TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida's school grading system would be paused for a year under a bill now headed to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott.
The Florida House on Wednesday voted 76-42 for the bill (SB 1642) that overhauls the state's A-to-F school grading system. The legislation is backed by Education Commissioner Pam Stewart.
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The move is being made as the state transitions to a new test replacing the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.
But a key portion of the bill would ensure that schools wouldn't receive any sanctions or penalties as a result of school grades issued in 2015. That's because the state plans to use the first year of the new test as a baseline to measure schools.
School superintendents had suggested a three-year pause on the grading system.