This week, Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced the latest stops in his Florida Standards Listening Tour, which will start in the coming days, giving the public another chance to weigh in on what should replace Common Core in the Sunshine State.
When Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an executive order at the start of the year to eliminate Common Core in Florida, he also called on Corcoran to review and revise the standard by January 2020.
“The revised draft was crafted based on feedback the Department of Education received over the last several months from Florida teacher experts, national experts and the education community,” the Education Department noted this week. “In addition to the listening tour, the public can submit feedback on each of the second draft standards individually at floridastandardsreview.org or email at standardsreview@fldoe.org.”
In the meantime, Corcoran has been working with stakeholders and the public, looking at almost 75,000 reviewed by the public.
“Our team has been working tirelessly on the revised draft, and we truly appreciate all of the input we have received from Floridians thus far,” said Corcoran. “Success is our standard and we are looking forward to hosting the upcoming listening tour to ensure that Florida has the best academic standards in the nation.”
In the meantime, Corcoran is ready to hit the road to take part in another round of gathering input including the following scheduled appearances:
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October 7 – Highlands County, Sebring Middle School
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October 8 – Seminole County, Winter Springs High School
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October 10 – Alachua County, Alachua County School District Office
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October 14 – Palm Beach County, John I. Leonard High School
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October 16 – Collier County, Collier County School District Office
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October 17 – Hillsborough County, Jefferson High School
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October 21 – St. Johns County, Liberty Pines Academy
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October 22 – Hamilton County, Hamilton County High School
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October 23 – Walton County, Walton High School
All meetings will be held from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. local time. Doors will open at 5 p.m. local time.
