6A-1.09401: Student Performance Standards
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose this rule amendment is to adopt the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in the Arts, World Languages, and to update the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in Social Studies. The amendment also clarifies that the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – Reading and Language Arts, 2007, and Next General Sunshine State Standards – Mathematics, 2008, remain in effect until 2013-2014 school year. The effect of the amendment is to provide clarity for existing standards and to adopt standards for upcoming school years to allow for planning by the school districts.
SUMMARY: This rule is amended to adopt updated student performance standards and to provide clarity as to the existing standards.
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SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1001.02 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1001.03 FS.
A HEARING WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
DATE AND TIME: December 17, 2010, 11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Building 2000, Room 2106, Miami, Florida
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Mary Jane Tappen, Deputy Chancellor for Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Services, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 1502, Tallahassee, FL 32399; (850)245-0509
THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE IS:
6A-1.09401 Student Performance Standards.
(1) Standards to benchmark student achievement serve as guides to best practices for local curriculum designers to help schools implement school improvement strategies to raise student achievement. Currently, the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Reading and Language Arts 2007, referenced below in paragraph (1)(a), describe what students should know and be able to do at grade level progression for kindergarten to grade 8 and in grade bands for grade levels 9-10 and 11-12. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the English reading and Llanguage Aarts benchmarked standards for English reading and Llanguage Aarts referenced below in paragraph (1)(c)(a), describe what students should know and be able to do at grade level progression for kindergarten to grade 8 and in grade bands for grade levels 9-10 and 11-12 for each of the reading and language arts content areas of: Reading, Writing, Speaking and Listening, and Language. Currently, the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards Mathematics 2008, referenced below in paragraph (1)(b), describe what students should know and be able to do at grade level progression from kindergarten to grade 8 and in a grade band for grade levels 9-12. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the mathematics benchmarked standards for Mmathematics referenced below in paragraph (1)(d)(b), describe what students should know and be able to do at grade level progression from kindergarten to grade 8 and for each of the Mmathematics content areas of: Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Modeling, Statistics and Probability, and Geometry for grades 9-12. Beginning with the 2008-2009 school year, the science benchmarked standards for Sscience referenced below in paragraph (1)(e)(c), describe what students should know and be able to do at grade level progression from kindergarten to grade 8 and for each of the science content areas of: Eearth and Sspace Sscience, Llife Sscience, Pphysical Sscience, and Nnature of Sscience for grades 9-12. Beginning with 2009-2010, the Hhealth, Pphysical Eeducation, and Ssocial Sstudies benchmarked standards, referenced below in paragraphs (1)(f), (i), and (j), including one additional grade 1 Social Studies standard added in 2010, describe what students should know and be able to do at ten progression levels (grades K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9-12). Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the benchmarked standards for World Languages referenced below in paragraph (1)(g) describe what students should know and be able to do at eight levels of proficiency. Beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, the benchmarked standards for the Arts, specifically Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Art, referenced below in paragraph (1)(h), describe what students should know and be able to do at grade-level progression for kindergarten to grade 5 and in grade bands for grade levels 6-8 and 9-12. The benchmarked standards in paragraphs (1)(e)-(f) of this rule describe what students should know and be able to do at four progression levels (grades Pre-K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) in the subjects of the arts and foreign languages. The access points contained in either the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards or the Sunshine State Standards provide access to the general education curriculum for students with significant cognitive disabilities. Public schools shall provide appropriate instruction to assist students in the achievement of these standards or the Sunshine State Standards for Special Diploma as appropriate. These standards, benchmarks, and access points are contained in the following publications which are hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule.
(a) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – Reading and Language Arts, 2007,
(b) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – Mathematics, 2008,
(c)(a) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (Common Core) – English Reading and Language Arts, 2010,
(d)(b) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (Common Core) – Mathematics, 2010,
(e)(c) Sunshine State Standards – Science, 2008,
(f)(d) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – Social Studies, 2009, revised 2010,
(g)(e) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – World Foreign Languages, 2011 1996,
(h)(f) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – The Arts, 2011 1996,
(i)(g) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – Health, 2009,
(j)(h) Next Generation Sunshine State Standards – Physical Education, 2009, and
(k)(i) Sunshine State Standards for Special Diploma, 1999.
Copies of these publications may be obtained from the Division of Public Schools, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines St., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(2) Every twelve (12) years from the effective date of the last amendment of the standards for a subject area, the Commissioner shall convene an expert group to review the standards and make recommendations to the Commissioner for their review and revision. The Commissioner shall determine whether revisions are necessary based on the recommendations of the expert group, and shall propose such revisions to the State Board for adoption. The Commissioner may initiate expert review of a set of standards after a period of less than twelve (12) years, if the Commissioner determines that developments have occurred in that subject area such as to make existing standards inadequate.
(3) Each district school board shall incorporate the Sunshine State Standards, Sunshine State Standards for Special Diploma, or Next Generation Sunshine State Standards as appropriate for subject areas contained herein into the district Student Progression Plan.
(4) The Sunshine State Standards and Next Generation Sunshine State Standards shall serve as the basis for statewide assessments.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02 FS. Law Implemented 1001.03, 1003.41 FS. History–New 6-18-96, Amended 9-28-99, 3-1-07, 7-25-07, 11-25-07, 4-14-08, 9-22-08, 2-1-09, 1-6-10, 9-5-10,________.