Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(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.
Rulemaking Authority
1001.02(1),
(2)(n),
1008.34(6) FS.
Law Implemented 1008.34(3)
FS.
New 7-14-21, Amended 11-23-22,
11-21-23.
