CS/HB 461

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to student achievement in fine arts
3	courses; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising the basis for
4	the designation of school grades to include performance of
5	students who are enrolled in fine arts courses; requiring
6	that the Department of Education, in coordination with
7	Florida professional arts education associations, develop
8	assessments, subject to available funding; requiring that
9	field testing of the assessments be completed and the
10	results of such testing be reported within a specified
11	period after funding becomes available; providing an
12	effective date.
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14	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16	Section 1.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of
17	section 1008.34, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
18	1008.34  School grading system; school report cards;
19	district grade.-
20	(3)  DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.-
21	(b)1.  A school's grade shall be based on a combination of:
22	a.  Student achievement scores, including achievement
23	scores for students seeking a special diploma.
24	b.  Student learning gains as measured by annual FCAT
25	assessments in grades 3 through 10; learning gains for students
26	seeking a special diploma, as measured by an alternate
27	assessment tool, shall be included not later than the 2009-2010
28	school year.
29	c.  Improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students
30	in the school in reading, mathematics, or writing on the FCAT,
31	unless these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.
32	2.  Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools
33	comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10,
34	11, and 12, 50 percent of the school grade shall be based on a
35	combination of the factors listed in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.-c.
36	and the remaining 50 percent on the following factors:
37	a.  The high school graduation rate of the school;
38	b.  As valid data becomes available, the performance and
39	participation of the school's students in College Board Advanced
40	Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, dual
41	enrollment courses, and Advanced International Certificate of
42	Education courses; and the students' achievement of industry
43	certification, as determined by the Agency for Workforce
44	Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a career and professional
45	academy, as described in s. 1003.493;
46	c.  Postsecondary readiness of the school's students as
47	measured by the SAT, ACT, or the common placement test;
48	d.  The high school graduation rate of at-risk students who
49	scored at Level 2 or lower on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and
50	Mathematics examinations;
51	e.  As valid data becomes available, the performance of the
52	school's students on statewide standardized end-of-course
53	assessments administered under s. 1008.22; and
54	f.  As valid data becomes available, the performance of the
55	school's students on standardized end-of-course assessments in
56	visual arts, music, dance, and theatre courses. Assessments
57	shall be developed by the Department of Education, in
58	coordination with Florida professional arts education
59	associations, subject to available funding. Field testing of the
60	assessments shall be completed and the results of such testing
61	shall be reported no later than 2 years after funds become
62	available; and
63	g.f.  The growth or decline in the components listed in
64	sub-subparagraphs a.-f., as available, a.-e. from year to year.
65	(c)  Student assessment data used in determining school
66	grades shall include:
67	1.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
68	in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT.
69	2.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
70	in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and who have
71	scored at or in the lowest 25th percentile of students in the
72	school in reading, mathematics, or writing, unless these
73	students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.
74	3.  Effective with the 2005-2006 school year, the
75	achievement scores and learning gains of eligible students
76	attending alternative schools that provide dropout prevention
77	and academic intervention services pursuant to s. 1003.53. The
78	term "eligible students" in this subparagraph does not include
79	students attending an alternative school who are subject to
80	district school board policies for expulsion for repeated or
81	serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval programs serving
82	students who have officially been designated as dropouts, or who
83	are in programs operated or contracted by the Department of
84	Juvenile Justice. The student performance data for eligible
85	students identified in this subparagraph shall be included in
86	the calculation of the home school's grade. As used in this
87	section and s. 1008.341, the term "home school" means the school
88	to which the student would be assigned if the student were not
89	assigned to an alternative school. If an alternative school
90	chooses to be graded under this section, student performance
91	data for eligible students identified in this subparagraph shall
92	not be included in the home school's grade but shall be included
93	only in the calculation of the alternative school's grade. A
94	school district that fails to assign the FCAT scores of each of
95	its students to his or her home school or to the alternative
96	school that receives a grade shall forfeit Florida School
97	Recognition Program funds for 1 fiscal year. School districts
98	must require collaboration between the home school and the
99	alternative school in order to promote student success. This
100	collaboration must include an annual discussion between the
101	principal of the alternative school and the principal of each
102	student's home school concerning the most appropriate school
103	assignment of the student.
104	4.  Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools
105	comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10,
106	11, and 12, the data listed in subparagraphs 1.-3. and the
107	following data as the Department of Education determines such
108	data are valid and available:
109	a.  The high school graduation rate of the school as
110	calculated by the Department of Education;
111	b.  The participation rate of all eligible students
112	enrolled in the school and enrolled in College Board Advanced
113	Placement courses; International Baccalaureate courses; dual
114	enrollment courses; Advanced International Certificate of
115	Education courses; and courses or sequence of courses leading to
116	industry certification, as determined by the Agency for
117	Workforce Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a career and
118	professional academy, as described in s. 1003.493;
119	c.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
120	in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses,
121	International Baccalaureate courses, and Advanced International
122	Certificate of Education courses;
123	d.  Earning of college credit by all eligible students
124	enrolled in the school in dual enrollment programs under s.
125	1007.271;
126	e.  Earning of an industry certification, as determined by
127	the Agency for Workforce Innovation under s. 1003.492(2) in a
128	career and professional academy, as described in s. 1003.493;
129	f.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
130	in the school in reading, mathematics, and other subjects as
131	measured by the SAT, the ACT, and the common placement test for
132	postsecondary readiness;
133	g.  The high school graduation rate of all eligible at-risk
134	students enrolled in the school who scored at Level 2 or lower
135	on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and Mathematics examinations;
136	h.  The performance of the school's students on statewide
137	standardized end-of-course assessments administered under s.
138	1008.22; and
139	i.  The performance of students on standardized end-of-
140	course assessments, as available, in visual arts, music, dance,
141	and theatre courses; and
142	j.i.  The growth or decline in the data components listed
143	in sub-subparagraphs a.-i. a.-h. from year to year.
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145	The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria
146	for each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight
147	to student achievement in reading. Schools designated with a
148	grade of "C," making satisfactory progress, shall be required to
149	demonstrate that adequate progress has been made by students in
150	the school who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading,
151	mathematics, or writing on the FCAT, unless these students are
152	exhibiting satisfactory performance. Beginning with the 2009-
153	2010 school year for schools comprised of high school grades 9,
154	10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the criteria for
155	school grades must also give added weight to the graduation rate
156	of all eligible at-risk students, as defined in this paragraph.
157	Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, in order for a high
158	school to be designated as having a grade of "A," making
159	excellent progress, the school must demonstrate that at-risk
160	students, as defined in this paragraph, in the school are making
161	adequate progress.
162	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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