22276940, 6A-5.066 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 22276940

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

EDUCATOR STANDARDS, PREPARATION AND PERFORMANCE

Overview

RULE:

6A-5.066

Approval of Teacher Preparation Programs

PURPOSE:

To implement changes to Sections 1004.04, 1004.85, and 1012.56, Florida Statutes and to update the initial and continued approval procedures and standards for state-approved teacher preparation programs.

SUMMARY:

The proposed rule amends the initial and continued approval standards for teacher preparation programs to comply with Senate Bill 7070 by moving from optional to required, the submission of employer and candidate satisfaction surveys for Educator Preparation Institutes and employer and completer satisfaction surveys for Initial Teacher Preparation Programs; and changing the Uniform Core Curriculum required for all teacher preparation programs to remove school safety add strategies for differentiation and character-based classroom management.  Other changes: To unify and streamline requirements for teachers involved in the teaching of reading to PK-12 students; to extend the approval period from 5 to 7 years to allow for newly begun programs to recruit, graduate and place candidates prior to being reviewed in order to improve the efficiency of data review processes for those institutions; to add Professional Education Competency programs as outlined in statute.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02, 1004.04, 1004.85, 1012.56, F.S.

LAW:

1004.04, 1004.85, 1012.56, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

8/20/2019 Vol. 45/162

COMMENTS:

From 8/20/2019 To 9/10/2019 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

Ref-04962 Rule 6A-4.0163
Ref-09266 Florida Department of Education Initial Program Approval Standards, Form IAS-2018
Ref-09267 Florida Department of Education Continued Approval, Form CA-2018
Ref-09268 Florida Site Visit Framework, Form FSVF-2018

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