Florida Senate - 2021                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (112068) for SB 1282
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/22/2021           .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Harrell) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 2213 - 2297
    4  and insert:
    5  (2)(a). The methodology for determining a student’s readiness
    6  for kindergarten shall be developed by the department and
    7  aligned to the methodology adopted by the Office of Early
    8  Learning in s. 1002.68(4).
    9         (d)Identify the educational strengths and needs of
   10  students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
   11  through grade 3.
   12         (e)Provide teachers with progress monitoring data to
   13  provide timely interventions and supports pursuant to s.
   14  1008.25(4).
   15         (f)Assess how well educational goals and curricular
   16  standards are met at the provider, school, district, and state
   17  levels.
   18         (g)Provide information to aid in the evaluation and
   19  development of educational programs and policies.
   20         (2)The Commissioner of Education shall design a statewide,
   21  standardized coordinated screening and progress monitoring
   22  program to assess early literacy and mathematics skills and the
   23  English Language Arts and mathematics standards established in
   24  ss. 1002.67(1)(a) and 1003.41, respectively. The coordinated
   25  screening and progress monitoring program must provide interval
   26  level and norm-referenced data that measures equivalent levels
   27  of growth; be a developmentally appropriate, valid, and reliable
   28  direct assessment; be able to capture data on students who may
   29  be performing below grade or developmental level and which may
   30  enable the identification of early indicators of dyslexia or
   31  other developmental delays; accurately measure the core content
   32  in the applicable grade level standards; document learning gains
   33  for the achievement of these standards; and provide teachers
   34  with progress monitoring supports and materials that enhance
   35  differentiated instruction and parent communication.
   36  Participation in the coordinated screening and progress
   37  monitoring program is mandatory for all students in the
   38  Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and enrolled in a
   39  public school in kindergarten through grade 3. The coordinated
   40  screening and progress monitoring program shall be implemented
   41  beginning in the 2022-2023 school year for students in the
   42  Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and kindergarten
   43  students, as follows:
   44         (a)The coordinated screening and progress monitoring
   45  program shall be administered within the first 30 days after
   46  enrollment, midyear, and within the last 30 days of the program
   47  or school year, in accordance with the rules adopted by the
   48  State Board of Education. The state board may adopt alternate
   49  timeframes to address nontraditional school year calendars or
   50  summer programs to ensure administration of the coordinated
   51  screening and progress monitoring program is administered a
   52  minimum of 3 times within a year or program.
   53         (b)The results of the coordinated screening and progress
   54  monitoring program shall be reported to the department, in
   55  accordance with the rules adopted by the state board, and
   56  maintained in the department’s educational data warehouse.
   57         (3)The Commissioner of Education shall:
   58         (a)Develop a plan, in coordination with the Council for
   59  Early Grade Success, for implementing the coordinated screening
   60  and progress monitoring program in consideration of timelines
   61  for implementing new early literacy and mathematics skills and
   62  the English Language Arts and mathematics standards established
   63  in ss. 1002.67(1)(a) and 1003.41, as appropriate.
   64         (b)Provide data, reports, and information as requested to
   65  the Council for Early Grade Success.
   66         (4)The Council for Early Grade Success, a council as
   67  defined in s. 20.03(7), is created within the Department of
   68  Education to oversee the coordinated screening and progress
   69  monitoring program and, except as otherwise provided in this
   70  section, shall operate consistent with s. 20.052.
   71         (a)The council shall be responsible for reviewing the
   72  implementation of, training for, and outcomes from the
   73  coordinated screening and progress monitoring program to provide
   74  recommendations to the department that support grade 3 students
   75  reading at or above grade level. The council, at a minimum,
   76  shall:
   77         1.Provide recommendations on the implementation of the
   78  coordinated screening and progress monitoring program, including
   79  reviewing any procurement solicitation documents and criteria
   80  before being published.
   81         2.Develop training plans and timelines for such training.
   82         3.Identify appropriate personnel, processes, and
   83  procedures required for the administration of the coordinated
   84  screening and progress monitoring program.
   85         4.Provide input on the methodology for calculating a
   86  provider’s or school’s performance metric and designations under
   87  s. 1002.68(4).
   88         5.Work with the department to review the methodology for
   89  determining a child’s kindergarten readiness.