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4. Students who demonstrate, through a student portfolio, that they are performing at least
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at Level 2 on the state-wide, standardized English Language Arts Assessment(FSA ELA) ;
5. Students with disabilities who take the state-wide standardized English Language Arts
Assessments (FSA ELA)and who have an IEP or a Section 504 Accommodation Plan that
reflects that the student has received intensive instruction in reading or English Language
Arts (ELA) for more than two years, but still demonstrates a deficiency and was previously
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retained in Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, or Grade 3 ; and
6. Students who have received intensive reading intervention for two or more years but still
demonstrate a deficiency in reading and who were previously retained in kindergarten,
grade 1, grade 2, or grade 3, for a total of two years (A student may not be retained more
than once in grade 3.).

Academic Portfolio for Good Cause Exemption (#4)
In accordance with State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.094221(3)(a-e), the student portfolio
must meet the following criteria:
1. be selected by the student’s teacher;

2. be an accurate picture of the student’s ability and only include student work that has been
independently produced in the classroom;

3. include evidence that the standards assessed by the rade 3 statewide English Language
Arts Florida Standards Assessment have been met. Evidence is to include multiple choice
items and passages that are approximately 60 percent literary text and 40 percent
information text, and that are between 100-700 words with an average of 500 words. Such
evidence could include chapter or unit tests from the district’s/school’s adopted core
reading curriculum or teacher assessments that are aligned with the Language Arts Florida
Standards (LAFS);

4. be an organized collection of evidence of the student’s mastery of the Language Arts
Florida Standards that are assessed by the grade 3 FSA ELA. For each standard, there must
be at least three examples of mastery as demonstrated by a grade of seventy percent or
above on each example; and
5. be signed by the teacher and the principal as an accurate assessment of the required
reading skills.

The SDPBC has opted to utilize the Florida Department of Education and School District of Palm
Beach County Third Grade Portfolio (FLDOE-SDPBC Third Grade Portfolio) in order to ensure
consistency throughout the district. This assessment portfolio meets all of the criteria outlined
in State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.094221(3)(a-e).

18 See Academic Portfolio for Good Cause Exemption (#4) section.
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This applies to students with disabilities who participate in the FSA, but still demonstrate a deficiency in reading after more
than two years of intensive remediation, and were previously retained in Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, or Grade 3.
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