FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
 
 
  
 
 
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
  
 
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
 
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
 
 
Members
 
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
 
R
OBERTO MARTÍNEZ
 
P
HOEBE RAULERSON
 
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
 
   
CONTACT PERSONS
 
Name:
Mary Jo Butler
Phone:
(850) 245-0479
Suncom:
205-0479
E-mail:
maryjo.butler@fldoe.org
 
  
  
  
K12: 2006-105
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
TAP NUMBER: BPSO-2006-005 TAP NUMBER: BPSO-2006-005
  
MEMORANDUM
MEMORANDUM
  
TO:
District Superintendents
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM
:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
FROM
:
Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.
  
DATE:
July 28, 2006
 
  
DATE:
July 28, 2006
 
  
  
SUBJECT: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED,
INTEGRATED, AND COMBINED COURSES
SUBJECT: TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPLIED,
INTEGRATED, AND COMBINED COURSES
  
 
The 2006 Florida Legislature passed House Bill 7087, An Act Relating to Education, more
commonly known as the A++ Bill. This legislation included the efforts of several task forces,
numerous opportunities for public input, and meetings with practitioners. A major component of
the bill is secondary school reform, including middle school promotion and requirements,
students academic planning, secondary school redesign, and high school graduation
requirements. As part of the secondary school reform efforts, the bill requires the Department of
Education to increase the number of approved applied, integrated, and combined courses
available to school districts.
 
CHERI PIERSON YECKE, PH.D.
CHANCELLOR, K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS
 
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 514 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
 

 
Development of Applied, Integrated, and Combined Courses House Bill 7087
July 28, 2006
Page Two
 
Please find attached a Technical Assistance Paper Related to the Development of Applied,
Integrated, and Combined Courses Pursuant to House Bill 7087. The purpose of this document
is to provide technical assistance regarding the development of additional applied or integrated
courses available for school districts. The document defines applied and integrated courses,
provides current law and policies related to flexibility for integrating or combining courses,
identifies specific considerations for staff developing applied or integrated courses, and includes
planning tools and forms for submitting proposed new applied or integrated courses to the
Department of Education for review and approval.
 
If you have questions or need additional information related to developing an applied or
integrated academic course, please contact Mary Jane Tappen via e-mail at
mary.tappen@fldoe.org or by telephone at 850.245.0834. For questions related to developing
an applied or integrated career technical course, please contact Julie Alexander via e-mail at
julie.alexander@fldoe.org or by telephone at 850.245.9008.
 
CPY:MJB:seo
 
Attachment
 
cc: Assistant Superintendents for Curriculum and Instruction
 
  

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