August 20, 2025 - Meeting Agenda
State Board of Education Agenda
Ryan Petty, Chair
Esther Byrd, Vice Chair
Grazie P. Christie
Layla Collins
Daniel P. Foganholi, Sr.
Kelly Garcia
MaryLynn Magar
August 20, 2025
St. Johns River State College
2990 College Drive
Building J, Room, J-149
St. Augustine, FL 32084
9:00 a.m. Call to Order
Chair Ryan Petty
Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance
Welcome
Commissioner’s Report
Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas
Minutes
Updates
- College System – President Pickens on behalf of the Council of Presidents (PDF)
- K-12 Public Schools – Superintendent Asplen on behalf of the Florida Association of District School Superintendents (PDF)
- Update on Board Conditions Placed on the Approval of Madison County School District’s Turnaround Option Plan for Greenville Elementary School (PDF)
Action Items
- Consideration of Probable Cause for Noncompliance with Legal Protections Regarding Parental Freedom of Speech (PDF)
- Approval of 2026-27 Education Operating and Fixed Capital Outlay Legislative Budget Request (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-1.0018, School Safety Requirements and Monitoring (PDF)
- Proposed Rule 6A-1.0018 (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-4.02451, Florida Teacher Standards for ESOL Endorsement (PDF)
Consent Items
- Approval of Amendment to Rules 6A-1.0995, Form of High School Diplomas and Certificate of Completion, and 6A-1.09663, High School Graduation Requirements for Students with Disabilities (PDF)
- Proposed Rule 6A-1.0995 (PDF)
- Proposed Rule 6A-1.09663 (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-1.09952, Requirements for the Florida Seal of Fine Arts (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-1.09401, Student Performance Standards (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-6.0331, General Education Intervention Procedures, Evaluation, Determination of Eligibility, Reevaluation and the Provision of Exceptional Student Education Services (PDF)
- Proposed Rule 6A-6.0331 (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-6.0531, Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence (RAISE) (PDF)
- Proposed Rule 6A-6.0531 (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-6.0533, Determining a Substantial Deficiency in Early Mathematics Skills and Substantial Deficiency in Mathematics (PDF)
- Proposed Rule 6A-6.0533 (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-7.0710, Instructional Materials Evaluation Procedures (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-10.024, Articulation Between and Among Universities, Florida Colleges, and School Districts (PDF)
- Approval of Amendment to Rule 6M-8.621, Program Assessment Requirements for the Voluntary Prekindergarten (VPK) Education Program (PDF)
- Proposed Rule 6M-8.621 (PDF)
Member Comments
Chair Ryan Petty
Concluding Remarks
Chair Ryan Petty