Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-6.054: K-12 Student Reading Intervention Requirements
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to update and align the criteria for reading intervention placement with Sections 1003.4156(5)(b) and 1003.428(2)(b), (l), Florida Statutes, which provide an exemption from reading intervention for middle and high school students who score at Level 1 or Level 2 on FCAT Reading but who did not score below Level 3 in the previous 3 years. Such a student may be granted a 1-year exemption from the reading remediation requirement; however, the student must have an approved academic improvement plan already in place, signed by the appropriate school staff and the student's parent, for the year for which the exemption is granted. The Academic Improvement Plan for students that receive an exemption must include specific actions that schools, students, and parents will take, in lieu of student enrollment in reading intervention, to improve achievement in reading. This change recognizes that certain students with a history of high performance on the FCAT in Reading scoring Level 1 or 2 on FCAT Reading and/or proficiency on other state assessments may benefit most from instruction outside of reading intervention.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: K-12 Reading Intervention Requirements.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1003.4156, 1003.428 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1003.4156, 1003.428, 1008.25 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Stuart Greenberg, Executive Director, Just Read, Florida! and the Office of Early Learning, Department of Education, Suite 514, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399; (850)245-0445. To request a rule development workshop, please contact: Lynn Abbott, Agency Clerk, Department of Education, (850)245-9661 or e-mail lynn.abbott@fldoe.org or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

Available at: https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.