Section 6A-7.0715 - Certifications and Plans for Instructional Materials and Library Media(1) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to set forth the certifications and plans that must be filed by school district superintendents with the Florida Department of Education relating to instructional and library materials.(2) Definitions. In this rule, the following definitions apply: (a) "Core courses" means core-curricula courses as defined in Section 1003.01(14), F.S., and any course covering a subject area for which instructional materials have been adopted by the Department;(b) "Department" means the Department of Education;(c) "Instructional materials" means the definition set forth in Section 1006.29(2), F.S.;(d) "Librarians" means school district employees who meet the definition set forth in Section 1012.01(2)(c), F.S.;(e) "Library Media Center" means any collection of books, ebooks, periodicals, and videos maintained and accessible to students on the site of a school, including classrooms;(f) "Media specialist" means school district employee who meets the definition set forth in Section 1012.01(2)(c), F.S.;(g) "State academic standards" means the standards set forth in Section 1003.41, F.S., and Rule 6A-1.09401, F.A.C.;(h) "Superintendent" means the president of the Florida Virtual School under Section 1002.37, F.S., the president of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind under Section 1002.36, F.S., the directors of developmental research (laboratory) schools under Section 1002.32, F.S., and school district superintendents under Section 1001.46, F.S.;(3) School District Annual Requisition Plan for Instructional Materials under Section 1006.28(3)(b), F.S. (a) Each superintendent must provide notice of the instructional materials the school district intends to requisition for use in the following school year. This notice must include the following:1. Core courses offered by the school district in kindergarten through grade 12; and2. The instructional materials the school district intends to requisition by International Standard Book Number, publisher, and course.(c) The notice is due annually.(4) Certification Requirements for School District Instructional Materials Programs under Sections 1006.283(1) and (4), F.S. (a) Where a school district implements its own instructional materials program under the provisions of Section 1006.283, F.S., a superintendent must certify annually on the form entitled "Certification of Alignment and Adoption of Instructional Materials" (Form IM-A), the following: 1. Instructional materials used by the school district in core courses are aligned with state academic standards, as set forth in Section 1003.41, F.S., and Rule 6A-1.09401, F.A.C.; and2. The school district's process for the review, selection and adoption of instructional materials complies with hearing requirements established by a district school board and the public meeting requirements set forth in Section 1006.283(2)(b)8., F.S.(c) The certification is due annually.(5) Certification Requirements for Implementation of Instructional and Library Media Materials.(a) Each superintendent must certify on the form entitled "Certification of Implementation of Instructional and Library Media Materials" (Form IM-B), the following: 1. The school board has approved a comprehensive staff development plan that supports fidelity of implementation of instructional materials and includes a process for verifying completion of the training;2. Instructional materials are being implemented as designed;3. All instructional materials for core courses used in the school district are aligned to applicable state academic standards;4. Core reading materials and reading intervention materials used in kindergarten through grade 5 meet the requirements of Section 1001.215(7), F.S.; and5. Any material objected to by a parent or resident of the county where the school district is located during the preceding school year, under the provisions of Section 1006.28, F.S., has been identified, along with the reason for the objection and the grade and courses for which the material was removed or discontinued, in accordance with the requirements of Rule 6A-7.0714, F.A.C.(c) The certification is due annually by August 1.(6) Selection, Training and Certification Requirements Regarding School District Library Materials under Sections 1006.28(2)(d) and 1006.29(6), F.S. (a) Media Specialist. Materials maintained in a school district library media center that are accessible to students or included in a recommended or assigned school or grade-level reading list must be selected by a school district employee who holds an Educational Media Specialist Certificate, as described in Rule 6A-4.0251, F.A.C.(b) Training Requirements. School librarians, educational media specialists and other persons employed by a school district who are involved in the selection of school district library materials must complete the online training, entitled Library Media Training, before selecting library materials. This training must be completed annually and can be accessed at https://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/instructional-materials/.(c) Certification of Training. In accordance with Section 1006.29(6), F.S., each superintendent must certify that school librarians and media specialists who are employed by the school district and who are involved in the selection of library media materials for students, have completed the Library Media Training incorporated in this rule.1. This certification must be made on the form entitled "Certification of Library Media Training" (Form IM-C) and include the number of those who completed the training by job code.3. The certification is due annually by July 1.(7) Certification of estimated allocation for instructional materials under Section 1006.40(1), F.S. (a) In accordance with Section 1006.40(1), F.S., each superintendent must annually certify by July 1, the estimated allocation for instructional materials for the ensuing fiscal year.(b) This certification must be made on the form entitled "Certification of Estimated Instructional Materials Spending" (Form IM-E), must be submitted electronically to https://districts.flimadoption.org.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-7.0715
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1006.28 FS. Law Implemented 1006.28(2), (3), 1006.283(1), (4), 1006.29(6), 1006.40 FS.
Adopted by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 025, February 7, 2023 effective 2/21/2023, Amended by Florida Register Volume 49, Number 177, September 12, 2023 effective 9/26/2023, Amended by Florida Register Volume 50, Number 124, June 25, 2024 effective 7/10/2024, Amended by Florida Register Volume 50, Number 177, September 10, 2024 effective 9/24/2024.New 2-21-23, Amended 9-26-23.