FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
PETER BOULWARE
AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
December 22, 2008
MEMORANDUM
Contact Information:
TO:
District Superintendents
District Assistant Superintendents
District Career Education Contacts
District Guidance Contacts
Jodi Tillman
Jodi.Tillman@fldoe.org
850-245-9439
High School Principals
High School Guidance Counselors
FROM:
Dr. Frances Haithcock
Chancellor, Division of Public Schools
Lucy D. Hadi
Chancellor, Division of Workforce Education
SUBJECT:
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Practical Arts Courses to meet the Arts High School Graduation
Requirement
The list of 215 Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses to satisfy the Arts graduation
requirement was approved by the State Board of Education at their December 2, 2008, meeting.
Please click on the following link: http://www.fldoe.org/schools/pdf/ListPracticalArtsCourses.pdf
The courses are applicable to students who entered their first year of high school in the 2007-
2008 school year and thereafter due to the statutory changes in the revised high school
graduation section of the statute.
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