| 22 | | - | specified mathematics content; amending s. 1012.56, 9 |
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| 23 | | - | F.S.; requiring competency -based professional learning 10 |
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| 24 | | - | certification programs to include specified 11 |
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| 25 | | - | mathematics content; providing effective dates. 12 |
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| 26 | | - | 13 |
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| 27 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 |
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| 28 | | - | 15 |
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| 29 | | - | Section 1. Effective July 1, 2026, paragr aph (b) of 16 |
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| 30 | | - | subsection (2) of section 1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended 17 |
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| 31 | | - | to read: 18 |
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| 32 | | - | 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 19 |
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| 33 | | - | teacher preparation programs. — 20 |
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| 34 | | - | (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. — 21 |
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| 35 | | - | (b) The rules to establish u niform core curricula for each 22 |
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| 36 | | - | state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 23 |
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| 37 | | - | not limited to, the following: 24 |
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| 38 | | - | 1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida 25 |
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| 22 | + | specified mathematics content; amending s. 1006.31, 9 |
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| 23 | + | F.S.; providing requirements for instructional 10 |
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| 24 | + | materials reviewers and instructional materials for 11 |
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| 25 | + | mathematics; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; requiring 12 |
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| 26 | + | competency-based professional learning certification 13 |
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| 27 | + | programs to include specified mathematics content; 14 |
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| 28 | + | providing an effective date. 15 |
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| 29 | + | 16 |
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| 30 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 |
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| 31 | + | 18 |
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| 32 | + | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 19 |
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| 33 | + | 1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 20 |
|---|
| 34 | + | 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 21 |
|---|
| 35 | + | teacher preparation programs. — 22 |
|---|
| 36 | + | (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT. — 23 |
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| 37 | + | (b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 24 |
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| 38 | + | state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 25 |
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| 51 | | - | Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 26 |
|---|
| 52 | | - | 2. The use of state-adopted content standards to guide 27 |
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| 53 | | - | curricula and instruction. 28 |
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| 54 | | - | 3. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 29 |
|---|
| 55 | | - | instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading 30 |
|---|
| 56 | | - | which improve reading performance for all students, including 31 |
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| 57 | | - | explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching 32 |
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| 58 | | - | phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text 33 |
|---|
| 59 | | - | comprehension and multisensory intervention strategies. The 34 |
|---|
| 60 | | - | primary instructional strategy for teaching word reading is 35 |
|---|
| 61 | | - | phonics instruction for dec oding and encoding. Instructional 36 |
|---|
| 62 | | - | strategies for foundational skills may not employ the three -37 |
|---|
| 63 | | - | cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 38 |
|---|
| 64 | | - | teaching word reading. Instructional strategies may include 39 |
|---|
| 65 | | - | visual information and strategies that improve background and 40 |
|---|
| 66 | | - | experiential knowledge, add context, and increase oral language 41 |
|---|
| 67 | | - | and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be used to 42 |
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| 68 | | - | teach word reading. 43 |
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| 69 | | - | 4. Content in literacy and mathematics practices . 44 |
|---|
| 70 | | - | 5. Content in mathematics, incl uding numbers and 45 |
|---|
| 71 | | - | operations, fractions, algebraic reasoning, measurement, 46 |
|---|
| 72 | | - | geometric reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the 47 |
|---|
| 73 | | - | elementary level, for a minimum of 6 credit hours. 48 |
|---|
| 74 | | - | 6.5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 49 |
|---|
| 75 | | - | language learners. 50 |
|---|
| 51 | + | not limited to, the following: 26 |
|---|
| 52 | + | 1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida 27 |
|---|
| 53 | + | Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 28 |
|---|
| 54 | + | 2. The use of state -adopted content standards to guide 29 |
|---|
| 55 | + | curricula and instruction. 30 |
|---|
| 56 | + | 3. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 31 |
|---|
| 57 | + | instructional strateg ies grounded in the science of reading 32 |
|---|
| 58 | + | which improve reading performance for all students, including 33 |
|---|
| 59 | + | explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching 34 |
|---|
| 60 | + | phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text 35 |
|---|
| 61 | + | comprehension and multisensory inter vention strategies. The 36 |
|---|
| 62 | + | primary instructional strategy for teaching word reading is 37 |
|---|
| 63 | + | phonics instruction for decoding and encoding. Instructional 38 |
|---|
| 64 | + | strategies for foundational skills may not employ the three -39 |
|---|
| 65 | + | cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 40 |
|---|
| 66 | + | teaching word reading. Instructional strategies may include 41 |
|---|
| 67 | + | visual information and strategies that improve background and 42 |
|---|
| 68 | + | experiential knowledge, add context, and increase oral language 43 |
|---|
| 69 | + | and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be us ed to 44 |
|---|
| 70 | + | teach word reading. 45 |
|---|
| 71 | + | 4. Content literacy and mathematics practices. 46 |
|---|
| 72 | + | 5. Content in mathematics, including numbers and 47 |
|---|
| 73 | + | operations, algebraic reasoning, measurement, geometric 48 |
|---|
| 74 | + | reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the elementary 49 |
|---|
| 75 | + | level, for a minimum of 85 instructional hours. 50 |
|---|
| 88 | | - | 7.6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of 51 |
|---|
| 89 | | - | students with disabilities. 52 |
|---|
| 90 | | - | 8.7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 53 |
|---|
| 91 | | - | student needs. 54 |
|---|
| 92 | | - | 9.8. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 55 |
|---|
| 93 | | - | content aligned to state standards and grading practices. 56 |
|---|
| 94 | | - | 10.9. Strategies appropriate for the early identification 57 |
|---|
| 95 | | - | of a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 58 |
|---|
| 96 | | - | and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 59 |
|---|
| 97 | | - | for support. 60 |
|---|
| 98 | | - | 11.10. Strategies to support the use of technology in 61 |
|---|
| 99 | | - | education and distance learning. 62 |
|---|
| 100 | | - | 12.11. Strategies and practices to support effective, 63 |
|---|
| 101 | | - | research-based assessment and grading practices align ed to the 64 |
|---|
| 102 | | - | state's academic standards. 65 |
|---|
| 103 | | - | Section 2. Effective July 1, 2026, paragraph (a) of 66 |
|---|
| 104 | | - | subsection (3) of section 1004.85, Florida Statutes, is amended 67 |
|---|
| 105 | | - | to read: 68 |
|---|
| 106 | | - | 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 69 |
|---|
| 107 | | - | (3) Educator preparation inst itutes approved pursuant to 70 |
|---|
| 108 | | - | this section may offer competency -based certification programs 71 |
|---|
| 109 | | - | specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate 72 |
|---|
| 110 | | - | degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 73 |
|---|
| 111 | | - | educator certification requirements of s. 1012.5 6. An educator 74 |
|---|
| 112 | | - | preparation institute choosing to offer a competency -based 75 |
|---|
| 88 | + | 6.5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 51 |
|---|
| 89 | + | language learners. 52 |
|---|
| 90 | + | 7.6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of 53 |
|---|
| 91 | + | students with disabilities. 54 |
|---|
| 92 | + | 8.7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on 55 |
|---|
| 93 | + | student needs. 56 |
|---|
| 94 | + | 9.8. Strategies and practices to support evidence -based 57 |
|---|
| 95 | + | content aligned to state standards and grading practices. 58 |
|---|
| 96 | + | 10.9. Strategies appropriate for the early identification 59 |
|---|
| 97 | + | of a student in crisis or experiencing a mental health challenge 60 |
|---|
| 98 | + | and the referral of such student to a mental health professional 61 |
|---|
| 99 | + | for support. 62 |
|---|
| 100 | + | 11.10. Strategies to support the use of technology in 63 |
|---|
| 101 | + | education and distance learning. 64 |
|---|
| 102 | + | 12.11. Strategies and practices to support effective, 65 |
|---|
| 103 | + | research-based assessment and grading practices aligned to the 66 |
|---|
| 104 | + | state's academic standards. 67 |
|---|
| 105 | + | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 68 |
|---|
| 106 | + | 1004.85, Florida Stat utes, is amended to read: 69 |
|---|
| 107 | + | 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes. — 70 |
|---|
| 108 | + | (3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 71 |
|---|
| 109 | + | this section may offer competency -based certification programs 72 |
|---|
| 110 | + | specifically designed for noneducation major bacca laureate 73 |
|---|
| 111 | + | degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 74 |
|---|
| 112 | + | educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator 75 |
|---|
| 125 | | - | certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 76 |
|---|
| 126 | | - | must implement a program developed by the institute and approved 77 |
|---|
| 127 | | - | by the department for this purpose. Approved program s shall be 78 |
|---|
| 128 | | - | available for use by other approved educator preparation 79 |
|---|
| 129 | | - | institutes. 80 |
|---|
| 130 | | - | (a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for 81 |
|---|
| 131 | | - | approval, the Department of Education shall approve a 82 |
|---|
| 132 | | - | preparation program pursuant to the requirements of this 83 |
|---|
| 133 | | - | subsection or issue a statement of the deficiencies in the 84 |
|---|
| 134 | | - | request for approval. The department shall approve a 85 |
|---|
| 135 | | - | certification program if the institute provides evidence of the 86 |
|---|
| 136 | | - | institute's capacity to implement a competency -based program 87 |
|---|
| 137 | | - | that instructs and assesses each candidate in the following: 88 |
|---|
| 138 | | - | 1.a. The Florida Educator Accomplished Practices approved 89 |
|---|
| 139 | | - | by the state board. 90 |
|---|
| 140 | | - | b. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41, 91 |
|---|
| 141 | | - | including scientifically based reading instruction, content 92 |
|---|
| 142 | | - | literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject 93 |
|---|
| 143 | | - | identified on the statement of status of eligibility or the 94 |
|---|
| 144 | | - | temporary certificate. 95 |
|---|
| 145 | | - | c. Scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 96 |
|---|
| 146 | | - | instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading 97 |
|---|
| 147 | | - | which improve reading perf ormance for all students, including 98 |
|---|
| 148 | | - | explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching 99 |
|---|
| 149 | | - | phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text 100 |
|---|
| 125 | + | preparation institute choosing to offer a competency -based 76 |
|---|
| 126 | + | certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 77 |
|---|
| 127 | + | must implement a program developed by the institute and approved 78 |
|---|
| 128 | + | by the department for this purpose. Approved programs shall be 79 |
|---|
| 129 | + | available for use by other approved educator preparation 80 |
|---|
| 130 | + | institutes. 81 |
|---|
| 131 | + | (a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for 82 |
|---|
| 132 | + | approval, the Department of Education shall approve a 83 |
|---|
| 133 | + | preparation program pursuant to the requirements of this 84 |
|---|
| 134 | + | subsection or issue a statement of the deficiencies in the 85 |
|---|
| 135 | + | request for approval. The department shall approve a 86 |
|---|
| 136 | + | certification program if the institute pro vides evidence of the 87 |
|---|
| 137 | + | institute's capacity to implement a competency -based program 88 |
|---|
| 138 | + | that instructs and assesses each candidate in the following: 89 |
|---|
| 139 | + | 1.a. The Florida Educator Accomplished Practices approved 90 |
|---|
| 140 | + | by the state board. 91 |
|---|
| 141 | + | b. The state academic standard s provided under s. 1003.41, 92 |
|---|
| 142 | + | including scientifically based reading instruction, content 93 |
|---|
| 143 | + | literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject 94 |
|---|
| 144 | + | identified on the statement of status of eligibility or the 95 |
|---|
| 145 | + | temporary certificate. 96 |
|---|
| 146 | + | c. Scientifically researche d and evidence-based reading 97 |
|---|
| 147 | + | instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading 98 |
|---|
| 148 | + | which improve reading performance for all students, including 99 |
|---|
| 149 | + | explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching 100 |
|---|
| 162 | | - | comprehension and multisensory intervention strategies. The 101 |
|---|
| 163 | | - | primary instructional strategy for teachi ng word reading is 102 |
|---|
| 164 | | - | phonics instruction for decoding and encoding. Instructional 103 |
|---|
| 165 | | - | strategies for foundational skills may not employ the three -104 |
|---|
| 166 | | - | cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 105 |
|---|
| 167 | | - | teaching word reading. Instructional strategies may i nclude 106 |
|---|
| 168 | | - | visual information and strategies which improve background and 107 |
|---|
| 169 | | - | experiential knowledge, add context, and increase oral language 108 |
|---|
| 170 | | - | and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be used to 109 |
|---|
| 171 | | - | teach word reading. 110 |
|---|
| 172 | | - | d. Content in mathematics, including numbers and 111 |
|---|
| 173 | | - | operations, fractions, algebraic reasoning, measurement, 112 |
|---|
| 174 | | - | geometric reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the 113 |
|---|
| 175 | | - | elementary level. 114 |
|---|
| 176 | | - | 2. An educational plan for each participant to meet 115 |
|---|
| 177 | | - | certification requirements and demonstrate his or he r ability to 116 |
|---|
| 178 | | - | teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking 117 |
|---|
| 179 | | - | certification, which is based on an assessment of his or her 118 |
|---|
| 180 | | - | competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1. 119 |
|---|
| 181 | | - | 3. Field experiences appropriate to the certification 120 |
|---|
| 182 | | - | subject area specified in the educational plan under the 121 |
|---|
| 183 | | - | supervision of qualified educators. The state board shall 122 |
|---|
| 184 | | - | determine in rule the amount of field experience necessary to 123 |
|---|
| 185 | | - | serve as the teacher of record, beginning with candidates 124 |
|---|
| 186 | | - | entering a program in the 2023 -2024 school year. 125 |
|---|
| 162 | + | phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, flue ncy, and text 101 |
|---|
| 163 | + | comprehension and multisensory intervention strategies. The 102 |
|---|
| 164 | + | primary instructional strategy for teaching word reading is 103 |
|---|
| 165 | + | phonics instruction for decoding and encoding. Instructional 104 |
|---|
| 166 | + | strategies for foundational skills may not employ the three -105 |
|---|
| 167 | + | cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for 106 |
|---|
| 168 | + | teaching word reading. Instructional strategies may include 107 |
|---|
| 169 | + | visual information and strategies which improve background and 108 |
|---|
| 170 | + | experiential knowledge, add context, and increase oral language 109 |
|---|
| 171 | + | and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be used to 110 |
|---|
| 172 | + | teach word reading. 111 |
|---|
| 173 | + | d. Content in mathematics, including numbers and 112 |
|---|
| 174 | + | operations, algebraic reasoning, measurement, geometric 113 |
|---|
| 175 | + | reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the elementary 114 |
|---|
| 176 | + | level, consistent with the requirements of s. 1004.04. 115 |
|---|
| 177 | + | 2. An educational plan for each participant to meet 116 |
|---|
| 178 | + | certification requirements and demonstrate his or her ability to 117 |
|---|
| 179 | + | teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking 118 |
|---|
| 180 | + | certification, which is based o n an assessment of his or her 119 |
|---|
| 181 | + | competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1. 120 |
|---|
| 182 | + | 3. Field experiences appropriate to the certification 121 |
|---|
| 183 | + | subject area specified in the educational plan under the 122 |
|---|
| 184 | + | supervision of qualified educators. The state board shall 123 |
|---|
| 185 | + | determine in rule the amount of field experience necessary to 124 |
|---|
| 186 | + | serve as the teacher of record, beginning with candidates 125 |
|---|
| 199 | | - | 4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and 126 |
|---|
| 200 | | - | procedures required for participants who complete the program to 127 |
|---|
| 201 | | - | meet any requirements related to the background screening 128 |
|---|
| 202 | | - | pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporar y 129 |
|---|
| 203 | | - | certification pursuant to s. 1012.56. 130 |
|---|
| 204 | | - | Section 3. Effective July 1, 2026, paragraph (a) of 131 |
|---|
| 205 | | - | subsection (8) of section 1012.56, Florida Statutes, is amended 132 |
|---|
| 206 | | - | to read: 133 |
|---|
| 207 | | - | 1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 134 |
|---|
| 208 | | - | (8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CERTIFICATI ON PROGRAM.— 135 |
|---|
| 209 | | - | (a) The Department of Education shall develop and each 136 |
|---|
| 210 | | - | school district, charter school, and charter management 137 |
|---|
| 211 | | - | organization may provide a cohesive competency -based 138 |
|---|
| 212 | | - | professional learning certification program by which 139 |
|---|
| 213 | | - | instructional staff may satisfy the mastery of professional 140 |
|---|
| 214 | | - | preparation and education competence requirements specified in 141 |
|---|
| 215 | | - | subsection (6) and rules of the State Board of Education. 142 |
|---|
| 216 | | - | Participants must hold a state -issued temporary certificate. A 143 |
|---|
| 217 | | - | school district, charter school, or charter management 144 |
|---|
| 218 | | - | organization that implements the program shall provide a 145 |
|---|
| 219 | | - | competency-based certification program developed by the 146 |
|---|
| 220 | | - | Department of Education or developed by the district, charter 147 |
|---|
| 221 | | - | school, or charter management organization and approved by the 148 |
|---|
| 222 | | - | Department of Education. These entities may collaborate with 149 |
|---|
| 223 | | - | other supporting agencies or educational entities for 150 |
|---|
| 199 | + | entering a program in the 2023 -2024 school year. 126 |
|---|
| 200 | + | 4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and 127 |
|---|
| 201 | + | procedures required for partici pants who complete the program to 128 |
|---|
| 202 | + | meet any requirements related to the background screening 129 |
|---|
| 203 | + | pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporary 130 |
|---|
| 204 | + | certification pursuant to s. 1012.56. 131 |
|---|
| 205 | + | Section 3. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (2) of 132 |
|---|
| 206 | + | section 1006.31, Florida Statutes, to read: 133 |
|---|
| 207 | + | 1006.31 Duties of the Department of Education and school 134 |
|---|
| 208 | + | district instructional materials reviewer. —The duties of the 135 |
|---|
| 209 | + | instructional materials reviewer are: 136 |
|---|
| 210 | + | (2) EVALUATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS. —To use the 137 |
|---|
| 211 | + | selection criteria listed in s. 1006.34(2)(b) and recommend for 138 |
|---|
| 212 | + | adoption only those instructional materials aligned with the 139 |
|---|
| 213 | + | state standards provided for in s. 1003.41. Instructional 140 |
|---|
| 214 | + | materials recommended by each reviewer shall be, to the 141 |
|---|
| 215 | + | satisfaction of each reviewer, accurate, objective, balanced, 142 |
|---|
| 216 | + | noninflammatory, current, free of pornography and material 143 |
|---|
| 217 | + | prohibited under s. 847.012, and suited to student needs and 144 |
|---|
| 218 | + | their ability to comprehend the material presented. Reviewers 145 |
|---|
| 219 | + | shall consider for recommendatio n materials developed for 146 |
|---|
| 220 | + | academically talented students, such as students enrolled in 147 |
|---|
| 221 | + | advanced placement courses. When recommending instructional 148 |
|---|
| 222 | + | materials, each reviewer shall: 149 |
|---|
| 223 | + | (f) When instructional materials are for mathematics, 150 |
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| 236 | | - | implementation. The program shall include the following: 151 |
|---|
| 237 | | - | 1. A teacher mentorship and induction component. 152 |
|---|
| 238 | | - | a. Each individual selected by the district, charter 153 |
|---|
| 239 | | - | school, or charter management organization as a mentor: 154 |
|---|
| 240 | | - | (I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued 155 |
|---|
| 241 | | - | pursuant to this section; 156 |
|---|
| 242 | | - | (II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching 157 |
|---|
| 243 | | - | experience in prekindergarten through grad e 12; 158 |
|---|
| 244 | | - | (III) Must have completed training in clinical supervision 159 |
|---|
| 245 | | - | and participate in ongoing mentor training provided through the 160 |
|---|
| 246 | | - | coordinated system of professional learning under s. 1012.98(4); 161 |
|---|
| 247 | | - | (IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective 162 |
|---|
| 248 | | - | rating on the prior year's performance evaluation; and 163 |
|---|
| 249 | | - | (V) May be a peer evaluator under the district's 164 |
|---|
| 250 | | - | evaluation system approved under s. 1012.34. 165 |
|---|
| 251 | | - | b. The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at 166 |
|---|
| 252 | | - | a minimum, provide routine opportunities for me ntoring and 167 |
|---|
| 253 | | - | induction activities, including ongoing professional learning as 168 |
|---|
| 254 | | - | described in s. 1012.98 targeted to a teacher's needs, 169 |
|---|
| 255 | | - | opportunities for a teacher to observe other teachers, co -170 |
|---|
| 256 | | - | teaching experiences, and reflection and followup discussions. 171 |
|---|
| 257 | | - | Professional learning must meet the criteria established in s. 172 |
|---|
| 258 | | - | 1012.98(3). Mentorship and induction activities must be provided 173 |
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| 259 | | - | for an applicant's first year in the program and may be provided 174 |
|---|
| 260 | | - | until the applicant attains his or her professional certificate 175 |
|---|
| 236 | + | require that such mat erials are evaluated based on focus, 151 |
|---|
| 237 | + | coherence, rigor, mathematic practices, instructional supports, 152 |
|---|
| 238 | + | and usability and include only materials that: 153 |
|---|
| 239 | + | 1. Simultaneously develop conceptual understanding, 154 |
|---|
| 240 | + | computational fluency, and problem -solving skills. 155 |
|---|
| 241 | + | 2. When possible, assist teachers in emphasizing the 156 |
|---|
| 242 | + | positive cumulative effects of students' conceptual 157 |
|---|
| 243 | + | understanding of mathematical operations, fluent execution of 158 |
|---|
| 244 | + | procedures, and fast access to number combinations to support 159 |
|---|
| 245 | + | effective and efficient pro blem solving. 160 |
|---|
| 246 | + | 3. Support students' abilities to attain automatic recall 161 |
|---|
| 247 | + | and fluency with addition, subtraction, multiplication, and 162 |
|---|
| 248 | + | division facts and provide a solid understanding of key concepts 163 |
|---|
| 249 | + | of the communicative, distributive, and associative prop erties. 164 |
|---|
| 250 | + | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 165 |
|---|
| 251 | + | 1012.56, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 166 |
|---|
| 252 | + | 1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 167 |
|---|
| 253 | + | (8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. — 168 |
|---|
| 254 | + | (a) The Department of Education shall dev elop and each 169 |
|---|
| 255 | + | school district, charter school, and charter management 170 |
|---|
| 256 | + | organization may provide a cohesive competency -based 171 |
|---|
| 257 | + | professional learning certification program by which 172 |
|---|
| 258 | + | instructional staff may satisfy the mastery of professional 173 |
|---|
| 259 | + | preparation and educ ation competence requirements specified in 174 |
|---|
| 260 | + | subsection (6) and rules of the State Board of Education. 175 |
|---|
| 273 | | - | in accordance with this section. 176 |
|---|
| 274 | | - | 2. An assessment of teaching performance aligned to the 177 |
|---|
| 275 | | - | district's, charter school's, or charter management 178 |
|---|
| 276 | | - | organization's system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34 179 |
|---|
| 277 | | - | which provides for: 180 |
|---|
| 278 | | - | a. An initial evaluation of e ach educator's competencies 181 |
|---|
| 279 | | - | to determine an appropriate individualized professional learning 182 |
|---|
| 280 | | - | plan. 183 |
|---|
| 281 | | - | b. A summative evaluation to assure successful completion 184 |
|---|
| 282 | | - | of the program. 185 |
|---|
| 283 | | - | 3. Professional education preparation content knowledge, 186 |
|---|
| 284 | | - | which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities 187 |
|---|
| 285 | | - | under subparagraph 1., that includes, but is not limited to, the 188 |
|---|
| 286 | | - | following: 189 |
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| 287 | | - | a. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41, 190 |
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| 288 | | - | including scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 191 |
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| 289 | | - | instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading, 192 |
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| 290 | | - | content literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject 193 |
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| 291 | | - | identified on the temporary certificate. Reading instructional 194 |
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| 292 | | - | strategies for foundational skills shall include phonics 195 |
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| 293 | | - | instruction for decoding and encoding as the primary 196 |
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| 294 | | - | instructional strategy for word reading. Instructional 197 |
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| 295 | | - | strategies may not employ the three -cueing system model of 198 |
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| 296 | | - | reading or visual memory as a basis for teaching word reading. 199 |
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| 297 | | - | Instructional strategies may include visual informa tion and 200 |
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| 273 | + | Participants must hold a state -issued temporary certificate. A 176 |
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| 274 | + | school district, charter school, or charter management 177 |
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| 275 | + | organization that implements the prog ram shall provide a 178 |
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| 276 | + | competency-based certification program developed by the 179 |
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| 277 | + | Department of Education or developed by the district, charter 180 |
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| 278 | + | school, or charter management organization and approved by the 181 |
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| 279 | + | Department of Education. These entities may collaborate with 182 |
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| 280 | + | other supporting agencies or educational entities for 183 |
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| 281 | + | implementation. The program shall include the following: 184 |
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| 282 | + | 1. A teacher mentorship and induction component. 185 |
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| 283 | + | a. Each individual selected by the district, charter 186 |
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| 284 | + | school, or charter management org anization as a mentor: 187 |
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| 285 | + | (I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued 188 |
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| 286 | + | pursuant to this section; 189 |
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| 287 | + | (II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching 190 |
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| 288 | + | experience in prekindergarten through grade 12; 191 |
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| 289 | + | (III) Must have completed training in clinical supervision 192 |
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| 290 | + | and participate in ongoing mentor training provided through the 193 |
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| 291 | + | coordinated system of professional learning under s. 1012.98(4); 194 |
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| 292 | + | (IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective 195 |
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| 293 | + | rating on the prior year's performance evaluation; and 196 |
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| 294 | + | (V) May be a peer evaluator under the district's 197 |
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| 295 | + | evaluation system approved under s. 1012.34. 198 |
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| 296 | + | b. The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at 199 |
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| 297 | + | a minimum, provide routine opportunities for mentoring and 200 |
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| 310 | | - | strategies which improve background and experiential knowledge, 201 |
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| 311 | | - | add context, and increase oral language and vocabulary to 202 |
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| 312 | | - | support comprehension, but may not be used to teach word 203 |
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| 313 | | - | reading. Content in mathematics shall include numbers and 204 |
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| 314 | | - | operations, fractions, algebraic reasoning, measurement, 205 |
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| 315 | | - | geometric reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the 206 |
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| 316 | | - | elementary level. 207 |
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| 317 | | - | b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the 208 |
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| 318 | | - | state board. 209 |
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| 319 | | - | 4. Required achievement of passing scores on the subject 210 |
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| 320 | | - | area and professional education competency examination required 211 |
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| 321 | | - | by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge 212 |
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| 322 | | - | must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3). 213 |
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| 323 | | - | 5. Beginning with candidates entering a program in the 214 |
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| 324 | | - | 2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a 215 |
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| 325 | | - | coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 216 |
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| 326 | | - | successfully complete all competencies for a reading 217 |
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| 327 | | - | endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum. 218 |
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| 328 | | - | Section 4. Except as otherwise expre ssly provided in this 219 |
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| 329 | | - | act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 220 |
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| 310 | + | induction activities, including ongoing pro fessional learning as 201 |
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| 311 | + | described in s. 1012.98 targeted to a teacher's needs, 202 |
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| 312 | + | opportunities for a teacher to observe other teachers, co -203 |
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| 313 | + | teaching experiences, and reflection and followup discussions. 204 |
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| 314 | + | Professional learning must meet the criteria established i n s. 205 |
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| 315 | + | 1012.98(3). Mentorship and induction activities must be provided 206 |
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| 316 | + | for an applicant's first year in the program and may be provided 207 |
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| 317 | + | until the applicant attains his or her professional certificate 208 |
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| 318 | + | in accordance with this section. 209 |
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| 319 | + | 2. An assessment of te aching performance aligned to the 210 |
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| 320 | + | district's, charter school's, or charter management 211 |
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| 321 | + | organization's system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34 212 |
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| 322 | + | which provides for: 213 |
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| 323 | + | a. An initial evaluation of each educator's competencies 214 |
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| 324 | + | to determine an appropriate individualized professional learning 215 |
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| 325 | + | plan. 216 |
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| 326 | + | b. A summative evaluation to assure successful completion 217 |
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| 327 | + | of the program. 218 |
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| 328 | + | 3. Professional education preparation content knowledge, 219 |
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| 329 | + | which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities 220 |
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| 330 | + | under subparagraph 1., that includes, but is not limited to, the 221 |
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| 331 | + | following: 222 |
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| 332 | + | a. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41, 223 |
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| 333 | + | including scientifically researched and evidence -based reading 224 |
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| 334 | + | instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading, 225 |
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| 348 | + | identified on the temporary certificate. Reading instructional 227 |
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| 349 | + | strategies for foundational skills shall include phonics 228 |
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| 350 | + | instruction for decoding and encoding as the primary 229 |
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| 351 | + | instructional strategy for word reading. Instructional 230 |
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| 352 | + | strategies may not employ the three -cueing system model of 231 |
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| 353 | + | reading or visual memory as a basis for teaching word reading. 232 |
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| 354 | + | Instructional strategies may include visual information and 233 |
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| 355 | + | strategies which improve background and experi ential knowledge, 234 |
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| 356 | + | add context, and increase oral language and vocabulary to 235 |
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| 357 | + | support comprehension, but may not be used to teach word 236 |
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| 358 | + | reading. Content in mathematics shall include numbers and 237 |
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| 359 | + | operations, algebraic reasoning, measurement, geometric 238 |
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| 360 | + | reasoning, and data analysis and probability at the elementary 239 |
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| 361 | + | level, consistent with the requirements of s. 1004.04. 240 |
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| 362 | + | b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the 241 |
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| 363 | + | state board. 242 |
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| 364 | + | 4. Required achievement of passing scores on the subject 243 |
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| 365 | + | area and professional education competency examination required 244 |
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| 366 | + | by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge 245 |
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| 367 | + | must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3). 246 |
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| 368 | + | 5. Beginning with candidates entering a program in the 247 |
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| 369 | + | 2022-2023 school year, a candidate fo r certification in a 248 |
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| 370 | + | coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(f) must 249 |
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| 371 | + | successfully complete all competencies for a reading 250 |
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