period" and "2 years in a 4-year

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period" mean that in any year that a school is designated as

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failing to make adequate progress, has a grade of "F," the school

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is eligible for state board action and opportunity scholarships

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for its students if it also has been designated as failing to

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make adequate progress had a grade of "F" in any of the previous

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3 school years. The State Board of Education may determine that

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the school district or school has not taken steps sufficient for

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students in the school to be academically well served.

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Considering recommendations of the Commissioner of Education, the

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State Board of Education shall recommend action to a district

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school board intended to improve educational services to students

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in each school that is designated as failing to make adequate

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progress. with a grade of "F." Recommendations for actions to be

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taken in the school district shall be made only after thorough

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consideration of the unique characteristics of a school, which

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shall include student mobility rates, the number and type of

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exceptional students enrolled in the school, and the availability

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of options for improved educational services. The state board

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shall adopt by rule steps to follow in this process. Such steps

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shall provide school districts sufficient time to improve student

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performance in schools and the opportunity to present evidence of

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assistance and interventions that the district school board has

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implemented.

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(2) The State Board of Education may recommend one or more

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of the following actions to district school boards to enable

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students in schools designated as failing to make adequate

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progress with a grade of "F" to be academically well served by

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the public school system:

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(a) Provide additional resources, change certain practices,

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and provide additional assistance if the state board determines

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the causes of inadequate progress to be related to school

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district policy or practice;

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(b) Implement a plan that satisfactorily resolves the

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education equity problems in the school;

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reorganize the school at the end of the school year under a new

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school principal who is authorized to hire new staff and

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implement a plan that addresses the causes of inadequate

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progress. A contract to administer an alternative school may not

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be entered into with a private entity which contract changes the

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character of the alternative school population as it existed when

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the alternative school was administered by the public school

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system. The term "character of the alternative school population"

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means the percentage of students having learning disabilities,

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physical disabilities, emotional disabilities, or developmental

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disabilities, as well as the percentage of students having

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discipline problems;

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(d) Allow parents of students in the school to send their

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children to another district school of their choice; or

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(e) Other action appropriate to improve the school's

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performance, including, if the school is a high school, requiring

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annual publication of the school's graduation rate calculated

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without GED tests for the past 3 years, disaggregated by student

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ethnicity.

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Section 8. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (6) and

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paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section 1008.345, Florida

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Statutes, are amended to read:

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1008.345 Implementation of state system of school

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improvement and education accountability.--

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(6)

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(b) Upon request, the department shall provide technical

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assistance and training to any school, including any school

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operating for the purpose of providing educational services to

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youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs, school advisory

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council, district, or district school board for conducting needs

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assessments, developing and implementing school improvement

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plans, developing and implementing assistance and intervention

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plans, or implementing other components of school improvement and

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accountability. Priority for these services shall be given to

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schools designated as making less than satisfactory progress or

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failing to make adequate progress with a grade of "D" or "F" and

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school districts in rural and sparsely populated areas of the

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state.

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(d) The commissioner shall assign a community assessment

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team to each school district or governing board with a school

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designated as failing to make adequate progress graded "F" to

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review the school performance data and determine causes for the

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low performance, including the role of school, area, and district

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administrative personnel. The community assessment team shall

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review a high school's graduation rate calculated without GED

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tests for the past 3 years, disaggregated by student ethnicity.

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The team shall make recommendations to the school board or the

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governing board, to the department, and to the State Board of

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Education for implementing an assistance and intervention plan

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that will address the causes of the school's low performance. The

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assessment team shall include, but not be limited to, a

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department representative, parents, business representatives,

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educators, representatives of local governments, and community

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activists, and shall represent the demographics of the community

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from which they are appointed.

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(7)(a) Schools designated as with a grade of "A," making

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excellent progress, shall, if requested by the school, be given

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deregulated status as specified in s. 1003.63(5), (7), (8), (9),

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and (10).

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Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 1008.36, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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1008.36 Florida School Recognition Program.--

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(2) The Florida School Recognition Program is created to

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provide financial awards to public schools that:

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(a) Sustain high performance by being designated as

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receiving a school grade of "A," making excellent progress; or

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(b) Demonstrate exemplary improvement due to innovation and

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effort by improving a letter grade.

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Section 10. Paragraphs (h), (l), (m), and (n) of subsection

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(1) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

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1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.--If the annual

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allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each

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district for operation of schools is not determined in the annual

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appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing the

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annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as follows:

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(1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR

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OPERATION.--The following procedure shall be followed in

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determining the annual allocation to each district for operation:

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(h) Small, isolated high schools.--Districts that which

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levy the maximum nonvoted discretionary millage, exclusive of

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millage for capital outlay purposes levied pursuant to s.

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1011.71(2), may calculate full-time equivalent students for

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small, isolated high schools by multiplying the number of

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unweighted full-time equivalent students times 2.75; provided the

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school has been designated as making satisfactory progress

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attained a grade of "C" or better, pursuant to s. 1008.34, for

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the previous school year. For the purpose of this section, the

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term "small, isolated high school" means any high school that

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which is located no less than 28 miles by the shortest route from

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another high school; that which has been serving students

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primarily in basic studies provided by sub-subparagraphs (c)1.b.

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and c. and may include subparagraph (c)4.; and that which has a

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membership of no more than 100 students, but no fewer than 28

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students, in grades 9 through 12.

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(l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent

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membership based on international baccalaureate examination

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scores of students.--A value of 0.24 full-time equivalent student

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membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an

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international baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or

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higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time

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equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each

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student who receives an international baccalaureate diploma. Such

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value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent student

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membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the

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subsequent fiscal year. The school district shall distribute to

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each classroom teacher who provided international baccalaureate

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instruction:

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1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by

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the International Baccalaureate teacher in each international

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baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the

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international baccalaureate examination.

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2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International

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Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated as making less than

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satisfactory progress or failing to make adequate progress with a

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grade of "D" or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or

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higher on the international baccalaureate examination, regardless

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of the number of classes taught or of the number of students

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scoring a 4 or higher on the international baccalaureate

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examination.

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Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall

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not exceed $2,000 in any given school year and shall be in

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addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received

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or is scheduled to receive.

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(m) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent

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membership based on Advanced International Certificate of

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Education examination scores of students.--A value of 0.24 full-

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time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each

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student enrolled in a full-credit Advanced International

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Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or

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higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.12 full-time

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equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each

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student enrolled in a half-credit Advanced International

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Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or

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higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time

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equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each

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student who receives an Advanced International Certificate of

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Education diploma. Such value shall be added to the total full-

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time equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades 9

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through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. The school district

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shall distribute to each classroom teacher who provided Advanced

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International Certificate of Education instruction:

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1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by

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the Advanced International Certificate of Education teacher in

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each full-credit Advanced International Certificate of Education

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course who receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced

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International Certificate of Education examination. A bonus in

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the amount of $25 for each student taught by the Advanced

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International Certificate of Education teacher in each half-

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credit Advanced International Certificate of Education course who

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receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced International

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Certificate of Education examination.

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2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced

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International Certificate of Education teacher in a school

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designated as making less than satisfactory progress or failing

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to make adequate progress with a grade of "D" or "F" who has at

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least one student scoring E or higher on the full-credit Advanced

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International Certificate of Education examination, regardless of

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the number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring

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an E or higher on the full-credit Advanced International

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Certificate of Education examination.

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3. Additional bonuses of $250 each to teachers of half-

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credit Advanced International Certificate of Education classes in

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a school designated as making less than satisfactory progress or

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failing to make adequate progress with a grade of "D" or "F"

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which has at least one student scoring an E or higher on the

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half-credit Advanced International Certificate of Education

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examination in that class. The maximum additional bonus for a

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teacher awarded in accordance with this subparagraph shall not

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exceed $500 in any given school year. Teachers receiving an award

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under subparagraph 2. are not eligible for a bonus under this

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subparagraph.

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Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall

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not exceed $2,000 in any given school year and shall be in

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addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received

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or is scheduled to receive.

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(n) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent

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membership based on college board advanced placement scores of

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students.--A value of 0.24 full-time equivalent student

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membership shall be calculated for each student in each advanced

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placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher on the

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College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the prior year

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and added to the total full-time equivalent student membership in

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basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal

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year. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the

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funds provided to the district for advanced placement

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instruction, in accordance with this paragraph, to the high

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school that generates the funds. The school district shall

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distribute to each classroom teacher who provided advanced

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placement instruction:

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1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by

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the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course

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who receives a score of 3 or higher on the College Board Advanced

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Placement Examination.

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2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced Placement

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teacher in a school designated as making less than satisfactory

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progress or failing to make adequate progress with a grade of "D"

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or "F" who has at least one student scoring 3 or higher on the

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College Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the

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number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 3

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or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination.

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Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall

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not exceed $2,000 in any given school year and shall be in

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addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received

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or is scheduled to receive.

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Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.

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