FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
S
TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
PETER BOULWARE
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
JOHN R. PADGET
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Jodi Tillman
Jodi.Tillman@fldoe.org
(850) 245-9439
September 11, 2009
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
District Superintendents
District Assistant Superintendents
District Career Education Contacts
District Guidance Contacts
High School Principals
High School Guidance Counselors
FROM:
Dr. Frances Haithcock
Chancellor, Division of Public Schools
Loretta Costin
Vice Chancellor, Division of Career and Adult Education
SUBJECT: Additional Practical
Arts Courses to meet the Arts High School Graduation
Requirement
The following 11 Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses have been approved to be
submitted to the State Board of Education as meeting the requirements to satisfy the Arts
graduation requirement.
8121520 Horticulture Science 3
8500380 Fabric Construction
8772210
Film Production Equipment Operations 1
8600580 Aerospace Technologies II
8600680 Aerospace Technologies III
8722030 Building Trades and Construction Design Technology 3
8722060 Building Trades and Construction Design Technology 6
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
Additional Practical Arts Courses
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8600560 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
8754350
Precision Metal Fabrication 5
8827100 Marketing Management
8600590 Civil Engineering and Architecture
Once approved, 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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