Notice of Development of Rulemaking

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
State Board of Education
RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
6A-5.066 Approval of Preservice Teacher Preparation Programs
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This notice of rule development is being reposted to correct an error in the original
notice posted on J une 9, 2014, Vol. 40/111. The error is in the second to last sentence under the Place section
where the month was incorrectly listed as J uly 25 and J uly 27 and should have been listed as J une 25 and J une 27 as
correctly posted in the Date and Time section.
The purpose of this rule development is to update provisions in the rule due to statutory changes, rule changes and
for clarity. Proposed changes include: definitions of terms used in the rule; update of specifications for the uniform
core curricula; modification of processes for initial request and approval of teacher preparation programs; update
criteria and data submitted for review as part of the institutions or districts annual program evaluation plan and for
the general public; and revision of criteria for continued approval of programs to be based upon specified measures
of program and program completer performance, including the program review process, timelines, and performance
level targets for each of the continued approval criteria.
SUBJ ECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: This rule development workshop will review modifications of the
requirements and implementation of the approval process for each type of teacher preparation program offered by a
Florida postsecondary institution or public school district.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1002.02, 1004.04, 1004.85, 1012.56 FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1004.04, 1004.85, 1012.56 FS.
A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN
BELOW:
DATES AND TIMES: J une 25, 2014, 9:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m., EDT; J une 27, 2014, 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m., EDT
PLACE: Via webinar and conference call. To join the US Toll free conference call on J une 25, dial: 1(888)339-
2688; participant passcode: 132 041 84#. To join the online meeting/webinar on J une 25 go to:
https://suncom.webex.com/suncom/j.php?ED=280338447&UID=1874980697&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D
To join the US Toll free conference call on J une 27, dial: 1(888)339-2688; participant passcode: 662 588 01#. To
join the online meeting/webinar on J une 27 go to
https://suncom.webex.com/suncom/j.php?ED=280339087&UID=1874985942&RT=MiMxMQ%3D%3D.
Each conference call and webinar will begin at the appointed time and last for a minimum of 30 minutes but will
conclude after 30 minutes if no additional callers are on the line. Anyone wishing to attend in person: Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 1706 on J une 25 and Room 1721 on J une 27, Tallahassee, Florida. To
comment on this rule development, please contact: Cathy Schroeder, Agency Clerk, Department of Education,
(850)245-9661 or e-mail: cathy.schroeder@fldoe.org or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY
OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Eileen McDaniel, Chief, Educator Recruitment,
Development & Retention, Florida Department of Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Room 124, Tallahassee,
Florida 32399-0400, (850)245-0435
THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT
https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx