Senator wants to increase AP/IB class size. Contact your legislator NOW!

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http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_education_edblog/2011/02/senate-panels-looks-to-make-fl-class-size-law-more-rational.html


Florida’s strict, class-size rules would get altered so that fewer classes had to meet their tough requirements, under a proposal by a key Florida Senate panel.

Such legislation has been expected since voters in November defeated a ballot measure that would have scaled back the state’s 2002 class-size rules.

The rules set the number of children allowed in any “core” course — that is reading, math, science and social studies.

State Sen. David Simmons, R-Longwood, chairman of the Senate’s education budget committee, said he wants to craft a more “rational” class-size law. He wants rules that meet the requirements of the constitutional amendment voters approved in 2002 but give schools more flexibility.

The key item his committee is considering would delete from the current requirements many high school electives, including art courses, career education classes and ”courses that may result in college credit.” presumably AP, IB and dual enrollment classes.