TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Agency Mission, Vision and Goals ............................................................................................... 1 Outcomes and Performance Projections ..................................................................................... 2 Linkage to Governor’s Priorities ................................................................................................. 11 Trends and Conditions .............................................................................................................. 12 Policy Alignment ....................................................................................................................... 61 Advisory Committees and Task Forces ...................................................................................... 65 Exhibit II—Performance Measures and Standards ..................................................................... 68 Vocational Rehabilitation Blind Services Private Colleges and Universities Student Financial Aid Early Learning K-12 Education Educational Media and Technology Career and Adult Education Florida Colleges State Board of Education Exhibit III—Performance Measure Assessment .......................................................................... 89 Exhibit IV—Performance Measure Validity and Reliability .........................................................132 Exhibit V—Associated Activity Contributing to Performance Measure ....................................... 245 Exhibit VI—Agency-Level Unit Cost Summary ............................................................................ 260 Glossary of Terms ................................................................................................................... 262 Glossary of Acronyms ............................................................................................................... 266 i P a g e | 1 AGENCY MISSION, VISION AND GOALS Mission: Increase the Proficiency of All Students Section 1008.31, Florida Statutes (F.S.), establishes the mission for education in Florida. The mission of Florida’s K-20 education system is to increase the proficiency of all students within one seamless, efficient system, by allowing them the opportunity to expand their knowledge and skills through learning opportunities and research valued by students, parents and communities. Vision To achieve the statutory mission for the state’s education delivery system, the State Board of Education envisions for Florida an efficient world-class education system that engages and prepares all students to be globally competitive for college and careers. This means 100 percent of students scoring at or above grade level in the core subject areas. Florida will have an efficient world-class education system that engages and prepares all students to be globally competitive for college and careers. Statutory Goals Section 1008.31, F.S., establishes four goals for Florida’s education delivery system: Goal 1: Highest student achievement, as indicated by evidence of student learning gains at all levels. Goal 2: Seamless articulation and maximum access, as measured by evidence of progression, readiness and access by targeted groups of students identified by the Commissioner of Education. Goal 3: Skilled workforce and economic development, as measured by evidence of employment and earnings. Goal 4: Quality efficient services, as measured by evidence of return on investment. The State Board of Education has adopted a strategic plan for achieving the statutory goals and metrics for measuring progress to ensure that the state’s education system creates a culture of high expectations for present and future students.1 The plan’s approved implementation strategies include activities and programs that are aligned to serve K-12 students in the public school system, students in district postsecondary and Florida College System programs, teachers, education leaders and individuals who are disabled, blind or visually impaired. 1 State Board of Education Strategic Plan 2020-2025, access at http://www.fldoe.org/policy/state-board-of-edu/strategic-plan.stml. P a g e | 2 OUTCOMES AND PERFORMANCE PROJECTIONS The Florida Department of Education (department) uses comprehensive and integrated planning processes to ensure that Florida’s education system provides for the learning needs of students. Two documents resulting from the department’s systematic planning are the State Board of Education Strategic Plan and the Long Range Program Plan. Although the plans differ in presentation, both fulfill statutory requirements and focus on the state’s goals for Florida’s education system, making it imperative that they be aligned. The State Board of Education Strategic Plan 2020-2025 provides Florida’s education community a roadmap showing where we are, where we want to be in five years and how we will get there. The strategic plan includes goals, metrics, system-level strategies and activities connected to monitoring and reporting progress. The Long Range Program Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-22 through 2025-26 provides a detailed look at budget needs and provides information related to programs, services and financial information for the agency’s annual legislative budget request (LBR). The goals, objectives and outcome metrics are aligned for the two plans. GOAL 1: Highest Student Achievement OBJECTIVE 1A: Increase the percentage of kindergarten students scoring “ready” on the Florida Kindergarten Readiness Screener. Outcome 1A.1: Percent of kindergarten students scoring “ready” for the following subgroups.* Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 VPK Completers 63% 66% 67% 68% 69% 70% All VPK Participants 61% 64% 65% 66% 67% 68% VPK and School Readiness Participants 53% 56% 57% 58% 59% 60% VPK Non-Completers 48% 51% 52% 53% 54% 55% School Readiness Only Participants 37% 40% 41% 42% 43% 44% *Status of students is based on program year participation; readiness is measured by the next year’s kindergarten screening. OBJECTIVE 1B: Reduce the percentage of low-performing voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) providers. Outcome 1B.1: Percent of voluntary prekindergarten (VPK) providers with a readiness rate below 60 percent. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 40% 37% 36% 35% 34% 33% OBJECTIVE 1C: Increase the percentage of students achieving grade level or above performance on Florida Assessments. Outcome 1C.1: Percent of students achieving grade-level or above performance on statewide English Language Arts Assessments in combined grades 3—10. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 55% 57% 58% 59% 60% 60% P a g e | 3 Outcome 1C.2: Percent of students achieving grade-level or above performance on statewide Mathematics Assessments in combined grades 3—8, Algebra 1 and Geometry end-of-course (EOC) assessments. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 58% 63% 64% 66% 67% 69% Outcome 1C.3: Percent of students achieving grade-level or above performance on statewide Science Assessments in combined grades 5, 8 and Biology 1 EOC assessment. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 56% 57% 57% 57% 58% 58% Outcome 1C.4: Percent of students achieving grade-level or above performance on statewide Social Studies Assessments in combined Civics and US History EOC assessments. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 70% 74% 75% 76% 78% 79% OBJECTIVE 1D: Increase the percentage of students achieving grade level or above performance in certain grades and/or subjects. Outcome 1D.1: Percent of students achieving grade-level or above performance in Grade 3 English Language Arts. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 58% 62% 63% 64% 66% 67% Outcome 1D.2: Percent of students achieving grade-level or above performance in Civics EOC assessment. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 71% 76% 77% 79% 80% 82% OBJECTIVE 1E: Increase the percentage of students making continued achievement growth on Florida Assessments. Outcome 1E.1: Percent of students making learning gains in English Language Arts. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 55% 58% 59% 60% 61% 62% Outcome 1E.2: Percent of students making learning gains in Mathematics. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 58% 64% 66% 68% 70% 72% P a g e | 4 OBJECTIVE 1F: Close the achievement gaps between subgroups of all students in the four core subject areas. Outcome 1F.1: Percent of all students achieving grade-level or above performance in English Language Arts by subgroup. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 White and African American 29% 28% 27% 27% 26% 26% White and Hispanic 15% 12% 11% 10% 9% 8% Non-Economically Disadvantaged and Economically Disadvantaged 24% 21% 20% 19% 18% 17% Students With Disabilities and Students Without Disabilities 38% 35% 34% 33% 32% 31% English Language Learners and Non-English Language Learners 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 27% Outcome 1F.2: Percent of all students achieving grade-level or above performance in Mathematics by subgroup. Baseline FY 2021-22 FY 2022-23 FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2018-19 White and African American 29% 28% 28% 28% 28% 27% White and Hispanic 14% 13% 13% 13% 13% 12% Non-Economically Disadvantaged and Economically Disadvantaged 21% 19%