(Revised Agenda) School Board Meeting (Open to the Public)

1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.1 Approval of the Revised 2024-2025 Student Progression Plan and Revised 2024-2025 Code of Student Conduct 4.2 Approval of the New and Revised School Board Policies: 2.08, 3.06*+, 4.04, 4.13*+, 4.265+, 4.27, 5.10*+, 5.121*+, 5.34*, 6.38*, 7.020, 7.141 Opt. 2*, 8.01*+ Opt. 2, 9.04*+ 5. RECOGNITIONS / PRESENTATIONS 5.1 Quarterly Update Presentation by Director of School Safety 6. APPROVAL TO CORRECT AND / OR ADD ITEMS TO THE FINAL AGENDA 6.1 Approval to Correct the Ending Year Date on the Lease of 3 Copiers for Baker County Pre-K / Kindergarten Center, State of Florida Contract 44000000-NASPO-19-ACS, Beginning January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2029, for a Total Lease Cost of $31,227.623 MINUTES SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - 5:00 PM District Board Room (270 South Boulevard East, Macclenny, Florida 32063) (Revised Agenda) Minute Book #40 / Supplemental Book #53 / Page #12 "The Vision of the Baker County School Board is to prepare individuals to be lifelong learners, self-sufficient and responsible citizens of good character." The Baker County School Board met on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the District School Board Room located at 270 South Boulevard East, Macclenny, Florida 32063. The purpose of this meeting was to hold the regularly scheduled board meeting. Chairperson Tiffany McInarnay announced Michael Green was going to give the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Steve Cannon. Chairperson McInarnay called the meeting of the Baker County School Board to order and asked for a roll call of members. The following Board Members were present to wit: Chairperson Tiffany McInarnay, Vice-Chairperson Jack Baker Jr., Clayton Lyons, Amanda Hodges, and Mandi Canaday. Superintendent Wyatt Milton was present for the meeting. Jeffrey Grosholz was present via Google Meet. Chairperson McInarnay called the public hearing to order and opened the floor for public comment. No individual in the audience addressed the Board on this item. Therefore, Chairperson McInarnay closed the public hearing on this item. Chairperson McInarnay called the public hearing to order and opened the floor for public comment. No individual in the audience addressed the Board on this item. Therefore, Chairperson McInarnay closed the public hearing on this item. Director Steve Cannon presented a quarterly report summarizing district school safety compliance findings. 1

7. REMOVAL OF ROUTINE ITEMS 8. APPROVAL OF ROUTINE ITEMS 8.1 Approval of the Personnel Items List for Approval on January 21, 2025. 8.2 Approval of the Minutes of the December 2, 2024, School Board Expulsion Hearing. 8.3 Approval of the Minutes of the December 2, 2024, Swearing In Ceremony. 8.4 Approval of the Minutes of the December 2, 2024, School Board Meeting. 8.5 Approval of the Grant Proposal for 2024-2027 Title IX, Part A - Education of Homeless Children and Youth Grant in the Amount of $44,550.00. New / Competitive / Federal / No Matching 8.6 Approval of the Financial Reports for the Month Ending November 30, 2024. 8.7 Approval of the November 2024 District Property Inventory. 8.8 Approval of the 2024-2025 Agreement with Leonard's Photography for Baker County Pre-K / Kindergarten Center Student and Class Photographs and Yearbook Services. 8.9 Approval of the Grant Proposal for 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 Criminal Justice Cap Grant in the Amount of $196,125.00. New / Federal / No Matching 8.10 Approval of the Data Sharing Agreement with Bookmarked. 9. APPROVAL OF ITEMS FOR ACTION 9.1 Approval of Removed Routine Items. 9.2 Approval of the Baker County Education Foundation Audit for the Period Ending June 30, 2024. 9.3 Approval of the Out of State Travel for Baker County High School Baseball Team and Staff to Tifton, GA. To Compete in the Border War on February 28, 2025 through March 1, 2025, by Charter Bus. 9.4 Approval of Out of State Field Trip on June 16, 2025 through June 20, 2025, to Summer Waves Theme Park in Jekyll Island, Georgia, for Camp S.T.Y.L.E. Students and Chaperones. (Traveling by Baker County School Bus) Chairperson McInarnay read the corrected items to the agenda and entertained a motion from the Board. As recommended: Jack Baker Jr. made a motion to approve, seconded by Amanda Hodges. The motion carried 5-0. Chairperson McInarnay asked if any Board member wished to remove a routine item for separate consideration. Hearing none, she continued with the items for action. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve the routine items. As recommended: Mandi Canaday made a motion to approve the routine items, seconded by Clayton Lyons. The motion carried 5-0. There were no removed routine items. Therefore, no action was taken on this agenda item. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve this agenda item. As recommended: Amanda Hodges made a motion to approve, seconded by Clayton Lyons. The motion carried 5-0. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve this agenda item. As recommended: Mandi Canaday made a motion to approve, seconded by Jack Baker Jr.. The motion carried 5-0. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve this agenda item. As recommended: 2

9.5 Approval to Piggyback off the St. Johns County Contract (ITB2024-002) to Use JSC Systems to Provide and Install a New CareHawk Intercom System at Macclenny Elementary School. Paid Using Local Capital Improvement Funding, $61,123.55. 9.6 Approval of the Out of State Travel for Baker County High School History Club Students and Employee Chaperones to Warm Springs, GA on February 7, 2025 through February 8, 2025. Funding Source: History Club 9.7 Approval to Lease 3 Copiers for Baker County Pre-K / Kindergarten Center, State of Florida Contract 44000000-NASPO-19-ACS, Beginning January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2029, for a Total Lease Cost of $31,227.623. 9.8 Approval of the Settlement Agreement between Baker County School District, Jason Walker, and Associated Student. 9.9 Approval of Various District Projects to 8 Koi, Inc. in the Amount of $293,707.00. (Itemized Project List and Totals Attached) 10. CITIZEN INPUT 11. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 12. ADJOURNMENT Jack Baker Jr. made a motion to approve, seconded by Mandi Canaday. The motion carried 5-0. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve this agenda item. As recommended: Clayton Lyons made a motion to approve, seconded by Amanda Hodges. The motion carried 5-0. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve this agenda item. As recommended: Mandi Canaday made a motion to approve, seconded by Clayton Lyons. The motion carried 5-0. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve this agenda item. As recommended: Clayton Lyons made a motion to approve, seconded by Amanda Hodges. The motion carried 5-0. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve this agenda item. As recommended: Amanda Hodges made a motion to approve, seconded by Mandi Canaday. The motion carried 5-0. Chairperson McInarnay entertained a motion from the Board to approve this agenda item. As recommended: Jack Baker Jr. made a motion to approve, seconded by Clayton Lyons. The motion carried 5-0. A Citizen Input form must be completed and submitted to the Board Secretary PRIOR to the beginning of the meeting if you wish to address the Board. You will be called on by the Chairman at the appropriate time. Presentations/comments are limited to three (3) minutes. No individual in the audience addressed the Board with citizen concerns at this meeting. Due to the weather school will be canceled tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Since there was no further business to come before the Board: Mandi Canaday made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Clayton Lyons. The motion carried via general consensus 0-0. ___________________________ _________________________ Superintendent Board Chairperson 3

1. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 4.1 Approval of the Revised 2024-2025 Student Progression Plan and Revised 2024-2025 Code of Student Conduct Thomas Hill - (259-0429) 4.2 Approval of the New and Revised School Board Policies: 2.08, 3.06*+, 4.04, 4.13*+, 4.265+, 4.27, 5.10*+, 5.121*+, 5.34*, 6.38*, 7.020, 7.141 Opt. 2*, 8.01*+ Opt. 2, 9.04*+ Thomas Hill - (259-0429) 5. RECOGNITIONS / PRESENTATIONS 5.1 Quarterly Update Presentation by Director of School Safety Steve Cannon - (259-0432) 6. APPROVAL TO CORRECT AND / OR ADD ITEMS TO THE FINAL AGENDA 6.1 Approval to Correct the Ending Year Date on the Lease of 3 Copiers for Baker County Pre-K / Kindergarten Center, State of Florida Contract 44000000-NASPO-19-ACS, Beginning January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2029, for a Total Lease Cost of $31,227.623 Tonya Tarte - (259-4330) 7. REMOVAL OF ROUTINE ITEMS 8. APPROVAL OF ROUTINE ITEMS 8.1 Approval of the Personnel Items List for Approval on January 21, 2025. Wyatt Milton - (259-0401) 8.2 Approval of the Minutes of the December 2, 2024, School Board Expulsion Hearing. Wyatt Milton - (259-0401) 8.3 Approval of the Minutes of the December 2, 2024, Swearing In Ceremony. Wyatt Milton - (259-0401) 8.4 Approval of the Minutes of the December 2, 2024, School Board Meeting. Wyatt Milton - (259-0401) 8.5 Approval of the Grant Proposal for 2024-2027 Title IX, Part A - Education of Homeless Children and AGENDA SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) Tuesday, January 21, 2025 - 5:00 PM District Board Room (270 South Boulevard East, Macclenny, Florida 32063) (Revised Agenda) Minute Book #40 / Supplemental Book #53 / Page #12 "The Vision of the Baker County School Board is to prepare individuals to be lifelong learners, self-sufficient and responsible citizens of good character." 1

Youth Grant in the Amount of $44,550.00. New / Competitive / Federal / No Matching Traci Wheeler - (259-6776) 8.6 Approval of the Financial Reports for the Month Ending November 30, 2024. Teri Ambrose - (259-0418) 8.7 Approval of the November 2024 District Property Inventory. Denny Wells - (259-5420) 8.8 Approval of the 2024-2025 Agreement with Leonard's Photography for Baker County Pre-K / Kindergarten Center Student and Class Photographs and Yearbook Services. Bonnie Jones - (259-0405) 8.9 Approval of the Grant Proposal for 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 Criminal Justice Cap Grant in the Amount of $196,125.00. New / Federal / No Matching Carrie Dopson - (259-0408) 8.10 Approval of the Data Sharing Agreement with Bookmarked. Thomas Hill - (259-0429) 9. APPROVAL OF ITEMS FOR ACTION 9.1 Approval of Removed Routine Items. N/A 9.2 Approval of the Baker County Education Foundation Audit for the Period Ending June 30, 2024. Teri Ambrose - (259-0418) 9.3 Approval of the Out of State Travel for Baker County High School Baseball Team and Staff to Tifton, GA. To Compete in the Border War on February 28, 2025 through March 1, 2025, by Charter Bus. Johnnie Jacobs - (259-6286) 9.4 Approval of Out of State Field Trip on June 16, 2025 through June 20, 2025, to Summer Waves Theme Park in Jekyll Island, Georgia, for Camp S.T.Y.L.E. Students and Chaperones. (Traveling by Baker County School Bus) Michael Green - (259-0444) 9.5 Approval to Piggyback off the St. Johns County Contract (ITB2024-002) to Use JSC Systems to Provide and Install a New CareHawk Intercom System at Macclenny Elementary School. Paid Using Local Capital Improvement Funding, $61,123.55. Teri Ambrose - (259-0418) 9.6 Approval of the Out of State Travel for Baker County High School History Club Students and Employee Chaperones to Warm Springs, GA on February 7, 2025 through February 8, 2025. Funding Source: History Club Johnnie Jacobs - (259-6286) 9.7 Approval to Lease 3 Copiers for Baker County Pre-K / Kindergarten Center, State of Florida Contract 44000000-NASPO-19-ACS, Beginning January 1, 2025 - January 1, 2029, for a Total Lease Cost of $31,227.623. Tonya Tarte - (259-4330) 9.8 Approval of the Settlement Agreement between Baker County School District, Jason Walker, and Associated Student. Thomas Hill - (259-0429) 9.9 Approval of Various District Projects to 8 Koi, Inc. in the Amount of $293,707.00. (Itemized Project List and Totals Attached) Denny Wells - (259-5420) 10. CITIZEN INPUT 2

11. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 12. ADJOURNMENT A Citizen Input form must be completed and submitted to the Board Secretary PRIOR to the beginning of the meeting if you wish to address the Board. You will be called on by the Chairman at the appropriate time. Presentations/comments are limited to three (3) minutes. NOTICE: Any person who desires to appeal any decision made by the School Board with respect to any matter considered at the above mentioned meeting will need a record of the proceedings, and for such purpose may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which an appeal may be based. 3

Item Cover Page DATE: January 21, 2025 SUBMITTED BY: Thomas Hill - (259-0429) ITEM TYPE: Public Hearing AGENDA SECTION: PUBLIC HEARINGS SUBJECT: Approval of the Revised 2024-2025 Student Progression Plan and Revised 2024-2025 Code of Student Conduct AGENDA ITEM NO. 4.1 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC) AGENDA ITEM REPORT ATTACHMENTS: 01.21.2025 Approval of the Revised 2024-2025 Student Progression Plan and Revised 2024-2025 Code of Student Conduct_T.Hill.pdf 4

Wyatt Milton, Superintendent of Schools 2 7 0 S o u t h B o u l e v a r d E a s t , M a c c l e n n y , F l o r i d a 3 2 0 6 3 Telephone: (904) 259-6251 www.bakerk12.org Fax: (904) 259-1387 December 4, 2024 Wyatt Milton, Superintendent Baker County School District 270 South Boulevard East Macclenny, FL 32063 Dear Superintendent Milton, I am requesting that a public hearing be held on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, for the REVISED 2024-2025 Student Progression Plan and the REVISED 2024-2025 Code of Student Conduct. If you have any questions, please call me at 259-0429. Sincerely, Thomas Hill Executive Director of Teaching and Learning “Preparing individuals to be lifelong learners, self-sufficient, and responsible citizens of good character” DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Tiffany McInarnay, District 1 Jack Baker Jr, District 2 Clayton Lyons Jr., District 3 Mandi Canaday, District 4 Amanda Hodges, District 5 AN EQUAL ACCESS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSTITUTION 5

BAKER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2024-2025 STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN In accordance with Florida Statutes 1008.25, the School Board shall adopt a Student Progression Plan. The Baker County Student Progression Plan will be reviewed annually by a reviewing committee made up of the building principals, guidance counselors, classroom teachers, district instructional staff and the Superintendent. 6

WYATT MILTON, SUPERINTENDENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS Tiffany McInarnay, Chairperson District 1 Jack Baker Jr., Vice-Chairperson District 2 Paula Barton Clayton Lyons Jr. District 3 Amanda Canaday District 4 Amanda Hodges District 5 BAKER COUNTY SCHOOLS DIRECTORY District Office 259-6251 Baker County High School 259-6286 Baker County Middle School 259-2226 Legacy Elementary School 259-0300 Macclenny Elementary School 259-2551 Westside Elementary School 259-2216 Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten Center 259-0405 Educational Services 259-7825 Family Service Center 259-6551 Transportation Department 259-2444 Vocational, GED & Adult Ed. Dept. 259-0403 “WHERE CHILDREN ARE FIRST!” 7

TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ......................................................................................................................... 2 GRADING SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................ 2 ASSESSMENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 3 PROGRESS REPORTING AND ANNUAL REPORT .......................................................................................... 3 ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 3 ELIMINATION OF SOCIAL PROMOTION AND GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTIONS ................................................ 3 REQUIREMENTS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNER (ELL) STUDENTS ................................................. 4 REQUIREMENTS FOR HOME EDUCATION STUDENTS RE-ENTERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS ....................... 4 CONTROLLED OPEN ENROLLMENT………………………………………………………………………………….5 PATRIOTIC PROGRAM...................................................................................................................................... 5 IMMUNIZATION POLICY .................................................................................................................................... 5 SUMMER SCHOOL ..................................................................................................... .......................................5 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT .................................................................................... .....................6 FLORIDA STATUTES AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RULES .............................................................. 6 PLACEMENT OF TRANSFER STUDENTS ..................................................................................... ...................6 MINIMUM INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS IN HEALTH EDUCATION, ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, AND HIV/AIDS EDUCATION ................................................................. 7 FLORIDA STANDARDS ..................................................................................................................................... 7 ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERSCHOLASTIC EXTRACURRICULAR STUDENT ACTIVITIES ........ 7 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ............................................................................................... ....................7 ASSIGNMENT OF GRADES...................... .............................................................................................. ..........7 APPEAL PROCESS........................ .................................................................................................................... 7 STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION .......................................................................................................... 7 MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORTS (MTSS) ......................................................................................... 8 VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM …………………………………………………………………….…………. 8 GRADES K-5 STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN…………………………………………………………………….13 Retention K-5 Remediation K-5 Requirements for Kindergarten Admission Requirements for 1st Grade Admission Assessment and Remediation Reading Deficiencies Parental Notification Physical Education Requirements GRADES 6-8 STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN ............................................................................................. 21 Grade Placement Notification High School Courses Taken in Grade 8 or below Student Participation Personalized Academic and Career Plan Allocation of Resources Physical Education Requirement Make-up Work Due to Attendance Grade Requirement for Course Credit (Algebra I Students) GRADES 9-12 STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN ........................................................................................... 24 Graduation Requirements as Determined by the State of Florida…………………………………………………..24 Number of Hours Required to Earn Course Credit .....................................................................................24 Make-up Work Due to Attendance ..............................................................................................................25 Grade Requirement for Course Credit ........................................................................................................25 8

1 Definition of “Credit” ....................................................................................................................................25 Grade Placement and Promotion ................................................................................................................26 Student Enrollment Criteria .........................................................................................................................26 Participation in Interscholastic Extracurricular Activities .............................................................................26 Elective Credit for Military Training .............................................................................................................26 Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) ..................................................................................27 Assistance with Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) required for Graduation ..................................27 Grade Forgiveness Policy ...........................................................................................................................27 Honor Course Placement………………………………………………………………………………………… 28 Class Rank for Graduation ..........................................................................................................................28 Requirements for Participation in Graduation Ceremonies .........................................................................29 Certificate of Completion Requirements .....................................................................................................29 Assessment and Remediation ....................................................................................................................29 Allocation of Resources……………………………………………………………………………………………..29 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Information…………………………………………………………………..29 Community Service/Work Hours……………………………………………………………………………………30 Appeals Process for Community Service Hours………………………………………………………………….32 Dual Enrollment Program............................................................................................................................32 Credit from Non-Accredited Schools ...........................................................................................................34 Enrollment Termination ...............................................................................................................................34 Credit Recovery Program ...........................................................................................................................34 Alternative Placement Credit ......................................................................................................................35 Course Offerings/Expectations ...................................................................................................................35 EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS PK-12 STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN ...........................................................35 Admission and Promotion ...........................................................................................................................35 Requirements for Standard Promotion .......................................................................................................36 Requirements for Diploma ..........................................................................................................................37 Diploma Requirements for Each Exceptionality ..........................................................................................37 ENNOBLES Provision for Students with Disabilities ...................................................................................38 Guidelines, Modification and Accommodations for State and District Assessment of Students with Disabilities ..................................................................................................................................................39 ACCELERATION PROCEDURES…………………………………………………………………………………… 40 ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL CHOICE OPTIONS………………………………………………………………… 41 SCHOOL FINANCIAL REPORTS………………………………………………………………………………………42 Non-Discrimination Statement…….…………………………………………………………………………………….42 9

2 BAKER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT PROGRESSION PLAN (Applicable to All Students) COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM Section 1008.25(2) (a-c) mandates that the district shall establish a comprehensive student progression plan that includes standards for evaluating each student’s performance on the Florida Standards. The progression plan must include specific levels of performance in ELA, science, mathematics, and social studies for each grade level, including the levels of performance on statewide assessments as defined by the commissioner, below which a student must receive remediation or be retained within an intensive program that is different from the previous year’s program and that considers the student’s learning style. The progression plan must include appropriate alternative placement for a student who has been retained for two or more years. Each student failing to meet minimum performance expectations in the above areas, must continue to be provided remedial or supplemental instruction until the expectations are met or the student graduates from high school or is not subject to compulsory school attendance. GRADING SYSTEM The following district-wide grading system has been adopted by the Baker County District School Board. Its numerical equivalents are: Letter Grade Score Grade Point Value Description A 90-100 4.0 “Outstanding Progress” B 80-89 3.0 “Above Average Progress” C 70-79 2.0 “Average Progress” D 60-69 1.0 “Lowest Acceptable Progress” F 0-59 0.0 “Failure” I 0 0.0 “Incomplete” All averaging will be done by numerical value and not by letter value. For some classes and programs, the following letter grade will be used: E = “Excellent” (90-100%) S = “Satisfactory" (70-89%) N = “Needs Improvement" (60-69%) U = “Unsatisfactory" (0-59%) Affixing plus or minus to the letter grade is optional in the elementary schools. Kindergarten will be evaluated by its own grading scale. Conduct grades shall be awarded in the form of: GRADES K-5 GRADES 6-12 E = “Excellent” S = “Satisfactory” S = “Satisfactory” U = “Unsatisfactory” U = “Unsatisfactory” Middle School, final semester exams are optional. If given, the worth of each exam will be determined by the classroom teacher. The value will not exceed 20% of the semester grade. A Civics end-of-course exam is required in middle school and is worth 30% of the final grade. End-of-course (EOC) exams are mandated by Florida statutes. High School, final end of course (EOC) and semester exams are required. EOC exams given in Algebra I, Geometry, Biology I, and US History are worth 30% of the final grade. End of course (EOC) exams are tests mandated by Florida statutes. Semester exams and End of Year (EOY) assessments are school administered tests used to determine student 10

3 mastery of the curriculum. Semester exams are given at the end of the first semester of year-long courses and are worth 20% of the semester grade. EOY’s are cumulative exams given at the end of each course, and are worth 20% of the semester grade during which they are administered. Parents/guardians will be notified of their child’s progress during the school year by means of formal report cards at each nine-week interval and by progress reports during the fifth week of each quarter. Other means of keeping parents/guardians informed may consist of the following: conferences, samples of student’s work, test results, letters, informal notes, Skyward Parent Portal, etc. ASSESSMENTS Each student must participate in the statewide assessment tests. Section 1008.22, Florida Statutes, states “participation in the assessment program is mandatory for all school districts and all students attending public schools.” Additionally, Section 1008.34, Florida Statutes, states; “each school must assess at least 95% of its eligible students”. Section 1008.32, Florida Statutes, states that the Commissioner of Education may investigate allegations of non-compliance with law by school districts. A student’s course enrollment may be influenced by statewide assessment and diagnostic test performance. This includes enrollment in honors courses and ELA and math intervention classes. PROGRESS REPORTING AND ANNUAL REPORT Each district school board must annually report to the parent of each student the progress of the student toward achieving state and district expectations for proficiency in ELA, science, mathematics, and social studies. The district school board must report to the parent the student’s results on each statewide assessment test. The evaluation of each student’s progress must be based upon the student’s classroom work, observations, tests, district and state assessments, and other relevant information. The district will annually publish in the local newspaper, and report in writing to the State Board of Education by September 1* of each year, the following on the prior school year: the provisions of F.S. 1008.25(8) relating to public school student progression and the district policies and procedures on student retention and promotion; by grade, the number and percentage of all students in grades 3 through 10 performing at Levels 1 and 2 on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking ELA (FAST ELA); the number and percentage, by grade, of all students retained in grades 3 through 10; the total number of students promoted for good cause, by each category; and any revisions to the district school board’s policy on retention and promotion from the prior year. *This information will be published once it has been released by the Florida Department of Education. ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES Remedial and supplemental instruction resources will be allocated as follows: First, to students who are deficient in ELA by the end of grade 3, and second to students who fail to meet performance levels required for promotion. ELIMINATION OF SOCIAL PROMOTION AND GOOD CAUSE EXEMPTIONS a) No student may be assigned to a grade level based solely on age or other factors that constitute social promotion. b) The school board may only exempt students from mandatory retention for good cause. Good cause exemptions for students in grade 3 shall be limited to the following: 1. Limited English proficient students who have had less than 2 years of instruction in an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program. 2. Students with disabilities whose individual education plan (I.E.P.) indicates that participation in the statewide assessment program is not appropriate, consistent with the requirements of State Board of Education rule. 11

4 3. Students, who demonstrate an acceptable level of performance on an alternative, standardized reading assessment approved by the State Board of Education. 4. Students, who demonstrate through a student portfolio, that the student is reading on grade level as evidenced by demonstration of mastery of the Florida Standards in reading equal to at least a Level 2 performance on the FAST. 5. Students with disabilities who participate in the FAST and who have an individual education plan or a Section 504 plan that reflects that the student has received the intensive remediation in reading, for more than 2 years but still demonstrates a deficiency in reading and was previously retained in kindergarten, grade 1 or grade 2. 6. Students who have received two or more years of intensive reading intervention and were previously retained in kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, or grade 3 for a total of two years meet the criteria for good cause exemption. Students may not be retained in grade 3 more than once. Intensive reading instruction for students so promoted must include an altered instructional day based upon an academic impro