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ElementaryPupil Progression Plan2018-2019

Pupil Progression Plan2018-2019School Board MembersTim BryantDewey DestinMelissa ThrushRodney L. WalkerDr. Lamar WhiteMary Beth JacksonSuperintendent of Schools

Pupil Progression PlanTable of ContentsSection I 9Admissions, Placement, Transfers and Withdrawals, Attendance and Truancy 9A.Admission: 9Medical Physical Exams, 1003.22, F.S. 11B.C.Controlled Open Enrollment 11Enrollment and Grade Level Placement 11Requirements for Information Prior to Placement, 1006.07, F.S. 11Prekindergarten Placement 12Kindergarten Initial Placement 12First Grade Initial Placement 12Grades 2-5 Placement 13Classroom Transfers, 1003.301, F.S., 1012.42, F.S. 13Placement of Students with Disabilities 13Placement of English Language Learners (ELLs) 13Alternate Placement for Students Retained Two or More Years, F.S., 1008.25(7)(b)10 14Placement of Students on Community Control, 948.03, F.S & 1003.53, F.S. 14Placement of Out-of-State, Out-of-County, or Home Education (School) Transfer Students 1003.433,F.S. & 1003.4282(8) F.S. 14Gifted Transfer Students (6A-06.0334(4)) 14Placement of Homeless Students and Notification of In Loco Parentis, 1003.01, F.S. & 1003.22, F.S. 15Notification of In Loco Parentis 15D.Transfers and Withdrawals 15Grades for Transfer Students- see 6A-1.09941 15Students Withdrawing to Okaloosa Online or Homeschool, 1002.41, F.S. 16Withdrawal when Promotion is Probable Before the Final Ten (10) Days 16Early Withdrawal When Retention is Probable 17Promotion of Late-in-the-Year Transfer Students 17E.Attendance: 17Reporting an Absence 17Elementary Attendance 18Attendance for Children/Dependents of Active Duty Military, 1000.36, Article V(E), F.S. 18Attendance Notification Procedure: 19Make Up Work 19F.Truancy Procedures, 984.03 F.S., 1002.41 F.S., 1003.26 F.S. 20Learnfare Program and Truancy, 414.1251 F.S. 20Section II 21Special Programs 213

A.Drop Out Prevention, 1003.52 F.S. 21Summer Intensive Studies 21B.C.D.E.Early Warning System, HB7069 22Single-Gender Classes 22Home Education and Uniform Transfer of Credit, 1002. 41 F.S 23Virtual School Options, Requirements, 1002.20 F.S. & 1006.15, F.S.: 23Parent and Student Rights/Requirements 23Okaloosa Online 24F.Hospital Homebound 24Section III 25Curriculum and Instruction 25A.Reading Instruction 25Daily, Uninterrupted Elementary Reading Block Instruction 25Use of Accelerated Reader (AR) 25B.Third Grade 25Mandatory Retention for Level 1 FSA Reading in Grade 3 and Good Cause Exemptions 1008.25(5)(b)F.S., SB Rule 6A-1.094221 26Portfolio Documentation- Guidelines for Use 26Assessment and Possible Retention of Grade 3 Students Enrolling After FSA 27Promotion to Grade 4 with Good Cause, 1008.25(6)(b) F.S. 27Mid-Year Promotion of Retained Grade 3 Students to Grade 4 During the First Semester 27C.Instructional Minutes 28Section IV 29Acceleration, Promotion, and Retention 29Okaloosa County School District Progression Charts 29Okaloosa District’s Kindergarten Remediation and Progression Plan 29Okaloosa District’s First Grade Remediation and Progression Plan 31Okaloosa District’s Second Grade Remediation and Progression Plan 33Okaloosa District’s Third Grade Remediation and Progression Plan 35Okaloosa District’s Fourth Grade Remediation and Progression Plan 37Okaloosa District’s Fifth Grade Remediation and Progression Plan 39A.Promotion 41No Social Promotion or Retention/Administrative Placement 1008.25(6)(a) F.S. 41Promotion of Incoming Transfer Students 41Mid-Year Promotion for Retained K-4 Students 41Promotion of Students Who Transfer After FSA 41B.Acceleration 1003.4295 F.S. 41Accelerated Promotion 41Single Class Acceleration 42C.Retention 1008.25(2)(c) F.S. 42Section V 44Assessment and Instructional Support, 1008.22 F.S. 44District Assessments for Elementary Students 44State Assessments Elementary Students 44FSA and Promotion and Retention 44Assessment Opportunities for Home Education Students 44Assessment of Virtual Students 45Pre-K D, School-Year VPK, and Title I Pre-K Assessment 45Florida Kindergarten Readiness Survey- STAR Early Literacy 1002.69(1) F.S. 45Assessment of New Students 45Instructional Support 454

Programs of Remediation, 1008.25(4)(b), F.S. 45Progress Monitoring Plan (PMP) 46Plan of Care (POC) 47Parent Refusal for Support through Progress Monitoring and a Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports 47Section VI 48Grading and Notification Procedures 48A.Reporting Student Progress Report Cards, 1003.33 F.S. 48Academic Grading and Gradebook 48Grading Scale for Conduct: Grades 1-12 49Grade Level Performance (used to determine the GLP code) 49Comment Codes, Grades K-8 49Kindergarten Checklist 50Parent Notification and Grading 50Progress Reporting 50Review and Monitoring of Progress Reports 50B.Elementary Grading System 50Grade 1-5 Grading System 50Below Grade Level Performance 51Transfer Students 51Suspended Curriculum 51C.Parent/Student/Teacher Notifications and Public Reporting 1003.429(3) F.S. 51Parent Notification of Student’s Annual Progress 1008.25(1)(8)(a) F.S. 51Parent Notification of Student Retention 51Parent Notification of Remediation 51Teacher Notification of Students on Community Control 51Section VII 52Exceptional Student Education 1003.43(11)(a), F.S. 52A.Admission and Placement: 52Eligibility for Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Services 52Gifted Students enrolled in Exceptional Student Education (ESE) 52Students with Disabilities enrolled in Exceptional Student Education 53B.Curriculum and Instruction 53Accommodations for ESE students 53Reporting Student Progress Notification of IEP Goals 53Report Cards and Grading 53C.Statewide Assessment 54Assessment of Students with Disabilities enrolled in ESE 54Parent Notification of Classroom Instructional Accommodations Not Allowed on StatewideAssessments 54D. Promotion, Assignment, and Retention of Exceptional Students for Standard Diploma Promotion andRetention of ESE Students 54ENNOBLES Act 54E.Extended School Year (ESY) 55Section VIII 56English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) 56A.B.Definition, Placement, and Plan for ELL Students, 6A-6.0902, 6A 6.0904 56Assessment, Retention, and Promotion 57Assessment 57C.Grading Guidelines for ELL Students: 58Appendix 605

Vision Statement: We inspire a lifelong passion for learning.Mission Statement: We prepare all students to achieve excellence by providing the highestquality education while empowering each individual to positivelyimpact their families, communities, and the world.Core Values: Accountability: We, working in conjunction with students’ families,accept responsibility to ensure student learning, to pursue excellence,and to hold high standards for all. Citizenship: We prepare all students to exercise the duties, rights, andprivileges of being a citizen in a local community and global society. Excellence: We pursue the highest academic, extracurricular, andpersonal/professional standards through continuous reflection andimprovement. Integrity: We embrace a culture in which individuals adhere toexemplary standards and act honorably. Personal Growth: We promote the acquisition of knowledge, skills,and experience to develop individuals with the aspiration,perseverance, and resilience to be lifelong learners. Respect: We show regard and consideration for all through a culture ofdignity, diversity, and empathy. Leadership: We provide guidance and direction to accomplish taskswhile being a moral compass to others.6

Pupil Progression Plan IntroductionTo ensure that Okaloosa County School District is meeting the needs of students and in response tolegislation, the Okaloosa County School Board has established a comprehensive program for studentprogression, which includes the following: standards for evaluating each student’s performance, including how well he/she masters theperformance standards approved by the State Board of Education,specific levels of performance in reading, writing, science, mathematics, social studies for eachgrade level, including the levels of performance on statewide assessments*,appropriate alternative placement for a student who has been retained two or more years, andprocedures for informing each student and his/her parents/legal guardians of the student’sacademic progress.The Okaloosa County School District Pupil Progression Plan is a contract delineating what a studentmust know and be able to do to be promoted and what the district will do to help the student meet therequirements for promotion. The plan and the procedures for its implementation reflect clearly thatpromotion is based on student mastery of grade level/course standards.The plan established a partnership that includes procedures in order to increase parent knowledge andsupport of the student’s placement.School attendance procedures as described in the district’s Attendance Policy are considered part of thePupil Progression Plan.The district program for student progression is based upon local goals and objectives that arecompatible with the state’s plan for education. Okaloosa County Schools does not grant socialpromotions or retentions and no official committee, or school has the authority to promote or retain astudent on any basis other than academic progress. Therefore, no student may be assigned to a gradebased on age or other factors that constitute social promotion. The district School Board has prescribedpertinent factors considered by the teacher before recommendation that a student progress from onegrade to another in this plan.*A student scoring below grade level must be provided with additional diagnostic assessments to determine the nature ofthe student’s difficulty and areas of academic need. The enrolling school must implement a Progress MonitoringPlan/System (PMP/PMS), developed in consultation with the student’s parents or legal guardian, which should assist thestudent in meeting state and district expectations for proficiency.7

State statutes and district policy govern the Pupil Progression Plan. All procedures in the PupilProgression Plan are subject to change due to School Board or legislative action. The Pupil ProgressionPlan is updated yearly and posted on the district website.Students will be placed in programs and levels best suited to meet their academic needs withconsideration given to their social, emotional, and physical development. Educators in OkaloosaCounty Schools have high academic expectations for all students and draw on diverse culturalbackgrounds of students to ensure that all students learn. Race and ethnicity will never be an excusefor differing expectations of performance nor a reason for discrimination or preferential treatment.It is the responsibility of the School Board and district administration to provide students with effectiveinstructional and support programs that accomplish the following: monitor student progress, promote continuous achievement, make provisions for individual differences, promote students’ ability to assume

Pupil Progression Plan 2018-2019 . Pupil Progression Plan 2018-2019 School Board Members Tim Bryant Dewey Destin . grade to another in this plan. _ *A student scoring below grade level must be provided with additional diagnostic assessments to determine the nature of . Plan is updated