Policy 8.01 will be revised immediately through emergency rulemaking on September 6 (to be in effect for up to 90 days), and also through regular rule-revision development (which will begin simultaneously and may take several weeks to complete). This Notice applies to both rulemaking actions.

RULE NUMBERS: 8.01-ER (emergency rule revision) and 8.01 (regular revision development), "Promotion, Placement, and Graduation - Student Progression Plan."

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Incorporation of the 2006-2007 edition of the District’s Student Progression Plans by reference, to supersede the 2005-2006 edition.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT & SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED RULE: This revision will incorporate the newest edition of the Student Progression Plans, which reflect recent legislative amendments and maximize consistency with state law and DOE practices regarding matters such as student performance standards, promotional and graduation requirements for grades K-12, adult general education, special education, and dual enrollment. The revision may also update references to the online location of the Plans.

SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, OR WELFARE, NEEDING EMERGENCY RULE ADOPTION: The amendments to the Plans need to be adopted as close as possible to the beginning of the school year, and regular development will take at least several weeks.

REASONS FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE PROCEDURE USED IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES: This notice is being published, as soon as possible, in the newspaper and on the District’s Web site and by distribution to representatives of employee organizations, and to the schools, to inform the affected persons and the public; and the emergency adoption will occur at a public hearing with due public notice.

CONTACT PERSON: Judith Klinek, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may promptly be obtained without cost from the School District’s web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm . The updated Plans to be incorporated by reference are available through the District’s Office of Public Affairs.

UPON APPROVAL BY THE BOARD, THIS EMERGENCY RULE WILL TAKE EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 and will remain in effect up to 90 days (up to December 5, 2006), or until superseded by regular revision of the rule before that date (substantially the same amendments will simultaneously be developed through the regular rulemaking process, which may be completed in October or November).

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Emergency adoption of the proposed rule and regular development of the revised rule are both anticipated to be considered at the School Board’s Special Meeting on Policies on September 6, 2006, at about 4:00 p.m., following a meeting about the Student Progression Plans that begins at 3:15 p.m., in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. A copy of the agenda is anticipated to be available by August 30 on the District’s Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: Aug. 23, 2006