Florida School Boards Association
The state Department of Education and school districts are asking the Florida Supreme Court to reject an appeal in a case filed by parents opposed to standardized tests — an issue that involves what is known as the “opt out” movement. The dispute stems from parents who told third-grade students to put their names on…
Tallahassee, FL – After a three day extension, Florida’s Legislative Session has come to an end. Watch this FSBA Legislative Weekly Update for highlights, and be sure visit the FSBA Session Spotlight Blog and 2017 Legislative Session page for in-depth summaries, resources, and analyses. Also, be on the lookout for FSBA’s online and face-to-face Legislative Summary events.
The 1st District Court of Appeal is considering a case that will determine several school boards’ obligations to students who wish to opt out of standardized tests. According to a Feb. 9 report by the News Service of Florida on TheLedger.com, parents of students who had been denied promotion to the fourth grade for their failure…
FSBA #FridayFive – 5 Things You Should Know Read. Learn. Share. Retweet. DeVos confirmation postponed Does Florida need to do more for high achieving students? Can flexible seating arrangements increase student engagement? New ways to reduce absenteeism Start judging textbooks and other instructional materials by using student achievement
A state appeals court on Wednesday rejected the Palm Beach County School Board’s claim that it alone should decide which charter schools open in the county, handing a partial victory to a charter that the school board has been fighting for two years to prevent from opening. But the court also ordered a state board…
5 Things You Should Know. Start 2017 off right. FSBA’s #FridayFive brings you education news that you shouldn’t miss. Read. Learn. Share. Quality County 2017 Report and Rankings Principal Autonomy program likely to get more specifics attached Know someone who should be on the Florida State Board of Education? What to expect in Congress this…
The seven-person Florida Board of Education heads toward its Jan. 17 meeting with two open seats and no announced time line from the Governor’s Office to fill them. Board member John Padget, a Keys businessman and onetime Monroe superintendent, was forced to step down in December after having served two full terms. He cannot be…
The United States Department of Education regulations for accountability, state plans and data reporting were released November 29, 2016, effective January 30, 2017. Of note, the state plan due dates are pushed back to either April 3 or September 18, 2017. The timeline for school improvement decisions based on the accountability system is moved back…
The Florida Department of Education launched a new website that will help Florida families make critical education decisions by enabling them to access school and district-level data and will better inform families about the state’s college and career ready standards and the quality of learning taking place in their students’ classrooms. The website is live…
Florida education commissioner Pam Stewart has yet to present her ideas to replace the state’s controversial teacher bonus plan that’s based in part on educators’ college entry exams, well after she told the State Board of Education she’d give them a plan. Stewart told the board at its September meeting that she was working on details…