Bill Text: FL S0878 | 2013 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Education Accountability
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2013-05-03 - Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1096 (Ch. 2013-35), SB 1500 (Ch. 2013-40), CS/CS/SB 1720 (Ch. 2013-51) [S0878 Detail]
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Bill Title: Education Accountability
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2013-05-03 - Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 1096 (Ch. 2013-35), SB 1500 (Ch. 2013-40), CS/CS/SB 1720 (Ch. 2013-51) [S0878 Detail]
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Florida Senate - 2013 CS for CS for SB 878 By the Committees on Appropriations; and Education; and Senator Galvano 576-02440-13 2013878c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to education accountability; amending 3 s. 1002.22, F.S.; requiring the State Board of 4 Education to notify the Legislature of any major 5 changes in federal law which may affect the state’s K 6 20 education performance accountability system; 7 amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; providing that one of the 8 purposes of the Higher Education Coordinating Council 9 is to facilitate solutions to data issues identified 10 by the Articulation Coordinating Committee to improve 11 the K-20 education performance accountability system; 12 revising the guiding principles for recommendations of 13 the Higher Education Coordinating Council; amending s. 14 1005.22, F.S.; revising the duties of the Commission 15 for Independent Education with regard to collecting 16 and distributing current data regarding institutions 17 licensed by the commission; providing reporting 18 requirements; requiring the commission to annually 19 report the data to the department by a specified date; 20 amending s. 1007.01, F.S.; requiring the Articulation 21 Coordinating Committee to make recommendations related 22 to statewide policies and issues regarding access, 23 quality, and reporting of data maintained by the K-20 24 data warehouse; revising the committee’s duties 25 related to collecting and reporting of statewide 26 education data; amending s. 1008.31, F.S.; requiring 27 the Board of Governors to make available to the 28 Department of Education all data within the State 29 University Database System which is to be integrated 30 into the K-20 data warehouse; requiring the 31 Commissioner of Education to have access to certain 32 data for the added purpose of providing data to 33 organizations and certain authorized representatives; 34 requiring all public educational institutions to 35 annually provide data from the prior year to the K-20 36 data warehouse in a format based on data elements 37 identified by the commissioner; requiring colleges and 38 universities eligible to participate in the William L. 39 Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program to 40 report current data from the prior year for each 41 student who receives state funds in a format 42 prescribed by the Department of Education; providing 43 reporting requirements; requiring these colleges and 44 universities to annually report the data to the 45 department by a specified date; requiring the 46 commissioner to collaborate with the Department of 47 Economic Opportunity to develop procedures for the 48 ability to tie student-level data to student and 49 workforce outcome data contained in the Wage Record 50 Interchange System; deleting a provision that requires 51 the commissioner to prepare a report that assists the 52 school districts in eliminating or consolidating 53 paperwork, data, and reports by providing suggestions, 54 technical assistance, and guidance; requiring the 55 commissioner to improve and streamline by a specified 56 date access to data maintained by the K-20 data 57 warehouse by creating and fully implementing a web 58 based interface and a self-service, restricted access 59 component of the K-20 data warehouse called the 60 “Research Engine”; providing requirements for the 61 Research Engine; providing requirements for a written 62 agreement to access the Research Engine; requiring the 63 adoption of rules and procedures; deleting a provision 64 that requires the commissioner to use existing data 65 being collected to reduce duplication and minimize 66 paperwork; requiring the Department of Education to 67 share education records of students which may contain 68 students’ personally identifiable information with 69 organizations and authorized representatives pursuant 70 to the studies and audit and evaluation exceptions 71 under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; 72 amending s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising provisions 73 relating to schools that are assigned school grades, 74 including colocated schools, and students whose 75 assessment data is used in determining school grades; 76 amending s. 1008.341, F.S.; revising provisions 77 relating to alternative schools that are assigned a 78 school improvement rating; revising the student data 79 used in determining an alternative school’s school 80 improvement rating; providing requirements for the 81 content and distribution of student report cards for 82 alternative schools; amending s. 1008.385, F.S.; 83 requiring the commissioner to provide information 84 relating to master school identification numbers for 85 purposes of the comprehensive management information 86 system; providing an effective date. 87 88 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 89 90 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 91 1002.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 92 1002.22 Education records and reports of K-12 students; 93 rights of parents and students; notification; penalty.— 94 (3) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The State Board of 95 Education shall: 96 (b) Monitor the FERPA and notify the Legislature of any 97 significant change to the requirements of the FERPA or other 98 major changes in federal law which may impact this section or s. 99 1008.31. 100 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 1004.015, Florida 101 Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is added to subsection 102 (3) of that section, to read: 103 1004.015 Higher Education Coordinating Council.— 104 (1) The Higher Education Coordinating Council is created 105 for the purposes of identifying unmet needs;andfacilitating 106 solutions to disputes regarding the creation of new degree 107 programs and the establishment of new institutes, campuses, or 108 centers; and facilitating solutions to data issues identified by 109 the Articulation Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01 110 to improve the K-20 education performance accountability system. 111 (3) The council shall serve as an advisory board to the 112 Legislature, the State Board of Education, and the Board of 113 Governors. Recommendations of the council shall be consistent 114 with the following guiding principles: 115 (f) To promote adoption of a common set of data elements 116 identified by the National Center for Education Statistics to 117 support the effective exchange of data within and across states. 118 Section 3. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 119 1005.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 120 1005.22 Powers and duties of commission.— 121 (1) The commission shall: 122 (i) Serve as a central agency for collecting and 123 distributing current information regarding institutions licensed 124 by the commission. The commission shall annually collect, and 125 all institutions licensed by the commission shall annually 126 report, student-level data from the prior year for each student 127 who receives state funds, in a format prescribed by the 128 Department of Education. At a minimum, data from the prior year 129 mustshall be reported annually andinclude retention rates, 130 transfer rates, completion rates, graduation rates, employment 131 and placement rates, and earnings of graduates. By December 31, 132 2013, the commission shall report the data for the 2012-2013 133 academic year to the Department of Education. By October 1 of 134 each year thereafter, the commission shall report the data to 135 the department. 136 Section 4. Subsection (3) of section 1007.01, Florida 137 Statutes, is amended to read: 138 1007.01 Articulation; legislative intent; purpose; role of 139 the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors; 140 Articulation Coordinating Committee.— 141 (3) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the 142 Chancellor of the State University System, shall establish the 143 Articulation Coordinating Committee which shall make 144 recommendations related to statewide articulation policies and 145 issues regarding access, quality, and reporting of data 146 maintained by the K-20 data warehouse established pursuant to 147 ss. 1001.10 and 1008.31, to the Higher Education Coordination 148 Council, the State Board of Education, and the Board of 149 Governors. The committee shall consist of two members each 150 representing the State University System, the Florida College 151 System, public career and technical education, public K-12 152 education, and nonpublic education and one member representing 153 students. The chair shall be elected from the membership. The 154 committee shall: 155 (a) Monitor the alignment between the exit requirements of 156 one education system and the admissions requirements of another 157 education system into which students typically transfer and make 158 recommendations for improvement. 159 (b) Propose guidelines for interinstitutional agreements 160 between and among public schools, career and technical education 161 centers, Florida College System institutions, state 162 universities, and nonpublic postsecondary institutions. 163 (c) Annually recommend dual enrollment course and high 164 school subject area equivalencies for approval by the State 165 Board of Education and the Board of Governors. 166 (d) Annually review the statewide articulation agreement 167 pursuant to s. 1007.23 and make recommendations for revisions. 168 (e) Annually review the statewide course numbering system, 169 the levels of courses, and the application of transfer credit 170 requirements among public and nonpublic institutions 171 participating in the statewide course numbering system and 172 identify instances of student transfer and admissions 173 difficulties. 174 (f) Annually publish a list of courses that meet common 175 general education and common degree program prerequisite 176 requirements at public postsecondary institutions identified 177 pursuant to s. 1007.25. 178 (g) Foster timely collection and reporting of statewide 179 education dataExamine statewide data regarding articulation to180identify issues and make recommendationsto improvearticulation181throughoutthe K-20 education performance accountability system 182 by:.183 1. Facilitating timely reporting of data by all educational 184 delivery systems to the K-20 data warehouse established pursuant 185 to ss. 1001.10 and 1008.31. 186 2. Facilitating timely reporting of data by the K-20 data 187 warehouse to organizations and authorized representatives 188 pursuant to s. 1008.31. 189 3. Identifying data issues including, but not limited to, 190 data quality and accessibility. 191 (h) Recommend roles and responsibilities of public 192 education entities in interfacing with the single, statewide 193 computer-assisted student advising system established pursuant 194 to s. 1006.73. 195 Section 5. Present subsection (4) of section 1008.31, 196 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), a new 197 subsection (4) is added to that section, and subsection (3) of 198 that section is amended, to read: 199 1008.31 Florida’s K-20 education performance accountability 200 system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and systemwide 201 measures; data quality improvements.— 202 (3) K-20 EDUCATION DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS.—To provide 203 data required to implement education performance accountability 204 measures in state and federal law, the commissionerof Education205 shall initiate and maintain strategies to improve data quality 206 and timeliness. The Board of Governors shall make available to 207 the department all data within the State University Database 208 System tocollected from state universitiesshall, as determined209by the commissioner,be integrated into the K-20 data warehouse. 210 The commissioner shall haveunlimitedaccess to such datasolely211 for the purposes of conducting studies, reporting annual and 212 longitudinal student outcomes,andimproving college readiness 213 and articulation, and providing data to organizations and 214 authorized representatives pursuant to subsection (4). All 215 public educational institutions shall annually provide data from 216 the prior year to the K-20 data warehouse in a format based on 217 data elements identifiedspecifiedby the commissioner. 218 (a) School districts and public postsecondary educational 219 institutions shall maintain information systems that will 220 provide the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of 221 the State University System, and the Legislature with 222 information and reports necessary to address the specifications 223 of the accountability system. The level of comprehensiveness and 224 quality mustshallbe no less than that which was available as 225 of June 30, 2001. 226 (b) Colleges and universities eligible to participate in 227 the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program 228 shall annually report student-level data from the prior year for 229 each student who receives state funds in a format prescribed by 230 the Department of Education. At a minimum, data from the prior 231 year mustshall be reported annually to the department and232 include retention rates, transfer rates, completion rates, 233 graduation rates, employment and placement rates, and earnings 234 of graduates. By December 31, 2013, the colleges and 235 universities described in this paragraph shall report the data 236 for the 2012-2013 academic year to the department. By October 1 237 of each year thereafter, the colleges and universities described 238 in this paragraph shall report the data to the department. 239 (c) The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 240 standards for the required data, monitor data quality, and 241 measure improvements. The commissioner shall report annually to 242 the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of the 243 State University System, the President of the Senate, and the 244 Speaker of the House of Representatives data quality indicators 245 and ratings for all school districts and public postsecondary 246 educational institutions. 247 (d) The commissioner shall collaborate with the executive 248 director of the Department of Economic Opportunity to develop 249 procedures for the ability to tie student-level data to student 250 and workforce outcome data contained in the Wage Record 251 Interchange SystemThe commissioner shall continuously monitor252and review the collection of paperwork, data, and reports by253school districts and complete an annual review of such254collection no later than June 1 of each year.The annual review255must include recommendations for consolidating paperwork, data,256and reports, wherever feasible, in order to reduce the burdens257on school districts.258 (e) By June 30, 2014, the commissioner shall improve and 259 streamline access to data maintained by the K-20 data warehouse 260 by creating and fully implementing: 261 1. A web-based interface for parents, students, teachers, 262 principals, local educational agency leaders, community members, 263 researchers, policymakers, and other constituents which is 264 engaging, informative, and customer-friendly. 265 a. The web-based interface must provide a single location 266 for public access to aggregated data from the K-20 data 267 warehouse which do not contain personally identifiable 268 information or any other information that is confidential 269 pursuant to applicable law. 270 b. Personally identifiable information from education 271 records of students, or any other information that is 272 confidential pursuant to applicable law, must be redacted or 273 aggregated, or the confidentiality otherwise protected by de 274 identification, anonymization, or any combination thereof. 275 2. A self-service, restricted access component of the K-20 276 data warehouse, called the “Research Engine,” which is: 277 a. Restricted to organizations and authorized 278 representatives pursuant to subsection (4). The commissioner 279 shall create a website for organizations and authorized 280 representatives to submit data requests. The website shall 281 generate an automated acknowledgement of each data request. Each 282 acknowledgement of a data request must include a username and 283 password to view the order and status of completion of the data 284 request and a link to the directory of data elements which 285 provides a detailed description of each data element. Within 90 286 days after acknowledging each data request, the department shall 287 provide to organizations or authorized representatives technical 288 assistance regarding the written agreement required under sub 289 subparagraph d. However, organizations and authorized 290 representatives may execute the written agreement with the 291 department at any time after submitting a data request. Data 292 requests must be completed within 90 days after the written 293 agreement is executed, unless the written agreement specifies 294 otherwise. 295 b. Capable of providing access to education records of 296 students which may contain students’ personally identifiable 297 information in the K-20 data warehouse. 298 c. Accessible at the department’s headquarters or by other 299 secure means as agreed upon in writing by the parties. 300 d. Accessible after an organization or an authorized 301 representative executes a written agreement with the 302 commissioner. The written agreement must include, but need not 303 be limited to: 304 (I) Identification of the purpose, scope, and duration of 305 the activity with sufficient specificity to make clear that the 306 activity falls within permissible uses authorized by FERPA and 307 does not further a commercial, trade, or profit interest. 308 (II) Identification of the data elements necessary to 309 complete a study, an audit, or an evaluation. The department 310 shall provide assistance to organizations and authorized 311 representatives regarding selection of data elements to fulfill 312 data requests. Requests for additional data by an organization 313 or an authorized representative may be made by amending the 314 written agreement. The deadline for fulfilling a data request 315 may be adjusted accordingly. 316 (III) Identification of the FERPA exception relied upon to 317 obtain education records of students which may contain students’ 318 personally identifiable information. 319 (IV) Requirements regarding procedures for securing data, 320 including, but not limited to, a data security plan. The 321 Department of Education shall reserve the right to conduct 322 security audits or reviews as necessary. 323 (V) Requirements limiting the use of education records of 324 students which contain students’ personally identifiable 325 information to meet only the purpose stated in the written 326 agreement. 327 (VI) Requirements establishing disciplinary policies for 328 organizations and authorized representatives which violate FERPA 329 or the written agreement. 330 (VII) Prohibitions regarding access to or use of education 331 records of students which contain students’ personally 332 identifiable information obtained pursuant to the written 333 agreement by anyone not authorized to have such access or use by 334 the department. 335 (VIII) Requirements regarding destruction of all personally 336 identifiable information from education records of students 337 which are received pursuant to the written agreement and 338 specification of when the information must be destroyed. 339 (IX) Requirements regarding background screening of 340 organizations and authorized representatives. 341 (X) Requirements regarding the assessment of liquidated 342 damages for unauthorized disclosure of education records of 343 students which contain students’ personally identifiable 344 information or for violation of terms and conditions of the 345 written agreement. 346 (XI) Identification of deliverables to be provided by the 347 organization or authorized representative. The deliverables must 348 include, but are not limited to, as appropriate: a copy of the 349 final study, audit, or evaluation or, if no study, audit, or 350 evaluation is completed, a report identifying such with a copy 351 of unfinished research; a copy of reports, publications, papers, 352 theses, or similar documents; and certification by the 353 organization or authorized representative stating the final 354 status of deliverables and confirming compliance with all 355 provisions of the written agreement. The deliverables shall be 356 provided to the department within 1 year after the date of 357 execution of the written agreement, unless the written agreement 358 specifies otherwise. The Commissioner of Education may assess 359 liquidated damages specified in the written agreement if all 360 deliverables are not timely provided to the Department of 361 Education. 362 (XII) Requirements regarding maintaining the 363 confidentiality of any information that is exempt from s. 364 119.071(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, or 365 that is otherwise made confidential by state or federal law. 366 (XIII) Requirements regarding a service charge identified 367 in sub-subparagraph e. 368 369 The Department of Education shall develop, and the State Board 370 of Education shall adopt, rules regarding the written agreement. 371 e. Funded by creating and implementing a pricing structure 372 that is self-sustainable with the goal that the service charge 373 for use of the Research Engine recovers actual costs to fulfill 374 a data request. The commissioner may waive or reduce the service 375 charge for fulfilling a data request. Funds collected from the 376 service charge shall be deposited into the Operating Trust Fund. 377 The department shall develop and the State Board of Education 378 shall adopt rules regarding the service charge. 379 f. Linked to a list of organizations and authorized 380 representatives that obtain data from the Research Engine on the 381 web-based interface in subparagraph 1. The list must include, 382 but need not be limited to, the date of receipt of each data 383 request, response time to address each data request, and current 384 status of each data request. The department shall continually 385 update the list and maintain a copy of reports prepared and 386 submitted by the organizations and authorized representatives. 387 388 The department shall adopt procedures to implement the web-based 389 interface and the Research Engine established pursuant to this 390 subsectionBy July 1 of each year, the commissioner shall391prepare a report assisting the school districts in eliminating392or consolidating paperwork, data, and reports by providing393suggestions, technical assistance, and guidance. 394 (f) Before establishing any new reporting or data 395 collection requirements, the commissioner of Education shall 396 utilize existing data being collected to reduce duplication and 397 minimize paperwork. 398 (4) ACCESS TO THE K-20 DATA WAREHOUSE.—Pursuant to the 399 studies exception under FERPA, and the federal regulations 400 issued pursuant thereto, organizations conducting studies for, 401 or on behalf of, educational agencies and institutions as 402 provided in 34 C.F.R. 99.31(a)(6), shall be given access to data 403 maintained by the K-20 data warehouse in a manner consistent 404 with this section, ss. 1002.22, 1002.221, 1006.52, and FERPA. 405 Pursuant to the audit or evaluation exception under FERPA, 406 authorized representatives conducting an audit or an evaluation 407 of a Federal- or state-supported education program as provided 408 in 34 C.F.R. 99.31(a)(3), shall be given access to the data 409 maintained by the K-20 data warehouse in a manner consistent 410 with this section, ss. 1002.22, 1002.221, 1006.52, and FERPA. 411 (a) Requests by organizations or authorized representatives 412 for access to education records of students which may contain 413 students’ personally identifiable information, with the 414 exception of requests from the Executive Office of the Governor, 415 the Florida Legislature, the Florida Auditor General, and the 416 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, 417 shall be submitted through the Research Engine established 418 pursuant to subparagraph (3)(e)2. Access to the Research Engine 419 is not conditioned upon or limited to studies, audits, or 420 evaluations that support the research agenda, interests, or 421 priorities of the State Board of Education, the commissioner, or 422 the department. 423 (b) Authorized representatives include the Executive Office 424 of the Governor, the Florida Legislature, the Florida Auditor 425 General, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 426 Accountability, the Florida district school boards, Florida 427 College System institutions, and Florida state universities or 428 entities approved by the Department of Education. 429 (c) Requests for data from the Executive Office of the 430 Governor, the Florida Legislature, the Florida Auditor General, 431 and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government 432 Accountability, shall be given a priority over other data 433 requests and shall be provided free of charge. 434 Section 6. Subsection (1) and paragraphs (a) and (c) of 435 subsection (3) of section 1008.34, Florida Statutes, are amended 436 to read: 437 1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; 438 district grade.— 439 (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commissioner of Education shall 440 prepare annual reports of the results of the statewide 441 assessment program which describe student achievement in the 442 state, each district, and each school. The commissioner shall 443 prescribe the design and content of these reports, which must 444 include descriptions of the performance of all schools 445 participating in the assessment program and all of their major 446 student populations as determined by the commissioner. The 447 report must also include the percent of students performing at 448 or above grade level and makinga year’slearning gainsgrowth449in a year’s timein reading and mathematics. The provisions of 450 s. 1002.22 pertaining to student records apply to this section. 451 (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.— 452 (a) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, each school 453 that has students who are tested and included in the school 454 grading system shall receive a school grade if the number of its 455 students tested on statewide assessments pursuant to s. 1008.22 456 meets or exceeds the minimum sample size of 10, except as 457 follows: 4581. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number459of its students tested and included in the school grading system460is less than the minimum sample size necessary, based on461accepted professional practice, for statistical reliability and462prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable463student data under s.1002.22or 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g.464 1.2.An alternative school may choose to receive a school 465 grade under this section or a school improvement rating under s. 466 1008.341. For charter schools that meet the definition of an 467 alternative school pursuant to State Board of Education rule, 468 the decision to receive a school grade is the decision of the 469 charter school governing board. 470 2.3.A school that serves any combination of students in 471 kindergarten through grade 3 which does not receive a school 472 grade because its students are not tested and included in the 473 school grading system shall receive the school grade designation 474 of a K-3 feeder pattern school identified by the Department of 475 Education and verified by the school district. A school feeder 476 pattern exists if at least 60 percent of the students in the 477 school serving a combination of students in kindergarten through 478 grade 3 are scheduled to be assigned to the graded school. 479 3. If a colocated school does not earn a school grade or 480 school improvement rating for the performance of its students, 481 the student performance data of all schools operating at the 482 same facility must be aggregated to develop a school grade that 483 will be assigned to all schools at that location. A colocated 484 school is a school that has its own unique master school 485 identification number, provides for the education of each of its 486 enrolled students, and operates at the same facility as another 487 school that has its own unique master school identification 488 number and provides for the education of each of its enrolled 489 students. 490 (c) Student assessment data used in determining school 491 grades shall include: 492 1. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled 493 in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and statewide, 494 standardized end-of-course assessments in courses required for 495 high school graduation, including, beginning with the 2011-2012 496 school year, the end-of-course assessment in Algebra I; and 497 beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, the end-of-course 498 assessments in geometry and Biology I; and beginning with the 499 2014-2015 school year, on the statewide, standardized end-of 500 course assessment in civics education at the middle school 501 level. 502 2. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled 503 in the school who have been assessed on the FCAT and statewide, 504 standardized end-of-course assessments as described in s. 505 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., and who have scored at or in the lowest 25th 506 percentile of students in the school in reading and mathematics, 507 unless these students are exhibiting satisfactory performance. 508 3. The achievement scores and learning gains of eligible 509 students attending alternative schools that provide dropout 510 prevention and academic intervention services pursuant to s. 511 1003.53. The term “eligible students” in this subparagraph does 512 not include students attending an alternative school who are 513 subject to district school board policies for expulsion for 514 repeated or serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval 515 programs serving students who have officially been designated as 516 dropouts, or who are in programs operated or contracted by the 517 Department of Juvenile Justice. 518 519 The student performance data for eligible students identified in 520 this subparagraph shall be included in the calculation of the 521 home school’s grade. As used in this subparagraph and s. 522 1008.341, the term “home school” means the school to which the 523 student would be assigned if the student were not assigned to an 524 alternative school. If an alternative school chooses to be 525 graded under this section, student performance data for eligible 526 students identified in this subparagraph shall not be included 527 in the home school’s grade but shall be included only in the 528 calculation of the alternative school’s grade. A school district 529 that fails to assign the FCAT and statewide, standardized end 530 of-course assessment as described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a. scores 531 of each of its students to his or her home school or to the 532 alternative school that receives a grade shall forfeit Florida 533 School Recognition Program funds for 1 fiscal year. School 534 districts must require collaboration between the home school and 535 the alternative school in order to promote student success. This 536 collaboration must include an annual discussion between the 537 principal of the alternative school and the principal of each 538 student’s home school concerning the most appropriate school 539 assignment of the student. 540 4. The achievement scores and learning gains of students 541 designated as hospital- or homebound. Student assessment data 542 for a studentstudentsdesignated as hospital- or homebound 543 shall be assigned to his or hertheirhome school for the 544 purposes of school grades if the student was enrolled in the 545 home school during the October and February FTE count in the 546 prior school year. As used in this subparagraph, the term “home 547 school” means the school to which a student would be assigned if 548 the student were not assigned to a hospital- or homebound 549 program. 550 5. For schools comprised of high school grades 9, 10, 11, 551 and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, the data listed in 552 subparagraphs 1.-3. and the following data as the Department of 553 Education determines such data are valid and available: 554 a. The high school graduation rate of the school as 555 calculated by the department; 556 b. The participation rate of all eligible students enrolled 557 in the school and enrolled in College Board Advanced Placement 558 courses; International Baccalaureate courses; dual enrollment 559 courses; Advanced International Certificate of Education 560 courses; and courses or sequences of courses leading to national 561 industry certification identified in the Industry Certification 562 Funding List, pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of 563 Education; 564 c. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled 565 in the school in College Board Advanced Placement courses, 566 International Baccalaureate courses, and Advanced International 567 Certificate of Education courses; 568 d. Earning of college credit by all eligible students 569 enrolled in the school in dual enrollment programs under s. 570 1007.271; 571 e. Earning of a national industry certification identified 572 in the Industry Certification Funding List, pursuant to rules 573 adopted by the State Board of Education; 574 f. The aggregate scores of all eligible students enrolled 575 in the school in reading, mathematics, and other subjects as 576 measured by the SAT, the ACT, the Postsecondary Education 577 Readiness Test, and the common placement test for postsecondary 578 readiness; 579 g. The high school graduation rate of all eligible at-risk 580 students enrolled in the school who scored at Level 2 or lower 581 on grade 8 FCAT Reading and FCAT Mathematics; 582 h. The performance of the school’s students on statewide, 583 standardized end-of-course assessments administered under s. 584 1008.22(3)(c)2.c. and d.; and 585 i. The growth or decline in the data components listed in 586 sub-subparagraphs a.-h. from year to year. 587 588 The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria 589 for each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight 590 to student achievement in reading. Schools earning a grade of 591 “C,” making satisfactory progress, shall be required to 592 demonstrate that adequate progress has been made by students in 593 the school who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading and 594 mathematics on the FCAT and end-of-course assessments as 595 described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless these students are 596 exhibiting satisfactory performance. For schools comprised of 597 high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12, 598 the criteria for school grades must also give added weight to 599 the graduation rate of all eligible at-risk students. In order 600 for a high school to earn a grade of “A,” the school must 601 demonstrate that its at-risk students, as defined in this 602 paragraph, are making adequate progress. 603 Section 7. Subsections (2), (3), and (5) of section 604 1008.341, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 605 1008.341 School improvement rating for alternative 606 schools.— 607 (2) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATING.—An alternative school is a 608 school that provides dropout prevention and academic 609 intervention services pursuant to s. 1003.53. An alternative 610 school shall receive a school improvement rating pursuant to 611 this section unless the school earns a school grade pursuant to 612 s. 1008.34. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, each 613However, analternative school that chooses to receive a school 614 improvement rating shallnotreceive a school improvement rating 615 if the number of its students for whom student performance data 616 on statewide, standardized assessments pursuant to s. 1008.22 617 which is available for the current year and previous year meets 618 or exceedsis less thanthe minimum sample size of 10. An 619 alternative school that tests at least 80 percent of its 620 students may receive a school improvement rating. If an 621 alternative school tests less than 90 percent of its students, 622 the school may not earn a rating higher than “maintaining.” 623necessary, based on accepted professional practice, for624statistical reliability and prevention of the unlawful release625of personally identifiable student data under s.1002.22or 20626U.S.C. s. 1232g.The school improvement rating shall identify an 627 alternative school as having one of the following ratings 628 defined according to rules of the State Board of Education: 629 (a) “Improving” means the students attending the school are 630 making more academic progress than when the students were served 631 in their home schools. 632 (b) “Maintaining” means the students attending the school 633 are making progress equivalent to the progress made when the 634 students were served in their home schools. 635 (c) “Declining” means the students attending the school are 636 making less academic progress than when the students were served 637 in their home schools. 638 639 The school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of 640 student performance data for the current year and previous year. 641 Schools that improve at least one level or maintain an 642 “improving” rating pursuant to this section are eligible for 643 school recognition awards pursuant to s. 1008.36. 644 (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATING.—Student data 645 used in determining an alternative school’s school improvement 646 rating shall include: 647 (a) Student performance results basedThe aggregate scores648 on statewide, standardized assessments, including retakes, 649 administered under s. 1008.22 for all eligible students who were 650 assigned to and enrolled in the school during the October or 651 February FTE count and who have assessment scoresFCATor 652 comparable scores for the preceding school year. 653 (b) Student performance results basedThe aggregate scores654 on statewide, standardized assessments, including retakes, 655 administered under s. 1008.22 for all eligible students who were 656 assigned to and enrolled in the school during the October or 657 February FTE count and who have scored in the lowest 25th 658 percentile of students in the state on FCAT Reading. 659 660 Student performance resultsThe assessment scoresof students 661 who are subject to district school board policies for expulsion 662 for repeated or serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval 663 programs serving students who have officially been designated as 664 dropouts, or who are in programs operated or contracted by the 665 Department of Juvenile Justice may not be included in an 666 alternative school’s school improvement rating. 667 (5) SCHOOL AND STUDENT REPORT CARDSCARD.—The Department of 668 Education shall annually develop, in collaboration with the 669 school districts, a school report card for alternative schools 670 to be delivered to parents throughout each school district. The 671 report card shall include the school improvement rating, 672 identification of student learning gains, student attendance 673 data, information regarding school improvement,an explanation674of school performance as evaluated by the federal No Child Left675Behind Act of 2001,and indicators of return on investment. An 676 alternative school that serves at least 10 students who are 677 tested on the statewide, standardized assessments pursuant to s. 678 1008.22 in the current year and previous year shall distribute 679 an individual student report card to parents which includes the 680 student’s learning gains and progress toward meeting high school 681 graduation requirements. The report card must also include the 682 school’s industry certification rate, college readiness rate, 683 dropout rate, and graduation rate. This subsection does not 684 abrogate the provisions of s. 1002.22 relating to student 685 records or the requirements of 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, the Family 686 Educational Rights and Privacy Act. 687 Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 688 1008.385, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 689 1008.385 Educational planning and information systems.— 690 (2) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS.—The 691 Commissioner of Education shall develop and implement an 692 integrated information system for educational management. The 693 system must be designed to collect, via electronic transfer, all 694 student and school performance data required to ascertain the 695 degree to which schools and school districts are meeting state 696 performance standards, and must be capable of producing data for 697 a comprehensive annual report on school and district 698 performance. In addition, the system shall support, as feasible, 699 the management decisions to be made in each division of the 700 department and at the individual school and district levels. 701 Similar data elements among divisions and levels shall be 702 compatible. The system shall be based on an overall conceptual 703 design; the information needed for such decisions, including 704 fiscal, student, program, personnel, facility, community, 705 evaluation, and other relevant data; and the relationship 706 between cost and effectiveness. The system shall be managed and 707 administered by the commissioner and shall include a district 708 subsystem component to be administered at the district level, 709 with input from the reports-and-forms control management 710 committees. Each district school system with a unique management 711 information system shall assure that compatibility exists 712 between its unique system and the district component of the 713 state system so that all data required as input to the state 714 system is made available via electronic transfer and in the 715 appropriate input format. 716 (a) The specific responsibilities of the commissioner shall 717 include: 718 1. Consulting with school district representatives in the 719 development of the system design model and implementation plans 720 for the management information system for public school 721 education management; 722 2. Providing operational definitions for the proposed 723 system, including criteria for issuing and revoking master 724 school identification numbers to support the maintenance of 725 education records, to enforce and support education 726 accountability, to support the distribution of funds to school 727 districts, to support the preparation and analysis of school 728 district financial reports, and to assist the commissioner in 729 carrying out the duties specified in ss. 1001.10 and 1001.11; 730 3. Determining the information and specific data elements 731 required for the management decisions made at each educational 732 level, recognizing that the primary unit for information input 733 is the individual school and recognizing that time and effort of 734 instructional personnel expended in collection and compilation 735 of data should be minimized; 736 4. Developing standardized terminology and procedures to be 737 followed at all levels of the system; 738 5. Developing a standard transmittal format to be used for 739 collection of data from the various levels of the system; 740 6. Developing appropriate computer programs to assure 741 integration of the various information components dealing with 742 students, personnel, facilities, fiscal, program, community, and 743 evaluation data; 744 7. Developing the necessary programs to provide statistical 745 analysis of the integrated data provided in subparagraph 6. in 746 such a way that required reports may be disseminated, 747 comparisons may be made, and relationships may be determined in 748 order to provide the necessary information for making management 749 decisions at all levels; 750 8. Developing output report formats which will provide 751 district school systems with information for making management 752 decisions at the various educational levels; 753 9. Developing a phased plan for distributing computer 754 services equitably among all public schools and school districts 755 in the state as rapidly as possible. The plan shall describe 756 alternatives available to the state in providing such computing 757 services and shall contain estimates of the cost of each 758 alternative, together with a recommendation for action. In 759 developing the plan, the feasibility of shared use of computing 760 hardware and software by school districts, Florida College 761 System institutions, and universities shall be examined. Laws or 762 administrative rules regulating procurement of data processing 763 equipment, communication services, or data processing services 764 by state agencies shall not be construed to apply to local 765 agencies which share computing facilities with state agencies; 766 10. Assisting the district school systems in establishing 767 their subsystem components and assuring compatibility with 768 current district systems; 769 11. Establishing procedures for continuous evaluation of 770 system efficiency and effectiveness; 771 12. Initiating a reports-management and forms-management 772 system to ascertain that duplication in collection of data does 773 not exist and that forms and reports for reporting under state 774 and federal requirements and other forms and reports are 775 prepared in a logical and uncomplicated format, resulting in a 776 reduction in the number and complexity of required reports, 777 particularly at the school level; and 778 13. Initiating such other actions as are necessary to carry 779 out the intent of the Legislature that a management information 780 system for public school management needs be implemented. Such 781 other actions shall be based on criteria including, but not 782 limited to: 783 a. The purpose of the reporting requirement; 784 b. The origination of the reporting requirement; 785 c. The date of origin of the reporting requirement; and 786 d. The date of repeal of the reporting requirement. 787 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.