Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO: RULE TITLE
6A-4.00821: Florida Educational Leadership Examination
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this proposed rule development is to adopt the Fifth Edition of the FELE Competencies and Skills for the Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE). Additional rule amendments will include: renaming and updating selected FELE subtests, removing obsolete rater and rating requirements, establishing passing scores, amending the score verification process, and specifying a minimum of 31 days between testing and retesting. Effective dates for these changes will be specified in the rule amendment. With these changes, the FELE program will be updated to include new competencies and skills, new passing scores and scoring processes, as well as greater access to score verification sessions. In addition, examinees will be required to wait at least 31 days before retaking a failed examination.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Florida Educational Leadership Examination.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 1012.55(1) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1012.55(1) FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:
TIME AND DATE: March 24, 2008, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon
PLACE: Florida Department of Education, 1703/07 Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Dr. Mike Jones, Program Director, Postsecondary Assessment, Office of Assessment and School Performance, Accountability, Research, and Measurement, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 414, Tallahassee, FL 32399, (850)245-5013

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.