Florida Senate - 2015                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 616
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Bullard moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 500 - 508
    4  and insert:
    5         (7) TRANSITION.—School grades pursuant to this section and
    6  school improvement ratings pursuant to s. 1008.341 for the 2013
    7  2014 school year shall be calculated based on statutes and rules
    8  in effect on June 30, 2014. To assist in the transition to 2014
    9  2015 school grades and school improvement ratings, calculated
   10  based on new statewide, standardized assessments administered
   11  pursuant to s. 1008.22, the 2014-2015 school grades and school
   12  improvement ratings shall serve as an informational baseline for
   13  schools to work toward improved performance in future years.
   14  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 2014-2015 school
   15  year shall be considered an implementation year for the new
   16  statewide, standardized assessments. Learning gains data from
   17  2014-2015 test scores may not be used in the calculation of
   18  school grades, school improvement grades, district grades, or
   19  personnel performance evaluations pursuant to s. 1012.34 if such
   20  use would result in a lower grade or level of performance than
   21  the grade or level of performance which would result without the
   22  use of learning gains data.
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   24  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   25  And the title is amended as follows:
   26         Between lines 55 and 56
   27  insert:
   28         designating the 2014-2015 school year as an
   29         implementation year for the new statewide,
   30         standardized assessments; prohibiting the use of
   31         learning gains data from 2014-2015 test scores under
   32         specified circumstances;