The Legislature enacted Ch. Beginning in the school year, the law establishes a coordinated screening and progress monitoring system for students enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten VPK Program and students enrolled in public schools in kindergarten through 8th grade.
The results of such monitoring must be used to rate the performance of VPK providers instead of the statewide kindergarten screener, which is administered at the beginning of the kindergarten school year.
The results are required to inform instruction and identify symptoms of dyslexia and must be provided to teachers and parents. Among other provisions, the law also includes the following.
School Choice Landscape , February 17, Chancellor, Division of Public Schools, Home current Products Reports. Printer Friendly Version. What is the purpose of the program?
As provided in Article IX, Section 1 , Constitution of the State of Florida , adequate provision shall be made by law for a uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high quality system of free public schools that allows students to obtain a high quality education. How is Florida's public education system governed? The state is responsible for establishing standards and regulations to ensure the efficient operation of all schools and adequate educational opportunities for all Florida children, including teacher certification and professional development.
The Florida Department of Education , under the direction of the State Board of Education , is responsible for monitoring school districts and collecting and reporting certain information on K education. Each of the state's 67 counties represents a single school district. Each local school district is governed by a school board in conjunction with a superintendent.
A school principal is responsible for the day-to-day operations at individual schools. The following is a brief description of these roles and links to their legal source, outlining specific duties and responsibilities. School Boards. Each school board establishes policies, and operates, controls, and supervises all of the public schools in the district.
District superintendents are either elected in a general election or appointed by the school board based on the decision of the local electorate Article IX, Section 5 , Constitution of the State of Florida. More detailed information on superintendent responsibilities can be found in Ch.
Florida law gives school principals authority over certain school district personnel, including making recommendations to the superintendent regarding the hiring of instructional personnel assigned to the principal's school; overseeing the performance of all personnel employed by the district school board and assigned to the principal's school; and assisting teachers with the use of student assessment data, as measured by student learning gains, for self-evaluation.
More detailed information on principal responsibilities can be found in ss. How many school districts and public schools are in Florida? Each of Florida's 67 counties constitutes a school district. For the school year , Florida had 3, traditional public schools including K general education, special education, alternative education, and university research schools and charter schools.
How many children attend Florida public schools? In the fall of , student membership , from pre-kindergarten through the twelfth grade, totaled 2,, for Florida's 67 school and special districts.
What types of programs do public schools provide? Florida public schools provide a wide range of educational programs from basic to specialized instruction to students in grades K, and operational programs that support student education.
Additional information on these programs can be found in the profiles listed below. How many people do Florida public schools employ? Florida's public schools reported a total of , full-time employees in What alternatives are there to attending a public school? In addition to traditional public school settings, parents may choose from a variety of school choice options for their children. How are public schools held accountable for student performance?
Public schools participate in state school improvement, assessment, and accountability initiatives to ensure that students meet established academic standards so they successfully progress from grade to grade, are successful in attaining higher education, and become productive members of society.
Florida's statewide assessment system grades public schools A through F primarily based on student performance on the Florida Standards Assessments. These assessments are state student achievement tests that specifically address a student's ability to perform on the Florida Standards benchmarks.
How are these activities funded? The main sources of funding for public education include general revenue, local required effort funding, state trust funds, federal trust funds, lottery funds, and local discretionary funding. The majority of education funding is allocated to school districts through the Florida Education Finance Program FEFP and categorical funding programs. To provide equalization of educational opportunity, the FEFP formula recognizes variances in 1 local property tax base; 2 education program costs; 3 costs of living; and 4 costs for equivalent educational programs due to sparsity and dispersion of the student population.
The key feature of the FEFP is to base financial support for education upon the individual student enrolled in a particular program rather than the numbers of teachers or classrooms. Each early learning coalition and the Redlands Christian Migrant Association have designated representatives assigned to the School-Age Network, where they get training, technical assistance and resources.
Network representatives pass on information and resources to local providers to help improve overall quality in K-5 school-age programs.
The network holds monthly meetings to discuss training opportunities and needs, research, resources and best practices in school-age care. For more information, contact Katie Dufford-Melendez at Katie. Dufford-Melendez oel. Florida Statute You will find more information on our provider resources page. Please contact Gregory Allerellie at Gregory. Allerellie oel. One of the ways Florida helps ensure quality early learning is by considering how well children do before and after receiving school readiness services.
State law requires the Office of Early Learning to review and select child assessments that are valid, reliable and developmentally appropriate.
While the statewide assessment system is voluntary, it can help improve school readiness, benefiting more than , children, 10, providers and 15, teachers. It provides teachers, child care providers and parents a tool to guide instruction, document learning and development over time.
School Readiness child care providers who meet eligibility requirements may receive a differential for conducting child assessments during the three child assessment periods. Please contact your local ELC for more information. The Office has contracted with the following companies for child assessments: Assessment Technology, HighScope, and Teaching Strategies.
Please see the Child Assessment link for more information. For more information, contact Gregory Allerellie at Gregory. Answers On The Go. Statewide Initiatives.
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