Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
In the operation of adult general education programs, the
following general requirements shall apply:
(1) Facilities. Instructional facilities
should be consistent with the number and nature of adults served, as well as
instructional methods and objectives.
(2) Enrollment. Enrollment shall be limited
to individuals who have legally left the elementary or the secondary school as
specified in Section 1003.21(1)(c),
F.S.; provided, however, that the high school may enroll individual students of
compulsory school age who are at risk of not graduating with their 9th grade
cohort to one (1) or more courses that are required for high school graduation
and are offered in the established adult high school co-enrollment program as
specified in Section 1011.80(10),
F.S., where such students can more effectively be served by the adult high
school program.
(3) Teacher
qualifications. Each school district shall establish the minimal qualifications
for part-time and full-time teachers in adult education programs per Section
1012.39, F.S.
(4) Academic skills tests for adults.
(a) Requirements for pre- and post-tests for
adult general education students are as follows:
1. All newly enrolled students must be
pre-tested to determine educational functioning within the first twelve (12)
hours of instruction.
2. Programs
must comply with test publishers' recommended timeframes for
post-testing.
3. In certain limited
cases, instructors and test administrators, based on their professional
judgment, may request an exception to the test publishers' recommended
timeframes for post-testing an adult learner, but the administrator or designee
must approve and record the deviation and reasons therefore.
4. Students completing the required course
work to earn the adult high school diploma or earning the State of Florida High
School Equivalency Diploma in accordance with Rule
6A-6.0201, F.A.C., are not
required to post-test upon earning this credential.
(b) The following tests, English language
versions only, are approved to pre-test students to determine educational
functioning level and post-test for documentation of learning gains of a
student enrolled in the adult general education program. The tests shall be
used with appropriate accommodations for students with disabilities as
specified in Section 1004.02(6),
F.S., and with necessary accommodations for English Language Learners.
1. Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE),
Complete Battery or Survey Form, Forms 9 & 10 (expires December 31,
2018);
2. Tests of Adult Basic
Education (TABE) Forms 11 & 12;
3. Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment
System (CASAS);
(c) The
following tests, English language versions only, are approved to pre-test
students to determine educational functioning level and post-test for
documentation of learning gains of a student enrolled in the adult English for
Speakers of Other Languages program and shall be used with appropriate
accommodations for students with disabilities, as specified in Section
1004.02(6),
F.S., and with the necessary accommodations for English Language Learners.
1. Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment
System (CASAS);
2. Basic English
Skills Test (BEST) Plus;
3. Basic
English Skills Test (BEST) Literacy;
4. Tests for Adult Basic Education Complete
Language Assessment System - English (TABE CLAS-E).
(d) If an adult student has a documented
disability and the instruments in paragraphs (4)(b) and (c), of this rule, with
accommodations are not an accurate measure of the student's ability, one of the
following tests may be used for diagnostic purposes but is not approved as a
pre-test or post-test in an adult general education program:
1. Brigance Employability Skills;
2. Brigance Life Skills;
3. Comprehensive Test of Adaptive Behaviors
(CTAB);
4. Comprehensive Adult
Student Assessment (CASAS), or
5.
Kaufman Functional Adult Student Assessment System
(K-FAST).
(e) If an adult
student has a documented disability and the instruments listed in this rule are
not an accurate measure of the student's ability, documentation must be kept
showing an attempt was made to assess the student, and the results of this
attempt should be kept in the student's record for audit
purposes.
(5) Student
progress will be measured by progression through Literacy Completion Points
(LCPs) using one or more of the following:
(a)
Grade level and scale score improvements measured by an approved
test.
(b) Attainment of State of
Florida High School Equivalency Diploma or Adult Standard High School
Diploma.
Rulemaking Authority
1001.02(1),
1004.93(9),
1011.80(11) FS.
Law Implemented 1004.93,
1011.80
FS.
New 2-20-64, Amended 4-11-70, 11-17-73, 2-18-74, 6-17-74,
Repromulgated 12-5-74, Amended 12-6-84, Formerly 6A-6.14, Amended 12-28-86,
10-17-89, 12-29-98, 4-26-06, 9-19-07, 8-18-09, 2-1-11, 4-1-15,
2-20-18.
