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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to mathematics education requirements ; 2
amending s. 1004.04, F.S.; revising the uniform core 3
curricula for state-approved teacher preparation 4
programs to include specified mathematics content; 5
amending s. 1004.85, F.S.; revising the requirements 6
for postsecondary educator preparation institutes to 7
include certain instruction and assessments on 8
specified mathematics content; amending s. 1006.31, 9
F.S.; providing requirements for instructional 10
materials reviewers and instructional materials for 11
mathematics; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; requiring 12
competency-based professional learning certification 13
programs to include specified mathematics content; 14
providing an effective date. 15
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 19
1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 20
1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 21
teacher preparation programs. — 22
(2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. — 23
(b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 24
state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 25
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not limited to, the following: 26
1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida 27
Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 28
2. The use of state -adopted content standards to guide 29
curricula and instruction. 30
3. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 31
instructional strateg ies grounded in the science of reading 32
which improve reading performance for all students, including 33
explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching 34
phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text 35
comprehension and multisensory inter vention strategies. The 36
primary instructional strategy for teaching word reading is 37
phonics instruction for decoding and encoding. Instructional 38
strategies for foundational skills may not employ the three -39
cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 40
teaching word reading. Instructional strategies may include 41
visual information and strategies that improve background and 42
experiential knowledge, add context, and increase oral language 43
and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be us ed to 44
teach word reading. 45
4. Content literacy and mathematics practices. 46
5. Content in mathematics, including numbers and 47
operations, algebraic reasoning, measurement, geometric 48
reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the elementary 49
level, for a minimum of 85 instructional hours. 50
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6.5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 51
language learners. 52
7.6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of 53
students with disabilities. 54
8.7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 55
student needs. 56
9.8. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 57
content aligned to state standards and grading practices. 58
10.9. Strategies appropriate for the early identification 59
of a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 60
and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 61
for support. 62
11.10. Strategies to support the use of technology in 63
education and distance learning. 64
12.11. Strategies and practices to support effective, 65
research-based assessment and grading practices aligned to the 66
state's academic standards. 67
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 68
1004.85, Florida Stat utes, is amended to read: 69
1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 70
(3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 71
this section may offer competency -based certification programs 72
specifically designed for noneducation major bacca laureate 73
degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 74
educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator 75
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preparation institute choosing to offer a competency -based 76
certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 77
must implement a program developed by the institute and approved 78
by the department for this purpose. Approved programs shall be 79
available for use by other approved educator preparation 80
institutes. 81
(a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for 82
approval, the Department of Education shall approve a 83
preparation program pursuant to the requirements of this 84
subsection or issue a statement of the deficiencies in the 85
request for approval. The department shall approve a 86
certification program if the institute pro vides evidence of the 87
institute's capacity to implement a competency -based program 88
that instructs and assesses each candidate in the following: 89
1.a. The Florida Educator Accomplished Practices approved 90
by the state board. 91
b. The state academic standard s provided under s. 1003.41, 92
including scientifically based reading instruction, content 93
literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject 94
identified on the statement of status of eligibility or the 95
temporary certificate. 96
c. Scientifically researche d and evidence-based reading 97
instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading 98
which improve reading performance for all students, including 99
explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching 100
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phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, flue ncy, and text 101
comprehension and multisensory intervention strategies. The 102
primary instructional strategy for teaching word reading is 103
phonics instruction for decoding and encoding. Instructional 104
strategies for foundational skills may not employ the three -105
cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 106
teaching word reading. Instructional strategies may include 107
visual information and strategies which improve background and 108
experiential knowledge, add context, and increase oral language 109
and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be used to 110
teach word reading. 111
d. Content in mathematics, including numbers and 112
operations, algebraic reasoning, measurement, geometric 113
reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the elementary 114
level, consistent with the requirements of s. 1004.04. 115
2. An educational plan for each participant to meet 116
certification requirements and demonstrate his or her ability to 117
teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking 118
certification, which is based o n an assessment of his or her 119
competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1. 120
3. Field experiences appropriate to the certification 121
subject area specified in the educational plan under the 122
supervision of qualified educators. The state board shall 123
determine in rule the amount of field experience necessary to 124
serve as the teacher of record, beginning with candidates 125
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entering a program in the 2023 -2024 school year. 126
4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and 127
procedures required for partici pants who complete the program to 128
meet any requirements related to the background screening 129
pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporary 130
certification pursuant to s. 1012.56. 131
Section 3. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (2) of 132
section 1006.31, Florida Statutes, to read: 133
1006.31 Duties of the Department of Education and school 134
district instructional materials reviewer. —The duties of the 135
instructional materials reviewer are: 136
(2) EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. —To use the 137
selection criteria listed in s. 1006.34(2)(b) and recommend for 138
adoption only those instructional materials aligned with the 139
state standards provided for in s. 1003.41. Instructional 140
materials recommended by each reviewer shall be, to the 141
satisfaction of each reviewer, accurate, objective, balanced, 142
noninflammatory, current, free of pornography and material 143
prohibited under s. 847.012, and suited to student needs and 144
their ability to comprehend the material presented. Reviewers 145
shall consider for recommendatio n materials developed for 146
academically talented students, such as students enrolled in 147
advanced placement courses. When recommending instructional 148
materials, each reviewer shall: 149
(f) When instructional materials are for mathematics, 150
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require that such mat erials are evaluated based on focus, 151
coherence, rigor, mathematic practices, instructional supports, 152
and usability and include only materials that: 153
1. Simultaneously develop conceptual understanding, 154
computational fluency, and problem -solving skills. 155
2. When possible, assist teachers in emphasizing the 156
positive cumulative effects of students' conceptual 157
understanding of mathematical operations, fluent execution of 158
procedures, and fast access to number combinations to support 159
effective and efficient pro blem solving. 160
3. Support students' abilities to attain automatic recall 161
and fluency with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and 162
division facts and provide a solid understanding of key concepts 163
of the communicative, distributive, and associative prop erties. 164
Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 165
1012.56, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 166
1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 167
(8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. — 168
(a) The Department of Education shall dev elop and each 169
school district, charter school, and charter management 170
organization may provide a cohesive competency -based 171
professional learning certification program by which 172
instructional staff may satisfy the mastery of professional 173
preparation and educ ation competence requirements specified in 174
subsection (6) and rules of the State Board of Education. 175
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Participants must hold a state -issued temporary certificate. A 176
school district, charter school, or charter management 177
organization that implements the prog ram shall provide a 178
competency-based certification program developed by the 179
Department of Education or developed by the district, charter 180
school, or charter management organization and approved by the 181
Department of Education. These entities may collaborate with 182
other supporting agencies or educational entities for 183
implementation. The program shall include the following: 184
1. A teacher mentorship and induction component. 185
a. Each individual selected by the district, charter 186
school, or charter management org anization as a mentor: 187
(I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued 188
pursuant to this section; 189
(II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching 190
experience in prekindergarten through grade 12; 191
(III) Must have completed training in clinical supervision 192
and participate in ongoing mentor training provided through the 193
coordinated system of professional learning under s. 1012.98(4); 194
(IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective 195
rating on the prior year's performance evaluation; and 196
(V) May be a peer evaluator under the district's 197
evaluation system approved under s. 1012.34. 198
b. The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at 199
a minimum, provide routine opportunities for mentoring and 200
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induction activities, including ongoing pro fessional learning as 201
described in s. 1012.98 targeted to a teacher's needs, 202
opportunities for a teacher to observe other teachers, co -203
teaching experiences, and reflection and followup discussions. 204
Professional learning must meet the criteria established i n s. 205
1012.98(3). Mentorship and induction activities must be provided 206
for an applicant's first year in the program and may be provided 207
until the applicant attains his or her professional certificate 208
in accordance with this section. 209
2. An assessment of te aching performance aligned to the 210
district's, charter school's, or charter management 211
organization's system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34 212
which provides for: 213
a. An initial evaluation of each educator's competencies 214
to determine an appropriate individualized professional learning 215
plan. 216
b. A summative evaluation to assure successful completion 217
of the program. 218
3. Professional education preparation content knowledge, 219
which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities 220
under subparagraph 1., that includes, but is not limited to, the 221
following: 222
a. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41, 223
including scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 224
instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading, 225
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content literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject 226
identified on the temporary certificate. Reading instructional 227
strategies for foundational skills shall include phonics 228
instruction for decoding and encoding as the primary 229
instructional strategy for word reading. Instructional 230
strategies may not employ the three -cueing system model of 231
reading or visual memory as a basis for teaching word reading. 232
Instructional strategies may include visual information and 233
strategies which improve background and experi ential knowledge, 234
add context, and increase oral language and vocabulary to 235
support comprehension, but may not be used to teach word 236
reading. Content in mathematics shall include numbers and 237
operations, algebraic reasoning, measurement, geometric 238
reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the elementary 239
level, consistent with the requirements of s. 1004.04. 240
b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the 241
state board. 242
4. Required achievement of passing scores on the subject 243
area and professional education competency examination required 244
by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge 245
must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3). 246
5. Beginning with candidates entering a program in the 247
2022-2023 school year, a candidate fo r certification in a 248
coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 249
successfully complete all competencies for a reading 250
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endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum. 251
Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 252