FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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    STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
    John L. Winn
    Commissioner of Education
    F. PHILIP HANDY,
    Chairman
    T. WILLARD FAIR,
    Vice Chairman
    Members
    DONNA G. CALLAWAY
    JULIA L. JOHNSON
    ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
    PHOEBE RAULERSON
    LINDA K. TAYLOR
    CONTACT PERSONS
     
      
      
      
      
      
    Name:
      
    Mary Jo Butler
    Mike
      
    Tremor
      
    Phone:
    (850) 245-0479
    (850) 245-0423
    Suncom:
    205-0479
    205-0423
    Email:
    maryjo.butler@fldoe.org
    michael.tremor@fldoe.org
    K12:
    2005-129
    MEMORANDUM
    To:
    District School Superintendents
    From:
    Jeanine Blomberg
    Date:
    September 29, 2005
    Subject:
    FLORIDA’S GUIDE TO PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
    Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, each district school board was required to provide
    each student in sixth through ninth grade and their parents with information concerning the
    three-year and four-year high school graduation program options, including respective
    curriculum requirements for those options, so that students and their parents may select the
    postsecondary education or career plan that best fits their needs.
    Department staff representing the K-20 system collaborated in the development and
    dissemination of technical assistance materials and resources designed to provide guidance to
    schools and districts related to high school graduation. Please find attached
    Florida’s Guide to
    Public High School Graduation for 2005-2006,
    a brochure designed to provide valuable
    information to parents and students regarding high school graduation, acceleration programs
    and advanced coursework, comparison of high school graduation program options,
    requirements for state university and community college admission, and requirements for Bright
    Futures.
    JEANINE BLOMBERG
    CHIEF OF STAFF
    325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-9663 • www.fldoe.org
    Florida’s Guide to Public High School Graduation
    September 29, 2005
    Page Two
    Under separate cover, we will distribute copies of this brochure to your Student Services
    Director for all students in sixth through ninth grade within the next six weeks. For your use in
    planning for the new school year, an electronic copy of the English and Spanish versions of the
    brochure is available on the Department’s website at
    http://www.firn.edu/doe/commhome/newgrad/new-grad.htm.
    Additional information for counselors, parents, and students can also be obtained through the Florida
    Academic Counseling and Tracking for Students website (www.FACTS.org) that includes high
    school planning, career planning, college planning, and high school academic evaluations. The High
    School Planner allows students and guidance counselors to plan a student's coursework from eighth
    through twelfth grade based on the diploma option chosen by the student. The Planner can be
    electronically saved, edited as needed, printed, sent home with students for parent/guardian
    signatures, and returned to school. The
    Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook
    is also
    available on the FACTS site and is a comprehensive reference to postsecondary education in
    Florida.
    If you have questions or need additional information regarding K-12 curriculum, instruction, or
    guidance services, please contact Mary Jo Butler or Mike Tremor. If you have questions regarding
    community colleges, please contact Sara Hamon at (850) 245-9523 or by email at
    sara.hamon@fldoe.org. Should you need information regarding career and technical education
    programs, please contact Nancy Cordill at (850) 245-9898 or by email at nancy.cordill@fldoe.org. If
    you have questions regarding state university admission requirements, please contact Lynda Page
    at lynda.page@fldoe.org. Thank you for your continued commitment for ensuring the highest quality
    of educational programs and opportunities for Florida’s students.
    JB:mjbo
    Enclosure
    cc:
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    Assistant Superintendents for Instruction
    Student Services Directors
    Guidance Supervisors
    Directors of Secondary Education
    Middle School Principals
    Middle School Counselors
    High School Principals
    High School Counselors

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