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:
Todd Clark
(850) 245-0764
Todd.Clark@fldoe.org
DPS: 2009-174
MEMORANDUM
TO:
District Superintendents
FROM:
Dr.
Frances Haithcock
DATE:
September 25, 2009
SUBJECT: 12
TH
GRADE COLLEGE READINESS COURSES FOR MATHEMATICS AND
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Senate Bill 1908, passed by the 2008 Florida Legislature and signed into law by the Governor on June 30,
2008, includes revisions to Section 1008.30, Florida Statutes, relating to common placement testing for
postsecondary education and extending opportunities for remediation to high school seniors. Specifically,
this legislation encourages efforts to make postsecondary remediation available to 12th grade students
who demonstrate a need for and interest in additional preparation.
Section 1008.30, F.S., requires high schools to use the results of the Common Placement Test for
postsecondary education to
advise the students of any identified deficiencies and to the maximum extent practicable provide
12th grade students access to appropriate remedial instruction prior to high school graduation.
The remedial instruction provided under this subsection shall be a collaborative effort between
secondary and postsecondary educational institutions. To the extent courses are available, the
Florida Virtual School may be used to provide the remedial instruction required by this
subsection.
To accommodate this remediation, four courses were designed and accepted into the
Florida Course
Code Directory
in the fall and spring of school year 2008-09. These four course descriptions and all
Department memos regarding common placement testing and remediation for high school students may
be accessed at http://www.fldoe.org/schools/CommonPlacementTesting.asp.
DR. FRANCES HAITHCOCK
CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1502 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0509 • www.fldoe.org
12
th
Grade College Readiness Courses for Mathematics and English Language Arts
September 25, 2009
Page Two
If the high schools in your district are not currently offering these courses, please consider offering
appropriate selections from the list below for the second semester of 2009-2010 per legislative
requirements.
1008350 Reading for College Success
1009370 Writing for College Success
1200410 Math for College Success
1200700 Math for College Readiness
If you have additional questions, please contact Todd Clark in the Bureau of Curriculum and Instruction
at (850) 245-0726 or by email at todd.clark@fldoe.org.
FH/tc
CC: Dr. Eric J. Smith, Commissioner, Florida Department of Education
Dr. Frances Haithcock, Chancellor, K-12 Public Schools
Dr. Willis N. Holcombe, Chancellor, The Florida College System (FCS)
District Directors of Curriculum
District Reading and Language Arts Supervisors
District mathematics Supervisors
High School Principals
