Florida Senate - 2013 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1720
Barcode 632350
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/12/2013 .
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The Committee on Education (Montford) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Between lines 1096 and 1097
4 insert:
5 Section 16. Subsection (3) of section 1008.34, Florida
6 Statutes, is amended to read:
7 1008.34 School grading system; school report cards;
8 district grade.—
9 (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.—
10 (a) Each school that has students who are tested and
11 included in the school grading system shall receive a school
12 grade, except as follows:
13 1. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number
14 of its students tested and included in the school grading system
15 is less than the minimum sample size necessary, based on
16 accepted professional practice, for statistical reliability and
17 prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable
18 student data under s. 1002.22 or 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g.
19 2. An alternative school may choose to receive a school
20 grade under this section or a school improvement rating under s.
21 1008.341. For charter schools that meet the definition of an
22 alternative school pursuant to State Board of Education rule,
23 the decision to receive a school grade is the decision of the
24 charter school governing board.
25 3. A school that serves any combination of students in
26 kindergarten through grade 3 which does not receive a school
27 grade because its students are not tested and included in the
28 school grading system shall receive the school grade designation
29 of a K-3 feeder pattern school identified by the Department of
30 Education and verified by the school district. A school feeder
31 pattern exists if at least 60 percent of the students in the
32 school serving a combination of students in kindergarten through
33 grade 3 are scheduled to be assigned to the graded school.
34 (b)1. A school’s grade shall be based on a combination of:
35 a. Student achievement scores, including achievement as
36 measured by FCAT assessments under s. 1008.22(3)(c)1.,
37 statewide, standardized end-of-course assessments under s.
38 1008.22(3)(c)2.a. and b., and achievement scores for students
39 seeking a special diploma.
40 b. Student learning gains in reading and mathematics as
41 measured by FCAT and statewide, standardized end-of-course
42 assessments, as described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)1. and 2.a.,
43 including learning gains for students seeking a special diploma,
44 as measured by an alternate assessment.
45 c. Improvement of the lowest 25th percentile of students in
46 the school in reading and mathematics on the FCAT or end-of
47 course assessments described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless
48 these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.
49 2. Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, for schools
50 comprised of middle school grades 6 through 8 or grades 7 and 8,
51 the school’s grade shall include the performance and
52 participation of its students enrolled in high school level
53 courses with end-of-course assessments administered under s.
54 1008.22(3)(c)2.a. Performance and participation must be weighted
55 equally, except that added weight must be given to students who
56 participate as a component of a certified schoolwide college
57 readiness system that includes enrollment in an elective class
58 recognized in the Course Code Directory and designed to provide
59 students who are taking college preparatory or advanced courses
60 with academic instruction and other support. As valid data
61 becomes available, the school grades shall include the students’
62 attainment of national industry certification identified in the
63 Industry Certification Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by
64 the state board.
65 3. Beginning with the 2009-2010 school year for schools
66 comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10,
67 11, and 12, at least 50 percent of the school grade shall be
68 based on a combination of the factors listed in sub
69 subparagraphs 1.a.-c. and the remaining percentage on the
70 following factors:
71 a. The high school graduation rate of the school;
72 b. As valid data becomes available, the performance and
73 participation of the school’s students in College Board Advanced
74 Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, dual
75 enrollment courses, and Advanced International Certificate of
76 Education courses; and the students’ achievement of national
77 industry certification identified in the Industry Certification
78 Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the state board;
79 c. Postsecondary readiness of all of the school’s on-time
80 graduates as measured by the SAT, the ACT, the Postsecondary
81 Education Readiness Test, or the common placement test;
82 d. The high school graduation rate of at-risk students, who
83 are students scoring at Level 1 or Level 2 on grade 8 FCAT
84 Reading and FCAT Mathematics;
85 e. As valid data becomes available, the performance of the
86 school’s students on statewide, standardized end-of-course
87 assessments administered under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.c. and d.; and
88 f. The growth or decline in the components listed in sub
89 subparagraphs a.-e. from year to year.
90 (c) Student assessment data used in determining school
91 grades shall include:
92 1. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
93 in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and statewide,
94 standardized end-of-course assessments in courses required for
95 high school graduation, including, beginning with the 2011-2012
96 school year, the end-of-course assessment in Algebra I; and
97 beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the end-of-course
98 assessments in geometry and Biology I; and beginning with the
99 2014-2015 school year, on the statewide, standardized end-of
100 course assessment in civics education at the middle school
101 level.
102 2. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
103 in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and statewide,
104 standardized end-of-course assessments as described in s.
105 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., and who have scored at or in the lowest 25th
106 percentile of students in the school in reading and mathematics,
107 unless these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance.
108 3. The achievement scores and learning gains of eligible
109 students attending alternative schools that provide dropout
110 prevention and academic intervention services pursuant to s.
111 1003.53. The term “eligible students” in this subparagraph does
112 not include students attending an alternative school who are
113 subject to district school board policies for expulsion for
114 repeated or serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval
115 programs serving students who have officially been designated as
116 dropouts, or who are in programs operated or contracted by the
117 Department of Juvenile Justice. The student performance data for
118 eligible students identified in this subparagraph shall be
119 included in the calculation of the home school’s grade. As used
120 in this subparagraph and s. 1008.341, the term “home school”
121 means the school to which the student would be assigned if the
122 student were not assigned to an alternative school. If an
123 alternative school chooses to be graded under this section,
124 student performance data for eligible students identified in
125 this subparagraph shall not be included in the home school’s
126 grade but shall be included only in the calculation of the
127 alternative school’s grade. A school district that fails to
128 assign the FCAT and statewide, standardized end-of-course
129 assessment as described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a. scores of each
130 of its students to his or her home school or to the alternative
131 school that receives a grade shall forfeit Florida School
132 Recognition Program funds for 1 fiscal year. School districts
133 must require collaboration between the home school and the
134 alternative school in order to promote student success. This
135 collaboration must include an annual discussion between the
136 principal of the alternative school and the principal of each
137 student’s home school concerning the most appropriate school
138 assignment of the student.
139 4. The achievement scores and learning gains of students
140 designated as hospital- or homebound. Student assessment data
141 for students designated as hospital- or homebound shall be
142 assigned to their home school for the purposes of school grades.
143 As used in this subparagraph, the term “home school” means the
144 school to which a student would be assigned if the student were
145 not assigned to a hospital- or homebound program.
146 5. For schools comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11,
147 and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the data listed in
148 subparagraphs 1.-3. and the following data as the Department of
149 Education determines such data are valid and available:
150 a. The high school graduation rate of the school as
151 calculated by the department;
152 b. The participation rate of all eligible students enrolled
153 in the school and enrolled in College Board Advanced Placement
154 courses; International Baccalaureate courses; dual enrollment
155 courses; Advanced International Certificate of Education
156 courses; and courses or sequences of courses leading to national
157 industry certification identified in the Industry Certification
158 Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
159 Education;
160 c. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
161 in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses,
162 International Baccalaureate courses, and Advanced International
163 Certificate of Education courses;
164 d. Earning of college credit by all eligible students
165 enrolled in the school in dual enrollment programs under s.
166 1007.271;
167 e. Earning of a national industry certification identified
168 in the Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to rules
169 adopted by the State Board of Education;
170 f. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled
171 in the school in reading, mathematics, and other subjects as
172 measured by the SAT, the ACT, the Postsecondary Education
173 Readiness Test, and the common placement test for postsecondary
174 readiness;
175 g. The high school graduation rate of all eligible at-risk
176 students enrolled in the school who scored at Level 2 or lower
177 on grade 8 FCAT Reading and FCAT Mathematics;
178 h. The performance of the school’s students on statewide,
179 standardized end-of-course assessments administered under s.
180 1008.22(3)(c)2.c. and d.; and
181 i. The growth or decline in the data components listed in
182 sub-subparagraphs a.-h. from year to year.
183
184 The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria
185 for each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight
186 to student achievement in reading and for students who
187 participate in rigorous courses as described in sub-subparagraph
188 5.b. as a part of a schoolwide college readiness system that
189 includes enrollment in an elective class recognized in the
190 Course Code Directory and designed to provide students who are
191 taking college preparatory or advanced courses with academic
192 instruction and other support. Schools earning a grade of “C,”
193 making satisfactory progress, shall be required to demonstrate
194 that adequate progress has been made by students in the school
195 who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading and mathematics
196 on the FCAT and end-of-course assessments as described in s.
197 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless these students are exhibiting
198 satisfactory performance. For schools comprised of high school
199 grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the criteria
200 for school grades must also give added weight to the graduation
201 rate of all eligible at-risk students. In order for a high
202 school to earn a grade of “A,” the school must demonstrate that
203 its at-risk students, as defined in this paragraph, are making
204 adequate progress.
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206 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
207 And the title is amended as follows:
208 Between lines 141 and 142
209 insert:
210 amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising the grading of
211 middle schools and high schools to include added
212 weight for students who participate and are enrolled
213 in certain classes;