Florida Senate - 2013                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1720
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  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;