Bill > S2508

This bill makes several key changes to K-12 education in Florida: - It redefines the terms "persistently low-performing school" and "school of hope", and creates a new term "franchise model school" that allows a highly effective principal to lead a persistently low-performing school in addition to their current school. - It authorizes persistently low-performing schools to use a franchise model school as a turnaround option, and provides funding from the new "hope supplemental services allocation" to support wraparound services and other improvement efforts at these schools. - It modifies the "structured high school acceleration programs" (previously called "collegiate high school programs") to expand eligibility, increase the minimum college credits that must be earned, and provide funding bonuses for students who successfully complete 30 or 60 college credits during high school. - It requires the state board to adopt intervention and support strategies to assist low-performing traditional public schools, and allows districts to propose extended school days or summer programs as part of their turnaround plans. - It creates new funding allocations, including the "hope supplemental services allocation" and the "mental health assistance allocation", to provide targeted resources for student support services. Overall, the bill aims to provide additional tools and funding to support persistently low-performing schools and accelerate student achievement through expanded acceleration programs and targeted interventions.

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http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/2508