(AMENDED) NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
(as to date of Public Hearing and Final Board Action)
and NOTICE OF CHANGE

DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD OF PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA

RULE TITLE: 1. Student Progression Plan 2026-2027

PURPOSE AND EFFECT:
1. The Student Progression Plan sets forth standards for promotion, retention, and graduation and is being updated to reflect changes recommended by the Pasco SPP workgroup and state law.

SUMMARY OF RULE:
1. Student Progression Plan: Each district school board shall establish a comprehensive plan for student progression which must provide for a student’s progression from one grade to another based on the student’s mastery of the standards.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY:
1. Section 1008.25 Florida Statutes

LAW IMPLEMENTED:
1. Sections 1001.41; 1001.42; 1001.43; and 1008.25, Florida Statutes

NOTICE OF CHANGE:
1. The language of the proposed rule has changed since filing of the original Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Changes were based on information and suggestions obtained during and after the publicly noticed workshop session of May 19, 2026.

A PUBLIC HEARING HAS 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 Hearing – June 16, 2026 - Amended
6:00 PM
Board Room, Building #3
7205 Land O’ Lakes Blvd.
Land O’ Lakes, FL 34638

IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE RULE WILL BE ADOPTED ON JULY 21, 2026, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF JULY 22, 2026.

DATE AND PLACE NOTICE OF AMENDED PROPOSED RULEMAKING PUBLISHED:
June 10, 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 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 appropriate arrangements. If any person appearing before the School Board anticipates or expects that he or she might appeal any decision made by the School Board, that person will need a record of the proceedings, and that for such purpose, that person will need to insure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal 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: HYPERLINK “http://www.pasco.k12.fl.us” www.pasco.k12.fl.us

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

If not otherwise scheduled upon the initiative of the Superintendent or the request of the Board, any person who is affected by the proposed rulemaking described herein may contact the individual identified above to request a public hearing within twenty-one (21) days of this notice.
School board agendas are published online at: www.pasco.k12.fl.us
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