FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

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TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Chairman

Members

DONNA G. CALLAWAY

DR. AKSHAY DESAI

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

PHOEBE RAULERSON

KATHLEEN SHANAHAN

LINDA K. TAYLOR

 

Dr. Eric Smith

Commissioner of Education

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

M E M O R A N D U M

 

TO:

School District Superintendents, State College and University Presidents, and

Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF)

 

FROM:

Dr. Eric J. Smith, Commissioner of Education

 

DATE:

May 20, 2008

 

SUBJECT:

Draft Competencies and Skills for Three Florida Teacher Certification Examinations

 

This memorandum is to inform you of the recommended changes to the

Competencies and Skills

Required for Teacher Certification in Florida, Twelfth Edition

for three subject areas: Reading K–12,

ESOL K–12, and Marketing 6–12. The Department is in the middle of the rule revision process for

Rule 6A-4.0021, FAC, and plans to present its final recommendations for these subject areas to the

State Board of Education (SBE) on June 17, 2008. If approved by the SBE, the subsequent timeline is

as follows:

 

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effective July 21, 2008, and will be

incorporated into the

Competencies and Skills Required for Teacher

Certification, Thirteenth Edition.

  

 

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Hard copies of the thirteenth edition will be distributed statewide beginning July

31, 2008, and an electronic version will be posted to the Department’s Web site.

 

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The new competencies and skills for Reading K–12, ESOL K–12, and

Marketing 6–12 will be implemented on examinations beginning October 2008.

 

During 2007–2008, committees of university professors, school district administrators, public school

educators from across the State of Florida, and Department program offices have completed activities

associated with the development and refinement of the competencies and skills. The resulting draft

competencies and skills for the three subject areas will be available for your planning purposes at

http://www.fldoe.org/asp/ftce/ftcecomp.asp, in advance of the June 2008 SBE meeting.

 

 

325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org

 

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School District Superintendents, et al.

May 20, 2008

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The publishing of the draft competencies and skills is intended to provide the colleges of education of

public and private universities and educator preparation institutes time to apply the changes needed

for preparing their students to pass the revised examinations. Please ensure that all appropriate

individuals, district coordinators, faculty of college of education programs, et al., understand the

recommended changes and the potential implications of these changes for your institutions and

districts.

 

I hope this information is helpful to you as a partner in maintaining a workforce of certified and

qualified educators.

 

JP/CSO/pc

 

CC: Deans and Directors of Colleges of Education

School District Certification Contacts

School District Professional Development Directors

Frances Haithcock, Ed.D.

Willis N. Holcombe, Ph.D.

Mark B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.