Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-10.038 - Postsecondary Feedback of Student Information to High Schools

(1) From data provided by the state universities, Florida College System institution, and state-supported career centers, the Department of Education shall maintain information on the performance of Florida's public high school graduates on the entry-level placement tests, pursuant to Rules 6A-10.0315 and 6A-10.040, F.A.C.

(2) By October 31 each year, the Department of Education shall provide the Commissioner of Education the following information on students enrolled during the most recent academic year, beginning with the summer session and ending with the spring semester, who were prior year graduates of Florida public high schools:

(a) Legal name;

(b) Social security number;

(c) Florida student identifier when available;

(d) Gender;

(e) Racial/ethnic group;

(f) Name and number of school and school district from which student graduated;

(g) Year of graduation from high school;

(h) Report year (academic year student was enrolled in postsecondary education and the first academic year after graduation from high school);

(i) Name of postsecondary institution in which student was enrolled; and,

(j) An indicator for each of the three (3) subtest areas indicating whether a student's score on the subtest was above or below the cut-off score for that area pursuant to Rule 6A-10.0315, F.A.C.;

(k) The name of the entry-level placement test used to place each student and subtest scores on the entry-level placement test in the areas of reading, writing/language, or mathematics shall be maintained by the Department of Education and made available to the Commissioner of Education upon request.

(3) Each postsecondary career center shall provide, by October 31 each year, the same information as described in paragraphs (2)(a) through (2)(i) of this rule pursuant to Section 1004.91, F.S., for students who were prior year graduates of Florida public high schools. Reporting on postsecondary career students shall be consistent with Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C., and shall indicate whether a student, upon completion of a required basic skills examination within the first six (6) weeks after admission into the program, was deemed to have achieved mastery of the required minimum level of basic skills for the program pursuant to Rule 6A-6.0571, F.A.C.

(4) Upon request to the postsecondary institutions in which its students enrolled, a Florida public high school or school district shall be provided transcripts of its graduates including a record of all postsecondary courses in which its graduates enrolled during the first year after high school graduation. Transcripts, performance of an individual student on an entry-level placement test, and other personally identifiable student information may be used only for educational purposes pursuant to Section 1002.22, F.S., and shall be released without the written consent of the student only to the superintendent of the school district or principal of the school from which the student graduated.

(5) From information data bases maintained by the Department of Education, the Commissioner shall provide to the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors, and Legislature by November 30, and to the school districts and high schools by January 31, summary reports on the performance of Florida's public high school graduates who enroll in public postsecondary institutions within one (1) year after graduation. The Commissioner shall provide summary reports for the state as a whole, for each school district, and for each public high school. Student level reports shall be provided to the high schools from which students graduate. The summary reports shall indicate the number of prior year graduates who enrolled in state-supported career centers, Florida College System institution, and state universities in Florida during the previous summer, fall, and spring terms and the number of those students whose scores on the entry-level placement tests indicate readiness for postsecondary education or the need for remediation through basic skills instruction or college-preparatory instruction pursuant to Sections 1004.92 and 1008.30, F.S.

(6) Pursuant to Section 1008.37, F.S., each school district and high school shall include strategies in its school improvement plan to improve student readiness for the public postsecondary level based on annual analysis of the feedback report data.

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Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-10.038

Rulemaking Authority 1008.37(1) FS. Law Implemented 1008.37 FS.

New 9-24-84, Formerly 6A-10.38, Amended 11-7-89, 1-2-95, 12-18-05.

New 9-24-84, Formerly 6A-10.38, Amended 11-7-89, 1-2-95, 12-18-05.