SB 7004 — Education

Each virtual charter school and each school district with a contract with an approved virtual instruction program provider shall determine capacity based upon the enrollment requirements established under s.

Subsection (19) of section 1002.34, Florida PageStatutes, 7is ofamended 52to CODING:read:

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1002.34 Charter technical career centers.— (19) EVALUATION;

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Full-time and part-time virtual instruction for students Page 8 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb a.enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.

Full-time and part-time virtual instruction for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.

This paragraph does not prohibit a school district virtual instruction program from providing such equipment to any student Pageenrolled 9in ofa 52virtual CODING:instruction program.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb enrolledSection in6. a virtual instruction program.

Section 6.

(10)(a) Each early learning coalition shall verify that each private prekindergarten provider and public school delivering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program within the coalition’s county or multicounty region complies Pagewith 10this ofpart. 52 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb with(11) thisA part.student who did not attend the school year Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and lacks access to summer prekindergarten in the county in which he or she resides is eligible to enroll in the summer reading camp provided by the district school board under s.

(11) A student who did not attend the school year Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and lacks access to summer prekindergarten in the county in which he or she resides is eligible to enroll in the summer reading camp provided by the district school board under s.

If the result of dividing a district’s student enrollment by 12 is not a whole number, the district’s enrollment calculation shall be adjusted Page 11 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb number, the district’s enrollment calculation shall be adjusted by adding the minimum number of students to produce a student enrollment calculation that is evenly divisible by 12.

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In addition, actions must shall be taken to reduce paperwork, eliminate the Page 13 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb actions must shall be taken to reduce paperwork, eliminate the duplication of reports, and eliminate other duplicative activities.

EffectiveParagraphs upon becoming a law, paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3), paragraph (c) of subsection (5), and subsection (6) of section 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

A student’s performance on the statewide, standardized grade 10 ELA assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.

A student must pass the statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC Pageassessment, 14or ofearn 52a CODING:comparative score, in order to earn a standard high school diploma.

A student’s performance on the statewide, standardized Geometry EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb assessment,2. or earn a comparative score, in order to earn a standard high school diploma.

A student’s performance on the statewide, standardized Geometry EOC assessment constitutes 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.

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(5) AWARD OF A STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.— (c) A student who earns the required 24 credits, or the Pagerequired 1518 ofcredits 52under CODING:s.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 required 18 credits under s.

However, a student whoPage is15 otherwise entitled to a certificate of completion52 mayCODING: elect to remain in high school either as a full-time student or a part-time student for up to 1 additional year and receive special instruction designed to remedy his or her identified deficiencies.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb who is otherwise entitled to a certificate of completion may elect to remain in high school either as a full-time student or a part-time student for up to 1 additional year and receive special instruction designed to remedy his or her identified deficiencies.

If a transfer student’s transcript shows a final course grade and course credit in Algebra I, Geometry, Biology I, or United States History, or the equivalenttransferring ofcourse afinal grade 10and ELAcredit course,must shall be honored without the transferringstudent coursetaking finalthe graderequisite Pagestatewide, 16standardized EOC assessment and without the assessment results constituting 30 percent of 52the CODING:student’s final course grade.

Section 11.

Section 1003.433, Florida Statutes, is amended Page 16 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb andto creditread: must shall be honored without the student taking the requisite statewide, standardized EOC assessment and without the assessment results constituting 30 percent of the student’s final course grade.

Section 11.

Effective upon becoming a law, section 1003.433, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

(b) Upon receipt of a certificate of completion, be allowed to take the College Placement Test and be admitted to Pagedevelopmental 17education ofor 52credit CODING:courses at a Florida College System institution, as appropriate.

(c) Participation in an adult general education program as provided in s.

1004.93 for such time as the student requires to master English, reading, mathematics, or any other subject Page 17 of 52 CODING:

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(c) Participation in an adult general education program as provided in s.

1004.93 for such time as the student requires to master English, reading, mathematics, or any other subject required for high school graduation.

1003.435 High school equivalency diploma program.— (4)(a) A candidate for a high school equivalency diploma must shall be at least 18 years of age on the date of the examination, except that in extraordinary circumstances, as provided for in rules of the district school board of the Page 18 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb 1003.435 High school equivalency diploma program.— (4)(a) A candidate for a high school equivalency diploma must shall be at least 18 years of age on the date of the examination, except that in extraordinary circumstances, as provided for in rules of the district school board of the district in which the candidate resides or attends school, a candidate may take the examination after reaching the age of 16 with the written permission of hisher or her parent or guardian.

Subsection (6) of section 1003.455, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1003.455 Physical education;

assessment.— (6) In addition to the requirements in subsection (3), each district school board shall provide at least 100 minutes of supervised and, safe, and unstructured free-play recess each week for students in kindergarten through grade 5 so that there are at least 20 consecutive minutes of free-play recess per day.

This requirement does not apply to charter schools.

Section 14.

Section 14.

Section 1003.4995, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

Section 1003.4996,1003.4995, Florida Statutes, is repealed.

SubsectionSection (2)1003.4996, of section 1003.49965, Florida Statutes, is amendedrepealed. to read:

1003.49965Section Art17. in the Capitol Competition.— (2) A Each school district may shall annually hold an Art in the Capitol Competition for all public, private, and home Page 19 of 52 CODING:

Subsection (2) of section 1003.49965, Florida Page 19 of 52 CODING:

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1003.49965 Art in the Capitol Competition.— (2) A Each school district may shall annually hold an Art in the Capitol Competition for all public, private, and home education students in grades 6 through 8.

Section 17.18.

provide for determination of the areas of academic need and strategies for appropriate intervention and instruction for each student in a detention facility within 5 school days after thePage student’s20 entryof into52 theCODING: program and administer a research- based assessment that will assist the student in determining his or her educational and career options and goals within 22 school days after the student’s entry into the program.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb Thethe resultsstudent’s ofentry into the theseprogram assessmentsand requiredadminister undera thisresearch- paragraphbased assessment that will assist the student in determining his or her educational and undercareer s.options and goals within 22 school days after the student’s entry into the program.

The results of the these assessments required under this paragraph and under s.

Section 18.19.

The purpose of this section is to provide high-performing school districts with flexibility in meeting the specific requirements in statute and rulesPage of21 the State Board of Education.52 CODING:

(4) REPORTS.—The academically high-performing school district shall submit to the State Board of Education and the Legislature an annual report on December 1 which delineates the Page 21 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb performancerules of the schoolState districtBoard relative to the academic performance of studentsEducation. at each grade level in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and any other subject that is included as a part of the statewide assessment program in s.

(4) REPORTS.—The academically high-performing school district shall submit to the State Board of Education and the Legislature an annual report on December 1 which delineates the performance of the school district relative to the academic performance of students at each grade level in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and any other subject that is included as a part of the statewide assessment program in s.

Section 19.20.

1006.28Page Duties22 of district52 schoolCODING: board, district school superintendent;

and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials.— (1) DEFINITIONS.— Page 22 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb (a)1006.28 AsDuties usedof indistrict thisschool section,board, thedistrict term:school superintendent;

and school principal regarding K-12 instructional materials.— (1) DEFINITIONS.— (a) As used in this section, the term:

(4) SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.—The school principal has the following duties for the management and care of materials at the school:Page 23 of 52 CODING:

(b) Money collected for lost or damaged instructional materials;

enforcement.—The school principal may shall collect from each student or the student’s parent the purchase price of Page 23 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb anyschool: instructional material the student has lost, destroyed, or unnecessarily damaged and to report and transmit the money collected to the district school superintendent.

(b) Money collected for lost or damaged instructional materials;

enforcement.—The school principal may shall collect from each student or the student’s parent the purchase price of any instructional material the student has lost, destroyed, or unnecessarily damaged and to report and transmit the money collected to the district school superintendent.

Section 20.21.

Section 21.22.

1006.33Page Bids24 orof proposals;52 CODING:

advertisement and its contents.— (1)(a)1.

Beginning on or before May 15 of any year in which an instructional materials adoption is to be initiated, the department shall advertise in the Florida Administrative Page 24 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb Register1006.33 4Bids weeks preceding the date on which the bids shall be received, that at a certain designated time, not later than June 15, sealed bids or proposalsproposals; to be deposited with the department will be received from publishers or manufacturers for the furnishing of instructional materials proposed to be adopted as listed in the advertisement beginning April 1 following the adoption.

advertisement and its contents.— (1)(a)1.

Beginning on or before May 15 of any year in which an instructional materials adoption is to be initiated, the department shall advertise in the Florida Administrative Register 4 weeks preceding the date on which the bids shall be received, that at a certain designated time, not later than June 15, sealed bids or proposals to be deposited with the department will be received from publishers or manufacturers for the furnishing of instructional materials proposed to be adopted as listed in the advertisement beginning April 1 following the adoption.

Section 22.23.

1006.34 Powers and duties of the commissioner and the department in selecting and adopting instructional materials.— (2) SELECTION AND ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.— (a) The department shall notify all publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials who have submitted bids that within 3 weeks after the deadline for receiving bids, at a designated time and place, it will open the bids submitted and Page 25 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb (a) The department shall notify all publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials who have submitted bids that within 3 weeks after the deadline for receiving bids, at a designated time and place, it will open the bids submitted and deposited with it.

In all cases,Page bids26 must shall be accompanied by a cash deposit or certified check of from52 $500CODING: to $2,500, as the department may direct.

The department shall, in adopting instructional materials, shall give due consideration both to the prices bid Page 26 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb forcases, furnishingbids instructionalmust materialsshall andbe toaccompanied theby reporta andcash recommendationsdeposit or certified check of thefrom state$500 instructionalto materials$2,500, reviewers.as the department may direct.

The department shall, in adopting instructional materials, shall give due consideration both to the prices bid for furnishing instructional materials and to the report and recommendations of the state instructional materials reviewers.

Section 23.24.

Section 24.25.

Subsection (2)(3) of section 1008.212, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

extraordinary exemption.— (2)(3) AThe studentIEP withteam, awhich disabilitymust forinclude whom the individualparent, educationmay plansubmit (IEP) team determines is prevented by a circumstance or condition from physically demonstrating the mastery of skills that have been acquired and are measured by the statewide standardized assessment, a statewide standardized Page 27 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb end-of-courseto assessment,the ordistrict school superintendent a written request for an alternateextraordinary assessmentexemption pursuantat any time during the school year, subject to s.deadlines established by the district school superintendent but not later than 60 days before the current year’s assessment administration for which the request is made.

1008.22(3)(d)A shallrequest bemust grantedinclude anall extraordinary exemption from the administration of the assessment.following:

(a) A learning,written emotional,description behavioral, or significant cognitive disability, or the receipt of services through the homeboundstudent’s ordisabilities, hospitalizedincluding programa inspecific accordancedescription with rule 6A-6.03020, Florida Administrative Code, is not, in and of itself,the anstudent’s adequateimpaired criterionsensory, formanual, theor grantingspeaking ofskills. an extraordinary exemption.

The(b) firstWritten twodocumentation administrations of the coordinatedmost screeningrecent andevaluation progressdata. monitoring system under s.

1008.25(9)(c) orWritten anydocumentation, alternateif assessmentsavailable, usedof inthe lieumost recent administration of suchthe administrationsstatewide arestandardized notassessment, subjectan toend- theof-course requirementsassessment, ofor thisan section.alternate assessment.

Section(d) 25.A written description of the condition’s effect on the student’s participation in the statewide standardized assessment, an end-of-course assessment, or an alternate assessment.

Paragraphs(e) (a)Written andevidence (d)that ofthe subsectionstudent (3),has paragraphshad (b),the (d),opportunity (e),to (h)learn ofthe subsectionskills (7),being andtested. subsections (9) and (10) of section 1008.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

(f) Written evidence that the student has been provided appropriate instructional accommodations.

(g) Written evidence as to whether the student has had the opportunity to be assessed using the instructional accommodations on the student’s IEP which are allowable in the administration of the statewide standardized assessment, an end- of-course assessment, or an alternate assessment in prior assessments.

(h) Written evidence of the circumstance or condition as Page 28 of 52 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb defined in subsection (1).

Section 26.

Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (3), paragraphs (b), (d), (e), and (h) of subsection (7), and subsections (9) and (10) of section 1008.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

1003.4282 and students in PageDepartment 28 of 52Juvenile CODING:Justice education programs, except as otherwise provided by law.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 Department of Juvenile Justice education programs, except as otherwise provided by law.

Retake opportunities for the grade 10 ELA assessment mustPage be29 provided.of 52 CODING:

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Florida Alternate Assessment.— Page1. 29 of 52 CODING:

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Such waiver shall be designatedPage on30 theof student’s52 transcript.CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb designated on the student’s transcript.

If a student is provided with instructional Pageaccommodations 30in ofthe 52classroom CODING:that are not allowed as accommodations for statewide, standardized assessments, the district must inform the parent in writing and provide the parent with information regarding the impact on the student’s ability to meet expected performance levels.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 accommodations in the classroom that are not allowed as accommodations for statewide, standardized assessments, the district must inform the parent in writing and provide the parent with information regarding the impact on the student’s ability to meet expected performance levels.

If a student’s IEP states that online administration of aPage statewide,31 standardizedof assessment52 willCODING: significantly impair the student’s ability to perform, the assessment must shall be administered in hard copy.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb a statewide, standardized assessment will significantly impair the student’s ability to perform, the assessment must shall be administered in hard copy.

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The type of assessment, the purpose of the assessment, andPage the32 use of the52 assessmentCODING: results.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb and the use of the assessment results.

(d)(c)(d) Each school district shall, by November 1 of each year, establish schedules for the administration of any statewide, standardized assessments and district-required assessments and approve the schedules as an agenda item at a district school board meeting.

Each public school shall publish schedules for statewide, standardized assessments and district-required assessments on its website using the uniform calendar, including all information required under paragraph Page(b). 32 of 52 CODING:

WordsThe strickenschool areboard- deletions;approved assessment uniform calendar must be included in the parent guide required by s.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 (b).

The school board-approved assessment uniform calendar must be included in the parent guide required by s.

(e)(d)(e) A school district may not schedule more than 5 percent of a student’s total school hours in a school year to administer statewide, standardized assessments;

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The district shall must secure written consent from a student’s parent before administering district-required local assessments that, after applicable statewide, standardized assessments and coordinatedPage screening33 andof progress52 monitoringCODING: are scheduled, exceed the 5 percent test administration limit for that student under this paragraph.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb coordinated screening and progress monitoring are scheduled, exceed the 5 percent test administration limit for that student under this paragraph.

(h)(g)(h) The results of statewide, standardized assessment in ELA and mathematics, science, and social studies, including assessment retakes, must shall be reported in an easy-to-read and understandable format and delivered in time to provide useful, actionable information to students, parents, and each student’s current teacher of record and teacher of record for the subsequent school year;

however, in any case, the district Pageshall 33provide ofthe 52results CODING:pursuant to this paragraph within 1 week after receiving the results from the department.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 shall provide the results pursuant to this paragraph within 1 week after receiving the results from the department.

Specific actions that may be taken, and the available resources that may be used, by the student’s parent to assist his or her child based on the student’s areas of strength and areasPage in34 need of improvement.52 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb areas in need of improvement.

(9) CONCORDANT SCORES.—The Commissioner of Education must Pageidentify 34scores ofon 52the CODING:SAT and ACT that if achieved satisfy the graduation requirement that a student pass the grade 10 ELA assessment.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 identify scores on the SAT and ACT that if achieved satisfy the graduation requirement that a student pass the grade 10 ELA assessment.

(10) COMPARATIVE SCORES FOR END-OF-COURSE (EOC) ASSESSMENT.—ThePage Commissioner35 of Education52 mustCODING: identify one or more comparative scores for the Algebra I EOC assessment.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb ASSESSMENT.—The Commissioner of Education must identify one or more comparative scores for the Algebra I EOC assessment.

Section 26.27.

EffectiveParagraph upon becoming a law, paragraph (c) of subsection (5), paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsections (7), and subsection (9) of section 1008.25, Florida Statutes, are amendedamended, to read:

If a student’s reading deficiency is not remedied by the end of grade 3, as Pagedemonstrated 35by ofscoring 52Level CODING:2 or higher on the statewide, standardized assessment required under s.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 demonstrated by scoring Level 2 or higher on the statewide, standardized assessment required under s.

A student who is promoted to grade 4 with a good cause exemption shall be provided intensive reading instruction and intervention that include specialized diagnostic information and specificPage reading36 strategies to meet the needs of each52 studentCODING: so promoted.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb specific reading strategies to meet the needs of each student so promoted.

Students who demonstrate an acceptable level of performance on an alternative standardized reading or English PageLanguage 36Arts ofassessment 52approved CODING:by the State Board of Education.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 Language Arts assessment approved by the State Board of Education.

Students with disabilities who take the statewide, standardized English Language Arts assessment and who have an individual education plan or a Section 504 plan that reflects that the student has received intensive instruction in reading or English Language Arts for more than 2 years but still demonstrates a deficiency and was previously retained in prekindergarten,Page kindergarten,37 gradeof 1,52 gradeCODING: 2, or grade 3.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb prekindergarten, kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, or grade 3.

Documentation shall be submitted from the student’s teacher to the school principal that indicates that the Pagepromotion 37 of 52the CODING:student is appropriate and is based upon the student’s academic record.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 promotion of the student is appropriate and is based upon the student’s academic record.

If the school principal determines that the student should be promoted, the school principal shall make such recommendation in writing to thePage district38 schoolof superintendent.52 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb the district school superintendent.

For students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 3, measure student performance in oral language development, phonological and phonemic awareness, knowledge of print and letters, decoding, fluency, vocabulary, Pageand 38comprehension, ofas 52applicable CODING:by grade level, and, at a minimum, provide interval level and norm-referenced data that measures equivalent levels of growth.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 and comprehension, as applicable by grade level, and, at a minimum, provide interval level and norm-referenced data that measures equivalent levels of growth.

Any student identified by the system as having characteristics of dyslexia or dyscalculia shallPage undergo39 furtherof screening.52 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb shall undergo further screening.

Assess how well educational goals and curricular Pagestandards 39are met at the provider, school, district, and state levels and provide information to the department to aid in the development of 52educational CODING:programs, policies, and supports for providers, districts, and schools.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 standards are met at the provider, school, district, and state levels and provide information to the department to aid in the development of educational programs, policies, and supports for providers, districts, and schools.

For students in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 2, the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be administered at least three times withinPage a40 program year or school year, as applicable, with the first administration occurring no later than the first 30 instructional days after a student’s enrollment or the start of the52 programCODING: year or school year, the second administration occurring midyear, and the third administration occurring within the last 30 days of the program or school year pursuant to state board rule.

The state board may adopt alternate timeframes to address nontraditional school year calendars or summer programs to ensure the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program is administered a minimum of three times within a year or program.

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For students in the summer prekindergarten program, the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be administered two times, with the first administration occurring no later than the first 10 instructional days after a student’s enrollment or the start of the summer prekindergarten program, and the second administration occurring within the last 10 days of the summer prekindergarten program pursuant to state board Page 40 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb within a program year or school year, as applicable, with the first administration occurring no later than the first 10 30 instructional days after a student’s enrollment or the start of the program year or school year, the second administration occurring midyear, and the third administration occurring within the last 10 30 days of the program or school year pursuant to state board rule.

The state board may adopt alternate timeframes to address nontraditional school year calendars or summer programs to ensure the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program is administered a minimum of three times within a year or program.

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For students in the summer prekindergarten program, the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be administered two times, with the first administration occurring no later than the first 10 instructional days after a student’s enrollment or the start of the summer prekindergarten program, and the second administration occurring within the last 10 days of the summer prekindergarten program pursuant to state board rule.

(c) To facilitate timely interventions and supports pursuant to subsection (4), the system must provide results from thePage first41 two administrations of the52 progressCODING: monitoring to a student’s teacher within 1 week and to the student’s parent within 2 weeks of the administration of the progress monitoring.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb the first two administrations of the progress monitoring to a student’s teacher within 1 week and to the student’s parent within 2 weeks of the administration of the progress monitoring.

In addition to the information under subparagraph (a)5., the report must also include parent resources that explain the purpose of progress monitoring, assist the parent in Pageinterpreting 41progress ofmonitoring 52results, CODING:and support informed parent involvement.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 interpreting progress monitoring results, and support informed parent involvement.

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1008.22(7)(f) s.

Section 27.28.

1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.— (3) (c) The state board shall adopt by rule a differentiated matrix of intervention and support strategies for assisting Pagetraditional 42public ofschools 52identified CODING:under this section and rules for implementing s.

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 traditional public schools identified under this section and rules for implementing s.

The rule must define the interventionPage and43 support strategies for school improvement for schools earning a grade of “D”52 orCODING: “F” and the roles for the district and department.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb intervention and support strategies for school improvement for schools earning a grade of “D” or “F” and the roles for the district and department.

PageFor 43a school that initially earns a grade of 52“F” CODING:or a second consecutive grade of “D,” the school district must either continue implementing or immediately begin implementing intervention and support strategies prescribed in rule under paragraph (3)(c) and provide the department, by September 15 1, with the memorandum of understanding negotiated pursuant to s.

1001.42(21) and, by October 1, a district-managed turnaround plan for approval by the state board.

The district-managed turnaround plan may include a proposal for the district to implement an extended school day, a summer program, a combination of an extended school day and a summer program, or Page 44 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb Forany aother schooloption thatauthorized initially earns a grade of “F” or a second consecutive grade of “D,” the school district must either continue implementing or immediately begin implementing intervention and support strategies prescribed in rule under paragraph (3)(c)(b) andfor providestate theboard department,approval. by September 15 1, with the memorandum of understanding negotiated pursuant to s.

1001.42(21) and, by October 1, a district-managed turnaround plan for approval by the state board.

The district-managed turnaround plan may include a proposal for the district to implement an extended school day, a summer program, a combination of an extended school day and a summer program, or any other option authorized under paragraph (b) for state board approval.

(b) Unless an additional year of implementation is provided pursuant to paragraph (a), A school that, during the completes a plan cycle under paragraph (a), and does not improve to a grade of “B” or higher or does not improve and maintain to a grade of “C” for 2 consecutive years or higher must implement one of the Pagefollowing: 44 of 52 CODING:

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Contract with an outside entity that has a demonstrated record of effectiveness to provide turnaround services identified in state board rule, which may include school leadership, educational modalities, teacher and leadership professional development, curriculum, operation and management services,Page school-based45 administrativeof staffing,52 budgeting,CODING: scheduling, other educational service provider functions, or any combination thereof.

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Florida Senate - 2024 (Proposed Bill) SPB 7004 581-00793A-24 20247004pb services, school-based administrative staffing, budgeting, scheduling, other educational service provider functions, or any combination thereof.

4.

Implementation of a community school model as defined in s.

1003.64(2)(c).

a.

A school district that intends to implement a community school model must apply for a planning grant under s.

1003.64(3) Page 45 of 52 CODING:

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Florida Senate - 2024 CS for SB 7004 594-01837-24 20247004c1 by the application deadline established by the center during the second year of implementing the district-managed turnaround plan.

A school district that is not awarded a grant may reapply by the application deadline during the third year of implementing the district-managed turnaround plan but may not receive an extension to implement the community school model.

b.

Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a school district that receives a grant under s.

1003.64(3) must continue planning to implement the community school model regardless of whether the school successfully exits the district-managed turnaround plan under paragraph (a).

A schoolcontractual districtagreement mustthat implementallows for the community school modelto nobecome latera thancommunity the school yearmodel followingas thedefined fourthin years. of the district managed turnaround plan.

d.1003.64(2)(c).

ForA a school thatdistrict doesand notoutside meetentity the requirements to exit turnaround under paragraphthis (a)subparagraph andmust failsenter, toat implementminimum, a community2-year, schoolperformance-based model,contract. the school district must select another turnaround option under paragraph (b).

A school district and outside entity under this subparagraph 3.

must enter, at minimum, enter a 2-year, performance-based contract.

Implementation of the turnaround option is not no longer required if the school Pageimproves 46to a grade of 52“C” CODING:or higher, under paragraph (b).

(d) If a school earning two consecutive grades of “D” or a Page 46 of 52 CODING:

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(d) If a school earning two consecutive grades of “D” or a grade of “F” does not improve to a grade of “C” or higher after 2 school years of implementing the turnaround option selected by the school district under paragraph (b), the school district must implement another turnaround option.

Section 28.29.

Section 29.30.

district grade.— (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.— Page(c)1. 47 of 52 CODING:

The calculation of a school grade shall be based on the percentage of points earned from the components listed in Page 47 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb (c)1.subparagraph (b)1.

The calculation of a school grade shall be based on the percentage of points earned from the components listed in subparagraph (b)1.

Seventy to seventy-nine percent of the points for a grade of “C.” Paged. 48 of 52 CODING:

Sixty to sixty-nine percent of the points for a grade of “D.” Page 48 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb d.When the state board adjusts the grading scale upward, the state board must inform the public of the degree of the adjustment and its anticipated impact on school grades.

SixtyAny tochanges sixty-ninemade percentby of the pointsstate forboard ato gradecomponents ofin “D.”the Whenschool thegrades statemodel boardor adjuststo the school grading scale upward,shall thego stateinto boardeffect mustin inform the publicfollowing ofschool theyear, degreeat of the adjustmentearliest. and its anticipated impact on school grades.

Any changes made by the state board to components in the school grades model or to the school grading scale shall go into effect, at the earliest, in the following school year.

the district’s grade-level promotion of students scoring achievement levels 1 and 2 on statewide, standardized English Language Arts and Mathematics Pageassessments; 49 of 52 CODING:

and measures of the district’s performance in preparing students for the transition from elementary to middle Page 49 of 52 CODING:

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andSection measures31. of the district’s performance in preparing students for the transition from elementary to middle school, middle to high school, and high school to postsecondary institutions and careers.

Section 30.

The percentage of students, by school and grade level, in both the highest and lowest quartiles demonstrating Pagelearning 50growth ofin 52English CODING:Language Arts and mathematics.

(c)3.

The information contained in the school district’s Page 50 of 52 CODING:

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(c)3.

The information contained in the school district’s annual report required pursuant to s.

Section 31.32.

equality of access required.— (2) (d) Students may be separated by sex for a single-gender Page 51 of 52 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2024 CS(Proposed forBill) SBSPB 7004 594-01837-24581-00793A-24 20247004c120247004pb (2) (d) Students may be separated by sex for a single-gender program as provided under s.

Section 32.33.

ExceptThis as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2024.