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THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

Robert W. Runcie

Telephone: 754-321-2600 Facsimile: 754-321-2701

Signatures on File

April 19, 2013 TO: All District Staff & Principals

FROM: Robert W. Runcie, Superintendent of Schools

VIA: Desmond Blackburn, Ph.D., Chief School Performance & Accountability Officer Leslie Brown, Chief Portfolio Services Officer (Task Assigned)

SUBJECT: Class Size Reduction (CSR) Expectations & Schedule Memorandum Districtwide Class Size Reduction period-by-period compliance is a top priority for the 2013-14 school year. The District’s penalty for non-compliance in 2012-13, while not the highest in the State, was still higher than acceptable and continues to adversely impact the District’s operational budget for 2013-14 as $1.3M of the District’s operational budget will go to other Florida Counties that did meet 100% compliance. Period-by-period CSR compliance means that for each period in:

Grades Pk-3 each core classroom period will have 18 students or less, Grades 4-8 each core classroom period will have 22 students or less, and in Grades 9-12 there will be 25 students or less, in each core class period.

A listing of core classes is attached in Appendix A. These classes were determined by the Florida State Legislature during the spring 2011 legislative session, updated to include course recovery courses in 2012, and Language Arts courses during the spring 2013 legislative session. The District is striving to utilize every educational dollar available to support academic excellence. Because of this, it is imperative that all School and District Administrative staff work to ensure, prior to the beginning of the 2013-14 school year that the most efficient utilization of instructional staffing and space is in place. The section below provides you information on the expectations and critical CSR dates:

All Schools must have a schedule posted in TERMS by Thursday, August 1, 2013, for ALL students in ALL grades currently enrolled in the school. Through the collaborative work of the Principal School Budget Committee and the Budget Office, school budgets have been rolled out in a timelier manner and school funding has been more inclusive reflecting Title grant allocations to assist with planning, staffing and master schedule development. It is my expectation that master schedules will be posted in a more timely manner and meet the August 1stdeadline with all enrolled students reflected appropriately in the schedule. It is imperative that reliable and accurate data be entered into TERMS so that operationally correct decisions can be made with regards to staffing/space needs prior to the beginning of school.

The schedule window will be open throughout July and a weekly review of schedules will be available through the CSR Website until the 2nd rollover of TERMS. After the 2nd TERMS rollover, the CSR Website will update daily.

School Principals must review their schools' class size and room utilization data in the CSR Website daily and address data errors and compliance issues immediately. http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata/

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DRAFTasof04/19/13(Asmodificationsduetolegislative/policychangesarereceived,updateswillbesentouttoDistrict&SchoolStaff.)

School Principals are to ensure that teachers are scheduled in the appropriate classes PRIOR to the beginning of the school year, and must utilize co-teaching and multigrade strategies as soon as it is evident that this type of schedule will be necessary at the school. Attachment B provides a list of classes currently available for Multigrade and Co-teaching professional development opportunities. Attachment C lists classes available for Principals, Assistant Principals, and IMT’s and includes the dates of the Hands On Training (HOT) Labs.

School Principals must utilize all staff in the most efficient manner possible, per the Office of School Performance and Accountability and Human Resources Guidelines.

Schools must utilize all scheduling strategies available, and review the Scheduling Strategy Brainshark (located on the CSR Website Training Tab) once it is available.

District Staff responsibilities will include:

Per the following schedule: Portfolio Management - CSR Staff - will prepare weekly data reports, and coordinate weekly meetings

to review and identify data and compliance issues with OSPA Staff. CSR Staff will then provide updates per the below schedule to the Senior Leadership team.

Office of School Performance and Accountability (OPSA) Staff - will meet weekly during August thru October with CSR Staff to review school class size data, and follow up with schools to resolve data errors, compliance, and staffing issues.

Human Resources - will meet weekly during August through October and collaboratively work with OSPA and Budget Staff to resolve staffing issues.

Budget Staff - will meet weekly during August through October and collaboratively work with OSPA and HR Staff to resolve funding issues.

Information & Technology (IT) - will make changes to the CSR Website as necessary to provide accurate class size compliance data to the District and Schools, provide technical support via the IT Help Desk, and submit the District's data per the State's FDOE production schedule. They will also communicate process and/or policy changes and updates to District and School Staff as soon as they become aware of changes.

College & Career Readiness - will provide training services to District, Charter, and School Staff and ensure that a list of training attendees is kept. They will also ensure that accurate instructions are communicated to School staff via the IT CAB Bulletin Board and provide Hands On Training (HOT) through the HOT Labs each week.

Portfolio Management – CSR Staff - will collaboratively work with OSPA, Budget, HR, and IT Staff, to monitor, identify, and address issues with space utilization at the schools. If space issues are identified, a team comprised of: OSPA, Portfolio Management Services – Facility Planning, and Portfolio Management staff (Demographics & Student Assignments & CSR) will do an on-site visit and review the school's Florida Inventory of School House (FISH) file and Master Schedule to determine what programmatic (or other) changes are necessary at the school.

Human Resource Development (HRD) - will collaboratively work with OSPA and CSR staff to identify schools utilizing Co-teaching and Multigrade CSR Strategies, and will ensure that the appropriate teachers are included in training. In addition, they will provide a report of training attendees to the Superintendent, OSPA, and SLT as needed.

Curriculum & Guidance Staff - will review Master Schedules to ensure that core curriculum offerings align with the District's goal of academic excellence while adhering to the State's class size mandate and that non-core related Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, and Virtual Education programs are implemented to maximize the student's fullest potential.

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Detail CSR 2013-14 Timeline – All Staff:

Date:Who:Schools DistrictStaff Action:

April–Ongoing–CurrentStudentScheduling,PlacementTesting,CommunicationtoParents&Community

OngoingInformationTechnology(IT)

Schedulewindowopenforallschools,allstudents.

April25th–30thPrincipal&

LeadershipTeam

Blackburn,Rockleman,Brown,Leong

SchoolBudget,Staffing&CSRComplianceReview–Revieweachschool’sprojectedfunding,enrollment,scheduling,staffingandclasssizecomplianceplans.

April30th Principal&LeadershipTeam

Clark,Blackburn,Brown

MarketCampaign–LearningBeginsDay1!!

July–SchedulesInTERMS–Principal&DistrictReviewofPreliminaryCSRData

July1st Principal IT Schools‐ClassSizeReductionWebsiteWeeklyUpdateBegins.

PrincipalClark,Blackburn,Brown LearningBeginsDay1!!(CampaignContinued)

July20th‐21stTentative IT Tentative2ndRoll‐over.

July22nd Principal AssistantPrincipalsreturn.

July22nd Principal ITCSRWebsitebeginsupdatingdaily.PrincipalsshouldreviewtheirCSRdatadailyaschangesareentered,toensureaccuratedata.

August–SchoolBegins–Principal&DistrictDailyReviewofCSRWebsiteData

Daily Principal ITPrincipalsshouldreviewtheirCSRdatadailyaschangesareentered,toensureaccuratedata.

August1st Principal&LeadershipTeam

Blackburnwillfollowupwithschoolsnotposted.

ALL Student Schedules Must be Posted inTERMS.

Learning Begins Day 1!! Campaign(Continues)

August1st Principal&IMT Blackburn

Review the CSR Website Room OccupancyReport and verify that all non‐scheduled roomshave room utilization codes in the C01 TERMSpanel. Verify that ESE and Fee‐Paid rooms arecodedwith"E"and"F"codesrespectively.

Also review themaster schedule to ensure thatall:1. Roomswithcapacityarescheduledfirst,then2. Relocatable rooms with capacity are

schedulednext,then3. Permanent rooms with no student stations,

andlastly,4. Relocatableroomswithnostudentstations.5. All rooms scheduledwith the schedule type

of “M” are sufficient size to meet State’sguidelinesforthisschedulingtype.

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August5th Brown DistrictDataReviewReportsgenerated.

August7th Blackburn,Brown

Data Verification Review Meeting & Follow upwithSchools. DataVerificationReviewMeetingswill

includethefollowingdatachecks:o ClassesRunning5students(ormore)

UnderCompliance,o Plus10studentOverCompliance,o PKClassPeriodsNotEndingin88o Leveling,o DuplicatePeriods–Teachers/Studentso DuplicatedFISHNumberso APclassesrunning>30studentso Non‐CSR“Core”Coursesrunning>30

studentso TeacherStudentLoadReview

August8th Blackburn,Brown,Leong

SLTInitialReportof2ndRolloverComplianceData

PreliminaryPenaltyCalculation ListofSchoolsnotScheduled


August14th Blackburn,BrownDataReviewMeeting&FollowupwithSchoolsregardingDataChecks.

August16th Blackburn,Brown,Leong SLTReportofCSRComplianceData.

August19th Schools Blackburn,Brown,Leong

FirstDayofSchool.


August21st Blackburn,BrownDataReviewMeeting&FollowupwithSchoolsregardingDataChecks.

August26th IT DidNotEnter(DNE)DropofNoShowStudentsfromSchedules.


August28th Blackburn,Brown DataReviewMeeting&FollowupwithSchoolsregardingDataChecks.

August29thSelectTeachers/Schools

Blackburn,BrownDataVerification&RosterCheckPoint#1–SampleSelectSchools&Teachers.

August30th Blackburn,Brown,Leong SLTReviewofCSRComplianceData.

September–Principal&DistrictDailyReviewofCSRWebsiteData


September1st–3rd(Tentative)

FDOE/IT FDOETentativeTrialRun1.

September4th Brown DistrictDataReviewReportsgenerated.

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September4th


DataReviewMeeting&FollowupwithSchoolsregardingDataChecks.

September4th Principal

StudentprogramcodingmustbefinalizedinTERMSoncurrentlyenrolledstudents,nolaterthanSeptember4thforallstudentsenrolledasofthatdate.

September4th SelectTeachers/Schools

Blackburn,Brown DataVerification&RosterCheckPoint#2–SampleSelectSchools&Teachers.

September6th Blackburn,Brown,Leong

SLTReviewofCSRComplianceData.

September6th Blackburn,Rockleman,Brown,Leong

SchoolBudgetsBalanced–School‐by‐schoolreviewofbudget,schedules,staffingandCSRcompliancewillbeginSeptember6th.


September10thSBWS(Tentative)

BrownSchoolBoardWorkshop–CSRStrategyUpdates&PreliminaryPenalty&CompliancePlanFormat.

September10th‐12th Blackburn,Rockleman,Brown,Leong

SchoolBudget,Staffing&CSRComplianceReviewforselectschoolsshowingbudgetdeficits.


SLTReviewofCSRComplianceData.PreliminaryupdateofpossibleSurpluspositionsand/orstaffingconcernsforCSR.

September14th‐15th(Tentative) IT FDOETrialRun2.

September16th–20th Principal&GuidanceDirector Rockelman SchoolSurplusProcess.

September16thSelectTeachers/Schools Blackburn,Brown

DataVerification&RosterCheckPoint#3–SampleSelectSchools&Teachers.



September23rd Principal&GuidanceDirector

Blackburn,Rockelman

SchoolSurplusProcess–TeachersPlacementCompleted.



September27th Blackburn,Brown,Leong

SLTReviewofCSRComplianceData.

September30th Principal&GuidanceDirector

Blackburn,Rockleman,Brown

To provide for as much academic stability aspossible,schoolsshouldhaveallclassesbalanced(leveled)asofMonday,September30th.


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October–PrincipalsFinalizeSchedules&PrepareforSurvey2DateCertain–October12th


October2nd Blackburn,BrownData ReviewMeeting& Follow upwith SchoolsregardingDataChecks.

October4th Blackburn,Brown,Leong SLTReviewofCSRComplianceData.

October7th Brown DistrictDataReviewReportsgenerated.

October9th Blackburn,BrownDataReviewMeeting&FollowupwithSchoolsregardingDataChecks.


October14th‐18th Principal&IMT ITFTE Week for Survey 2 – Schools makechangesasnecessaryinTERMS.


October14thSelectTeachers/Schools Blackburn,Brown


October15thRSBM‐(Tentative)


School Board vote on approval for extendingenrollment for newly enrolled students after10/18/13–provideCSRupdate.

October16th Blackburn,Brown Data ReviewMeeting& Follow upwith SchoolsregardingDataChecks.


October18th Principal&IMT LastdayofFTESurvey2dataentry–4:00 p.m. Snapshot of TERMS data taken.FirstsendofSurvey2datatoFDOE.

October21st Blackburn,Brown DistrictDataReviewReportsgenerated.

October21st–24th(Tentative)


Schools complete 2014‐15 ComplianceIndicators survey (if Board opts for thismethodofcomplianceon9/10/13)–TentativeBoardUpdate–CSRPenalty.

October23rd Blackburn,BrownDataReviewMeeting–PreliminaryCompliance–Possible Error Corrections & School Follow‐upNeeded

October25th Blackburn,Brown,Leong

SLT‐Review‐PreliminarySurvey2–CSRComplianceData&RoomUtilizationData.

October25th Principal&IMT ITFirst send of corrections made in External forSurvey 2 to FDOE. Updates in Externalfinalizedby12:00p.m.


October28th‐30th(Tentative)

Blackburn,Brown

October28th–30th–DirectorSign‐offof2014‐15CompliancePlans.

October30th Blackburn,BrownData Review Meeting – 2014‐15 CompliancePlans Finalized – Space Utilization Review(s)Completed.

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November–PrincipalsFinalizeCorrectionstoSurvey2Data

November1st Principal&IMT ITSecondsendofcorrectionsmadeinExternalforSurvey 2 to FDOE. Updates in Externalfinalizedby12:00p.m.

November8th Principal&IMT ITThird send of correctionsmade inExternal forSurvey 2 to FDOE. Updates in Externalfinalizedby12:00p.m.

November12thSchoolBoardWorkshop(Tentative)


Preliminary CSR Compliance & SpaceUtilization Update & Compliance Plan for2014‐15

November15th Principal&IMT IT FinalsendofExternalcorrectionsby4:00p.m.forSurvey2toFDOE.

November18th Blackburn,BrownReview “Preliminary Final” Survey 2 Data fromFDOE(pendingavailabilityofdata).

November29thSelectTeachers/Schools Blackburn,Brown


December–DistrictCSRAppealsPreparation&Submission–PrincipalsPrepareBackupDocumentationasNecessary

December3rdRegularSchoolBoardMeeting(Tentative)


ForApprovalof2014‐15CSRCompliancePlan

December3rd(Tentative)


Receive FDOE data files and begin review fordataerrors,unexpectedenrollment,andschoolswithclassesinwhichvacancieswereposted,butnotfilledwithasubstituteteacher.

December2nd‐13th

Principal&IMTBlackburn,Rockleman,Brown,Leong

Principals should be prepared to respond torequests for additional information regardingchanges in the schedule. It is imperative thatdocumentation regarding changes of teachers,rooms,andschedulingmethodsbekeptsothatifnecessary, District Staff can get a copy of thebackuptosupportadataerrorappeal.

December13th Blackburn,Brown,Leong

SLTReview‐CSRAppealsResponsetoFDOE(Tentative)

December13th Blackburn,Rockleman,Brown,Leong

CSR Appeals Response Due to FDOE(Tentative)

January–SubmitCSRCompliancePlan&PreliminarySurvey3

January6th Principal ITSchools ‐ClassSizeReductionWebsiteSurvey3DailyReviewofSchedulesBegins.

January31st Blackburn,Rockleman,Brown,Leong

SubmitSchoolBoard“Certified”2014‐15CSRCompliancePlantoFDOE

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February–PrincipalsFinalizeSurvey3Data&SubmitVAMRosterVerificationtoFDOE

February10th‐14th Principal&IMT ITFTEWeekforSurvey3–SchoolsmakechangesasnecessaryinTERMS. SchoolsareexpectedtomaintaincompliancefromOctoberSurvey2.

February14th Principal&IMT LastdayofFTESurvey3dataentry–4:00p.m.SnapshotofTERMSdata taken. FirstsendofSurvey3datatoFDOE.

February14th Principal VAM Roster Verification Process Finalized(Tentative)

February28th Principal&IMT ITFirst send of corrections made in External forSurvey 3 to FDOE. Updates in Externalfinalizedby12:00p.m.

March–PrincipalsFinalizeCorrectionstoSurvey3Data&SubmitVAMRosterVerificationtoFDOE

March7th Principal&IMT ITSecondsendofcorrectionsmadeinExternalforSurvey 3 to FDOE. Updates in Externalfinalizedby12:00p.m.

March14th Principal&IMT ITThird send of correctionsmade inExternal forSurvey 3 to FDOE. Updates in Externalfinalizedby12:00p.m.

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If you need additional CSR related information, please contact Leslie Brown, Chief Portfolio Management Officer (Task Assigned) (754) 321-2470, or Carolyn Hill, Evaluation Administrator, Portfolio Management at (754) 321-2522.

For specific questions regarding the following attachments or content subject area, please contact: Department Contact Phone Budget Oleg Gorokhovsky (754) 321-8330 Curriculum & Guidance Marie Wright (754) 321-1850 Demographics & Student Assignments Jill Young (754) 321-2480 Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Denise Rusnak (754) 321-2225 Human Resource Development (HRD) Linda Whitehead (754) 321-5005 Human Resources (HR) Sue Rockelman (754) 321-1234 Information Technology (IT) IT Help Desk (754) 321-0411 Portfolio Management Services – Facility Planning

Roberto Varas (754) 321-1934

RWR/LB:ch cc: Senior Leadership Team Office of School Performance and Accountability Directors

Information & Technology Department Principals Assistant Principals Information Management Technicians

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Attachment A: FDOE Information Data Base Requirements – Appendix S – Volume 1 – Effective 7/11 CSR Website Listing of Core Course Codes: http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/classsize/pdf/FDOE-CSRCoreListing.pdf

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Attachment B: Multigrade & Co-Teaching Professional Development Opportunities

Summer 2013 MULTIGRADE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLKIT

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES COURSE TYPE #39111857

DATES LOCATION TIME June 25 &

June 26 (Half-Day) Course #39239789

TBA 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 8:30 am -11:30 am

July 23 & July 24 (Half-Day) Course #39237168

TBA

8:30 am - 3:30 pm 8:30 am -11:30 am

August 6 & August 7 (Half-Day)

Course#3923717

TBA 8:30 am - 3:30 pm 8:30 am -11:30 am

CO-TEACHING FOR CSR GUIDELINES PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

COURSE TYPE #39111577

DATES

LOCATION

TIME

June 25 Course #39239785

TBA 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

July 23 Course #39239786

TBA 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

August 6 Course #39239787

TBA 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

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Attachment C: Training Opportunities for Principals, Assistant Principals and IMTs Hot Labs will be held at Cypress Run Alternative Center, Room 147. Cypress Run is located at: 2800 NW 30th Avenue, Pompano Beach, 33069. Please remember to bring your school ID to enter the facility. It is recommended that staff check the link below to verify that there have been no schedule changes before attending a class. Please reference the link below for any location, times, or date changes: http://instructionaltech.browardschools.com/terms/training-and-workshops/

TERMS SUPPORT TRAINING TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS & OPERATIONS

SPRING/SUMMER/FALL 2013

Target

Audience

Length of

Class Date of

Training

Business Event Type

Business Event

Number Location Time BASIC TERMS

BASIC TERMS New TERMS Users 2 Days 3/14 &

3/15/13 39115328 39235753 Cypress Run 8:30 am - 3:30 pm


6/04/13 39115328 39235754 Cypress Run 8:30 am - 3:30 pm


8/29/13 39115328 39239777 Cypress Run 8:30 am - 3:30 pm


10/11/13 39115328 39239778 Cypress Run 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

TERMS FOR ADMINISTRATORS

FTE & TERMS for Administrators Admin 1 Day 04/22/13 39115327 39235756 Cypress Run 8:30 am - 3:30 pm



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Attachment D: Class Size Reduction Guidelines

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CLASSSIZEREDUCTIONGUIDELINES

I. Non‐negotiableGuidelinesApplicabletoAllSchoolLevels

Timelinefor2013‐14ScheduleEntry

Forthepurposeofcheckingclasssize,everyschoolmusthaveaschedule foreachstudentenrolled,enteredintoTERMSbyThursday,August1,2013.

Principalswillbeheldaccountableformeetingthisdeadline. WeeklyreviewofscheduleswillbeavailablefromJuly8thtoJuly19th.Thesecondrolloverdate

isscheduledfortheweekendofJuly19th. AfterJuly22nd,schoolsmustreviewCSRdatadailyintheCSRwebsite. http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata/ Schedulingteamswillcontinuetoreceiveon‐going,levelspecifictraining. Support for scheduling and TERMS related issues will be offered beginning in

June2013perthefollowingwebsite:http://instructionaltech.browardschools.com/terms/training-and-workshops/

Application of the following scheduling strategies is expected to continue for the duration of thesemesterorterm,unlessastaffingchangetakesplace.Therefore,theclassroomteacher(s)ofrecordwill remain on the student’s course record until a staffing change takes place. For example, aco‐teachingsituationmaybeinplaceduringSurvey2;however,onememberoftheteam(out‐of‐field)may go onmaternity leave. Documentation of this staffing/schedule change should be kept at theschoolleveltoshowaclearaudittrail,andaDistrictnotificationprocesswillbedevelopedbywhichtotrackthesetypesofschedulechanges.ItisexpectedthatthisdocumentationprocesswillsimplifytheDistrictCSRAppealsprocessandprovideabetterdataerroridentification/resolutionprocesses.

GuidelinesforEnrollment

Schedules should be created tominimize themovement of students, asmuch as possible, after thebeginningoftheschoolyearandshouldbebalanced(leveled)asofMonday,September30th.

ParentsandCommunitymembersshouldbemadeawarethatifstudentsarenotinattendanceatleastonedayduringthefirst6daysofschool,thestudent’sschedulewillbedroppedandthestudentwillneedtobere‐registerfortheirclasses.

ForstudentsenrolledAFTEROctober18,2013(Survey2datecertain):FloridaStateStatuteallowsthatclasseswhichcontainstudentsenrolledAFTEROctober18,2013(Survey2datecertain)maybeplacedinexistingcoreclassesaslongasclassroomenrollmentdoesnotexceed:

21studentsinGradesPK‐3, 27studentsinGrades4‐8,and 30studentsinGrades9‐12.

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GuidelinesforUtilizationofStaffCoachingGuidelinesandFunding:There are two funding sources for reading coaches, (1) the state reading allocation and (2) generalfund.Ifyourreadingcoachispaidthroughthestatereadingallocation,he/shecanteachamaximumofoneperiod. Ifyourreadingcoachispaidforthroughthegeneralfund,thereadingcoachshallbeutilizedtoassistinmeetingclasssizereduction.ReadingcoacheswillnotbeassignedtoteachclassesinadditiontotheircoachingdutiesinDorForInterveneschools.

AdditionalinstructionalcoacheswillbehiredONLYwhen: Classsizemandateismet,OR RequiredbyStateorFederalStatute Fundingwillbeprovidedforanyrequiredcoaches.

SupportFacilitation

Specific instructions have been created to help schools identify the correct way to schedule ESEstudents.Pleaseseetheattachedinstructionsfordetailedinformation.Co‐teachingStatedefinitionofCo‐teaching: twoormore teachersareassigned toagroupof studentsandeachteacherisresponsibleforallofthestudentsduringtheentireclassperiod.Eachteacherisresponsibleforplanning,delivering,andevaluatinginstructionforallstudentsinaclass.

FloridaDepartmentofEducation(FDOE)GuidelinesonCo‐teaching:

Co‐TeachingmustcomplywithALLofthefollowingFDOEguidelines: Atleastoneteacherontheteamwillhave3yearsofexperience. Atleastoneoftheteachersmustbein‐field.TheotherteachermustholdavalidFlorida

Educator’scertificate.(i.e.ABrowardVocationalCertificatewouldnotbeappropriate.)The teacher, who is not appropriately certified, will be identified as out‐of‐field andmust complywith those rules andprocedures (namewill be submitted to theBoard,parentnotification,signthewaiver,etc.)

Teacherswillhaveprofessionaldevelopmentintheco‐teachingmodelwithinoneyearofassignment.

All schedule method changes after the October Survey 2 FTE/CSR submission to the FDOEshould be documented. If a course record schedule method is changed from a "C" (Co‐teaching),"I"(Inclusion),or“M"(MultiuseRoom)toan"S"(SingleTeacher),schoolsshouldbeabletoprovidesubstantivedocumentationforthecourse/schedulemethodchange(e.g.,Staffmemberretired,resigned,wentonFamilyLeave)andshouldkeeptheschedulechangebackupinabinderforauditpurposes.

BrowardCountyInstructionalPracticeSuggestionsforCo‐teaching:

Co‐teachersmayhaveonesetoflessonplansthatreflectseachteacher’sresponsibilities. While Advanced Placement classes are considered non‐core; it is recommended that Co‐

teachingnotbeutilizedforAdvancedPlacement(AP)coursesunlessthesecondinstructor isuniversity‐basedand/orbothinstructionshavesubmittedandapprovedsyllabiinthecontentareaonfilewithCollegeBoardviatheAPAuditsystem.

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Virtual&DistanceLearning SchoolsshouldbepreparedtoidentifytherequestsforVLLduringtheirbudgetconference. Schools interested in utilizing the FVS should make a request to Matt Vangalis prior to

June.Stepsinvolvedinfinalizationoftheschool’srequestinclude:o Studentaccountcreation,o Courserequestperstudent,o OnlineVLLseatrequest,o VLL request confirmation/verification by Matt Vangalis after he receives the official

request from the school. (This confirmationmay require a face to face visit byMattVangalis to assure the school has enough computers, phone lines, accurate courserequests,etc.)

FloridaVirtualSchoolandanyotherdistrictapprovedonlinecreditrecoveryprogramshouldbeconsideredforcredit/courserecovery.

NOTE:Thereispending2013‐14legislationwhichifapproved,willcauseschoolstoloseFTEforFloridaVirtualSchool(FVS)courses.Updateswillbeforthcomingasthelegislativesessioncontinues.

o Currently, (2012‐13schoolyear)theschoolwillgeneratefullFTEif thestudenttakesthecourseinadditiontoafull6‐periodscheduleattheschool.

o Schools with dedicated VLL labs should ensure that Student schedules have enoughinstructionalminutesincludedinthedaytofacilitate4‐hoursperweekinseattimepertheFloridaVirtualMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU).

o TheVLLLabshouldbeassignedtoanon‐FTEbearingcoursesuchas“StudyHall”andnottoanFTE‐bearingcourselike“Research”.

DataVerificationRosterReviewProcess

1. DataVerificationwillinclude: WeeklyDataVerificationReviewMeetingswillincludethefollowingdatachecks:

o ClassesRunning5students(ormore)UnderCompliance,o Plus10studentOverCompliance,o PKClassPeriodsNotEndingin88o Leveling,o DuplicatePeriods–Teachers/Studentso DuplicatedFISHNumberso APclassesrunning>30studentso Non‐CSR“Core”Coursesrunning>30students

2. In addition to regular weekly data verification/review processes, five (5) dates have been

identifiedonwhich10randomlyselectedschools(50total)willbechosenfordataverification.ArandomnumberofteacherswithineachschoolwillbeselectedandaskedviaCABe‐mail,toverifytheirclassrosters(asshowninTERMS)foraselectnumberofperiods,asofthespecifieddate.ThefollowingdateshavebeenidentifiedfortheTeacher/StudentLoaddataverification:

a. August29thb. September4thc. September16thd. October14the. November30th

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Rosterdataverification–Teacher/StudentLoad(scheduleddateslistedabove)willincludethefollowingsteps: ChecksTeacher/StudentLoaddataintegrityasofspecifieddates.(doesnotreplacethe

FDOE’sVAMRosterVerificationprocessinFebruary)

SelectteachersandrandomlyselectedschoolswillreceiveaCABE‐mailandclassrosterfromatleast1oftheirclassroomperiods.Teacherswillbeaskedtoverifytheattachedrostersandreplydirectly toCSRstaffwithanychanges. Thisprocesswill inNOwayreplacetheVAMRosterVerificationprocessconductedbyFDOEinFebruary.

CSRstaffwillprovideviaE‐mailtotheOfficeofSchoolPerformanceandAccountabilityDirectors all results of the data verification processes. Any changes and/or datadiscrepancies identified by teachers will be noted and included in the E‐mail to theOfficeofSchoolPerformanceandAccountabilityDirectors.

Ifissuesidentifiedwithinthedataverificationprocessremainunresolved,and/ordataisnotcorrectedinTERMSwithinaweekoftheOSPADirector’se‐mailnotificationdate,the school will be forwarded for review to the Chief School Performance &AccountabilityOfficerandanappropriatecorrectiveactionplanwillbedeveloped forfollow‐up.

IfafterPrincipalnotificationbytheChiefSchoolPerformance&AccountabilityOfficer,

theissuesidentifiedwithinthedataverificationprocessremainunresolvedfor2weeks,and/ordata isnotcorrected inTERMSby thedatespecified, thedata integrity issueswill be forwarded for review to the Superintendent’s office and an action plandeveloped.

All staffing/course record changes afterOctober FTEdate certain should be documented by

schoolandkeptinabinderforverificationpurposes.

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UtilizationofClassroomCapacityAllclassesshouldbescheduledusingthefollowingpriority:

1. Permanentclassroomswithstudentstations2. Relocatableswithstudentstations3. Permanentclassroomswith“Zero”studentstations(e.g.ResourceRooms)4. Relocatableswith“Zero”studentstations

Classes should NOT be scheduled in “non‐student” spaces, e.g., Electrical rooms, Mechanicalrooms,hallways,etc.

RoomUsageCodes‐ShouldbeupdatedinTERMSbyAugust1,2013.TheRoomUsageCodesaretobeenteredinTERMSontheC01panelforALLunassignedrooms,ESESelf‐Containedclassrooms,andFee‐Paidclassrooms. RoomUsageCodesthatareno longerappropriate(e.g.,U=UnscheduledRoomisnowscheduled)aretoberemoved.

RoomUsageCodesInputbySchoolStaff

A=ADMINISTRATIVEUSE(includesStorage,FacilitatorOffice,etc.)

C=UNAVAILABLEDUETONEWCONSTRUCTION

D=DEMOLITION

E=ESESELF‐CONTAINEDCLASSROOM(ToassistintheidentificationofESESelf‐Containedclassrooms)

F=FEE–PAIDUSE

I=INTERNALSUSPENSION

M=MAINTENANCEISSUES(AreportwillbeissuedtoPPOtotrackprogressofwork.)

R=RESERVEDFORADULTEDUCATION

S=STUDENTUSE(includesResource,Labs,Pullouts,SpecializedMagnetRooms)

T=PORTABLEINTRANSIT(useforanyrelocatablethatisnothookedupforuse)

U=UNASSIGNED

Capacity/FacilitiesConsiderationsforNon‐ESEFee‐basedPre‐Kprograms:

The “F” (Fee‐Paid)Pre‐KTERMSC01RoomUtilization codedesignatesnon‐ESEFee‐basedPre‐Kclassrooms.SchoolsshouldcodetheFee‐paidclassroom(s)withan“F”roomutilizationcodeintheTERMSC01panel.

Non‐ESE fee based Pre‐K programs cannot be offered at schools over 100%permanent capacity. Special programs at schools are reviewed annually forcontinuationwhenfacilityspaceislimitedeitherattheschoolofferingthespecialprogram,orattheadjacentschoolswherespaceisdeficient.

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ElementarySchoolSpecificGuidelines

GeneralGuidelinesforElementarySchools Schoolsmaychoosetoutilizean11‐periodschedule,7periodschedule,oruseahybridmodel.

PleaseseetheattachedinstructionsfordetailedinformationonChoosingaBellSchedule.

MultigradeClassroomsforElementarySchool Outside of the approvedDistrictMontessori Schools, utilization of this strategy should have

prior approval of the School Accountability & Performance Office and the Curriculumdepartment.

Schools with specialized Self‐Contained Exceptional Student Education programs, where amulti‐ageand/ormultigradeprogrammodelisprogrammaticallyappropriate,suchasAutismClusterProgramsandwheretheprogramiscurrentlyinplace,willbeexemptfromobtainingadditionalapprovalsinordertocontinuetheprogram.

Professional Development is necessary for teachers who will be teaching multigradeclassrooms.

Schools are not permitted to use amultigrade strategy for ELL studentswithout having themodelestablishedforgeneraleducationclassroomswithinthesameschool.

ElementarySpecials

Specials, including those that are core, should not be included in the class size calculation.Therefore,theperiodsforallspecialsshouldendin88inordertoensuretheirexclusion.

Non‐ESEFee‐BasedPre‐KPrograms

ClassSizeCalculationConsiderationsforNon‐ESEFee‐basedPre‐Kstudents: HeadStartandVPKstudentsarenotfundedthroughtheFEFP.InordertoexcludeHeadStart

andVPKcoursesfromtheclasssizecalculation,theirperiodsshouldendin88. IfaHeadStartorVPKstudentreceivesESEservices,theperiodsfortheESEcoursesshouldnot

endin88.o TheHeadStartPerformanceStandardsrequiresgranteestomaintaina1adultper10

student ratio, not exceeding 20 students per class, throughout the day. Therefore,Head Start students cannot attend a specials class in which there are more than 20students.

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SecondarySchoolSpecificGuidelines

SecondaryLevelElectivesandUseofResearchCourseCodes

When combining core and non‐core classes together the FDOE calculation will look at thelargestnumberofstudents intheclasstodeterminewhether it isacoreornon‐corecourse.Therefore,inahighschoolclassroomof27students(2overcompliance)25studentsarecodedto Algebra I, and 2 are coded to Research; the State’s calculation will show 27 students inAlgebraIsincethatisthemaincourseintheclassroom,andthatclasswillgenerateapenalty. Research courses can be used, if implemented with fidelity, where curriculum of

research as noted in district’s course code directory is embedded within a pairedcourse.ApotentialappropriateexampleofthisisAPU.S.HistoryandResearch.

Therewillbenoalteringofcoursenamesonstudents’schedulesasstudenttranscriptsareexpectedtomatchthereportcards.

MiddleSchoolNote:ReadingforAll(FCATlevel3,4,5students):ResearchthroughReading(Coursecodes1700000,1700010,1700020,1700040,1700050)orCriticalThinkingthroughReading(Coursecode1700100)atthemiddleschoollevelmustbetitledas,'ResearchThroughRdg'and'CriticalThinkRdg'respectively,onstudentschedules.

o Cap of 28 students for reading classes at Middle Schools using the Critical ThinkingthroughReadingorResearch.

o Teacherofrecord forCriticalThinkingthroughReadingorResearchthroughReadingmustmeetsamecertificationrequirementsasateacherteachingintensivereading.

o Critical Thinking or Research course description must be embedded into CriticalThinking through Reading or Critical Thinking through Research courserespectively.

NestingorBlendedClasses Onlylikeorsimilarcourseswithinthesamesubjectareacanbeblendedornested.

MiddleSchoolSpecificGuidelines

MiddleSchoolScheduleTeamingCriteriao Firstpriorityisclasssizecompliance.o Secondpriorityiscorrectstudentplacementwithintheteamstructure.o Teaming implementationmust be cost neutral; however, additional class periodsmay beaddedtoaddressclasssizewithinthelimitsofthebudget.

o Teamingmaynotbe“pure”basedontheabovecriteria.

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SecondarySchoolSpecificGuidelines(continued)HighSchoolSpecificGuidelines

DualEnrollmentinHighSchool SchoolsmustcollaboratewithAdvancedAcademicsDepartmentpriortoimplementationofan

on,off,and/oronlinedualenrollmentprogram(s)forstudentseachacademicyear.

AdvancedPlacementClasses

AllAdvancedPlacement(AP)coursesrunningat30studentsandgreaterwillbereviewedbyDistrictstaff.

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InformationManagementBestPracticeSuggestions

MandatoryCRITICALDATES August1,2013–AllschedulesshouldbeenteredinTERMS. August26,2013–ETSwithdrawsDNEstudents. September23,2013–SchoolSurplusProcessCompleted. September30,2013–ClassesbalancedforCSR. October18,2013–FTEsenttoState. November15,2013–FinalExternalSurvey2FTEsenttoState.

Suggestion:

Inthespring,schoolscanrunaNEXTSchoolreport to identifystudentsreturning inthe fall.Notifications can be sent to parents asking them to contact the school if they will not bereturningtoyourschoolnextyear.

SchoolCSRREVIEWTEAMSuggestions:

Each member of the team should review the CSR website daily.http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata

SchedulechangerestrictionsshouldbeinplaceforaperiodoftimebeforeandduringOctoberFTE. Any changes should be strictly limited and require an administrator or guidancecounselorauthorization.

Adequate timeshouldbedesignated for the teamtomeetanddiscussanychanges thatmayneedtobemadetobringclassesintocompliancebeforetheOctoberFTEdeadline. Thistaskshouldnotbelefttoasingleteammemberbutrathershouldbeaddressedasacollaborativeeffort.

TERMSACCESSCODES EachschoolshouldreviewTERMSaccesscodestodeterminewhichstaffmembershaveupdate

accesstoTERMSandatwhatlevels. UpdateaccesstoTERMSshouldbelimitedtomaintaintheintegrityofthedata. SystemAdministrator (SA) access shouldbe limited to thePrincipal,Principal’sDesignee,or

IMT. All TERMS users should be properly trained and responsibilities should be clearly

communicatedtoavoiddataentryerrors.o AreportofuserscanbefoundinTERMSonthesecuritypanel,#7‐DisplayalistofUser

IDsforyourlocation.o TERMSAccessCodesTablecanbefoundontheTERMSWeb‐site:

http://instructionaltech.browardschools.com/terms/table-of-contents/access-codes/ LIMITCLASSSIZEINTERMSSuggestions:

ClasssizelimitscanbesetontheC17panelforcoreclasses.o 18studentsinGradesPK‐3o 22studentsinGrades4‐8o 25studentsinGrades9‐12

Whenclasssize isreachedonacoreclass, it isthenforwardedtoadesignatedstaffmember(Administrator/Guidance Director/IMT) to review all scheduling possibilities. If it isdetermined that the class size cap must be increased, the designated person or IMT willincreasethecapbyone(1)studentontheC17panelforthatcourse.

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DROPvs.PURGEINTERMS Drop(D)withdrawalsthestudent fromtheclass leavingarecordof thestudentbeing inthe

classforaperiodoftime. Purge(P)deletestheclassfromthestudent’sscheduleandremovesanyrecordofthestudent

beingintheclassforthatperiod.Whentouse:

Onceastudenthasattendedtheclassforanyperiodoftime,aDrop(D)mustbeusedsothereisarecordofthestudentbeingintheclass.

Purge(P)shouldonlybeusediftheclasswasenteredinerrorandthestudentneverattendedtheclass.

ImportantReminders Purge(P)shouldnotbeusedoncetherecordhasgonetotheStateforFTEprocessing.Ifan

errorwasmadeandsenttoState,properdocumentationmustbemadebeforepurginganyrecords.DocumentationmustshowtherecordasitwassenttoState,whytherecordwaspurged,andthecorrectplacementofthestudentforthatsameclassperiod.

Ifanentireclassisbeingchanged,thesamerulesapply.Ifthestudentswereintheclassforanyperiodoftime,aDrop(D)mustbedonetokeeparecordofthembeingintheclass.IftheclasswasenteredinerrorandnoneofthestudentswereintheclassaPurge(P)canbeused. If the class was mistakenly sent to State and needs to be purged, properdocumentationmustbemade.DocumentationmustshowtheclasswithallofthestudentsasitwassenttoState(couldprintC20),reasonwhytherecordwaspurged,andaprintoutofwhereeachofthestudentswereplacedforthatperiod.Eachstudentmustbeaccountedforiftheclassispurged.Ifallstudentswenttothesamenewclass,aC20printoutofthenewclasscanbeused.Ifstudentswenttodifferentclasses,anindividualA10detailmaybeused.Alldocumentationmustclearlyshowandaccountforallstudentsforthatsameclassperiod.

StudentswhowithdrawduringthesurveyweekbutdonotenteranotherSBBCschooloracharter school in Broward County will generate FTE for the school from which theywithdrewandwillbeincludedinthethatschool'sclasssizecalculation.

CODINGSUBSTITUTESINTERMS SubsshouldbecodedinTERMSastheteacherofrecordwhenateacherisoutonOfficialLeave

(e.g.MaternityLeave,MedicalLeave,etc.). ProperdocumentationoftheleavemustbeonfilewiththepayrollcontactfortheschoolandtheleaveshouldbereflectedinSAP.

ArecordforthesubshouldbecreatedontheC05withthename,SSN,SBBCpersonnelnumber,and permanent Florida teacher certificate number. Use all zeros if the sub does not have apermanentFloridateachercertificatenumber.DoNOTcodeasubinTERMSiftheteacherofrecordisoutsickoronvacationforacertainperiodoftime.

ImportantReminders ArecordshouldbekeptofsubssentupduringFTEandtheteachertheyweresubstituting

for. IfateacherisoutonofficialleaveandsenttoStateastheteacherofrecord,theclasswill

kick back as an error during FTE processing. The State has a record of all teachers onofficialleaveandcrosschecksthiswithteachersofrecordforFTE.

FACILITIESCODINGINTERMS ClassroomsprimarilyusedforESEinstructionshouldbecodedwith“E”ontheC01panel. Fee‐BasedPre‐Kclassroomsshouldbecodedwith“F”ontheC01panel. Asroomassignmentschange,RoomUsageCodemustbeupdatedontheC01panel. Unassignedroomsforeachschoolare listedontheCSRwebsiteundertheRoomUsageView

andareupdateddaily.

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SchedulingESEStudents

SUPPORTFACILITATIONSERVICESDONOTAPPEARONTHESTUDENTSCHEDULE–TEACHERRECORDONLY

AnESE teacherwhoprovides services toESE students througha SupportFacilitationmodel(support/instructiontoESEstudentswithinageneraleducationclassroom)mustbecodedontheMasterSchedule(C17)withthespecialcoursenumberof2222222Aforadedicatedpartofthe teacher’s workday. After entering the necessary data to complete the C17, (same as allothercourses)dothefollowing:

•ChangetheFundingEligibilityIndicator(E)fieldfromY(default)toN.•ChangetheGradeEligibilityIndicator(GE)fieldfromY(default)toN.

NOTE:ThiscourseshouldnotbeontheA10studentschedulepanel.

CLUSTERSTUDENTSStudents inESEclusterswillhavespecificclasses. For themostpart, theirclasseswillbe inESEcoursesthatbeginwith“7”.

ESESTUDENTSNOTINCLUSTERSCourses beginning with 7 will be used only upon specific request of the ESE Specialist,accordingtothestudent’sIEP.

When the ESE Specialist does request this, the student must be removed from the Gen Edteacher for the entire period of the subject and then scheduledwith the ESE teacher in thecoursebeginningwith “7” for theentireperiodof the subject. (Academic subjectswithESEteachersareinsteadof,notinadditionto,theGenEdteacher).

THERAPYCOURSESandSPEECHANDLANGUAGESERVICESmustbeonthestudentschedule.

AVOIDSCHEDULINGONELONESTUDENTINANESECLASSWhenonlyonestudentisscheduledtoanESEteacher,theESEteacherisrequiredtohaveallofthespecificcertificationsrequiredforeachofthestudent’sdocumenteddisabilities(example:visuallyimpaired,deaf/hardofhearing–needcertificationinbothareas).

If the ESE teacher does not have all the appropriate certifications, the ESE teacher will bereportedtotheStateas“TeachingOutofField”foreacharea.AregularESEcertificationwillsufficewhenmultiplestudentsofdifferentexceptionalitiesarescheduledwithanESEteacher.(NOTE: when 100% of the students in any class are identified as Deaf/Hard of Hearing,Visually Impaired,Dual Sensory Impaired,Autistic, orGifted, the teacherwill be required toholdtheappropriateESEcertification/endorsement.)

A reportof this schedulingdatawillbeavailableprior to collection toavoid thisoutof fieldissue.

SCHEDULINGGIFTED(Moreinformationre:GiftedSchedulingwillfollow)Teachers teaching Gifted students must have the Gifted endorsement (in addition to theappropriatebasecertificate(i.e.math,science,elementaryeducation) forthecourse(s)beingtaught.PleaserefertotheGiftedProceduralGuide.

INTENSIVEINSTRUCTIONAnystudent,ESE,ESOL,orBasic,canbesenttoanotherclassroomforintensiveinstructioninanysubject,i.e.reading,math,science.Thisadditionalhelpmaybelistedonthestudent’sA10schedule panel in a Gen Ed course number with a Gen Ed certified teacher and will be inadditiontothestudent’sregularclass.

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ONTHESTUDENTSCHEDULE NOTONTHESTUDENTSCHEDULE

All courses taught by General Education(GenEd)teachersandSpecialsteachers.

SupportFacilitation The ESE teacher providing SupportFacilitation must have a Master Schedulerecordusingcourse2222222A.“E”and“GE”fieldsarechangedfromYtoN.o Donotschedulestudentstothiscourse.

Pull outs for all students (Basic, ESOL, ESE)requiringadditionalinstructioninasubject. GenEdcoursenumberisused.

(This pull‐out would not be a requirementbasedonanESEstudent’sIEP.)

AdditionalinstructioninasubjectwithanESEteacherasindicatedontheESEstudent’sIEP.

(Unless specifically instructed by the ESESpecialist.)

ESE course, when the entire subject is beingtaught by the ESE teacher insteadof by aGenEdteacher. OnlywhenspecificallyinstructedbytheESESpecialist.

Instruction with an ESE teacher, when theinstruction of a subject is shared by both theGen Ed teacher and the ESE teacher, asindicatedontheESEstudent’sIEP.

Therapy courses and Speech and LanguageServicesforESEstudents.

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CHOOSING A BELL SCHEDULE

11 PERIOD SCHEDULE (use one bell)

7 PERIOD SCHEDULE (use one bell)

HYBRID (using different bell schedules for

different grades)

You have a great amount of ESE students pulled out for Therapy throughout the day

You have few Therapy pull outs You have few therapy pull outs

You will be departmentalizing all grades

You will not be departmentalizing You will be departmentalizing one or two grades, i.e. (4

th & 5

th ) will

be scheduled for 11 periods and the other grades stay with the Homeroom teacher -will be scheduled for 7 periods

You have selected students who go to Intensive Language Arts for the entire 450 minutes of uninterrupted Language Arts

You do not have any pull out resources. All students stay with their Homeroom Teacher for all classes (except Therapy pull outs)

This option may limit your ability to level classes effectively, or to create grade combined classes.

You have students being pulled out of their Homeroom Package for intensive assistance in Language Arts or Math for the entire period(s)

You do not have any pull out resources. All students stay with their Homeroom Teacher for all classes (except Therapy pull outs)

You have students who leave their ESE Cluster to go to Gen Ed classes for certain courses

Students stay in their Clusters all day and are not pulled out to Gen Ed classes

You use pull outs for additional help for your students, and to assist with reaching class size goals

You do not need to use pull outs to meet your class size goals

Only some of your students in specific grades are pulled out for additional help throughout the day, and to assist with reaching class size goals

In this option all classes are divided into 30 minute periods. Students can be pulled out from 4

th period

thru 9th

period for 30 minutes sessions to accommodate Class Size and departmentalizing.

In this option, periods 1 and 2 are scheduled for 60 minutes periods. 3

rd and 4

th periods are

designed to use for Therapy Pull outs. This may be for a school that is not departmentalizing, but does pull students out for ESE Therapy.

11 PERIOD DAY SEPARATE LANG ARTS

7 PERIOD DAY MERGE ALL CLASSES

Period

Time Course Period Time Course

01 0800 – 0830 Lang Arts 01 0800 – 1000 Lang Arts

02 0830 – 0900 Lang Arts 02 1000 – 1100 Math

03 0900 – 0930 Lang Arts 03 1100 – 1130 Science

04 0930 – 1000 Lang Arts 04 1130 - 1200 Science

05 1000 – 1030 Math LUNCH

06 1030 – 1100 Math 05 12:30 – 1300 Soc Studies LUNCH 06 1300 – 1330 Specials

07 1130 – 1200 Science 07 1330 – 1400 PE Teacher

08 1200 - 1230 Science

09 1230 – 1300 Soc Studies

10 1300 – 1330 Specials

11 1330 – 1400 PE Teacher

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Class Size Reduction Q&A

CSR Web Site Link for daily checking of CSR data: http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata/

Category # Question Answer

Budget, School Performance & Accountability

1 Q: What do I need to do in order to show justification for another teacher or for additional sections?

A: Each school’s schedule will be reviewed in light of the Efficient Scheduling Strategies. If the school has utilized each strategy as applicable, and they remain out of compliance, the School Performance & Accountability Office will review the school’s enrollment projections and Class Size data to make a staffing determination.


2 Q: How will dollars be rolled out to schools if enrollment exceeds projection?

A: As in the past, the Budget Office will establish a class size reserve for the School Performance & Accountability Office to distribute. This reserve is created by class size funding adjustments due to enrollment decreases.


3 Q. Why are we scheduling for period-by-period compliance, when we know we can’t meet the Class Size Reduction (CSR) mandate requirements, due to our current budget deficits?

A: The Constitution of the State of Florida requires the implementation of period-by-period class size reduction in the 2013-14 school year. Districts are required to show that every effort was made to meet the constitutional mandate by the October CSR/FTE survey date of October 18, 2013. If sufficient effort was made, it is expected that the State will return a prorated portion of the expected CSR penalty.


4 Q. Is the District serious about meeting the Class Size Reduction mandate period-by-period?

A: YES. All schools are expected to make every effort to meet the period by period requirement while maintaining a balanced budget. Based on the decisions of the State Legislature, 2013-14 CSR compliance based on school-wide class size averages by grade grouping, are only applicable to Charter Schools.

Class Size Calculations

Critical Dates

Curriculum

Class Size Reports

What's Included - Specials

Elementary

Facilities Coding

Head Start

High

Scheduling

Scheduling Strategies

Class Size Statute Link

Scheduling Attachments

Budget/School Performance & Accountability

Co-Teaching

Enrollment Counts

Middle Researching Rooms

Staffing

TERMS Coding

Support

http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata/

http://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2012/1003.03

Category # Question Answer Budget, School Performance & Accountability

5 Q. How do I develop a schedule for period-by-period implementation of CSR, when I don’t have adequate funding for teachers?

A: Schools must develop efficient schedules by using the strategies found in the Guidelines for CSR Implementation, based on the projected budget. If there are not enough teachers to meet CSR, after using all the guidelines appropriate for your level, students must still be assigned a schedule.


6 Q. How will I know if additional teachers or other personnel will be assigned to my school?

A: At this time, no funding has been identified to support additional teachers. If additional funding becomes available, a CSR Scheduling Review Committee, in concert with the school’s principal, will review the school schedule to determine appropriate scheduling and assignment of teachers or other personnel to assist in meeting the CSR guidelines. Additional personnel will be assigned, if after use of all appropriate strategies, no other option remains, and there are additional budget monies identified.

Budget, BVEd

7 Q: If students take courses using Broward Virtual School, how will the FTE be reported? How will report cards be affected? How will report cards be affected?

A: 7 period schedules: Replacing one high school course with one BVEd or FLVS course during Semester 1 or 2 will not prevent the student from generating full FTE at the school of enrollment. The school will generate full FTE if the student takes the course in addition to a full schedule at the school. For the BVEd course completions reported in June, the high schools of enrollment must adjust their FTE in External to accommodate the addition of the BVEd FTE. This will not impact school funding. FLVS course completions will not have a negative impact on school funding either. Grades for virtual course enrollments are reported at the time of course completion on a semester basis. Semester grades are added to the student’s permanent course record and are reported to students and parents through Virtual Counselor.

Budget, BVEd

8 Q: Is there a specific course number to use for students in Virtual Labs?

A: Schools must use a course number that is non-FTE generating. FTE cannot be claimed for a class where a student is taking an online class in a lab setting.


9 Q. The data on the Class Size Web site is wrong! Who do I call to correct my data?

A: The data displayed in the Web site are pulled directly from TERMS; however, the Web site is not ‘real time’ and changes made in TERMS will be reflected in the CSR Web site the following day. Only schools can correct the TERMS data. The Web site will be updated DAILY after Monday, July 22nd. IMT’s may access the C16 panel to check schedule edits or the C01 panel to view changes made in the room occupancy data. If the data still appear to be wrong after the update, call the I&T Help Desk at 321-0411 for assistance in determining the problem.

Category # Question Answer Class Size Calculations

10 Q. Why is it important for each school to accurately identify FISH room numbers in TERMS?

A: Since the DOE will be calculating class size based on FISH room numbers, it will be important for us to demonstrate that all available classroom space is being utilized. In addition, this will provide the data that will support the need for additional classroom construction. Schools should schedule core courses in rooms that are assigned student stations in the school’s FISH data. The STUDENT STATIONS field on the C01 Room Resources panel in TERMS indicates which rooms have student stations. As a reminder, when creating your master schedule, make sure that you do not mistakenly enter the same room number for multiple classes that occur at the same time. Also, remember: The CSR State Statute calculation will, “Count all students in every term/classroom/period combination in which the main course is a core course.” The main course is determined by which core course has the majority of students. Then, the main grade is determined. The grade for each period will be the single grade with the most students. At that point, all students in that room and period are considered to be in the main course because the other courses (but not the students) have been eliminated.


11 Q: How does the class size calculation handle courses whose periods ends in period 88?

A: Any course using a period ending in 88 will be excluded from the State’s class size average calculation.


12 Q: If a teacher is teaching a class with multiple course numbers, how is class size determined?

A: If all courses in the room and period are core courses, the course with the most students will be considered the main course, but students in all the courses scheduled in that room and period will be counted. For a room and period where both core and non-core courses are scheduled, if the non-core course has the most students, the room and period will not be included in the calculation. However, if there are more students in the core course than the non-core course, the room and period will be included in the calculation and all students in all courses, both core and non-core, will be counted.


13 Q: When will the class size Web site be available and updated?

A: The CSR Web site will be available and updated weekly after July 1st and then updated daily after Monday, July 22nd. Any changes made in TERMS will be reflected in the Web site by 9:30am the follow day. http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata


14 Q: Why isn’t my school’s class size being calculated?

A: The program calculates your class size based upon the student schedules in TERMS. You need to verify that you have scheduled core courses for your students. Contact the I&T Help Desk if all your schedules are in TERMS but not reflecting in your schools data.

http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata


15 Q: How do I find out why a room calculation on the class size website is higher than the actual number of students that I know to be in that room?

A: When a room's enrollment appears too high or too low, schools can use the BLD/RM field on the C16 Master Schedule Query panel in TERMS to view the scheduling for that room to make sure the room has been scheduled correctly. Enter the building number and the room number (no spaces or other characters) in the BLD/RM field and press enter. Be sure to press the F8 key until the message “No Additional Pages” appears at the bottom of the screen. This panel will show the courses scheduled in the room, the periods of the courses, the teachers teaching the courses, and the number of students scheduled in each period. Additionally, the Room Occupancy report will show the classes scheduled for each room for each term. Select the school from the school listing and then select the “Room Occupancy” tab to verify the classes scheduled in a room.


16 Q. How will I know if my schedule is meeting the class size mandate?

A: Principals and IMT’s must review their school’s data daily on the CSR Web site to verify that changes made in enrollments and schedules do not adversely impact their class size data. http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata The Web site will be updated weekly after July 1st and then daily after Monday, July 22nd. Any changes made in TERMS will be reflected in the Web site by 9:30am the follow day. The Room Occupancy report on the CSR Web site displays ‘real time’ data and changes made in TERMS are reflected in this report immediately. IMT’s may access the C16 panel or the Room Occupancy report on the CSR Web site to check that schedule edits or changes made in data do not adversely impact their class size data.


17 Q: How does the state assign a grade for a room?

A: The State assigns grade level by period, not room. The grade level for the period will be based on the single grade with the most students. If two grades have the same number of students, the tie goes to the higher grade level. Example: If the grade distribution for a room and period is three students in grade 2, three students in grade 3, three students in grade 4, and one student in grade 5, grade 4 will be the assigned grade for the room and period.


18 Q: I have a special education classroom with grades 2-5. How will this impact my class size?

A: Depending on which grade is assigned to each period, there is a possibility that some periods in the room will be in the PK-3 calculation and some may be in the grade 4-5 calculation.


19 Q: If a teacher is teaching a class with multiple course numbers, how is class size determined?

A: All students in all courses for a particular room number and period will be counted together as one class if the course with the most students is a core course.


20 Q: Is class size reduction reducing students by 2 per teacher?

A: No, Class Size Reduction is based on room and period, not teacher. All students in all courses for a particular room number and period will be counted together as one class if the course with the most students is a core course.



21 Q. How do I know if a course is a ‘core’ course and counts for the class size calculation?

A: The State provides a specific list of core courses. Check the CSR Web site: http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata under Core Curricular Courses for a listing of all core courses.


22 Q: How is the state calculating class size for 2013-14?

A: Compliance for 2013-14 will be measured period-by-period. Each period is assigned into a grade level category (PK-3, 4-8, 9-12) by counting the number of unduplicated students in the period. The single grade with the most students becomes the main grade for that room and period. For grades with equal number of students, the higher grade becomes the main grade. Only rooms with periods in which a core course is scheduled will be included. If all courses in the room and period are core courses, the course with the most students will be considered the main course, but students in all the courses scheduled in that room and period will be counted. For a room and period where both core and non-core courses are scheduled, if the non-core course has the most students, the room and period will not be included in the calculation. However, if there are more students in the core course than the non-core course, the room and period will be included in the calculation and all students in all courses, both core and non-core, will be counted.


23 Q. Is there a class size limit to non-core electives that are not counted in the CSR calculation?

A: No, however, schools should consider safety and security, when scheduling class loads.


24 Q. How does the CSR penalty work? Is the penalty the same, if we are over several students in one class or if we are over the same number of students in several classes?

A: The CSR penalty is calculated based on the FTE generated by each student over in each period that is not in compliance. There is no difference in penalty between over loading one class or spreading students over several classes. Therefore, 10 students over in one class will generate the same penalty as 2 students over in 5 classes.


25 Q. For schools on block schedules, does TERM 8 have to be in compliance with the class size reduction mandate?

A. The State of Florida reviews the class size for both TERM 6 and TERM 8. Currently, compliance with class size is only calculated on the October 18th (Term 6) time line. However, the state does calculate class size based on February FTE survey (Term 8) data for comparison purposes with the October Survey data.

Class Size Reports

26 Q. How will the District communicate issues relating to class size?

A: The District will use the Public CSR Web site and other media as appropriate. The Public CSR Web site is located at the following URL: http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/classsize

Class Size Reports

27 Q: Is there a report that shows the FISH number and the class size?

A: The Class Size Reduction Room Occupancy report will provide a listing of all classes, both core and non-core scheduled per room. The period-by-period listing provides a detail overview of the individual rooms and the period-by-period class size information for core courses only.


http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/classsize

Category # Question Answer Class Size Reports

28 Q: How will the CSR process be monitored?

A: I&T will begin updating the CSR Web site weekly after July 1st and then daily after Monday, July 22nd. The CSR Web site will provide both period-by-period class size data as well as room occupancy data. Any changes made in TERMS will be reflected in the CSR Web site by 9:30am the follow day. The Room Occupancy report on the CSR Web site displays ‘real time’ data and changes made in TERMS are reflected in this report immediately. Each week compliance data will be shared with the School Performance & Accountability Office and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

Co-Teaching

29 Q. Can co-teaching be used as a strategy to lower class size?

A: Florida State Statute 1003.3 provides the conditions in which co-teaching may be utilized. Co-teaching is a scheduling method that can lower the class size calculation. A co-teaching classroom is by definition one in which two or more teachers share responsibility for planning, delivering, and evaluating instruction for all students in a class. In order to be considered co-teaching, this delivery system is provided whenever a class/subject is taught by two or more teachers and must continue for the entire class period. According to State Statute, co-teaching may be used for the following purposes:

• Pairing teachers for staff development; • Pairing new teachers with veteran teachers; • Reducing turnover among new teachers; • Pairing teachers out-of-field with teachers who

are in-field; • Providing for more flexibility and innovation in

the classroom; and • Improving learning opportunities for students,

including students who have disabilities.

In addition, the following FDOE restrictions apply: • At least one teacher on the team will have 3

years of experience. • At least one of the teachers must be in-field.

The other teacher must hold a valid Florida Educator’s certificate. (i.e. A Broward Vocational Certificate would not be appropriate.) The teacher who is not appropriately certified, will be identified as out-of-field and must comply with those rules and procedures (name will be submitted to the Board, parent notification, sign the waiver, etc.)

• Teachers will have professional development in the co-teaching model within one year of assignment.

Category # Question Answer Co-Teaching

30 Q: If a Reading Specialist goes into a classroom 1 day per week for an hour is it considered a co-teacher situation?

A: No.

Co-Teaching

31 Q: For programmatic and facility reasons, I have 2 teachers co-teaching special education grades 2-5. How will this impact my class size?

A: For each period in which co-teaching occurs in that classroom, the number of students will be divided by 2 if the Scheduling Method code of “C” is entered in the SM field on each teacher’s C17 Master Schedule record. The grade for each period will be the single grade with the most students.

Co-Teaching

32 Q: How do we code Team Teachers (Co-Teachers) in TERMS?

A: All teachers must have a course and sections with students for every period that they team teach (co-teach). Use Scheduling Method C on all teachers’ courses for every period in which they team teach (co-teach). Whenever Scheduling Method C is used on a master schedule record, the appropriate Team Teacher Training code must be entered in the TTT field.

Co-Teaching

33 Q: How would a 3-teacher team in 2 classrooms affect my class size?

A: In this situation, there will always be at least one teacher in each room. Only some of the periods in each room would actually be co-teaching when there are two teachers in the room and those periods would be scheduled and calculated as described in the CSR Calculations sections.

Co-Teaching

34 Q: In a co-teaching model (2 teachers in a room for a period of time) if they are both shown in the classroom will it lower the number by 50% for that period of time?

A: For each room and period in which two or more teachers have Scheduling Method C on their courses, the total number of students in those courses will be divided by the total number of teachers marked with Scheduling Method C.

Co-Teaching

35 Q. What are the certification requirements for classes that use the co-teaching model?

A: Co-Teaching must comply with ALL of the following FDOE guidelines:

• At least one teacher on the team will have 3 years of experience.

• At least one of the teachers must be in-field. The other teacher must hold a valid Florida Educator’s certificate. (i.e. A Broward Vocational Certificate would not be appropriate.)

• The teacher who is not appropriately certified will be identified as out-of-field and must comply with those rules and procedures (name will be submitted to the Board, parent notification, sign the waiver, etc.)

• Teachers will have professional development in the co-teaching model within one year of assignment.

Category # Question Answer Co-Teaching

36 Q. Can an ESE certified teacher co-teach in a regular education classroom?

A: A co-teaching classroom is one in which two or more teachers share responsibility for planning, delivering, and evaluating instruction for all students in a class. In order to be considered co-teaching, this delivery system is provided whenever a class/subject is taught by two or more teachers and must continue for the entire class period. An ESE teacher who is certified can have both ESE and non-ESE students assigned in a co-teaching model. If the ESE teacher is not certified in-field, the co-teacher must be certified, and this arrangement approved by the School Performance & Accountability Office and the Human Resources Department.

Critical Dates

37 Q: Is there a deadline for withdrawing no-shows?

A: I&T will withdraw from TERMS students who have not entered school by August 26, 2013 (Day 6). These students should not be included in the 10th Day Student Count. (Not applicable for February FTE).

Critical Dates

38 Q: What is deadline for entering schedules?

A: August 1st is the deadline for entering student schedules. Schedules will be reviewed by District staff beginning on August 5th to begin verifying projection data. On August 26th, the students that have not been in attendance will be dropped from the system. If these students enter school after August 26th, they will need to be registered and have schedules entered. On August 30th, the 10th Day Count is processed by the District. In order for this data to be accurate, ALL student registration and schedule data should be complete and correct in the TERMS system. The State provides three class size data practice runs prior to the October FTE Survey week. The schedule of these runs will be provided to schools once the dates have been established by the State. Schools will be notified of class size reduction non-compliance based on these runs in order to make corrections to data to ensure that class size compliance information is accurately transmitted to the State.

Category # Question Answer Critical Dates

39 Q: What is the absolute last date to correct CSR data?

A: TERMS: October 18th, 2013 is the last day to add course sections in TERMS and make corrections to CSR data elements for FTE survey data. As a reminder, all data in TERMS should reflect what was occurring in your school as of October 18th which is the last day of the October FTE Survey week. After that date, all corrections must be made in the External database. It is also expected that unless there is a change in staffing, that scheduling strategies utilized to meet CSR will continue through the duration of the semester/class term. Thus, if a co-teaching situation is in place on the Survey Date certain, that co-teaching situation will be expected to continue until an additional certified in-field teacher is hired for that class. EXTERNAL: November 15, 2013, 4:00 p.m. is the deadline to correct data in External. Schools must monitor the I&T Bulletin for any changes to FTE processing dates.

Curriculum 40 Q. What is the class size limit for the Intensive Reading courses?

A: Intensive Reading courses are considered core courses and are held to the State required class size limits of 22 students for grades 4-8 and 25 students for grades 9-12. The BCPS Reading Placement Charts may reflect a lower class size for extended block classes that serve the needs of students with the most intensive needs and should be scheduled using the limits listed in the charts. BCPS Reading Placement Charts are available at: http://beep.browardschools.com/ in the BEEP Teacher Portal > Learning Resources > 6-12 Reading Resources and on the Literacy departments’ Wiki Spaces.

Curriculum 41 Q. The BCPS Reading Chart uses lower class size limits than the State mandate. Which ones do I use?

A: Intensive Reading classes should be scheduled using the class size limits listed in the BCPS Reading Placement Charts which may reflect a lower class size for extended block classes that serve the needs of students with the most intensive needs. BCPS Reading Placement Charts are available at: http://beep.browardschools.com/ in the BEEP Teacher Portal > Learning Resources > 6-12 Reading Resources and on the Literacy departments’ Wiki Spaces.

Curriculum 42 Q. Are the Dual Enrollment (DE) classes at FAU treated the same as those at Broward College?

A: YES. Students have the opportunity to attend any public university as a DE student. Note: Courses that may earn college credit are not included in the Core Class listing for 2013-14.

http://beep.browardschools.com/

http://beep.browardschools.com/

Category # Question Answer Curriculum 43 Q. Can Middle School

Developmental Reading Courses for students who scored Level 3 on FCAT Reading or higher have more than 25 students assigned to the class?

A: Developmental Reading is not a required course for Middle School students who scored Level 3 or higher on the FCAT Reading. These students can be assigned a non-core course. Non-core courses can have class sizes larger than 25 students, yet there is a District cap of 28 students for reading classes at Middle Schools using the Critical Thinking through Reading or Research. The school should determine the number of students in these reading classes by taking into consideration the safety and security of the school, the appropriateness of the number of students, and the community.

Curriculum 44 Q. Can schools schedule 7th Grade GEM Algebra with 8th Grade Algebra I Honors?

A: Schools are encouraged to nest courses, where appropriate. In some instances, courses with different course code numbers can be combined in one period with the same teacher. The class will appear on the CSR Web site as the class with the higher enrollment in the class. The enrollment will reflect the total number of students in both classes in that period. It is also important for schools to take into consideration the nature of the curriculum being nested. Some courses, although in the same subject area, have content and/or skills that may/may not be most appropriate to be taught in coordination with each other.

Curriculum 45 Q. Can Critical Thinking or a Research class be used for Middle School course recovery? Can these classes be used to save a student from failing Language Arts?

A: No, the Critical Thinking or Research classes cannot be substituted for a core course. If the student’s schedule includes a Critical Thinking or Research class, during the October FTE/CSR Survey period, the student’s transcript for that grading period should reflect the Critical Thinking or Research course grade. Any deviation is not permissible. Keep in mind that if the majority of the students in a classroom are considered core, the non-core students scheduled in that same period and room, will also be included in the total student count for that classroom period. Thus if 25 students are coded to a Reading class in Period 1 in Room 100, and there are an additional 3 students coded in a Research course for the same period and room, the system will total 28 students for Room 100 for 1st period.

Curriculum 46 Q. What is a Core Elective? How is it different from a Core Class?

A: A course is either a core course or an elective course. An elective is any class that a student chooses to take that is not a required course. Any core course could be an elective if not needed for graduation.

Category # Question Answer Curriculum 47 Q. How is BCPS ensuring that all

schools code Critical Thinking and Research classes the same?

A: A team of staff from the School Performance & Accountability Office, District Administration, and school administrators are reviewing each school’s schedule to determine if efficient scheduling strategies have been applied. In some cases, school’s use of Critical Thinking and Research may be appropriate. The determination for using the Critical Thinking and Research will be based on the student needs at each school. Whatever course is submitted to the state on Friday, October 18th will appear on the student’s transcript for that grading period. Any deviation from this practice is not permissible.

Curriculum 48 Q. As classes are added to the school schedules, additional materials will be needed for the teacher to provide instruction. What assistance will schools receive from the District to meet this need?

A: As school schedules are finalized, the District will realign materials as appropriate. For example, a school that decreased in enrollment may be required to share textbooks, teacher editions, etc., with schools that increased in enrollment.

Elementary 49 Q. Must elementary schools include combination or multigrade classes to meet CSR?

A: Outside of the approved District Montessori Schools, utilization of this strategy will be monitored. Schools with specialized Self-Contained Exceptional Education programs, where a multi-age and/or multigrade program model is programmatically appropriate, such as Autism Cluster Programs and where the program is currently in place, will be exempt from obtaining additional approvals in order to continue the program.

Professional Development is necessary for teachers who will be teaching multigrade level classrooms.

Schools are not permitted to use multigrade strategy for ELL students without having the model established for general education classrooms within the same school.

Elementary 50 Q. Are elementary schools required to enter the 11-period schedule into TERMS?

A: TERMS scheduling for elementary schools is different than for other levels. Using the 11-period schedule in TERMS does not change the day-to-day requirements for elementary schools, but does eliminate double counting for push-in and pull-out programs and will reduce the FTE in penalty. (Because the pull-out number of minutes is less than the minutes in the period, the student will count in both periods/rooms of the homeroom teacher and the pull-out teacher.) Schools who provide these programs should consider this model, when scheduling students.

Elementary 51 Q. If a school has two grade levels or two classes evenly split in one class, which class would be counted for CSR?

A: When two grade levels or two classes are in one class and the numbers are equal, compliance is measured at the highest grade level.

Elementary 52 Q. Do combination classes use the same bell schedule as other classes?

A: Yes, only one-bell schedule is required.

Category # Question Answer Elementary 53 Q. How do I schedule an ESE

elementary student for a 45-minute period?

A: Thirty minutes of the pull-out will be from one period and the homeroom teacher and the student will not count in that period. The remaining 15 minutes will be from another period; but because the minutes are less than the minutes of the period, the student will count in both periods/rooms of the homeroom teacher and the pull-out teacher.

Elementary 54 Q. Our intermediate classes are departmentalized. How do we show that in TERMS?

A: Departmentalization models vary from school to school. However, the teacher assigned to a specific subject, must show on the student’s schedule in TERMS as the teacher of record in all departmentalizing situations.

Elementary 55 Q. If an elementary school is using the 11-period scheduling model for TERMS, can a student have only 1 science (or other core class) assigned on the student schedule?

A: Yes, depending on the 11-period model used by your school, students who are pulled out for a period will have one less core period scheduled and the pull-out class will appear on the student’s schedule.

Elementary 56 Q. How should schools schedule student pull-outs that are NOT the same every day (e.g., additional reading on Monday and Wednesday)?

A: Days can be identified on the students’ A10. The total minutes each week would still remain the total of any days identified. Note: The class size calculation will not consider courses that do not have F (Friday) on the student schedule.

Elementary 57 Q. Can elementary schools modify Special Area schedules (Art, Music, PE)?

A: Classes that are non-core courses are not included in the CSR compliance calculation. Additional students over the class size limits can be assigned. Schools should consider safety and security, when scheduling class loads.

Elementary 58 Q. How do schools schedule specials?

A: For “specials” classes, a section should be created for each group being taught. In order to exclude these classes from the class size calculation, the period being used for the specials must end in 88, such as 0688. The Scheduling Method is S. This does not apply to the Core Special Teacher. If you need scheduling assistance, please attend a Wednesday Hot Lab. A full schedule of Hot Lab dates and times is provided in the CSR Guidelines.

Elementary 59 Q. In the elementary 11-period schedule, do we show the lunch period?

A: Even though the lunch period does not generate FTE for the period, as in previous years, lunch break can be included between periods, anywhere on the Bell Schedule, or omitted all together. Please call the I&T Help Desk at 754-321-0411 for further explanation.

Enrollment Counts

60 Q: How will First, Tenth, and Twentieth Day Counts be handled this year?

A: The first day counts will be electronically reported by each school via an online application that will be available from the Demographics & Student Assignments Web site at: http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/dsa. The tenth and twentieth day counts will be produced from the student enrollment data in TERMS on the twentieth day. (Tenth and twentieth day counts are not applicable for the February FTE.)

http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/dsa/index.shtml



Category # Question Answer Facilities Coding

61 Q: What is a ‘FISH’ number? How does it impact Class Size Reduction?

A: ‘FISH’ is an acronym for ‘Florida Inventory of School Houses.’ The FDOE has created an inventory of classrooms for each school in the State. This database is updated periodically by the District’s Facilities Department as classrooms are added, demolished, or removed – as in the case of relocatables. The FISH number generally coincides with the schools’ classroom number and is used as part of the CSR compliance calculation to determine the number of students assigned to a teacher, per period, in a classroom. The FDOE assigns room descriptions per FISH number based on a number of criteria such as square footage and amount of storage. It does not matter if a room description indicates a particular grade level. The FDOE uses the student record to determine the grade level for the students assigned to a classroom, not the room’s description. All classes should be scheduled using the following priority: 1. Permanent classrooms with student stations 2. Relocatables with student stations 3. Permanent classrooms with “Zero” student stations (e.g. Resource Rooms) 4. Relocatables with “Zero” student stations All rooms that appear on the Room Occupancy report as unscheduled need to have a Room Usage code input into the TERMS C01 panel. ESE self-contained and Fee-paid Pre-K classrooms must also be coded on the C01 panel. The Room Usage Codes listed below should be used to properly code rooms on the C01 panel in TERMS. Schools must also remember to remove the Room Usage Codes that are no longer appropriate (e.g., U = Unscheduled Room is now scheduled).

Room Usage Codes Input by School Staff A = ADMINISTRATIVE USE (includes Storage,

Facilitator Office, etc.) C = UNAVAILABLE DUE TO NEW

CONSTRUCTION D = DEMOLITION E = ESE SELF-CONTAINED CLASSROOM F = FEE - PAID USE I = INTERNAL SUSPENSION M = MAINTENANCE ISSUES R = RESERVED FOR ADULT EDUCATION S = STUDENT USE (includes Resource, Labs,

Pullouts, Specialized Magnet rooms) T = PORTABLE IN TRANSIT (use for any

relocatable that is not hooked up for use) U = UNASSIGNED

Category # Question Answer Facilities Coding

62 Q: What do I do when a FISH room is divided to make two or more classrooms?

A: In a divided FISH room where each teacher has their own students (teachers are not co-teaching), for all courses and sections scheduled in the divided FISH room, enter an “M” in the SM field on the C17 Master Schedule panel. Please see the appendix section of this document for important information regarding the use of Scheduling Method M.

Facilities Coding

63 Q: Can schools schedule rooms under construction, or relocatables not yet completed that are scheduled to be ready by October FTE? What happens if the completion date is not met?

A: Yes, rooms (or relocatables) under construction that are scheduled to be open by October FTE can be used for scheduling. If the scheduled completion date is not met, use the room numbers for where the classes are being held during the October FTE survey week.

Head Start 64 Q: Are Head Start and other Pre-K students included in the CSR compliance calculation?

A: Per the FDOE, Pre-K students are included if they are taught in a core course. (Refer to core course listing on the Class Size web site address.) This applies to PK students who generate FTE, such as PLACE, as well as PK students in programs that do not generate FTE, such as Head Start and VPK. A Pre-K designation has been added to FISH to identify the non-ESE fee-paid Pre-K classrooms, and schools should code ALL Fee-paid classrooms with an “F” room utilization code in the TERMS C01 panel. In order to exclude the Head Start and VPK courses from the class size calculation, the period for those courses should end in 88. If the Head Start and VPK students receive ESE services, the periods for their ESE courses should not end in 88. The Head Start Performance Standards requires grantees to maintain a 1 adult per 10 student ratio, not exceeding 20 students per class, throughout the day. Therefore, Head Start students cannot attend a specials class in which there are more than 20 students.

High 65 Q. If my school can meet CSR by assigning extra periods to teachers, will the District assist with funds?

A: Possible additional funding is being sought; however at this time, it is very unlikely that further funding will be identified. School schedules will be reviewed to determine appropriate scheduling and assignment of teachers. Once needs have been identified, every effort will be made to prioritize the need, based on the strategies utilized, and if monies become available, teachers will be assigned. Only currently funded positions should be placed in the student’s schedule.

Category # Question Answer High 66 Q. Does Dual Enrollment count for

class size?

A: Dual Enrollment course numbers that begin with an alpha character DO NOT count in the class size calculation. Students have the opportunity to attend any public university or college with which SBBC has a dual enrollment agreement as a DE student. Schools must collaborate with Advanced Academics Department prior to implementation of an on, off, and/or online dual enrollment program(s) for students each academic year.

High 67 Q. Do core courses that receive college credit count for class size?

A: No, college credit earning classes will not be included in CSR calculations. For a room and period where both college credit earning and non-college credit earning courses are scheduled, if the college credit earning course has the most students, the room and period will not be included in CSR calculations. However, if there are more students in the non-college credit earning course than the college credit earning course, the room and period will be included in the calculation and all students in all courses, both college credit earning and non-college credit earning, will be counted. Note: Schools must collaborate with Advanced Academics Department prior to implementation of an on, off, and/or online dual enrollment program(s) for students each academic year.

High 68 Q. Which class size limits should be used in FAIR schools? Is this the same for non-FAIR schools?

A: Class Size compliance is measured the same at both FAIR and non-FAIR schools. Only Charters are exempt from period-by-period CSR compliance. They are held to a school-wide average by grade grouping compliance.

High 69 Q. How should schools handle a high school student’s schedule, when all seats for a course are at the maximum level?

A: Student enrollment should be reviewed based on need. If a student needs a class to graduate, every effort should be made to assign the student to the needed class. If appropriate, schools may defer a student to a subsequent semester class, or recommend taking the class through Florida Virtual School or Broward Virtual School.

Middle 70 Q. Utilizing non-core course numbers as electives in middle schools that team to address CSR causes the teams to not remain “pure” due to the fact that I can put more students in a non-core class… Why should I attempt to utilize non-core course numbers in the students’ schedules?

A: Non-core electives are not included within the CSR compliance calculation and may be scheduled at a higher student teacher ratio. Schools should schedule students into core courses, based on the CSR guidelines. While differences in class sizes may have a negative effect on teaming in middle schools, the overall goal is to meet CSR mandate in the core courses and have the practice of Teaming remain cost neutral.

Category # Question Answer Middle 71 Q. If my school can meet CSR by

assigning extra periods to teachers, will the District assist with funds?

A: Possible additional funding is being sought; however at this time, it is very unlikely that further funding will be identified. School schedules will be reviewed to determine appropriate scheduling and assignment of teachers. Once needs have been identified, every effort will be made to prioritize the need, based on the strategies utilized, and if monies become available, teachers will be assigned. Only currently funded positions should be placed in the student’s schedule. Classes that will be taught with a teacher that has yet to be hired, can be set up with a teacher TBA (To be Announced); however, if a substitute is still assigned to the class on date certain, or if a teacher is on leave) the substitute should be sent up to the state in the survey data. There should NEVER be a TBA sent up to the state for FTE data.

Middle 72 Q. Is ‘Introduction to Spanish’ for Grade 6 students a core elective?

A: No, Spanish is no longer a core course for Grade 6 students. Legislative changes effective as of 2011-12 do not include foreign language as a core course. A list of core courses is available on the CSR Web site.

Middle 73 Q. Can middle schools offer an advanced reading core course?

A: Yes, advanced reading courses are optional for middle school students scoring 3 and above on the FCAT. There is a District cap of 28 students for such reading classes at Middle Schools using the Critical Thinking through Reading or Research.

Middle 74 Q. Do High School level courses offered at a Middle School have different class size limits?

A: Yes, High school level, credit earning, core courses offered at Middle Schools will be calculated using the Grades 9-12 enrollment cap of 25 students. For a room and period where both middle school and high school level courses are scheduled, if the middle school course has the most students, the room and period will be calculated at 22. However, if there are more students in the high school level course, the room and period will be calculated at 25.

Scheduling 75 Q. Can schools use ‘TBA’ to schedule students into classes?

A: Schools must develop efficient schedules using the strategies found in the Guidelines for CSR Implementation, based on the projected budget. If there are not enough teachers to meet CSR, after using all the guidelines for your level, students must still be assigned a schedule. A ‘TBA’ can only be used, if the position is currently funded in the school’s budget and the teacher’s name is unknown. The TBA teacher record MUST be changed to reflect the actual teacher name, social security number, and personnel number before the transmission of FTE survey data on October 18, 2013.

Scheduling 76 Q. How will the District ensure that all schools are applying scheduling strategies as appropriate?

A: All school schedules will be reviewed with the school Principal and the CSR Review Team to determine if additional strategies can be applied to the schedules. Each school is expected to strive towards meeting the period-by-period mandate.

Category # Question Answer Scheduling 77 Q: Should I schedule my Math

Resource teacher in one room for PK-3 and another room for 4-5?

A: Not necessarily. It’s a school decision how to best use your available classroom space. You should be aware that the FDOE will assign a grade to each period in the room based on the single grade with the most students. Since the mandated class size for the PK-3 grade grouping and the 4-8 grade grouping are different, by mixing grades from these two groups in the same room during the day, you need to be aware of which grade each period will be assigned. It is possible that the room will have some periods fall under the PK-3 calculation, and some periods fall under the grade 4-5 calculation depending on the grade grouping with the most students scheduled for that period.

Scheduling 78 Q. The enrollment numbers at my school are very tentative. How can I develop a final schedule, when I don’t know who is coming to school?

A: Schools should develop an efficient schedule, based on their projected enrollment and projected budget, knowing that the enrollment may change.

Scheduling 79 Q. What assistance will be available to the principal and school schedulers in developing schedules?

A: School personnel will have assistance with school specific information to develop an efficient schedule through the ‘Hot Labs’ which are scheduled throughout the summer. Please review the CSR Guidelines for a schedule. Schools may also call the I&T Help Desk at 754-321-0411 for scheduling assistance.

Scheduling 80 Q. When will Virtual Counselor be available to review schedules?

A: Virtual Counselor will be available for administrative staff to view schedules after July 30th.

Scheduling 81 Q. When do I have to have my schedule completed?

A: August 1st is the deadline for entering student schedules. Schedules will be reviewed by District staff beginning on August 5th to begin verifying projection data. On August 26th, the students that have not been in attendance will be dropped from the system. If these students enter school after August 26th, they will need to be registered and have schedules entered. On August 30th, the 10th Day Count is processed by the District. In order for this data to be accurate, ALL student registration and schedule data should be complete and correct in the TERMS system.

Scheduling 82 Q. What happens when a student comes to register at my school and all my classes are full? Can I recommend an under enrolled school for that student?

A: No. All students should be registered into their appropriate classes as usual.

Category # Question Answer Scheduling 83 Q. What is ‘nesting?’

A: In some instances, courses with different course code numbers can be combined in one period with the same teacher. For example, if seats are available in a French II class, French III students could be assigned to that period using the French III course code. In the CSR Web site, on the CSR Period-by-Period report, the class will appear as a French II class because more students are enrolled in that class. The ‘nesting’ will show on the Room Occupancy Report as well and will list each class and provide the total number of students in both classes in that period. ‘Nesting’ classes should be done carefully based on the needs of the students and teachers, and only like or similar classes should be nested. Questions regarding specific nested classes should be directed to the District’s Curriculum Department or School Performance & Accountability Office.

Scheduling 84 Q: What do I do to add a teacher if I have no classrooms available?

A: Notify your School Performance & Accountability Office Director immediately. The School Performance & Accountability Office will work with you to determine how to best meet your CSR target.

Scheduling (also TERMS Coding)

85 Q: How do you schedule ESE pull out classes?

A: The pull out teacher’s schedule in TERMS should use individual periods (not 0106) to show the different groups of students seen throughout the day. The grade with the most students will determine the grade level for the room and period. Please click here to view the instructions for scheduling ESE pull put classes.

Scheduling (also What's Included – Specials)

86 Q: For elementary schools, how will we be scheduling “specials” courses?

A: For “specials” classes, a section should be created for each group being taught. In order to exclude these classes from the class size calculation, the period being used for the specials must end in 88, such as 0688. The Scheduling Method is S. This does not apply to the Core Special Teacher. If you need scheduling assistance, please attend a Wednesday Hot Lab. A full schedule of Hot Lab dates and times is provided in the CSR Guidelines.

Scheduling (also What's Included – Specials)

87 Q: My language arts special only meI&T Monday through Thursday. Will this teacher count in my class size average?

A: If the special is with the Core Special Teacher, the class size calculation will not consider courses that do not have F (Friday) on the student schedule. If the special is a regular special (not scheduled with the Core Special Teacher), then the period of the special should end in 88 so that the course will be excluded from the calculation.

Category # Question Answer Staffing 88 Q. Can we schedule the Reading

Coaches, Reading Specialists, and Reading Resource Teachers for reading classes?

A: Reading coaches will not be assigned to teach classes in addition to their coaching duties in D, F, or Intervene schools. There are two funding sources for reading coaches, (1) the state reading allocation and (2) general fund. If your reading coach is paid through the state reading allocation, he/she can teach a maximum of one period. If your reading coach is paid for through the general fund, the reading coach shall be utilized to assist in meeting class size reduction. This notification will be given to you upon receipt of the 2012-13 Student Achievement Indicators.

Additional instructional coaches will be hired ONLY when:

• Class size mandate is met, OR • Required by State or Federal Statute

Staffing 89 Q: What if I can’t find a teacher? Can I enter a substitute teacher into the student’s schedule? How?

A: Yes, a substitute teacher can be used as the teacher of record if you have an advertised vacancy and no qualified applicant. A copy of the advertisement must be kept with the FTE documentation. On the C05 Staff/Faculty panel in TERMS, create a teacher number and enter the substitute teacher’s information (name, social security number, etc.).

Staffing 90 Q. Can the Wilson reading classes be assigned to the Reading Coach?

A: Reading coaches will not be assigned to teach classes in addition to their coaching duties in D, F, or Intervene schools. There are two funding sources for reading coaches, (1) the state reading allocation and (2) general fund. If your reading coach is paid through the state reading allocation, he/she can teach a maximum of one period. If your reading coach is paid for through the general fund, the reading coach shall be utilized to assist in meeting class size reduction. This notification will be given to you upon receipt of the 2012-13 Student Achievement Indicators. Additional instructional coaches will be hired ONLY when: Class size mandate is met, OR Required by State or Federal Statute

Staffing 91 Q: Can dual certified Guidance Counselors be used to provide core instruction for some periods during the day?

A: Yes. This design is already in use.

Staffing 92 Q: Can teachers be shared across levels (Ex: reading teachers shared with Elementary and Middle school)?

A: Yes, depending on their certification.

Category # Question Answer Staffing 93 Q: If some schools meet CSR, will

‘extra’ teachers be transferred to schools in need? Voluntary or Involuntary?

A: School schedules may require balancing after enrollment becomes stable. Staffing decisions will be made by School Performance & Accountability Office in concert with Instructional Staffing and the Principal.

Staffing 94 Q. Are schools expected to schedule ESE Support Facilitators to classes for which they are certified?

A: ESE support facilitators may teach a class if they have the proper certification. Priority will be given to meeting the needs of ESE students whose IEP’s require classroom support.

Staffing 95 Q: Can administrators be assigned core courses to teach? How will this be reflected in TERMS?

A: At the present time, administrators are not to be scheduled to teach core courses.

Staffing 96 Q. Can schools schedule certified Pool Substitutes or Paraprofessionals to classes or periods to reduce class size?

A: No. Pool Substitutes and Paraprofessionals are non-instructional personnel and cannot be assigned to classes.

Staffing 97 Q. Non-core Critical Thinking and Research classes require only open certification. Can a reading endorsed teacher assigned to these classes be ‘bumped’ by another teacher with higher seniority?

A: Schools should assign reading teachers to both core and non-core reading classes. Note: Research and Critical Thinking courses are not considered core courses for class size.

Staffing 98 Q. When will schools know the names of teachers who will be assigned by the District, so that the ‘TBA’ for funded positions can be filled?

A: Instructional Staffing continues to make assignments daily. As soon as a position is cleared, your school will receive notification.

Staffing 99 Q. Can a Math Coach funded by Title II be assigned to a class for which they are certified?

A: Some grants restrict Coaches from being assigned to teach classes. The Title II grant does NOT allow Coaches to be assigned. Check the grant funding, for the coach assigned to the school, to see if a classroom assignment is allowed.

Category # Question Answer Staffing 100 Q. When assigning support staff to

specific periods for teaching, can schools assign these teachers to out-of-field positions?

A: Teachers who are assigned out-of-field in a co-teaching position may be recommended to be out-of-field as long as they comply with the FDOE guidelines.

• At least one teacher on the team will have 3 years of experience.

• At least one of the teachers must be in-field. The other teacher must hold a valid Florida Educator’s certificate. (i.e. A Broward Vocational Certificate would not be appropriate.)

• The teacher who is not appropriately certified, will be identified as out-of-field and must comply with those rules and procedures (name will be submitted to the Board, parent notification, sign the waiver, etc.)

• Teachers will have professional development in the co-teaching model within one year of assignment

Teachers can only be assigned out-of-field in a Non-co-teaching situation to assist with CSR, if approved by Instructional Staffing. The teacher must work towards adding the certification area to their current certificate and must be in a related field (i.e. An English teacher could be recommended to teach reading; Physics teacher could be recommended to teach math).

Staffing 101 Q. If a media specialist is certified in another subject, should this person be assigned to a specific class period?

A: Media specialists, who are certified, can be assigned specific teaching responsibilities, as appropriate for the school.

Staffing 102 Q. Can Title I and/or Title IIA funded coaches be assigned to teach a class for which they are certified?

A: No, these funds are restricted by the grant and the grant does not allow for these types of coaches to have student contact time.

TERMS Coding

103 Q: My reading resource teacher goes into the classroom to work with a group of students every day. Do I use Scheduling Method C for the resource teacher and the classroom teacher?

A: No, this is not a co-teach situation. When two teachers are assigned to the same room and period but only one of them is responsible for one student or a small group of students, the main classroom teacher should be coded with Scheduling Method “S” and the other teacher should be assigned to the one student or the small group of students and coded with Scheduling Method “I”, provided that this teacher will be teaching the entire period of the subject to the small group of students. Please click here to see important information regarding the use of Scheduling Method I.

Category # Question Answer TERMS Coding

104 Q: My school has a self-contained gifted class serving grades 3 through 5, in the same room all day. What is the best way to enter this in TERMS? How will class size be determined/calculated for this configuration?

A: Schedule it as you would normally. If there are multiple periods in the room, there is a possibility that some periods in the room will be in the PK-3 calculation and some may be in the grade 4-5 calculation depending on which grade grouping for that period has the majority of students. If there is a tie between grades compliance will be measured at the highest grade level.

TERMS Coding

105 Q: What homeroom course do we use for Pre-K?

A: Use whatever course you have used for these Pre-K students in the past. Refer to the list of Core Curricular Courses found at the class size web site to determine if the course will be part of the class size calculation.

TERMS Coding

106 Q: What is the account coding for the Core Course Special Teacher?

A: Functional Area 5652121010000000.

TERMS Coding

107 Q: When using more than one bell schedule, sometimes a teacher winds up with two of the same period, each with different starting and ending times and a different group of students. How would that be coded for class size calculation?

A: When using multiple bell schedules, it may be possible for a room to show two of the same periods, each having different start/end times and different groups of students. For instance, Bell 1, period 03 may be 9:00-10:00 and Bell 3, period 03 may be 10:00 – 11:00. A classroom could, therefore, have two different classes of students meeting at different times but both scheduled in period 03. If this occurs with the same teacher, use Scheduling Method code “A” on the courses with the duplicate period.

TERMS Coding

108 Q: For purposes of meeting CSR, can I add a teacher after October FTE survey week?

A: No. The State is calculating CSR compliance as of the FTE survey week; any staff or course sections added to the school’s schedule in TERMS after the date certain (October 18, 2013) will not be included the State’s calculation.

TERMS Coding

109 Q: How should I schedule a class that has a resource teacher assigned to it?

A: If the resource teacher is in the classroom for the entire time that the subject is being taught and is sharing responsibility for the delivery of instruction to all the students in the class, enter Scheduling Method “C” for Co-Teaching on the C17 Master Schedule panel for each teacher’s courses scheduled in that room and period. If the resource teacher will only be working with a small group of students in the class, refer to the instructions for Scheduling Method “I”. Please click here to see important information regarding the use of Scheduling Method I.

TERMS Coding

110 Q: If there are multiple classes in the library, what “scheduling method” do you use on the C17?

A: If each teacher is responsible for his/her own group of students and may or may not be teaching the same subject, for every teacher teaching in the library during the same period, Scheduling Method “M” should be used on each course and section. The total number of students for each period that this occurs will be divided by the number of teachers coded with Scheduling Method M.

TERMS Coding

111 Q: Math as an Elementary Special - do you put an “O” on the C17?

A: No. The period for the Elementary special should end in 88. The Scheduling Method is S. If the Math special is being taught by the Core Special Teacher, the period should not end in 88.

Category # Question Answer TERMS Coding

112 Q: With reference to “C” for co-teaching: What do I do when a FISH Room is divided (ESE Classroom and pull-out SLD person in the other)? What code do I put for full time ESE?

A: For all courses and sections scheduled in the divided FISH room, enter an “M” in the SM field on the C17 Master Schedule panel. Self-contained ESE classes would be Scheduling Method “S” unless the situation requires “M” for divided classroom or “C” for co-teaching (team teaching). Pullout ESE courses would be Scheduling Method “G”, which calculates the same as Scheduling Method “S” in the class size calculation.

TERMS Coding

113 Q: How will CSR data entry changes be communicated to the Information Management Technicians (IMT)?

A: This Class Size Reduction Question and Answers document, as well as other class size related information, will be posted on the Class Size Reduction website and the IMT website. Any revisions or additions will be placed on those websites or relayed through the daily TERMS Bulletins.

What's Included - Specials

114 Q: Will class size be counted for specials (Art, Music, Physical Education, Spanish, Media, etc.)?

A: The special taught by the Core Special Teacher will be the only special included in the class size calculation. All others will be excluded. To exclude these from the class size calculation, the periods for all specials (other than the core course special) should end in 88, such as 0688. If the period does not end in 88, any special that uses a core course number, such as Media, will be included in the class size calculation.

SCHEDULING METHODS C, M, AND I Scheduling Method M is used when two or more teachers and their students meet during the same period in a multiple use space designated by one FISH number. Each teacher is responsible for his/her own group of students and may or may not be teaching the same subject. Depending on the main grade in the classroom (FISH room), the multiple use instructional space will be determined by the following criteria:

Grade Group Net Square Footage Design Code not Equal to:

PK – 3 Greater than 1,763 00001

4 – 8 Greater than 1,715 00002

9 – 12 Greater than 1,599 00003 For each term/classroom/period combination in which two or more teachers have Scheduling Method M on their courses, the total number of students in those courses will be divided by the total number of teachers marked with Scheduling Method M. Scheduling Method C is to be used for a classroom in which two or more teachers share responsibility for planning, delivering, and evaluating instruction for all students in a class for the entire class period. In order to be considered co-teaching (team-teaching), the following must apply:

• Teacher to student ratios must not exceed the constitutional limits. 18:1 for Grades PK – 3 22:1 for Grades 4 – 8 25:1 for Grades 9 – 12

• At least one member of the team must have at least 3 years of teaching experience. • At least one member of the team must be teaching in-field. • The teachers must be trained in team-teaching methods within 1 year after assignment.

For each term/classroom/period combination in which two or more teachers have Scheduling Method C on their courses, the total number of students in those courses will be divided by the total number of teachers marked with Scheduling Method C. Scheduling Method I can be used when a teacher goes into a class to work with one student or a small group of students. Scheduling Method I should only be used when another teacher goes into a classroom to work with students who are already scheduled in the room and period with their classroom teacher. Bringing additional students into the room for the Scheduling Method I teacher will increase the class size. Class size calculation example when the Scheduling Method I teacher sees students for the entire period of a subject:

• The one student or small group of students should be dropped from the classroom teacher, who will be coded with Scheduling Method S, and the other teacher should be assigned to the one student or the small group of students and coded with Scheduling Method I for the period.

• Calculation example: If the classroom teacher (Scheduling Method S) is in a room and period with 20 students and another teacher (Scheduling Method I) is going into the same room to teach 4 of those students for the entire period, the 4 students are dropped from the classroom (S) teacher, reducing that teacher’s number of students to 16 for the period. Those 4 students are then scheduled with the other (I) teacher. In the calculation, the 4 students will be divided by the 2 teachers to equal 2 and then added to the classroom (S) teacher’s 16 students, resulting in an adjusted class size average of 18 students for that room and period rather than 20.

Class size calculation example when the Scheduling Method I teacher sees students for part of the period of a subject:

• The one student or small group of students should remain scheduled with the classroom teacher, who will be coded with Scheduling Method S, and the one student or the small group of students should also be scheduled with the other teacher, who is coded with Scheduling Method I for the period.

• Calculation example: If the classroom teacher (Scheduling Method S) is in a room and period with 20 students and another teacher (Scheduling Method I) is going into the same room to teach 4 of those students for part of the period, the 4 students remain scheduled with the classroom (S) teacher and are also scheduled with the other (I) teacher for the same period. In the calculation, the 4 students will be dropped from the classroom (S) teacher as duplicate students, reducing the number of students from 20 to 16. The 4 will then be divided by the 2 teachers to equal 2 and then added to the classroom (S) teacher’s 16 students, resulting in an adjusted class size average of 18 students for that room and period rather than 20.

SCHEDULING METHOD CODES

S Self-contained: One teacher provides total instruction for the entire class period. Will

default on the C17 Master Schedule panel for Calendar 01 schools. B Block Schedule: Any block scheduling method is applicable. Course is scheduled so that

students may earn one credit in the course in a semester. Will default on the C17 Master Schedule panel for Calendar 03 schools.

A Alternate Week Schedule: Teacher meI&T with different groups of students in the same course and classroom on same day but alternate weeks.

M Multiple Use Classroom or Pod: More than one class meI&T during the same period in a space designated by one FISH number but separated by temporary “walls.” (See comment below.)

C Co-teaching: A classroom in which two or more teachers share responsibility for planning, delivering, and evaluating instruction for all students in a class. In order to be considered co-teaching, this delivery system is provided whenever a class/subject is taught by two or more teachers and must continue for the entire class period. (See comment below.)

G Individual or Small Group Instruction: Teacher meI&T with an individual student or small group of students in a separate setting.

I In-Class One-on-One: Teacher meI&T with an individual student or small group of students on an individualized basis within a traditional classroom but not as a co-teacher.

W Wheel Class: Same course meI&T in the same room with the same teacher during the same period on multiple days of the week, but with different groups of students.

SchedulingESEStudents

SUPPORTFACILITATIONSERVICESDONOTAPPEARONTHESTUDENTSCHEDULE–TEACHERRECORDONLY

AnESE teacherwhoprovides services toESE students througha SupportFacilitationmodel(support/instructiontoESEstudentswithinageneraleducationclassroom)mustbecodedontheMasterSchedule(C17)withthespecialcoursenumberof2222222Aforadedicatedpartofthe teacher’s workday. After entering the necessary data to complete the C17, (same as allothercourses)dothefollowing:

• ChangetheFundingEligibilityIndicator(E)fieldfromY(default)toN.• ChangetheGradeEligibilityIndicator(GE)fieldfromY(default)toN.

NOTE:ThiscourseshouldnotbeontheA10studentschedulepanel.

CLUSTERSTUDENTSStudents inESEclusterswillhavespecificclasses. For themostpart, theirclasseswillbe inESEcoursesthatbeginwith“7”.

ESESTUDENTSNOTINCLUSTERSCourses beginning with 7 will be used only upon specific request of the ESE Specialist,accordingtothestudent’sIEP.

When the ESE Specialist does request this, the student must be removed from the Gen Edteacher for the entire period of the subject and then scheduledwith the ESE teacher in thecoursebeginningwith “7” for theentireperiodof the subject. (Academic subjectswithESEteachersareinsteadof,notinadditionto,theGenEdteacher).

THERAPYCOURSESandSPEECHANDLANGUAGESERVICESmustbeonthestudentschedule.

AVOIDSCHEDULINGONELONESTUDENTINANESECLASSWhenonlyonestudentisscheduledtoanESEteacher,theESEteacherisrequiredtohaveallofthespecificcertificationsrequiredforeachofthestudent’sdocumenteddisabilities(example:visuallyimpaired,deaf/hardofhearing–needcertificationinbothareas).

If the ESE teacher does not have all the appropriate certifications, the ESE teacher will bereportedtotheStateas“TeachingOutofField”foreacharea.AregularESEcertificationwillsufficewhenmultiplestudentsofdifferentexceptionalitiesarescheduledwithanESEteacher.(NOTE: when 100% of the students in any class are identified as Deaf/Hard of Hearing,Visually Impaired,Dual Sensory Impaired,Autistic, orGifted, the teacherwill be required toholdtheappropriateESEcertification/endorsement.)

A reportof this schedulingdatawillbeavailableprior to collection toavoid thisoutof fieldissue.

SCHEDULINGGIFTED(Moreinformationre:GiftedSchedulingwillfollow)Teachers teaching Gifted students must have the Gifted endorsement (in addition to theappropriatebasecertificate(i.e.math,science,elementaryeducation) forthecourse(s)beingtaught.PleaserefertotheGiftedProceduralGuide.

INTENSIVEINSTRUCTIONAnystudent,ESE,ESOL,orBasic,canbesenttoanotherclassroomforintensiveinstructioninanysubject,i.e.reading,math,science.Thisadditionalhelpmaybelistedonthestudent’sA10schedule panel in a Gen Ed course number with a Gen Ed certified teacher and will be inadditiontothestudent’sregularclass.

ONTHESTUDENTSCHEDULE NOTONTHESTUDENTSCHEDULE

All courses taught by General Education(GenEd)teachersandSpecialsteachers.

SupportFacilitation The ESE teacher providing SupportFacilitation must have a Master Schedulerecordusingcourse2222222A.“E”and“GE”fieldsarechangedfromYtoN.o Donotschedulestudentstothiscourse.

Pull outs for all students (Basic, ESOL, ESE)requiringadditionalinstructioninasubject. GenEdcoursenumberisused.

(This pull‐out would not be a requirementbasedonanESEstudent’sIEP.)

AdditionalinstructioninasubjectwithanESEteacherasindicatedontheESEstudent’sIEP.

(Unless specifically instructed by the ESESpecialist.)

ESE course, when the entire subject is beingtaught by the ESE teacher insteadof by aGenEdteacher. OnlywhenspecificallyinstructedbytheESESpecialist.

Instruction with an ESE teacher, when theinstruction of a subject is shared by both theGen Ed teacher and the ESE teacher, asindicatedontheESEstudent’sIEP.

Therapy courses and Speech and LanguageServicesforESEstudents.

Elementary Specials Scheduling Elementary Principals have been given the directive to provide 30 minutes each day for the instructional staff utilizing special area classes. Elementary Schedules will show 150 minutes of specials. As in the past, the student schedule in TERMS will not reflect the actual days and times that special classes meet, but will indicate the average minutes per special for FTE reporting purposes. FTE General Instructions from the DOE state that when classes rotate in offering from one week to the next, an average of the time that students are scheduled in the classes should be reported. The entire time the student is in each class for the span of time being reported is to be used. This would include survey week as well as all other weeks the class is scheduled. An average of the class minutes is then used to determine the value of FTE. The student schedule will show specials classes all scheduled in the same period. In order to exclude these classes from the class size calculation, the period being used for the specials must end in 88, such as 1088. Using 88 at the end of a period will cause the TIMES and MINS fields on the Master Schedule record to default to blank. The actual times of the period (such as 1300 and 1330) must be entered in the TIMES field, and the minutes per special determined by the formula and table below must be entered in the MIN field. The Scheduling Method will default to S and should not be changed. EXAMPLE: If a student will be taking 5 specials during the school year: Average weekly minutes: 150 minutes per week Average daily minutes entered in TERMS per special:

Number of minutes per day for special: 30 minutes per day Multiplied by 5 days for weekly minutes: 5 x 30 = 150 minutes per week Number of specials per student: 5 specials per student Minutes per special: 150/6 = 25 minutes per special

Specials per student Weekly Minutes Per Special 3 50 4 37 for two and 38 for the other two 5 30 6 25 7 21 for four and 22 for the other three 8 19 for six and 18 for the other two 9 17 for six and 16 for the other three 10 15

CLASS SIZE TIPS

Review the FISH report from I&T. It is important that all rooms identified in TERMS are properly identified with the correct FISH number. It’s MORE important to make sure that all rooms have unique FISH numbers. If a school is operating classes on another campus, the rooms at the other school must be correctly identified on the C01 panel when defining the room. Make certain that in the master schedule the same classroom is not mistakenly assigned to two different teachers. If two or more teachers are sharing the same FISH room space, (co-teaching or divided classrooms) then code each master schedule record with scheduling method “C” for co-teaching or scheduling method “M” for divided classrooms. If scheduling method “C” is used, the appropriate Team Teacher Training code must be entered in the TTT field on the master schedule record. Review the CSR website Room Occupancy report to see a quick overview of the master schedule by period. The period for elementary specials courses (other than the core special) should end in 88, such as 0688. Be careful about combining core and non-core classes in the same room during the same period. If there are more students taking the non-core class, then the entire period is deemed to be non-core and the core class will not be counted in your class size calculation. Conversely, if there are more students taking the core class, then the period will be counted and the students in both the core and the non-core classes will be included in the class size calculation. If the same number of students is in the core class and the non-core class, the period will be counted as a core period. If there are two core courses in the period, then the course with the most students becomes the main course, but the students in both courses are included in the total students for the room and period. For a period that has multiple grade levels, the single grade with the most students in the main course will be the grade used for the class size calculation. A tie goes to the highest grade. This becomes a factor for those smaller classes, such as pull-outs or self-contained ESE classes. The period could have a total of more in the KG-3 grouping in the class, such as 1 per grade, but also two fourth graders, which would cause Grade 4 to be the main grade for the period. It is possible that the room will have some periods fall under the PK-3 calculation and some periods under the Grade 4-5 calculation, depending on the grade assignments of the individual periods scheduled in the room. Only courses with Friday (F) in the correct position of the DAYS field will be included in the class size calculation. (Example: MTWRF or F )

USE OF PERIODS

Any course with a period ending in 88 (0188, 0288, 0388, etc.) will be eliminated from the class size calculation.

USING THE SBBC CLASS SIZE WEBSITE

The school district’s calculation of class size is located on the internet at http://www.broward.k12.fl.us/casdl/csrdata. In addition to the calculation, there is general information regarding class size, such as courses eligible for the calculation, implementation of Amendment 9, and answers to frequently asked questions. To view a school’s class size information, click on the School by School Data link. After logging in, select to view by Innovation Zone. Click on the school’s name to get to the room by room data. The information is listed by FISH room number. By clicking on the Sort By Main Grade button, the information will be displayed by grade level. To review period by period information and rooms not scheduled, click on the View Room Occupancy button. Each school’s progress in meeting class size can be tracked on this website. Schools should verify room by room accuracy.

RESEARCHING ROOMS IN TERMS The courses, periods, teachers, and number of students scheduled in a room can be viewed in the TERMS student database and now, in the Room Occupancy Report on the CSR website. All this information can be seen both in the C16 Master Schedule Query panel by using the building and room numbers (99 and 535C in the example below) as the basis of the query, and the Room Occupancy Report. Enter the building and room number in the BLD/RM field (99535C) and press enter. Press F8 until the message “NO ADDITIONAL PAGES ...“appears at the bottom of the screen. All the courses, periods, and teachers scheduled in the room can now be viewed. If the number of students in a classroom on the class size website seems to be exceedingly high, most likely another teacher’s course and section have been mistakenly scheduled into the room. Click on the Room Occupancy Report to see a list of all classes in a particular room by period. In the example below, a Language Arts course and a Social Studies course with another teacher (302) have been mistakenly scheduled into room 535C. Simply correcting the room number on the C17 Master Schedule panels for the Language Arts and Social Studies course records for teacher 302 will solve the problem. PANEL: ___ C16. MASTER SCHEDULE QUERY YEAR: 09 SCHL: 4321 HOME OF THE WIZARDS COURSE SEC/M T PRDS D TCH TM GE BLD / RM PGM STS OCCUP SF ___ _99535C _ _ _ 00000000 002 HOMEROOM 3 0000 5 002 N 99535C 999 30 16 16 V 50100400 002 LANG ARTS 3 0202 5 002 Y 99535C 101 30 16 16 V 50100400 302 LANG ARTS 3 0202 5 302 Y 99535C 101 30 20 20 V 50100500 002 READ 3 0303 5 002 Y 99535C 101 30 16 16 V 50120000 002 MATH 3 0404 5 002 Y 99535C 101 30 16 16 V 50200000 002 SCIENCE 3 0505 5 002 Y 99535C 101 30 16 16 V 50210000 002 SOCIAL STUDIES 3 0101 5 002 Y 99535C 101 30 16 16 V 50210000 302 SOCIAL STUDIES 3 0101 5 302 Y 99535C 101 30 20 20 V

PF1 = HELP 3 = EXIT 5 = REFRESH 7 = BKWD 8 = FWD 12 = ESCAPE

NO ADDITIONAL PAGES . . . NEXT?

WHEN COURSE ROOM NUMBER AND FISH NUMBER DO NOT MATCH

When the room number used for scheduling in TERMS and the FISH number used in the class size calculation are not the same, the corresponding room must be found for the FISH in order to research the FISH number in TERMS. In the TERMS student database, go to the C01 Room Resource panel and press enter. Press the F8 key until the FISH number from the class size calculation appears in the column under FISH. The building and room numbers on the same line in the BLDG-RM columns will be the numbers used in the BLD/RM field on the C16 Master Schedule Query panel to research in TERMS. In the example below, if 130 is the FISH number on the class size website, building 01, room 110 would be used when following the instructions for researching a room on the C16 panel.

PANEL: ___ C01. ROOM RESOURCES YEAR: 09 SCHL: 4321 TEST SCHOOL A BLDG - RM FISH DESCRIPTION STUDENT FAC SQ FT C __ ____ STATIONS ____ _ 01 101 101 PRIMARY CLASS _000__ 00 ___960 _ 01 101A 101A TEACHER PLANNING _000__ 00 ___168 _ 01 102 102 PRIMARY CLASS _000__ 00 ___960 _ 01 110 130 PRIMARY CLASS _000__ 00 ___960 _ 01 112 131 PRIMARY CLASS _000__ 00 ___960

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2012 Florida StatutesTITLE XLVIII

K‐20 EDUCATION CODE

CHAPTER 1003

PUBLIC K‐12 EDUCATIONVIEW ENTIRE CHAPTER

1003.03 Maximum class size.—

(1) CLASS SIZE MAXIMUMS.—Each year, on or before the October student membership survey, the

following class size maximums shall be satisfied:

(a) The maximum number of students assigned to each teacher who is teaching core‐curricula courses

in public school classrooms for prekindergarten through grade 3 may not exceed 18 students.

(b) The maximum number of students assigned to each teacher who is teaching core‐curricula courses

in public school classrooms for grades 4 through 8 may not exceed 22 students. The maximum number of

students assigned to a core‐curricula high school course in which a student in grades 4 through 8 is

enrolled shall be governed by the requirements in paragraph (c).

(c) The maximum number of students assigned to each teacher who is teaching core‐curricula courses

in public school classrooms for grades 9 through 12 may not exceed 25 students.

These maximums shall be maintained after the October student membership survey, except as provided in

paragraph (2)(b) or due to an extreme emergency beyond the control of the district school board.

(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—

(a) The Department of Education shall annually calculate class size measures described in subsection

(1) based upon the October student membership survey.

(b) A student who enrolls in a school after the October student membership survey may be assigned to

an existing class that temporarily exceeds the maximum number of students in subsection (1) if the district

school board determines it to be impractical, educationally unsound, or disruptive to student learning to

not assign the student to the class. If the district school board makes this determination:

1. Up to three students may be assigned to a teacher in kindergarten through grade 3 above the

maximum as provided in paragraph (1)(a);

2. Up to five students may be assigned to a teacher in grades 4 through 12 above the maximum as

provided in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c), respectively; and

3. The district school board shall develop a plan that provides that the school will be in full compliance

with the maximum class size in subsection (1) by the next October student membership survey.

(3) IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS.—District school boards must consider, but are not limited to,

implementing the following items in order to meet the constitutional class size maximums described in

subsection (1):

(a) Adopt policies to encourage qualified students to take dual enrollment courses.

(b) Adopt policies to encourage students to take courses from the Florida Virtual School and other

virtual instruction options under s. 1002.45.

(c)1. Repeal district school board policies that require students to have more than 24 credits to

graduate from high school.

2. Adopt policies to allow students to graduate from high school as soon as they pass the grade 10

FCAT and complete the courses required for high school graduation.

The Florida Senate

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(d) Use methods to maximize use of instructional staff, such as changing required teaching loads and

scheduling of planning periods, deploying district employees that have professional certification to the

classroom, using adjunct educators, or any other method not prohibited by law.

(e) Use innovative methods to reduce the cost of school construction by using prototype school

designs, using SMART Schools designs, participating in the School Infrastructure Thrift Program, or any

other method not prohibited by law.

(f) Use joint‐use facilities through partnerships with Florida College System institutions, state

universities, and private colleges and universities. Joint‐use facilities available for use as K‐12 classrooms

that do not meet the K‐12 State Regulations for Educational Facilities in the Florida Building Code may be

used at the discretion of the district school board provided that such facilities meet all other health, life,

safety, and fire codes.

(g) Adopt alternative methods of class scheduling, such as block scheduling.

(h) Redraw school attendance zones to maximize use of facilities while minimizing the additional use

of transportation.

(i) Operate schools beyond the normal operating hours to provide classes in the evening or operate

more than one session of school during the day.

(j) Use year‐round schools and other nontraditional calendars that do not adversely impact annual

assessment of student achievement.

(k) Review and consider amending any collective bargaining contracts that hinder the implementation

of class size reduction.

(l) Use any other approach not prohibited by law.1(4) ACCOUNTABILITY.—

(a) If the department determines that the number of students assigned to any individual class exceeds

the class size maximum, as required in subsection (1), based upon the October student membership survey,

the department shall:

1. Identify, for each grade group, the number of classes in which the number of students exceeds the

maximum and the total number of students which exceeds the maximum for all classes.

2. Determine the number of FTE students which exceeds the maximum for each grade group.

3. Multiply the total number of FTE students which exceeds the maximum for each grade group by the

district’s FTE dollar amount of the class size categorical allocation for that year and calculate the total for

all three grade groups.24. Multiply the total number of FTE students which exceeds the maximum for all classes by an amount

equal to 50 percent of the base student allocation adjusted by the district cost differential for each of the

2010‐2011 through 2013‐2014 fiscal years and by an amount equal to the base student allocation adjusted

by the district cost differential in the 2014‐2015 fiscal year and thereafter.

5. Reduce the district’s class size categorical allocation by an amount equal to the sum of the

calculations in subparagraphs 3. and 4.

(b) The amount of funds reduced shall be the lesser of the amount calculated in paragraph (a) or the

undistributed balance of the district’s class size categorical allocation. The Florida Education Finance

Program Appropriation Allocation Conference shall verify the department’s calculation in paragraph (a).

The commissioner may withhold distribution of the class size categorical allocation to the extent necessary


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to comply with paragraph (a).

(c) In lieu of the reduction calculation in paragraph (a), if the Commissioner of Education has evidence

that a district was unable to meet the class size requirements despite appropriate efforts to do so or

because of an extreme emergency, the commissioner may recommend by February 15, subject to approval

of the Legislative Budget Commission, the reduction of an alternate amount of funds from the district’s

class size categorical allocation.

(d) Upon approval of the reduction calculation in paragraphs (a)‐(c), the commissioner must prepare a

reallocation of the funds made available for the districts that have fully met the class size requirements.

The funds shall be reallocated by calculating an amount of up to 5 percent of the base student allocation

multiplied by the total district FTE students. The reallocation total may not exceed 25 percent of the total

funds reduced.

(e) Each district that has not complied with the requirements in subsection (1) shall submit to the

commissioner by February 1 a plan certified by the district school board that describes the specific actions

the district will take in order to fully comply with the requirements in subsection (1) by October of the

following school year. If a district submits the certified plan by the required deadline, the funds remaining

after the reallocation calculation in paragraph (d) shall be added back to the district’s class size categorical

allocation based on each qualifying district’s proportion of the total reduction for all qualifying districts for

which a reduction was calculated in paragraphs (a)‐(c). However, no district shall have an amount added

back that is greater than the amount that was reduced.

(f) The department shall adjust school district class size reduction categorical allocation distributions

based on the calculations in paragraphs (a)‐(e).

(5) TEAM‐TEACHING STRATEGIES.—

(a) School districts may use teaching strategies that include the assignment of more than one teacher to

a classroom of students and that were implemented before July 1, 2005. Effective July 1, 2005, school

districts may implement additional teaching strategies that include the assignment of more than one

teacher to a classroom of students for the following purposes only:

1. Pairing teachers for the purpose of staff development.

2. Pairing new teachers with veteran teachers.

3. Reducing turnover among new teachers.

4. Pairing teachers who are teaching out‐of‐field with teachers who are in‐field.

5. Providing for more flexibility and innovation in the classroom.

6. Improving learning opportunities for students, including students who have disabilities.

(b) Teaching strategies, including team teaching, co‐teaching, or inclusion teaching, implemented on or

after July 1, 2005, pursuant to paragraph (a) may be implemented subject to the following restrictions:

1. Reasonable limits shall be placed on the number of students in a classroom so that classrooms are

not overcrowded. Teacher‐to‐student ratios within a curriculum area or grade level must not exceed

constitutional limits.

2. At least one member of the team must have at least 3 years of teaching experience.

3. At least one member of the team must be teaching in‐field.

4. The teachers must be trained in team‐teaching methods within 1 year after assignment.

(c) As used in this subsection, the term:


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Disclaimer: The information on this system is unverified. The journals or printed bills of the respective chambers should be consulted for official purposes.Copyright © 2000‐ 2012 State of Florida.

1. “Team teaching” or “co‐teaching” means two or more teachers are assigned to a group of students

and each teacher is responsible for all of the students during the entire class period. In order to be

considered team teaching or co‐teaching, each teacher is responsible for planning, delivering, and

evaluating instruction for all students in the class or subject for the entire class period.

2. “Inclusion teaching” means two or more teachers are assigned to a group of students, but one of the

teachers is responsible for only one student or a small group of students in the classroom.

The use of strategies implemented as outlined in this subsection meets the letter and intent of the Florida

Constitution and the Florida Statutes which relate to implementing class size reduction, and this

subsection applies retroactively. A school district may not be penalized financially or otherwise as a result

of the use of any legal strategy, including, but not limited to, those set forth in subsection (3) and this

subsection.

(6) COURSES FOR COMPLIANCE.—Consistent with the provisions in ss. 1003.01(14) and 1003.428,

the Department of Education shall identify from the Course Code Directory the core‐curricula courses for

the purpose of satisfying the maximum class size requirement in this section. The department may adopt

rules to implement this subsection, if necessary.

History.—s. 113, ch. 2002‐387; s. 2, ch. 2003‐391; s. 59, ch. 2005‐152; s. 16, ch. 2006‐74; s. 2, ch. 2007‐59; s.

7, ch. 2007‐98; s. 1, ch. 2007‐328; s. 5, ch. 2008‐142; s. 9, ch. 2009‐3; s. 14, ch. 2009‐59; ss. 11, 12, ch. 2010‐154;

s. 31, ch. 2011‐5; s. 15, ch. 2011‐55; s. 13, ch. 2011‐137; s. 11, ch. 2012‐133.

1Note.—Section 23, ch. 2012‐133, provides that “[n]otwithstanding the required review by the Legislative

Budget Commission pursuant to s. 1003.03(4)(c), Florida Statutes, and s. 41 of chapter 2011‐55, Laws of

Florida, for the 2011‐2012 fiscal year, the alternate compliance calculation amounts to the class size

operating categorical fund authorized by s. 1003.03(4)(c), Florida Statutes, shall be the reduction

calculation required by s. 1003.03(4), Florida Statutes. The Commissioner of Education shall modify

payments to districts as required by s. 1003.03(4), Florida Statutes, for the 2011‐2012 fiscal year. This

section shall take effect upon this act becoming a law.”

2Note.—Section 22, ch. 2012‐133, provides that “[n]otwithstanding the amendments made by this act to

s. 1003.03(4)(a)4., Florida Statutes, for the 2011‐2012 fiscal year, the calculation required by that

subparagraph shall be an amount equal to 50 percent of the base student allocation adjusted by the district

cost differential. This section shall take effect upon this act becoming a law.”


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