FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

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TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Chairman

Members

DONNA G. CALLAWAY

DR. AKSHAY DESAI

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

PHOEBE RAULERSON

KATHLEEN SHANAHAN

LINDA K. TAYLOR

 

Jeanine Blomberg

Commissioner of Education

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Contact Person:

Beverly Gregory

850-245-0431

Beverly.gregory@fldoe.org

K-12: 2007-98

May 18, 2007

 

 

MEMORANDUM

 

 

TO:

District School Superintendents

District Certification Officers

Directors of Human Resources

School Principals

 

FROM:

Cheri Pierson Yecke, Ph.D.

 

SUBJECT: Certification Requirements for Athletic Coaches

 

 

This information is sent in support of employment of highly qualified and effective personnel

within the school district. Section 1012.55, Florida Statutes, requires that each person who is

employed as an athletic coach in any public school must hold a valid Temporary, Professional,

or Athletic Coaching Certificate issued by the State Department of Education. The Athletic

Coaching Certificate may be used for either part-time or full-time athletic coaching positions. A

certificate is not required if the coach is an unpaid volunteer who is not an employee of the

school district.

 

It is imperative that each paid athletic coach hold an appropriate valid certificate

and

that a

fingerprinting background check has been completed. District and site administrators must

ensure that proper measures are employed to fully screen and certify paid athletic coaches.

Failure to comply with this statutory requirement can result in disciplinary action against a

responsible individual’s Florida Educator Certificate. Each district is encouraged to review its

procedures and to make any necessary changes to ensure the proper and required certification

of athletic coaches.

 

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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