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2014 LegislativeUpdates Florida Organization of Instructional Leaders (FOIL) Lake Mary, Florida. May 8, 2014. 2014 Bills. SB 1642 - School Accountability SB 188 - Student Data Privacy SB 648 – Education Data Privacy . SB 1642 School Accountability.
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2014 LegislativeUpdatesFlorida Organization of Instructional Leaders (FOIL)Lake Mary, Florida May 8, 2014
2014 Bills • SB 1642 - School Accountability • SB 188 - Student Data Privacy • SB 648 – Education Data Privacy
SB 1642 School Accountability • School Grades and School Improvement Ratings changes covered in the School Grades session • District grade is calculated using all school grades components • District report card includes • Closing the gap between high and low performing subgroups • Learning gains of high performing students • Improvements in attendance • Promotion of students scoring at levels 1 and 2 • Medical Exemption - • Exemptions from statewide assessments for children with medical complexities.
SB 1642 – School Accountability For evaluation purposes – • The district must provide instructional personnel the opportunity to review their class rosters for accuracy and to correct any mistakes. • Replaces the term “student learning growth” with the term “performance of students”, clarifying that methods developed by districts do not have to be growth models, but can be achievement-based. • Replaces the term “equally appropriate formula” from 1012.34(7)(b) with the term “a methodology determined by the district”. Districts are not required to use VAM or other statistical techniques for grades and subjects without approved statewide growth models. • For the 2014-15 school year school districts may use measureable learning targets on local assessments pursuant to s. 1008.22(6) to evaluate student performance for courses not assessed by statewide, standardized assessments. • School districts shall measure student learning growth for courses associated with statewide standardized assessments no later than the year following the formula’s approval
SB 188 - Student Data Privacy • Students and parents must receive annual notice of their rights regarding education records. • May not collect information on the political affiliation, voting history, religious affiliation, or biometric information of a student, or a parent or sibling of the student. • Biometric information means information collected from the electronic measurement or evaluation of any physical or behavioral characteristics attributable to a single person • a fingerprint or hand scan, • a retina or iris scan, • a voice print or a facial geometry scan and • any other physical characteristics used for the purpose of electronically identifying that person with a high degree of certainty. • A district that used a palm scanner on March 1, 2014 may continue to use the palm scanner system through 2014-2015.
SB 188 - Student Data Privacy • Designations of directory information must occur at a regularly scheduled meeting of the governing board. • The board must consider whether the designation of this information would put students at risk of becoming targets of marketing campaigns, the media, or criminal acts. • The Florida Department of Education shall establish a process for assigning a Florida student identification number to each student. At that time, a school district may not use social security numbers as student identification numbers in its management information systems.
SB 648 Education Privacy • Saves the privacy exemption for student records (consistent with FERPA) from repeal • Removes the language that would require a sunset review of the provision in the future.
