Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to implement the VPK provider performance
metric and designation requirements of Section
1002.68, F.S.
(2) Definitions. For this rule, the following
definitions apply:
(a) "Composite Program
Assessment Score" means an average of all Division of Early Learning-adopted
program assessment dimension scores from VPK classrooms, omitting the negative
climate score, as defined in subsection (1) in Rule
6M-8.621, F.A.C.
(b) "Eligible children" means children who
have completed more than fifty (50) percent of the total number of
instructional hours of the VPK program in the same provider's
program.
(c) "Growth rate" is the
rate of learning per month for children enrolled in the VPK program. Growth
rate will be calculated by subtracting the progress monitoring one (PM1) score
from the progress monitoring three (PM3) score, then dividing by the number of
calendar days between PM1 and PM3 administration dates and multiplying by
thirty (30).
(d) "Highest literacy
classification" is known as Probable Reader with a Unified Scaled Score (USS)
between 852-1100.
(e) "Kindergarten
Readiness" is defined as meeting the expected developmental learning outcome as
demonstrated by children scoring a USS of 707 or higher on PM3.
(f) "Performance metric designations"
summarize the profiles of all sites with the following designations:
"unsatisfactory," "below expectations," "meets expectations," "above
expectations," and "excellent."
(3) VPK Provider Performance Metric
Components. Each private and public school VPK provider with sufficient data
will receive a performance metric designation as provided for in this rule.
Sufficient data exists when a provider has a minimum of four (4) eligible
children, as defined in paragraph (2)(b), for inclusion in the providers'
metric calculation. The VPK provider performance metric is comprised of three
(3) components:
(a) Quality. The Quality score
is calculated based on the Composite Program Assessment Score as defined in
paragraph (2)(a) and will be expressed as a whole number. The Quality score
accounts for fifty (50) percent of the total performance metric and each
provider can earn a maximum of fifty (50) points for this component. Providers
with Composite Program Assessment Scores:
1.
Below 4.00 will earn zero (0) percent or zero (0) of the fifty (50) possible
points.
2. 4.00-4.49 will earn ten
(10) percent or five (5) of the fifty (50) possible points.
3. 4.50-4.99 will earn twenty (20) percent or
ten (10) of the fifty (50) possible points.
4. 5.00-5.49 will earn forty (40) percent or
twenty (20) of the fifty (50) possible points.
5. 5.50-5.99 will earn sixty (60) percent or
thirty (30) of the fifty (50) possible points.
6. 6.00-6.49 will earn eighty (80) percent or
forty (40) of the fifty (50) possible points.
7. 6.50-7.00 will earn one hundred (100)
percent or fifty (50) of the fifty (50) possible points.
(b) Achievement. The Achievement score
accounts for twenty (20) percent of the total performance metric, and each
provider can earn a maximum of twenty (20) points for this component. The
Achievement score is calculated by multiplying the percentage of eligible
children who demonstrate kindergarten readiness, as defined in paragraph (2)(e)
of this rule, by one hundred (100) and multiplying the result by twenty (20)
percent. The score will be expressed as a whole number by rounding a value of
.5 or greater up and rounding a value of less than .5 down.
(c) Learning Gains. The Learning Gains score
accounts for thirty (30) percent of the total performance metric and each
provider can earn a maximum of thirty (30) points for this component.
1. Learning gains are demonstrated by:
a. Eligible children in the VPK school-year
program with a growth rate of twelve (12) USS points or more per month;
or
b. Eligible children in the VPK
summer program with a growth rate of forty (40) USS points or more per month;
or
c. Eligible children maintaining
a score within the highest literacy classification at PM1 and PM3.
2. The Learning Gains score is
calculated by multiplying the percentage of eligible children that meet the
growth rate, as defined in paragraph (2)(c), by one hundred (100) and
multiplying the results by thirty (30) percent. The score will be expressed as
a whole number by rounding a value of .5 or greater up and rounding a value of
less than .5 down.
(4) VPK Provider Performance Metric
Calculation. The department must calculate a VPK provider performance metric
for each private or public school VPK provider. A provider's school-year and
summer VPK programs are calculated separately. The VPK performance metric is
calculated as the sum of the Quality score, Achievement score, and the Learning
Gains score.
(5) VPK Provider
Performance Designation. The department will assign each private or public
school a VPK provider performance designation as defined in paragraph (2)(f)
within forty-five (45) days after the conclusion of the school-year and summer
VPK programs based on the VPK provider performance metric. The department must
display each provider's designation in the early learning provider performance
profiles, in accordance with Sections
1002.68 and
1002.92(3),
F.S. For a provider to have successfully implemented the VPK Program, a
provider must achieve a performance designation of: meets expectations, above
expectations, or excellent. A provider with a performance designation below
expectations or unsatisfactory, fails to meet this standard and will be placed
on probation, in accordance with Section
1002.68, F.S.
(a) Designations will be assigned to
providers based on the percentage of total applicable points earned as follows:
1. Sixty-one (61) points or higher equals a
designation of "Excellent."
2.
Forty-six (46) to sixty (60) points equals a designation of "Above
Expectations."
3. Twenty-eight (28)
to forty-five (45) points equals a designation of "Meets
Expectations."
4. Sixteen (16) to
twenty-seven (27) points equals a designation of "Below
Expectations."
5. Fifteen (15)
points or less equals a designation of "Unsatisfactory."
(b) The department will assign VPK providers
who do not have all three (3) metric components the designation of
incomplete.
(c) When a transfer of
ownership occurs, as defined in subsection (9) in Rule
6M-8.301, F.A.C., and the new
private VPK owner has delivered:
1. More than
fifty (50) percent of the VPK school-year or summer program instructional
hours, the VPK provider performance designation will be binding on the
provider.
2. Fifty (50) percent or
less of the VPK school-year or summer program instructional hours, the VPK
provider performance designation will not be binding on the provider and the
provider will be assigned the designation of incomplete.
Rulemaking Authority
1001.02(2)(n),
1002.79, FS. Law Implemented
1002.68
FS.
