Fla. Admin. Code R. 6A-6.0575

Current through Reg. 50, No. 235-239, December 10, 2024

Section 6A-6.0575 - [Effective until 12/24/2024] Clock Hour Dual Enrollment for School and District Accountability

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to:

(a) Aid student acceleration, as part of the College and Career Acceleration component framework in subparagraph 6A-1.09981(4)(c) 2. F.A.C.;

(b) Specify the procedures, course requirements, and reporting criteria for clock hour dual enrollment courses for inclusion in the College and Career Acceleration component in school and district grades in Rule 6A-1.09981, F.A.C.; and

(c) Adopt a clock hour career dual enrollment course list for eligibility in the school and district grading calculation in Rule 6A-1.09981, F.A.C.

(2) Definitions. The following definitions shall be used in this rule and incorporated documents.

(a) "Clock hour dual enrollment courses" means postsecondary courses creditable toward high school completion and a career certificate or an applied technology diploma degree, measured in clock hours.

(b) "Completion" means the awarding of high school credit upon student completion of the entire clock hour course. Withdrawals, incompletes, and letter grades that do not result in credit are not completions.

(3) In order for a clock hour course to be included in the College and Career Acceleration component of the school and district grading calculation, the following conditions must be met:

(a) The course is included on the annually adopted "Clock Hour Dual Enrollment Course List for School and District Accountability;"

(b) The course or courses completed total at least three-hundred (300) clock hours;

(c) The course or courses totaling at least three-hundred (300) clock hours are included in the same program, as designated by the name and program number on the incorporated list beginning with the 2020-2021 year or thereafter; and

(d) The program in which the course is included must be identified by the Department as leading to an industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding list or the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List as specified in Sections 1008.44 and 1011.62(1), F.S., and adopted in Rule 6A-6.0576, F.A.C., for the year in which the course was taken.

(4) The "2022-2023 Clock Hour Dual Enrollment Course List for School and District Accountability", effective November 2023 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16039) is incorporated by reference in this rule. The list may be obtained from the Department of Education, Room 744, Turlington Building, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399.

(5) Reporting Criteria.

(a) Any eligible course must be reported on the Student Course Transcript Information of the Student Information System for K-12 reporting, as referenced in Rule 6A-1.0014, F.A.C.

(b) A course may only be reported upon student completion of the entire course.

(c) Clock hour dual enrollment courses will only be eligible for inclusion in school and district accountability upon the completion of a course or courses totaling three-hundred (300) or more clock hours.

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-6.0575

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1008.34(6) FS. Law Implemented 1008.34(3) FS.

Adopted by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 125, June 29, 2021 effective 7/14/2021, Amended by Florida Register Volume 48, Number 218, November 8, 2022 effective 11/23/2022, Amended by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 217, November 7, 2023 effective 11/21/2023.

New 7-14-21, Amended 11-23-22, 11-21-23.