NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD OF PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

Please take notice that on May 5, 2026, the Superintendent will bring the following matter(s) before the School Board for its consideration to engage in rule development in accordance with School Board Policy 0131.

RULE TITLE: 1.District Controlled Open Enrollment Plan (School Choice) 2026-2027
2.Student Progression Plan 2026-2027

PURPOSE AND EFFECT:
1.The purpose of revisions to School Choice is to comply with statutory revisions, to alignwith School Board Policy, and incorporate best practices regarding procedures forfamilies to request student attendance at schools other than those to which their address isdelineated in an attendance boundary. The plan also includes updates that incorporateessential pieces of the Magnet Plan into this one document.
2.The Student Progression Plan sets forth standards for promotion, retention, andgraduation and is being updated to reflect changes recommended by the Pasco SPPworkgroup and state law.

SUMMARY OF RULE:
1.School Choice: Each district school board shall establish a Controlled Open EnrollmentPlan and process that allows for parents to indicate their school preferences for theirstudent and also follows all language outlined in F.S. 1002.31.
2.Student Progression Plan: Each district school board shall establish a comprehensiveplan for student progression which must provide for a student’s progression from onegrade to another based on the student’s mastery of the standards.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY:
1.Section 1002.20 and 1002.31 Florida Statutes
2.Section 1008.25 Florida Statutes

LAW IMPLEMENTED:
1.Section 1, Article IX, Florida Constitution, Sections 1001.41; 1001.42; 1002.20;1002.31; 1003.03; and 1013.35, Florida Statutes
2.Sections 1001.41; 1001.42; 1001.43; and 1008.25, Florida Statutes

A PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND PUBLIC HEARING HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO BE HEARD ON THE PROPOSED RULE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE BOARD BYLAWS AND POLICIES. THE DATES, TIME, AND PLACE ARE:

Public Workshop – May 19, 2026 Public Hearing – June 2, 2026
4:00 PM 9:30 AM
Board Room, Building #3 Board Room, Building #3
7205 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. 7205 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.
Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638 Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE RULE WILL BE ADOPTED ON JUNE 16, 2026, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JUNE 17, 2026.

DATE AND PLACE NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT PUBLISHED:
April 22, 2026, Tampa Bay Times, Tampa, Pasco County, Florida.

If not otherwise scheduled upon the initiative of the Superintendent or the request of the Board, and if requested in writing and not deemed unnecessary by the agency head, a rule development workshop will be noticed in the Tampa Bay Times and the Board’s website.

Any person requiring a special accommodation to participate in the meetings above noticed because of a disability should call 727-774-2649 (West Pasco), 813-794-2649 (Central Pasco), or 352-524-2649 (East Pasco), 48 hours in advance of the meeting to make appropriatearrangements. If any person appearing before the School Board anticipates or expects that he orshe might appeal any decision made by the School Board, that person will need a record of theproceedings, and that for such purpose, that person will need to insure that a verbatim record ofthe proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which theappeal is to be based.

The Agency does not anticipate any the adoption of this rule will (1) have an adverse impact on small business; or (2) directly or indirectly increase regulatory costs in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate in the state within 1 year after the implementation of the rule. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs or provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative must do so in writing within 21 days of this notice.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED FOR INFORMATION OR TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS:

Samantha Del Valle, Director, Office for Innovation, Advanced Studies and Choice
Pasco County Schools
7227 Land O’ Lakes Boulevard
Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638
(813)794-2547
staylor@pasco.k12.fl.us

Links to specific matters regarding the Pasco Schools are available at: www.pasco.k12.fl.us

A copy of the proposed rule is available by contacting the individual identified above.

School board agendas are published online at: www.pasco.k12.fl.us
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