Florida Senate - 2014 CS for SB 850
By the Committee on Education; and Senator Legg
581-02144-14 2014850c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to education; amending s. 1001.42,
3 F.S.; requiring a school that includes certain grades
4 to include information, data, and instructional
5 strategies in its school improvement plan; requiring a
6 school that includes certain grades to implement an
7 early warning system based on indicators to identify
8 students in need of additional academic support;
9 amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; providing State Board of
10 Education duties relating to middle grades courses;
11 amending s. 1003.4203, F.S.; requiring district school
12 board, in consultation with the district school
13 superintendent, to make digital materials, CAPE
14 Digital Tool certificates, and CAPE industry
15 certifications available to students, including
16 students with disabilities, in prekindergarten through
17 grade 12 to enable students to attain digital skills;
18 providing eligibility for additional FTE funding;
19 requiring innovative programs and courses that merge
20 academic and career instructional tools and industry
21 certifications into education for both college and
22 career preparedness; requiring the Department of
23 Education to collaborate with Florida educators and
24 school leaders to provide technical assistance to
25 district school boards regarding implementation;
26 amending s. 1003.4281, F.S.; deleting calculations for
27 paid and unpaid high school credits; amending s.
28 1003.4285, F.S.; revising requirements to earn a
29 Scholar designation on a standard high school diploma;
30 revising requirements to earn a Merit designation on a
31 standard high school diploma; creating s. 1003.4298,
32 F.S.; authorizing public schools to provide students
33 with access to third-party assessment centers and
34 career and professional academy curricula; authorizing
35 the third-party assessment center providers to report
36 return on investment to students and students’
37 families regarding completing CAPE industry
38 certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates;
39 encouraging third-party assessment providers and
40 career and professional academy curricula providers to
41 provide annual training; amending s. 1003.4935, F.S.;
42 authorizing additional FTE funding for certain
43 industry certifications; amending s. 1003.53, F.S.;
44 authorizing dropout prevention and academic
45 intervention services for a student identified by a
46 school’s early warning system; amending s. 1006.135,
47 F.S.; including middle grades schools under provisions
48 prohibiting hazing; revising the definition of the
49 term “hazing”; requiring a school district policy that
50 prohibits hazing and establishes consequences for an
51 act of hazing; revising penalty provisions and
52 providing for applicability; creating s. 1007.273,
53 F.S.; requiring a Florida College System institution
54 to work with each school district in its designated
55 service area to establish a collegiate high school
56 program; providing options for participation in a
57 collegiate high school program; requiring a Florida
58 College System institution to execute a contract with
59 each school district in its designated service area to
60 establish the program; authorizing another Florida
61 College System institution to execute a contract with
62 the school district in certain circumstances;
63 requiring the contract to be executed by a specified
64 date for the purpose of implementation; requiring
65 Florida College System institutions to collaborate
66 with the school districts they enter into contracts
67 with to establish student eligibility and procedural
68 requirements for participation in the program;
69 requiring that a performance contract be included in
70 the eligibility requirements; requiring a
71 participating school district to include student
72 eligibility and procedural requirements in the
73 district’s comprehensive student progression plan and
74 to inform students and parents about the collegiate
75 high school program; providing the calculation for
76 funding the collegiate high school program;
77 prohibiting a Florida College System institution from
78 reporting certain funds for purposes of funding or
79 receiving the standard tuition rate per credit hour
80 for a student enrolled in a dual enrollment course at
81 the institution unless the institution establishes a
82 collegiate high school program; providing that certain
83 independent colleges and universities are eligible to
84 work with school districts to establish a collegiate
85 high school program; requiring such independent
86 colleges and universities to collaborate with the
87 school districts they enter into contracts with to
88 establish student eligibility and procedural
89 requirements for participation in the program;
90 requiring that a performance contract be included in
91 the eligibility requirements; requiring a
92 participating school district to include student
93 eligibility and procedural requirements in the
94 district’s comprehensive student progression plan and
95 to inform students and parents about the collegiate
96 high school program; amending s. 1008.44, F.S.;
97 requiring the department to annually identify CAPE
98 Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
99 certifications; authorizing the commissioner to
100 recommend adding certain certificates and
101 certifications; providing requirements for inclusion
102 of CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
103 certifications on the funding list; authorizing third
104 party assessment providers of approved CAPE Digital
105 Tool certificates and CAPE industry certifications to
106 make recommendations to the commissioner to limit
107 certain Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
108 certifications to students in certain grades;
109 providing requirements for the Articulation
110 Coordinating Committee; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.;
111 specifying requirements relating to additional FTE
112 funding based on completion of certain courses or
113 programs and issuance of CAPE industry certification;
114 deleting obsolete provisions; deleting provisions
115 regarding Florida Cyber Security and Digital Arts
116 recognitions and Florida Digital Tool Certificates;
117 amending s. 1012.98, F.S.; providing requirements
118 relating to professional development, including
119 inservice plans and instructional strategies, for
120 middle grades educators; requiring the Department of
121 Education to disseminate professional development in
122 the use of integrated digital instruction; providing
123 an effective date.
124
125 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
126
127 Section 1. Subsection (18) of section 1001.42, Florida
128 Statutes, is amended to read:
129 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
130 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
131 powers and perform all duties listed below:
132 (18) IMPLEMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
133 Maintain a state system of school improvement and education
134 accountability as provided by statute and State Board of
135 Education rule. This system of school improvement and education
136 accountability shall be consistent with, and implemented
137 through, the district’s continuing system of planning and
138 budgeting required by this section and ss. 1008.385, 1010.01,
139 and 1011.01. This system of school improvement and education
140 accountability shall comply with the provisions of ss. 1008.33,
141 1008.34, 1008.345, and 1008.385 and include the following:
142 (a) School improvement plans.—
143 1. The district school board shall annually approve and
144 require implementation of a new, amended, or continuation school
145 improvement plan for each school in the district. If a school
146 has a significant gap in achievement on statewide assessments
147 pursuant to s. 1008.34(3)(b) by one or more student subgroups,
148 as defined in the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act
149 (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); has not significantly
150 decreased the percentage of students scoring below satisfactory
151 on statewide assessments; or has significantly lower graduation
152 rates for a subgroup when compared to the state’s graduation
153 rate, that school’s improvement plan shall include strategies
154 for improving these results. The state board shall adopt rules
155 establishing thresholds and for determining compliance with this
156 subparagraph paragraph.
157 2. A school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall
158 include annually in its school improvement plan information and
159 data on the school’s early warning system required under
160 paragraph (b), including a list of the early warning indicators
161 used in the system, the number of students identified by the
162 system as exhibiting two or more early warning indicators, the
163 number of students by grade level that exhibit each indicator,
164 and a description of all intervention strategies employed by the
165 school to improve the academic performance of students
166 identified by the early warning system. In addition, a school
167 that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall describe in its
168 school improvement plan the strategies used by the school to
169 implement the instructional practices for middle grades
170 emphasized by the district’s professional development system
171 pursuant to s. 1012.98(4)(b)9.
172 (b) Early warning system.—
173 1. A school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall
174 implement an early warning system to identify students in grades
175 6, 7, and 8 who need additional support to improve academic
176 performance and stay engaged in school. The early warning system
177 must include the following early warning indicators:
178 a. Attendance below 90 percent, regardless of whether
179 absence is excused or a result of out-of-school suspension.
180 b. One or more suspensions, whether in school or out of
181 school.
182 c. Course failure in English Language Arts or mathematics.
183 d. A Level 1 score on the statewide, standardized
184 assessments in English Language Arts or mathematics.
185
186 For purposes of implementing this subparagraph, a school
187 district may identify additional early warning indicators for
188 use in a school’s early warning system.
189 2. When a student exhibits two or more early warning
190 indicators, the school’s child study team under s. 1003.02 or a
191 school-based team formed for the purpose of implementing the
192 requirements of this paragraph shall convene to determine
193 appropriate intervention strategies for the student. The school
194 shall provide at least 10 days’ written notice of the meeting to
195 the student’s parent, indicating the meeting’s purpose, time,
196 and location, and provide the parent the opportunity to
197 participate.
198 (c)(b) Public disclosure.—The district school board shall
199 provide information regarding the performance of students and
200 educational programs as required pursuant to ss. 1008.22 and
201 1008.385 and implement a system of school reports as required by
202 statute and State Board of Education rule which shall include
203 schools operating for the purpose of providing educational
204 services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs,
205 and for those schools, report on the elements specified in s.
206 1003.52(19). Annual public disclosure reports shall be in an
207 easy-to-read report card format and shall include the school’s
208 grade, high school graduation rate calculated without GED tests,
209 disaggregated by student ethnicity, and performance data as
210 specified in state board rule.
211 (d)(c) School improvement funds.—The district school board
212 shall provide funds to schools for developing and implementing
213 school improvement plans. Such funds shall include those funds
214 appropriated for the purpose of school improvement pursuant to
215 s. 24.121(5)(c).
216 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 1003.42, Florida
217 Statutes, is amended to read:
218 1003.42 Required instruction.—
219 (1) Each district school board shall provide all courses
220 required for middle grades promotion, high school graduation,
221 and appropriate instruction designed to ensure that students
222 meet State Board of Education adopted standards in the following
223 subject areas: reading and other language arts, mathematics,
224 science, social studies, foreign languages, health and physical
225 education, and the arts. The state board must remove a middle
226 grades course in the Course Code Directory that does not fully
227 integrate all appropriate curricular content required by s.
228 1003.41 and may approve a new course only if it meets the
229 required curricular content.
230 Section 3. Section 1003.4203, Florida Statutes, is amended
231 to read:
232 1003.4203 Digital materials, recognitions, CAPE Digital
233 Tool certificates, and technical assistance.—
234 (1) DIGITAL MATERIALS.—Each district school board, in
235 consultation with the district school superintendent, shall make
236 available digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool certificates, and
237 CAPE industry certificates for students in prekindergarten
238 through grade 12 in order to enable students to attain digital
239 skills. The digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool certificates,
240 and CAPE industry certifications may be integrated into subject
241 area curricula, offered as a separate course, made available
242 through open-access options, or deployed through online or
243 digital computer applications, subject to available funding.
244 (2) CAPE ESE DIGITAL TOOLS.—Beginning with the 2013-2014
245 school year, Each district school board, in consultation with
246 the district school superintendent, shall make available digital
247 and instructional materials, including software applications, to
248 students with disabilities who are in prekindergarten through
249 grade 12. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year:
250 (a) Digital materials must include CAPE Digital Tool
251 certificates, workplace industry certifications, and OSHA
252 industry certifications identified pursuant to s. 1008.44 for
253 students with disabilities; and
254 (b) Each student’s individual educational plan for students
255 with disabilities developed pursuant to this chapter must
256 identify the CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
257 certifications the student seeks to attain before high school
258 graduation.
259 (3) Subject to available funding, by December 1, 2013, the
260 department shall contract with one or more technology companies,
261 or affiliated nonprofit organizations, that have approved
262 industry certifications identified on the Industry Certification
263 Funding List or the Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
264 List, pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44, to develop a
265 Florida Cyber Security Recognition and a Florida Digital Arts
266 Recognition. The department shall notify each school district
267 when the recognitions are developed and available. The
268 recognitions shall be made available to all public elementary
269 school students at no cost to the districts or charter schools.
270 (a) Targeted knowledge and skills to be mastered for each
271 recognition shall be identified by the department. Knowledge and
272 skills may be demonstrated through student attainment of the
273 below recognitions in particular content areas:
274 1. The Florida Cyber Security Recognition must be based
275 upon an understanding of computer processing operations and, in
276 most part, on cyber security skills that increase a student’s
277 cyber-safe practices.
278 2. The Florida Digital Arts Recognition must reflect a
279 balance of skills in technology and the arts.
280 (b) The technology companies or affiliated nonprofit
281 organizations that provide the recognition must provide open
282 access to materials for teaching and assessing the skills a
283 student must acquire in order to earn a Florida Cyber Security
284 Recognition or a Florida Digital Arts Recognition. The school
285 district shall notify each elementary school advisory council of
286 the methods of delivery of the open-access content and
287 assessments. If there is no elementary school advisory council,
288 notification must be provided to the district advisory council.
289 (3)(4) CAPE DIGITAL TOOL CERTIFICATES.—Subject to available
290 funding, by December 1, 2013,The department shall identify, by
291 June 15 of each year, CAPE Digital Tool certificates that
292 contract with one or more technology companies that have
293 approved industry certifications identified on the Industry
294 Certification Funding List or the Postsecondary Industry
295 Certification Funding List, pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s.
296 1008.44, to develop a Florida Digital Tools Certificate to
297 indicate a student’s digital skills. The department shall notify
298 each school district when the certificates are certificate is
299 developed and available. The certificates certificate shall be
300 made available to all public elementary and middle grades
301 students at no cost to the districts or charter schools.
302 (a) Targeted skills to be mastered for the certificate
303 include digital skills that are necessary to the student’s
304 academic work and skills the student may need in future
305 employment. The skills must include, but are not limited to,
306 word processing; spreadsheets;, spreadsheet display, and
307 creation of presentations, including sound, motion, and color
308 presentations; digital arts; cybersecurity; and coding including
309 sound, text, and graphic presentations, consistent with CAPE
310 industry certifications that are listed on the CAPE Industry
311 Certification Funding List, pursuant to ss. 1003.492 and
312 1008.44. CAPE Digital Tool certificates are eligible for
313 additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant to s.
314 1011.62(1)(o)1.a s. 1003.492.
315 (b) A technology company that provides the certificate must
316 provide open access to materials for teaching and assessing the
317 skills necessary to earn the certificate. The school district
318 shall notify each middle school advisory council of the methods
319 of delivery of the open-access content and assessments for the
320 certificates certificate. If there is no middle school advisory
321 council, notification must be provided to the district advisory
322 council.
323 (c) The Legislature intends that by July 1, 2018, on an
324 annual basis, at least 75 percent of public middle grades
325 students earn at least one CAPE Digital Tool certificate a
326 Florida Digital Tools Certificate.
327 (4) CAPE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS.—
328 (a) CAPE industry certifications, issued to middle school
329 and high school grade students, which do not articulate for
330 college credit, are eligible for additional full-time equivalent
331 membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.b.
332 (b) CAPE industry certifications, issued to high school
333 grade students, which articulate for college credit or do not
334 articulate for college credit, are eligible for additional full
335 time equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.b.
336 (5) CAPE INNOVATION AND CAPE ACCELERATION.—
337 (a) CAPE Innovation.—Up to five courses annually approved
338 by the commissioner that merge academic and career content, and
339 performance outcome expectations that, if met, shall articulate
340 for college credit and be eligible for additional full-time
341 equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.c. Such
342 approved courses must include at least two third-party
343 assessments that, if successfully completed by a student, shall
344 articulate for college credit. At least one of the two third
345 party assessments associated with the approved courses that
346 articulate for college credit must be identified on the CAPE
347 Industry Certification Funding List. Each course that is
348 approved by the commissioner must be specifically identified in
349 the Course Code Directory as a CAPE Innovation Course.
350 (b) CAPE Acceleration.—Industry certifications, annually
351 approved by the commissioner, that if successfully completed
352 shall articulate for 15 or more college credit hours and be
353 eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant
354 to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.d. The approved industry certification must
355 be specifically identified in the Industry Certification Funding
356 List as a CAPE Acceleration Industry Certification.
357 (6)(5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Department of Education or
358 a company contracted with under subsection (4) shall collaborate
359 with Florida educators and school leaders to provide technical
360 assistance to district school boards in the implementation of
361 this section. Technical assistance to districts shall include,
362 but is not limited to, identification of digital resources,
363 primarily open-access resources, including digital curriculum,
364 instructional materials, media assets, and other digital tools
365 and applications; training mechanisms for teachers and others to
366 facilitate integration of digital resources and technologies
367 into instructional strategies; and model policies and procedures
368 that support sustainable implementation practices.
369 (7)(6) PARTNERSHIPS.—A district school board may seek
370 partnerships with other school districts, private businesses,
371 postsecondary institutions, or consultants to offer classes and
372 instruction to teachers and students to assist the school
373 district in providing digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool
374 recognitions, and certificates, and CAPE industry certifications
375 established pursuant to this section.
376 (8)(7) RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt
377 rules to administer this section.
378 Section 4. Subsection (5) of section 1003.4281, Florida
379 Statutes, is amended to read:
380 1003.4281 Early high school graduation.—
381 (5) For purposes of this section, a credit is equal to 1/6
382 FTE. A student may earn up to six paid high school credits
383 equivalent to 1 FTE per school year in grades 9 through 12 for
384 courses provided by the school district. High school credits
385 earned in excess of six per school year in courses delivered by
386 the school district are unpaid credits.
387 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 1003.4285, Florida
388 Statutes, is amended to read:
389 1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
390 (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
391 applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
392 criteria set forth for the designation:
393 (a) Scholar designation.—In addition to the requirements of
394 ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in order to earn the
395 Scholar designation, a student must satisfy the following
396 requirements:
397 1. English Language Arts (ELA).—When the state transitions
398 to common core assessments, Pass the 11th grade ELA statewide,
399 standardized common core assessment.
400 2. Mathematics.—Earn one credit in Algebra II and one
401 credit in statistics or an equally rigorous course and. When the
402 state transitions to common core assessments, students must pass
403 the Algebra II statewide, standardized common core assessment.
404 3. Science.—Pass the statewide, standardized Biology I end
405 of-course assessment and earn one credit in chemistry or physics
406 and one credit in a course equally rigorous to chemistry or
407 physics.
408 4. Social studies.—Pass the statewide, standardized United
409 States History end-of-course assessment.
410 5. Foreign language.—Earn two credits in the same foreign
411 language.
412 6. Electives.—Earn at least one credit in an Advanced
413 Placement, an International Baccalaureate, an Advanced
414 International Certificate of Education, or a dual enrollment
415 course, or a CAPE industry certification from the CAPE Industry
416 Certification Funding List which articulates for college credit.
417 (b) Merit designation.—In addition to the requirements of
418 ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in order to earn the
419 Merit designation, a student must attain two one or more CAPE
420 industry certifications from the CAPE Industry Certification
421 Funding List which articulate for college credit established
422 under s. 1003.492.
423 Section 6. Section 1003.4298, Florida Statutes, is created
424 to read:
425 1003.4298 Reporting return on investment.—
426 (1) Public schools may provide students with access to
427 third-party assessment centers and career and professional
428 academy curricula in a digital format in support of CAPE
429 industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates,
430 pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1008.44, to assist public schools
431 and school districts to establish Florida Digital Classrooms.
432 (2) Third-party assessment center providers may, by United
433 States Postal Service, report the return on investment to the
434 student and family of each student who is issued a CAPE industry
435 certification and CAPE Digital Tool certificate as identified on
436 the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. The return on
437 investment report must, at a minimum, include:
438 (a) Estimated cost savings associated with the student
439 acquiring the CAPE industry certification or certifications
440 earned before high school graduation that articulate for college
441 credit relative to the private market cost of the training and
442 assessments associated with acquiring the postsecondary credit
443 without state support.
444 (b) College credits assigned to the CAPE industry
445 certifications that have a statewide articulation agreement and
446 the tuition and fee savings to the family associated with those
447 college credits.
448 (c) Additional CAPE industry certifications available to
449 students.
450 (3) Third-party assessment providers and career and
451 professional academy curricula providers are encouraged to
452 provide annual training to staff of the Department of Education,
453 staff of school district offices, instructional staff of public
454 schools including charter schools, and other appropriate
455 administrative staff through face-to-face training models;
456 online, video conferencing training models; and through state
457 regional or conference presentations.
458 Section 7. Subsection (4) is added to section 1003.4935,
459 Florida Statutes, to read:
460 1003.4935 Middle grades career and professional academy
461 courses and career-themed courses.—
462 (4) CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
463 certifications offered in the middle grades that are included on
464 the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List are eligible for
465 additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant to s.
466 1011.62(1)(o)1.a. and b.
467 Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
468 1003.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
469 1003.53 Dropout prevention and academic intervention.—
470 (1)
471 (c) A student shall be identified as being eligible to
472 receive services funded through the dropout prevention and
473 academic intervention program based upon one of the following
474 criteria:
475 1. The student is academically unsuccessful as evidenced by
476 low test scores, retention, failing grades, low grade point
477 average, falling behind in earning credits, or not meeting the
478 state or district proficiency levels in reading, mathematics, or
479 writing.
480 2. The student has a pattern of excessive absenteeism or
481 has been identified as a habitual truant.
482 3. The student has a history of disruptive behavior in
483 school or has committed an offense that warrants out-of-school
484 suspension or expulsion from school according to the district
485 school board’s code of student conduct. For the purposes of this
486 program, “disruptive behavior” is behavior that:
487 a. Interferes with the student’s own learning or the
488 educational process of others and requires attention and
489 assistance beyond that which the traditional program can provide
490 or results in frequent conflicts of a disruptive nature while
491 the student is under the jurisdiction of the school either in or
492 out of the classroom; or
493 b. Severely threatens the general welfare of students or
494 others with whom the student comes into contact.
495 4. The student is identified by a school’s early warning
496 system pursuant to s. 1001.42(18)(b).
497 Section 9. Section 1006.135, Florida Statutes, is amended
498 to read:
499 1006.135 Hazing prohibited at high schools with any of
500 grades 6-12 9-12 prohibited.—
501 (1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, “hazing” means any
502 action or situation that recklessly or intentionally endangers
503 the mental or physical health or safety of a student at a high
504 school with any of grades 6 9 through 12 for purposes including,
505 but not limited to, initiation or admission into or affiliation
506 with any organization operating under the sanction of a high
507 school with any of grades 6 9 through 12. “Hazing” includes, but
508 is not limited to:,
509 (a) Pressuring, or coercing, or forcing a the student into:
510 1. Violating state or federal law;,
511 2. Consuming any food, liquor, drug, or other substance; or
512 3. Participating in physical activity that could adversely
513 affect the health or safety of the student.
514 (b) Any brutality of a physical nature, such as whipping,
515 beating, branding, or exposure to the elements, forced
516 consumption of any food, liquor, drug, or other substance, or
517 other forced physical activity that could adversely affect the
518 physical health or safety of the student, and also includes any
519 activity that would subject the student to extreme mental
520 stress, such as sleep deprivation, forced exclusion from social
521 contact, forced conduct that could result in extreme
522 embarrassment, or other forced activity that could adversely
523 affect the mental health or dignity of the student.
524
525 Hazing does not include customary athletic events or other
526 similar contests or competitions or any activity or conduct that
527 furthers a legal and legitimate objective.
528 (2) SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY.—Each school district shall
529 adopt in rule a policy that prohibits hazing and establishes
530 consequences for a student who commits an act of hazing. The
531 policy must include:
532 (a) A definition of hazing, which must include the
533 definition provided in subsection (1).
534 (b) A procedure for reporting an alleged act of hazing,
535 including provisions that permit a person to anonymously report
536 such an act. However, disciplinary action may not be based
537 solely on an anonymous report.
538 (c) A requirement that a school with any of grades 9
539 through 12 report an alleged act of hazing to a local law
540 enforcement agency if the alleged act meets the criteria
541 established under subsection (3).
542 (d) A provision for referral of victims and perpetrators of
543 hazing to a certified school counselor.
544 (e) A requirement that each incident of hazing be reported
545 in the school’s safety and discipline report required under s.
546 1006.09(6). The report must include the number of hazing
547 incidents reported, the number of incidents referred to a local
548 law enforcement agency, the number of incidents that result in
549 disciplinary action taken by the school, and the number of
550 incidents that do not result in either referral to a local law
551 enforcement agency or disciplinary action taken by the school.
552 (3)(2) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—This subsection applies only to
553 students in any of grades 9 through 12.
554 (a)1. A person who commits an act of hazing, a third degree
555 felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, when
556 he or she intentionally or recklessly commits any act of hazing
557 as defined in subsection (1) upon another person who is a member
558 of or an applicant to any type of student organization commits a
559 third degree felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
560 775.083, if the person knew or should have known the act would
561 result in serious bodily injury or death of such other person
562 and the act hazing results in serious bodily injury or death of
563 such other person.
564 2.(3) A person who commits an act of hazing, a first degree
565 misdemeanor, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083,
566 when he or she intentionally or recklessly commits any act of
567 hazing as defined in subsection (1) upon another person who is a
568 member of or an applicant to any type of student organization
569 commits a first degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in s.
570 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the person knew or should have known
571 the act would create a potential risk of physical injury or
572 death to such other person and the act hazing creates a
573 potential substantial risk of physical injury or death to such
574 other person.
575 (b)(4) As a condition of any sentence imposed pursuant to
576 paragraph (a) subsection (2) or subsection (3), the court:
577 1. Shall order the defendant to attend and complete a 4
578 hour hazing education course and may also impose a condition of
579 drug or alcohol probation.
580 2. May require the defendant to make a public apology to
581 the students and victims at the school.
582 3. May require the defendant to participate in a school
583 sponsored antihazing campaign to raise awareness of what
584 constitutes hazing and the penalties for hazing.
585 (c)(5) It is not a defense to a charge of hazing that:
586 1.(a) Consent of the victim had been obtained;
587 2.(b) The conduct or activity that resulted in the death or
588 injury of a person was not part of an official organizational
589 event or was not otherwise sanctioned or approved by the
590 organization; or
591 3.(c) The conduct or activity that resulted in death or
592 injury of the person was not done as a condition of membership
593 to an organization.
594 (4)(6) CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be construed to
595 preclude prosecution for a more general offense resulting from
596 the same criminal transaction or episode.
597 Section 10. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is created
598 to read:
599 1007.273 Collegiate high school program.—
600 (1) Each Florida College System institution shall work with
601 each school district in its designated service area to establish
602 a collegiate high school program in a public school or public
603 charter school established under s. 1002.33(5) which offers
604 secondary education and postsecondary education.
605 (2) The collegiate high school program must include an
606 option for public school students in grade 12 participating in
607 the program, for 1 full school year, to earn CAPE industry
608 certifications pursuant to s. 1008.44, and to complete the first
609 year of college towards an associate degree or baccalaureate
610 degree while enrolled in the program.
611 (3) Each Florida College System institution shall execute a
612 contract with each school district in its designated service
613 area to establish a collegiate high school program. Beginning
614 with the 2015-2016 school year, if the institution does not
615 establish the program with a school district in its designated
616 service area, another Florida College System institution may
617 execute a contract with that school district to establish the
618 program. The contract must be executed by January 1 of each
619 school year for implementation of the program during the next
620 school year.
621 (4) A Florida College System institution, in collaboration
622 with each school district that it enters into a contract with
623 under this section, shall establish student eligibility and
624 procedural requirements for participation in the program. At a
625 minimum, the student eligibility requirements must include a
626 performance contract, which shall be executed by the student,
627 the parent, the school district, and the Florida College System
628 institution.
629 (5) Each school district must enter into a contract with
630 the local Florida College System institution under this section
631 and the contract shall:
632 (a) Include the student eligibility and procedural
633 requirements in the comprehensive student progression plan
634 required under s. 1008.25; and
635 (b) Provide information to students and parents about the
636 collegiate high school program. Such information must include
637 student eligibility and procedural requirements and the return
638 on investment associated with participation in the program.
639 (6) Each student in grade 12 who enrolls in the collegiate
640 high school program and successfully completes 30 credit hours
641 through the dual enrollment program under s. 1007.271 toward
642 general education courses or common prerequisites pursuant to s.
643 1007.25, generates a 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) bonus. The
644 total FTE bonus for each collegiate high school program shall be
645 reported by each school district that is a contractual partner
646 with a Florida College System institution for the students from
647 that school district. The total FTE bonus shall be added to each
648 school district’s total weighted FTE for funding in the
649 subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate at
650 least 80 percent of the funds provided to the district, in
651 accordance with this subsection, to the collegiate high school
652 program that generates the bonus funds.
653 (7) Beginning with the 2015-2016 fiscal year, for the
654 purpose of funding or receiving the standard tuition rate per
655 credit hour under s. 1007.271 from funds provided in the Florida
656 Education Finance Program or the Florida College System Program
657 Fund, a Florida College System institution may not report a
658 student enrolled in a dual enrollment course at the Florida
659 College System institution unless the institution establishes a
660 collegiate high school program.
661 (8) An institution that is eligible to participate in the
662 William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program, that
663 is a nonprofit independent college or university located and
664 chartered in this state, and that is accredited by the
665 Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
666 and Schools to grant baccalaureate degrees may work with one or
667 more school districts to establish a collegiate high school
668 program.
669 (a) A participating independent college or university shall
670 execute a contract with the school district or school districts
671 to establish the program.
672 (b) Such independent college or university shall, in
673 collaboration with each school district that it enters into a
674 contract with under this section, establish student eligibility
675 and procedural requirements for participation in the program. At
676 a minimum, the student eligibility requirements must include a
677 performance contract, which shall be executed by the student,
678 the parent, the school district, and the independent college or
679 university.
680 (c) School districts entering into contracts under this
681 subsection shall meet the requirements imposed under subsection
682 (5).
683 Section 11. Section 1008.44, Florida Statutes, is amended
684 to read:
685 1008.44 Industry certifications; CAPE Industry
686 Certification Funding List and CAPE Postsecondary Industry
687 Certification Funding List.—
688 (1) Pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1003.492 s. 1003.492, the
689 Department of Education shall, at least annually, identify,
690 under rules adopted by the State Board of Education, and the
691 Industry Certification Funding List that must be applied in the
692 distribution of funding to school districts pursuant to s.
693 1011.62. the commissioner may at any time recommend adding the
694 following certificates and certifications:.
695 (a) CAPE industry certifications identified on the CAPE
696 Industry Certification Funding List that must be applied in the
697 distribution of funding to school districts pursuant to s.
698 1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry Certification Funding List,
699 shall incorporate by reference, the industry certifications on
700 the list that meet the requirements of s. 1009.536 and
701 articulate for college credit. The Commissioner of Agriculture,
702 by August 1 of each year, may annually select two industry
703 certifications, that do not articulate for college credit, for
704 inclusion on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for a
705 period of 3 years unless otherwise approved by the curriculum
706 review committee pursuant to s. 1003.491. In addition, by August
707 1 of each year, the not-for-profit corporation established
708 pursuant to s. 445.004 may annually select one industry
709 certification, that does not articulate for college credit, for
710 inclusion on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for a
711 period of 3 years unless otherwise approved by the curriculum
712 review committee pursuant to s. 1003.491. Such industry
713 certifications shall be eligible for additional full-time
714 equivalent membership, pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
715 (b) No more than 15 CAPE Digital Tool certificates limited
716 to the areas of word processing; spreadsheets; sound, motion,
717 and color presentations; digital arts; cybersecurity; and coding
718 pursuant to s. 1003.4203(3) that do not articulate for college
719 credit. Such certificates shall be available to students in
720 elementary school and middle school grades, and annually
721 identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and
722 updated solely by the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education,
723 and be eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership
724 pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
725 (c) CAPE ESE Digital Tool certificates, workplace industry
726 certifications, and OSHA industry certifications identified by
727 the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education for students with
728 disabilities pursuant to s. 1003.4203(2). Such certificates and
729 certifications shall be identified on the CAPE Industry
730 Certification Funding List and be eligible for additional full
731 time equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
732 (d) CAPE Innovation Courses that merge academic and career
733 performance outcomes shall be annually approved by the
734 commissioner and identified pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(a), and
735 be eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership,
736 pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
737 (e) CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications Industry
738 certifications, annually approved by the commissioner, that if
739 successfully completed shall articulate for 15 or more college
740 credit hours pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(b), and be eligible for
741 additional full-time equivalent membership, pursuant to s.
742 1011.62(1)(o)1. The approved industry certifications must be
743 identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
744 (2) The State Board of Education shall approve, at least
745 annually, the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
746 List pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall recommend,
747 at least annually, the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification
748 Funding List to the State Board of Education and may at any time
749 recommend adding certifications. The Chancellor of the State
750 University System, the Chancellor of the Florida College System,
751 and the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education shall work with
752 local workforce boards, other postsecondary institutions,
753 businesses, and industry to identify, create, and recommend to
754 the commissioner industry certifications to be placed on the
755 funding list. The list shall be used to determine annual
756 performance funding distributions to school districts or Florida
757 College System institutions as specified in ss. 1011.80 and
758 1011.81, respectively. The chancellors shall review results of
759 the economic security report of employment and earning outcomes
760 produced annually pursuant to s. 445.07 s. 445.007 when
761 determining recommended certifications for the list, as well as
762 other reports and indicators available regarding certification
763 needs.
764 (3) In the case of rigorous industry certifications that
765 have embedded prerequisite minimum age, grade level, diploma or
766 degree, postgraduation period of work experience of at least 12
767 months, or other reasonable requirements that may limit the
768 extent to which a student can complete all requirements of the
769 certification recognized by industry for employment purposes,
770 the commissioner shall differentiate content, instructional, and
771 assessment requirements that, when provided by a public
772 institution and satisfactorily attained by a student, indicate
773 accomplishment of requirements necessary for funding pursuant to
774 ss. 1011.62, 1011.80, and 1011.81, notwithstanding attainment of
775 prerequisite requirements necessary for recognition by industry
776 for employment purposes. The differentiated requirements
777 established by the commissioner shall be included on in the CAPE
778 Industry Certification Funding List at the time the
779 certification is adopted.
780 (4)(a) CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool
781 certificates placed on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
782 List must include the version of the certifications and
783 certificates available at the time of the adoption and, without
784 further review and approval include the subsequent updates to
785 the certifications and certificates on the approved list, unless
786 the certifications and certificates are specifically removed
787 from the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List by the
788 commissioner.
789 (b) The commissioner may limit CAPE Industry Certifications
790 and CAPE Digital Tool certificates to students in certain grades
791 based on formal recommendations by providers of CAPE industry
792 certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates.
793 (c) For educator, student, industry, and provider planning
794 purposes, the Articulation Coordinating Committee shall schedule
795 at least six regular meetings per fiscal year to review and
796 consider provider requests, address the commissioner’s and
797 Chancellor’s decisions, and recommend adjustments to CAPE
798 industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates on
799 the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
800 Section 12. Paragraphs (o), (p), and (s) of subsection (1)
801 of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
802 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
803 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
804 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
805 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
806 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
807 follows:
808 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
809 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
810 determining the annual allocation to each district for
811 operation:
812 (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
813 membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
814 course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
815 courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
816 Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
817 certification identified on in the CAPE Industry Certification
818 Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
819 Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
820 1003.4203.—
821 1.a. A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
822 membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
823 certificates earned in elementary and middle school grades.
824 However, if a CAPE Digital Tool certificate is a component of a
825 CAPE industry certification and a middle school student is
826 issued the CAPE Digital Tool certificate and the related CAPE
827 industry certification, the full-time equivalent student
828 membership for the CAPE Digital Tool certificate may not be
829 added to the full-time equivalent student membership for the
830 CAPE industry certification under sub-subparagraph b.
831 b.1. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
832 membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
833 career-themed course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses
834 with embedded CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an
835 industry certification identified annually on in the CAPE
836 Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted
837 by the State Board of Education. The maximum full-time
838 equivalent student membership value for any student in grades 9
839 through 12 is 0.3. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent
840 membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a
841 CAPE an industry certification that has a statewide articulation
842 agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of
843 Education. Additional FTE membership for a middle grades student
844 shall not exceed 1.0 additional FTE membership within a fiscal
845 year. For CAPE industry certifications that do not articulate
846 for college credit, the Department of Education shall assign a
847 full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each certification. The
848 State Board of Education shall include the assigned values on in
849 the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under rules adopted
850 by the state board. Such value shall be added to the total full
851 time equivalent student membership in courses secondary career
852 education programs for grades 6 9 through 12 in the subsequent
853 year for courses that were not provided through dual enrollment.
854 CAPE industry certifications earned through dual enrollment must
855 be reported and funded pursuant to s. 1011.80 ss. 1011.80 and
856 1011.81.
857 c. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
858 shall be calculated for the courses identified on the CAPE
859 Industry Certification Funding List and approved by the
860 commissioner pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(a) and s. 1008.44.
861 d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
862 shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
863 Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit hours
864 and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
865 calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
866 articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
867 Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
868 commissioner pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(b) and s. 1008.44.
869 2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
870 funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
871 with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds.
872 This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for
873 basic operation of the program. Unless a different amount is
874 specified in the General Appropriations Act, the appropriation
875 for this calculation is limited to $60 million annually. If the
876 appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the total
877 calculation, the appropriation shall be prorated.
878 3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
879 school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
880 distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
881 instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE an industry
882 certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
883 membership under subparagraph 1.:
884 a. A bonus in the amount of $25 for each student taught by
885 a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
886 attainment of a CAPE an industry certification on the CAPE
887 Industry Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
888 b. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
889 a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
890 attainment of a CAPE an industry certification on the CAPE
891 Industry Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.2 or 0.3.
892 4. For the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the additional FTE
893 membership calculation must include the additional FTE for any
894 student who earned a certification in the 2009-2010, 2010-2011,
895 and 2011-2012 fiscal years who was not previously funded and was
896 enrolled in 2012-2013.
897
898 Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
899 teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
900 the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
901 calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
902 associated weight of a CAPE an industry certification on the
903 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which
904 the certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to
905 a teacher under this paragraph may not exceed $2,000 in any
906 given school year and is in addition to any regular wage or
907 other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive.
908 (p) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
909 membership based upon early high school graduation.
910 Notwithstanding s. 1011.61(4), Each unpaid high school credit
911 delivered by a school district may receive funding for each
912 during the student’s prior enrollment may be reported by the
913 district as 1/6 FTE when the student who graduates early
914 pursuant to s. 1003.4281. A district may earn 0.25 additional
915 report up to 1/2 FTE for unpaid credits delivered by the
916 district for a student who graduates one semester in advance of
917 the student’s cohort and 0.5 additional and up to 1 FTE for a
918 student who graduates 1 year or more in advance of the student’s
919 cohort. If the student was enrolled in the district as a full
920 time high school student for at least 2 years, the district
921 shall report the additional unpaid FTE for payment in the
922 subsequent fiscal year delivered by the district during the
923 student’s prior enrollment. If the student was enrolled in the
924 district for less than 2 years, the district of enrollment shall
925 report the additional unpaid FTE delivered by the district and
926 by the district in which the student was previously enrolled.
927 The district of enrollment for which early graduation is claimed
928 shall transfer a proportionate share of the funds earned for
929 early graduation the unpaid FTE to the district in which the
930 student was previously enrolled. Additional FTE included in the
931 2014-2015 Florida Education Finance Program for early graduation
932 shall be reported and funded pursuant to this paragraph.
933 (s) Florida Cyber Security Recognition, Florida Digital
934 Arts Recognition, and Florida Digital Tools Certificate
935 established pursuant to s. 1003.4203.—
936 1. Each school district shall certify by June 30 of each
937 year to the Department of Education each elementary school that
938 achieves 50 percent of student attainment of the Florida Cyber
939 Security Recognition or the Florida Digital Arts Recognition
940 established pursuant to s. 1003.4203. Upon verification by the
941 department, each school that has achieved the designated student
942 recognitions shall be awarded a Florida Digital Learning
943 Certificate of Achievement by the Commissioner of Education.
944 2. Each middle school shall receive $50 for each student
945 who earns the Florida Digital Tools Certificate established
946 pursuant to s. 1003.4203 with a minimum awarded per school of
947 $1,000 annually and a maximum award per school of $15,000
948 annually. This performance payment shall be calculated in the
949 FEFP as a full-time equivalent student.
950 Section 13. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (3) of
951 section 1012.98, Florida Statutes, and subsections (4) and (7)
952 of that section are amended, to read:
953 1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act.—
954 (3) The activities designed to implement this section must:
955 (d) Provide middle grades instructional personnel and
956 school administrators with the knowledge, skills, and best
957 practices necessary to support excellence in classroom
958 instruction and educational leadership.
959 (4) The Department of Education, school districts, schools,
960 Florida College System institutions, and state universities
961 share the responsibilities described in this section. These
962 responsibilities include the following:
963 (a)1. The department shall disseminate to the school
964 community research-based professional development methods and
965 programs that have demonstrated success in meeting identified
966 student needs. The Commissioner of Education shall use data on
967 student achievement to identify student needs. The methods of
968 dissemination must include a web-based statewide performance
969 support system, including a database of exemplary professional
970 development activities, a listing of available professional
971 development resources, training programs, and available
972 assistance.
973 2. The web-based statewide performance support system
974 established pursuant to subparagraph 1. must include for middle
975 grades, subject to appropriation, materials related to classroom
976 instruction, including integrated digital instruction,
977 competency-based instruction, and CAPE Digital Tool certificates
978 and CAPE industry certifications; classroom management; student
979 behavior and interaction; extended learning opportunities for
980 students; and instructional leadership.
981 (b) Each school district shall develop a professional
982 development system as specified in subsection (3). The system
983 shall be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher
984 educators of Florida College System institutions and state
985 universities, business and community representatives, and local
986 education foundations, consortia, and professional
987 organizations. The professional development system must:
988 1. Be approved by the department. All substantial revisions
989 to the system shall be submitted to the department for review
990 for continued approval.
991 2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and
992 instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous,
993 relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools
994 and districts, in developing and refining the professional
995 development system, shall also review and monitor school
996 discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments of
997 parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers,
998 managers, and administrative personnel; and other performance
999 indicators to identify school and student needs that can be met
1000 by improved professional performance.
1001 3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup
1002 support appropriate to accomplish district-level and school
1003 level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities
1004 for instructional personnel shall focus on analysis of student
1005 achievement data, ongoing formal and informal assessments of
1006 student achievement, identification and use of enhanced and
1007 differentiated instructional strategies that emphasize rigor,
1008 relevance, and reading in the content areas, enhancement of
1009 subject content expertise, integrated use of classroom
1010 technology that enhances teaching and learning, classroom
1011 management, parent involvement, and school safety.
1012 4. Include a master plan for inservice activities, pursuant
1013 to rules of the State Board of Education, for all district
1014 employees from all fund sources. The master plan shall be
1015 updated annually by September 1, must be based on input from
1016 teachers and district and school instructional leaders, and must
1017 use the latest available student achievement data and research
1018 to enhance rigor and relevance in the classroom. Each district
1019 inservice plan must be aligned to and support the school-based
1020 inservice plans and school improvement plans pursuant to s.
1021 1001.42(18). Each district inservice plan must provide a
1022 description of the training that middle grades instructional
1023 personnel and school administrators receive on the district’s
1024 code of student conduct adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07;
1025 integrated CAPE Digital Tool instruction and competency-based
1026 instruction, including CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE
1027 industry certifications; classroom management; student behavior
1028 and interaction; extended learning opportunities for students;
1029 and instructional leadership. District plans must be approved by
1030 the district school board annually in order to ensure compliance
1031 with subsection (1) and to allow for dissemination of research
1032 based best practices to other districts. District school boards
1033 must submit verification of their approval to the Commissioner
1034 of Education no later than October 1, annually. Each school
1035 principal may establish and maintain an individual professional
1036 development plan for each instructional employee assigned to the
1037 school as a seamless component to the school improvement plans
1038 developed pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional
1039 development plan must be related to specific performance data
1040 for the students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the
1041 inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements
1042 expected in student performance as a result of the inservice
1043 activity, and include an evaluation component that determines
1044 the effectiveness of the professional development plan.
1045 5. Include inservice activities for school administrative
1046 personnel that address updated skills necessary for
1047 instructional leadership and effective school management
1048 pursuant to s. 1012.986.
1049 6. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and
1050 state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and
1051 evaluation of local professional development programs.
1052 7. Provide for delivery of professional development by
1053 distance learning and other technology-based delivery systems to
1054 reach more educators at lower costs.
1055 8. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and
1056 effectiveness of professional development programs in order to
1057 eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand
1058 effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such
1059 activities on the performance of participating educators and
1060 their students’ achievement and behavior.
1061 9. For middle grades, emphasize:
1062 a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and
1063 instruction.
1064 b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to
1065 the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41.
1066 c. Use of small learning communities; problem-solving,
1067 inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students;
1068 strategies and tools based on student needs; competency-based
1069 instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project-based
1070 instruction.
1071 d. Availability of CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE
1072 industry certifications available pursuant to s. 1003.4203 and
1073 s. 1008.44.
1074
1075 Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 must include
1076 in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a
1077 description of the specific strategies used by the school to
1078 implement each item listed in this subparagraph.
1079 (7)(a) The Department of Education shall disseminate, using
1080 web-based technology, research-based best practice methods by
1081 which the state and district school boards may evaluate and
1082 improve the professional development system. The best practices
1083 must include data that indicate the progress of all students.
1084 The department shall report annually to the State Board of
1085 Education and the Legislature any school district that, in the
1086 determination of the department, has failed to provide an
1087 adequate professional development system. This report must
1088 include the results of the department’s investigation and of any
1089 intervention provided.
1090 (b) The department shall also disseminate, using web-based
1091 technology, professional development in the use of integrated
1092 digital instruction at schools that include middle grades. The
1093 professional development must provide training and materials
1094 that districts can use to provide instructional personnel with
1095 the necessary knowledge, skills, and strategies to effectively
1096 blend digital instruction into subject-matter curricula. The
1097 professional development must emphasize online learning and
1098 research techniques, reading instruction, the use of digital
1099 devices to supplement the delivery of curricular content to
1100 students, and digital device management and security. Districts
1101 are encouraged to incorporate the professional development as
1102 part of their professional development system.
1103 Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.