HB 121

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to public school student participation
3	in fine arts courses; amending s. 1008.34, F.S.;
4	revising the basis for the designation of school
5	grades to include the participation rate of students
6	who are enrolled in fine arts courses; correcting
7	terminology; providing an effective date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
10
11	Section 1.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of
12	section 1008.34, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
13	1008.34  School grading system; school report cards;
14	district grade.-
15	(3)  DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.-
16	(b)1.  A school's grade shall be based on a combination of:
17	a.  Student achievement scores, including achievement on
18	all FCAT assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)1., end-
19	of-course assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a.,
20	and achievement scores for students seeking a special diploma.
21	b.  Student learning gains in reading and mathematics as
22	measured by FCAT and end-of-course assessments, as described in
23	s. 1008.22(3)(c)1. and 2.a. Learning gains for students seeking
24	a special diploma, as measured by an alternate assessment tool,
25	shall be included not later than the 2009-2010 school year.
26	c.  Improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students
27	in the school in reading and mathematics on the FCAT or end-of-
28	course assessments described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless
29	these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.
30	2.  Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, for schools
31	comprised of middle school grades 6 through 8 or grades 7 and 8,
32	the school's grade shall include the performance and
33	participation of its students enrolled in high school level
34	courses with end-of-course assessments administered under s.
35	1008.22(3)(c)2.a. Performance and participation must be weighted
36	equally. As valid data becomes available, the school grades
37	shall include the students' attainment of national industry
38	certification identified in the Industry Certification Funding
39	List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
40	3.  Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools
41	comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10,
42	11, and 12, 50 percent of the school grade shall be based on a
43	combination of the factors listed in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.-c.
44	and the remaining 50 percent on the following factors:
45	a.  The high school graduation rate of the school;
46	b.  As valid data becomes available, the performance and
47	participation of the school's students in College Board Advanced
48	Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, dual
49	enrollment courses, and Advanced International Certificate of
50	Education courses; and the students' achievement of national
51	industry certification identified in the Industry Certification
52	Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
53	Education;
54	c.  Postsecondary readiness of the school's students as
55	measured by the SAT, ACT, or the common placement test;
56	d.  The high school graduation rate of at-risk students who
57	scored at Level 2 or lower on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and
58	Mathematics examinations;
59	e.  As valid data becomes available, the performance of the
60	school's students on statewide standardized end-of-course
61	assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.c. and d.; and
62	f.  The growth or decline in the components listed in sub-
63	subparagraphs a.-e. from year to year.
64	4.  Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, for schools
65	comprised of any of grades kindergarten through grade 12, the
66	school's grade shall include the participation rate of students
67	who are enrolled in fine arts courses, which are visual arts,
68	music, dance, and theatre.
69	(c)  Student assessment data and participation rates used
70	in determining school grades shall include:
71	1.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
72	in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and statewide,
73	standardized end-of-course assessments in courses required for
74	high school graduation, including, beginning with the 2010-2011
75	school year, the end-of-course assessment in Algebra I; and
76	beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the end-of-course
77	assessments in geometry and Biology; and beginning with the
78	2013-2014 school year, on the statewide, standardized end-of-
79	course assessment in civics education at the middle school
80	level.
81	2.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
82	in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and end-of-
83	course assessments as described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., and who
84	have scored at or in the lowest 25th percentile of students in
85	the school in reading and mathematics, unless these students are
86	exhibiting satisfactory performance.
87	3.  The achievement scores and learning gains of eligible
88	students attending alternative schools that provide dropout
89	prevention and academic intervention services pursuant to s.
90	1003.53. The term "eligible students" in this subparagraph does
91	not include students attending an alternative school who are
92	subject to district school board policies for expulsion for
93	repeated or serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval
94	programs serving students who have officially been designated as
95	dropouts, or who are in programs operated or contracted by the
96	Department of Juvenile Justice. The student performance data for
97	eligible students identified in this subparagraph shall be
98	included in the calculation of the home school's grade. As used
99	in this subparagraph and s. 1008.341, the term "home school"
100	means the school to which the student would be assigned if the
101	student were not assigned to an alternative school. If an
102	alternative school chooses to be graded under this section,
103	student performance data for eligible students identified in
104	this subparagraph shall not be included in the home school's
105	grade but shall be included only in the calculation of the
106	alternative school's grade. A school district that fails to
107	assign the FCAT and end-of-course assessment as described in s.
108	1008.22(3)(c)2.a. scores of each of its students to his or her
109	home school or to the alternative school that receives a grade
110	shall forfeit Florida School Recognition Program funds for 1
111	fiscal year. School districts must require collaboration between
112	the home school and the alternative school in order to promote
113	student success. This collaboration must include an annual
114	discussion between the principal of the alternative school and
115	the principal of each student's home school concerning the most
116	appropriate school assignment of the student.
117	4.  The achievement scores and learning gains of students
118	who are hospitalized designated as hospital- or homebound.
119	Student assessment data for students who are hospitalized
120	designated as hospital- or homebound shall be assigned to their
121	home school for the purposes of school grades. As used in this
122	subparagraph, the term "home school" means the school to which a
123	student would be assigned if the student were not assigned to a
124	hospital/homebound hospital- or homebound program.
125	5.  For schools comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11,
126	and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the data listed in
127	subparagraphs 1.-3. and the following data as the Department of
128	Education determines such data are valid and available:
129	a.  The high school graduation rate of the school as
130	calculated by the Department of Education;
131	b.  The participation rate of all eligible students
132	enrolled in the school and enrolled in College Board Advanced
133	Placement courses; International Baccalaureate courses; dual
134	enrollment courses; Advanced International Certificate of
135	Education courses; and courses or sequences of courses leading
136	to national industry certification identified in the Industry
137	Certification Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the
138	State Board of Education;
139	c.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
140	in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses,
141	International Baccalaureate courses, and Advanced International
142	Certificate of Education courses;
143	d.  Earning of college credit by all eligible students
144	enrolled in the school in dual enrollment programs under s.
145	1007.271;
146	e.  Earning of a national industry certification identified
147	in the Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to rules
148	adopted by the State Board of Education;
149	f.  The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
150	in the school in reading, mathematics, and other subjects as
151	measured by the SAT, the ACT, and the common placement test for
152	postsecondary readiness;
153	g.  The high school graduation rate of all eligible at-risk
154	students enrolled in the school who scored at Level 2 or lower
155	on the grade 8 FCAT Reading and Mathematics examinations;
156	h.  The performance of the school's students on statewide
157	standardized end-of-course assessments administered under s.
158	1008.22(3)(c)2.c. and d.; and
159	i.  The growth or decline in the data components listed in
160	sub-subparagraphs a.-h. from year to year.
161	6.  Beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, for schools
162	comprised of any of grades kindergarten through grade 12, the
163	participation rate of students in the school who are enrolled in
164	fine arts courses, which are visual arts, music, dance, and
165	theatre.
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167	The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria
168	for each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight
169	to student achievement in reading. Schools designated with a
170	grade of "C," making satisfactory progress, shall be required to
171	demonstrate that adequate progress has been made by students in
172	the school who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading and
173	mathematics on the FCAT and end-of-course assessments as
174	described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless these students are
175	exhibiting satisfactory performance. Beginning with the 2009-
176	2010 school year for schools comprised of high school grades 9,
177	10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the criteria for
178	school grades must also give added weight to the graduation rate
179	of all eligible at-risk students, as defined in this paragraph.
180	Beginning in the 2009-2010 school year, in order for a high
181	school to be designated as having a grade of "A," making
182	excellent progress, the school must demonstrate that at-risk
183	students, as defined in this paragraph, in the school are making
184	adequate progress.
185	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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