Concerns over new Florida law on grad rates and alternative programs
Concerns over new Florida law on grad rates and alternative programs
This is another example of why it is vital that we must have in Florida educational laws a local option for the use of student portfolios at the high school level to demonstrate mastery of high school standards just like we have available for 3rd graders.
This past legislative session a new law is impacting now how our high school students are classified when graduating from alternative diploma programs, and thus it is impacting the availability of those programs which were essential to some students.
The Chronicle recently reported on this in an article, ‘New law could translate into lower grades’. Follow this link to read article: http://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/school-board-member-new-law-could-translate-into-lower-grades/article_23af7fca-e9dd-11e7-bd0b-177b3056a8fe.html
Also, Bay News 9 interview me recently on the subject. Follow this link to interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rV2a97HdF4
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