FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
JIM HORNE
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
SALLY BRADSHAW
LINDA J. EADS, ED.D.
CHARLES PATRICK GARCÍA
JULIA L. JOHNSON
WILLIAM L. PROCTOR, PH.D.
Contact Persons
Name:
Michele Polland
Email
:
Michele.Polland@fldoe.org
Phone:
850/245-0475
Suncom
: 205-0475
Name
: Evy Friend
Email:
Evy.Friend@fldoe.org
Phone:
850/245-0478
Suncom
: 205-0478
DPS: 04-060
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District School Superintendents
FROM:
Jim Warford
DATE:
December 18, 2003
SUBJECT: 2003-2004 Waiver Form for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test
We are pleased to provide you with the attached
2003-2004 Waiver of Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test (FCAT) Graduation Requirement for Students with Disabilities
form, revised December
2003. This form should be completed by the individual educational plan (IEP) team when determining
whether or not a student with a disability should be waived from the requirement to achieve a passing
score on the Grade 10 FCAT for graduation.
A draft version of this form was disseminated to Exceptional Student Education Directors at the
Administrators’ Management Meeting (AMM) in September. Feedback was received and incorporated
into this final document.
JIM WARFORD
K – 12 Chancellor
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
District School Superintendents
December 18, 2003
Page Two
We would like to highlight the following changes that have been made to the 2003-2004 Florida
Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) waiver form as compared to the 2002-2003 version.
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Page 1, paragraph 2: The addition of the following information, “Consistent with the
provisions of section 1003.43(11)(a), Florida Statutes (F.S.), any senior who has not achieved
a passing score on the FCAT must receive intensive remediation. Additional funds to support
remediation activities have been provided to districts through their Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grant. To help evaluate the effectiveness of such
remediation and ensure each student has had every opportunity to pass the FCAT, the student
must participate in the March administration of the FCAT during his/her senior year.”
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Page 2, paragraph 1: The individual educational plan (IEP) team must indicate if the student
is a member of the 2003 or 2004 graduating class cohort.
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Page 4, item number 6: The revision of the question to allow for the IEP team to not complete
the form in its entirety if the student has not demonstrated mastery of the Grade 10 Sunshine
State Standards.
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Page 4, item number 7: This item has been revised by requiring the participation of the
student in intensive remediation and documentation of the participation and performance of
the student.
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Page 5, Section Five has been revised to add a section for the school administrator or
designee to complete in addition to the section for the superintendent or designee.
If you have any questions regarding the FCAT waiver process or the use of the attached form, please
direct them to the contact persons listed on the first page.
JW/efr
Attachment
cc:
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District Student Services Directors
Exceptional Student Education Directors
District Coordinators of Assessment
