Bill > H1249

This bill revises various provisions related to charter schools, promotion and graduation requirements, standard high school diploma designations, the statewide, standardized assessment program, specified reports relating to student progression and school improvement, the school grading system, and personnel evaluations. The key provisions include: - Requiring high school charter schools to administer the same grade 10 English Language Arts assessment for graduation purposes as the local school district. - Modifying the requirements for middle grades promotion, including allowing high school credit for Algebra I without passing the EOC assessment. - Allowing school districts to administer a nationally recognized high school assessment in lieu of the grade 10 Florida Standards Assessment for English Language Arts. - Expanding the languages in which statewide, standardized assessments are administered and providing a nonelectronic option for test administration. - Requiring additional data analysis and reporting on statewide, standardized assessments. - Modifying the school grading system to include additional components starting in the 2018-2019 school year. - Revising the requirements for personnel evaluations, including removing the state-approved formula for measuring student learning growth.

Education

http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1249