Notice of Change/Withdrawal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-1.099821: Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Provider Kindergarten Readiness Rate
NOTICE OF CORRECTION
Notice is hereby given that the following correction has been made to the proposed rule in Vol. 38 No. 1, January 6, 2012 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The summary of the SERC for Rule 6A-1.099821 is corrected to read:

There are more than 5,000 VPK providers in Florida who will receive readiness rates pursuant to Section 1002.69, F.S., however, an unknown number of providers who are both low-performing and who choose to continue receiving state funds to offer the program will be impacted. The Department’s estimation based on 2009-2010 data, is that approximately 2,500 providers could potentially fail to meet the readiness rate; of that number, an estimated 89 providers would receive a failing readiness rate subsequent to two years of probation, subjecting them to ineligibility to provide VPK services unless they are granted a good cause exemption.