FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
MARK KAPLAN
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
JOHN R. PADGET
KAT
HLEEN SHANAHAN
SUSAN STORY
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
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District School Superintendents
Florida College System Presidents
FROM:
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Dr. Eric J. Smith, Commissioner of Education
Dr. Frances Haithcock, Chancellor of Public Schools
Dr. Willis N. Holcombe, Chancellor of Florida Colleges
DATE:
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March 16, 2011
SUBJECT:
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HIGH SCHOOLS ACCEPTED TO IMPLEMENT FLORIDA’S 12
TH
GRADE COLLEGE SUCCESS ACADEMIES
It is with great pleasure that we announce the 21 high schools who have applied and been
accepted to implement Florida’s 12
th grade College Success Academies. The schools, supported
by their districts and partner Florida College System institutions, will provide students with an
opportunity to satisfy remediation requirements to enter college credit courses as determined by
scores on an approved, postsecondary readiness test prior to high school graduation. With
support from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), teachers from these high schools
and their partnering colleges will work together to provide students with instruction that is
directly aligned with the skills that students need to be successful in college-level coursework.
The 12
th grade College Success Academies will include the following semester secondary
courses: Mathematics for College Success (course #1200410), Reading for College Success
(course #1008350), and Writing for College Success (course #1009370). In addition, the
following dual enrollment/postsecondary courses will be available to participating students:
Intermediate Algebra (course # MAT 1033) and a Student Life Skills course (course prefix SLS).
Successful students will graduate high school prepared to step onto college campuses.
Thanks to the district superintendents, high school principals, and partner colleges for supporting
this effort and their students—all will benefit. We hope that the 2011-2012 school year will be
just the beginning and that many more 12
th grade College Success Academies will follow your
lead.
325 W. GAINES STREET • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0505 • www.fldoe.org
District School Superintendents
March 16, 2011
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2011-2012 Pilot College Success Academy High Schools
District
High School
Partner College
Bradford
Bradford High School
Santa Fe College
Duval
Robert E. Lee High School
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Duval
Terry Parker High School
Florida State Colle
ge at Jacksonville
Duval
Englewood High School
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Duval
Sandalwood High School
Florida State College at Jacksonville
Marion
Dunnellon High School
College of Central Florida
Martin
Jenson Beach High School
Indian Rive
r State College
Martin
Martin County High School
Indian River State College
Okeechobee
Okeechobee High School
Indian River State College
Pinellas
Gibbs High School
St. Petersburg College
Pinellas
Boca Ciega High School
St. Petersburg College
St. Johns
St. Augustine High School
St. Johns River State College
St. Lucie
St. Lucie West Centennial High School
Indian River State College
St. Lucie
Fort Pierce Central High School
Indian River State College
St. Lucie
Treasure Coast High
S
chool
Indian River S
tate College
St. Lucie
Port St. Lucie High School
Indian River State College
St. Lucie
Fort Pierce Westwood High School
Indian River State College
Santa Rosa
Central High School
Pensacola State College
Santa Rosa
Milton High School
Pensacola State Coll
ege
Santa Rosa
Pace High School
Pensacola State College
Sarasota
North Point High School
State College of Florida
For more information regarding this project, please contact Mary Jane Tappen at
mary.tappen@fldoe.org or Judy Bilsky at judith.bilsky@fldoe.org. Staff will be contacting each
high school and partner college lead within the next two weeks to announce a conference call to
discuss next steps.
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