RULE TITLE: Promotion, Placement, and Graduation - Student Progression Plan.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 8.01.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To incorporate the 2007-2008 edition of the District’s Student Progression Plans by reference, to supersede the 2006-2007 edition.

SUMMARY: This revision will incorporate the newest edition of the Student Progression Plans, which reflect recent legislative amendments and State Board of Education Rules and maximize consistency with state law and DOE practices regarding matters such as student performance standards, promotion and graduation requirements for grades K-12, adult general education, special education, and dual enrollment. This regular development will result in codifying substantially the revisions that were adopted via emergency rulemaking (as Policy 8.01-ER) on August 22, 2007.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.32(2); 1001.41; 1001.41(2); 1008.25; 1008.25(2)(7)(b)5; 1012.23(1).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.31; 1003.21; 1003.43; 1003.437; 1003.438; 1003.46; 1003.56; 1008.252.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST (optional, if one has been prepared): None prepared. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative, must do so in writing within 21 days of the publication of this Notice.

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

PERSON ORIGINATING THE PROPOSED RULE: Judith Klinek.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule may be obtained promptly without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Art Johnson.

RULE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED: August 20, 2007, in The Palm Beach Post.

DATE PROPOSED RULE WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD: September 12, 2007.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Adoption of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on October 24, 2007, anticipated to begin at 3:30 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by October 17, 2007 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. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: September 26, 2007