SPECIAL PROGRAMS I

(1) In accordance with Section (s.) 1008.365, Florida Statutes (F.S.), RAISE is established within the Department of Education (Department) to provide instructional supports to school districts, school administrators and instructional personnel in implementing: (a) Evidence-based…

(1) Administrator. The University of Florida (UF) Lastinger Center is designated as the administrator of the New Worlds Reading Initiative. (2) District Responsibilities for Implementing the New Worlds Reading Initiative. Each school district must: (a) Identify a point of contact…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth the requirements for determining and addressing a substantial deficiency in early mathematics skills for students in a Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) educational program and a substantial deficiency in mathematics for student…

(1) Section 1004.92, F.S., requires the Department of Education to develop program standards and industry-driven benchmarks for career and technical education and adult and community education programs. The criteria for qualification of individual courses for inclusion in the cla…

(1) Definitions. In this rule, the following terms are defined as follows: (a) "Department" means the Florida Department of Education; (b)"Educational institution" means a district school board operated school under Section 1003.01, F.S., a charter school operated under Section 1…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to: (a) Aid student acceleration, as part of the College and Career Acceleration component framework in subparagraph 6A-1.09981(4)(c)2. F.A.C.; (b) Specify the procedures, course requirements, and reporting criteria for clock hour dual enr…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to specify the procedures and timelines for implementation of an industry certification process and adoption of the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. (2) Definitions. The following definitions must be used in this rule and incorpor…

(1) Districts may request review of career dual enrollment courses and course descriptions to be approved for funding through the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP). To be approved, career dual enrollment courses must meet the criteria in Section 1011.62(1)(i)2., Florida St…

(1) The purpose of this rule is to establish the procedures for the recognition of a school operated by a school district as postsecondary career center under s. 1001.44, F.S. (2) Conditions for Designation as a Career Center. To qualify for recognition as a career center, a scho…

(1) Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, the Competency-Based Education (CBE) Pilot Program is created within the Department of Education to be implemented for a period of seven (7) years. The purpose and effect of the pilot program is to allow students to progress through Flo…

The procedures for filing and reviewing all appeals to the State Board of Education under provisions of Section 1002.33(6), F.S., shall be as follows: (1) Appealing a Charter School Application Denial. The district school board letter of denial required by Section 1002.33(6)(b)3.…

The following provisions are established for the approval of charter school governing board training submitted to the Florida Department of Education for approval pursuant to Section 1002.33, F.S. (1) General training requirements. (a) Beginning with the effective date of this ru…

(1) Persons or entities submitting a charter school application must use Form IEPC-M1, Model Florida Charter School Application, effective August 2024 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16845), pursuant to Section 1002.33, F.S. Form IEPC-M1 is hereby incorporate…

(1) Persons or entities submitting a charter school application must use Form CTCCAPP1, Model Florida Charter Technical Career Center Application, effective August 2018 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09630), pursuant to Section 1002.34, F.S., Form CTCCAPP1 i…

(1) A District seeking approval for a District Innovation School of Technology must use Form IEPC-DIST1, District Innovation School of Technology Application, effective June 2014 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-04153), pursuant to Section 1002.451, F.S. Form …

An application proposing to covert an existing public school to a charter school must demonstrate the support of teachers and parents in accordance with Section 1002.33(3)(b), F.S. The following provisions are established to detail the ballot process by which such support shall b…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth the procedures and standards for review and approval of a Florida College System (FCS) institution or a State University System (SUS) institution to act as a sponsor of a charter school, pursuant to Section 1002.33, F.S. (2) D…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to provide information about the process for a parent of a student enrolled in a charter school to request appointment of a Special Magistrate for disputes involving the student's health, safety, or welfare as described in Section 1001.42(…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth the process by which the Charter School Review Commission will review charter school applications and subsequently inform the applicant and sponsor on whether the Commission has approved or denied an application. (2) Definitio…

(1) The Department shall provide a list of missing Florida school children to school districts on a monthly basis which shall contain the following information, when available: name, date of birth, color of eyes, color of hair, race, sex, height, weight, age, originating agency, …

(1) English Language Learner means "Limited English Proficient Student," as defined in Section 1003.56, F.S. (2) ELL means English Language Learner. (3) ESOL means English for Speakers of Other Languages. (4) Home or native language, when used with reference to a student of limit…

(1) Requirements for identification. Each student shall be surveyed upon initial registration in a Florida public school. The survey shall contain the following questions: (a) Is a language other than English used in the home? (b) Did the student have a first language other than …

(1) All students classified as ELLs on the first day of the test administration shall be assessed annually on the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State for English Language Learners 2.0 suite of assessments (ACCESS for ELLs 2.0), including Kindergart…

(1) Three (3) years after the date of an English Language Learner's (ELL's) initial enrollment in a school in the United States, an ELL Committee shall be convened annually to re-evaluate the student's progress towards English language proficiency. The ELL Committee shall be conv…

(1) Each student identified as an English Language Learner (ELL) shall continue to receive appropriate instruction until such time as the student is reclassified as English proficient and exited from the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Program. English proficiency …

(1) The performance of former ELLs shall be reviewed periodically to ensure parity of participation once they have been classified as English proficient. These reviews shall take place automatically at the student's first report card and semi-annually during the first year after …

(1) Each English Language Learner shall be enrolled in programming appropriate for his or her level of English proficiency and academic potential. Appropriate programming includes enrollment in programs other than ESOL funded programs as provided in Rule 6A-6.0908, F.A.C. Such pr…

(1) Each school district shall submit a school district English Language Learner (ELL) plan to the Department of Education describing the district's proposed procedures and methodologies for serving ELLs and must receive the Commissioner of Education's approval prior to program i…

The Florida Department of Education shall monitor districts to ensure compliance with Rules 6A-6.0900 through 6A-6.09091 and 6A-1.09432, F.A.C., and all applicable federal and state laws and regulations including Sections 1000.05, 1001.03, 1002.20, 1003.56 and 1010.305, F.S. Moni…

(1) Inservice standards for teachers of math, science, social studies, or computer literacy using ESOL instructional strategies who do not hold a valid certificate with ESOL endorsement or coverage: (a) Any teacher using ESOL strategies to teach math, science, social studies, or …

(1) English Language Learners (ELL), including refugees and other immigrants, racial and national origin minority students, shall be entitled to equal access to programs and services other than ESOL, such as, but not limited to compensatory, exceptional, early childhood, pre-firs…

(1) English Language Learners shall be assessed for academic progress using guidelines established under Section 1008.22, F.S. English Language Learners who have been enrolled in school in the United States for less than twelve (12) months may be exempted from the statewide asses…

(1) The Department of Education shall provide accommodations for English Language Learners (ELLs) to enable them to fully participate in the statewide standardized assessment program as defined in Section 1008.22, F.S. (2) Each school board shall utilize appropriate and allowable…

The following provisions have been established to administer the requirements of Section 1002.38(3)(a), F.S. (1) Definitions related to this rule: (a) School grade: the school grade designated under Section 1008.34, F.S. (b) Opportunity Scholarship Program eligible school: a publ…

(1) Eligibility of nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations. A nonprofit scholarship-funding organization (SFO) that is approved pursuant to Section 1002.395, F.S., may provide a scholarship for students subjected to a qualifying incident to attend an eligible private school p…

(1) Purpose. The Family Empowerment Scholarship (FES) Program is implemented by the Department of Education (Department) in collaboration with eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations (SFOs), as required by Section 1002.394, F.S., in an effective and equitable manner …

The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program will be implemented as required by Section 1002.395, F.S., to allow nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations to provide scholarships from eligible contributions to qualified students attending eligible private schools or students part…

(1) Eligibility of nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations. An eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization (SFO) that is approved pursuant to Section 1002.395, F.S., may establish New Worlds Scholarship accounts for eligible students. (2) Nonprofit SFO requirements. E…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to provide requirements that private schools must use regarding the compliance of K-12 educational institutions with Section 553.865, F.S. (2) Compliance. Private schools must comply with all applicable requirements of Section 553.865, F.S…

(1) Purpose. Section 1002.45, F.S., requires each school district to provide students the option to participate in a virtual instruction program. The Department of Education will provide school districts and virtual charter schools annually with a list of providers approved to of…

(1) Purpose. Section 1003.499(2), F.S. requires the Commissioner of Education to annually publish online a list of providers approved to offer Florida approved courses. (2)(a) Application Form. Form VSP-03, Online Course Provider Approval Application (http://www.flrules.org/Gatew…