FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

KATHLEEN SHANAHAN,

Chair

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

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Vice Chair

 

Members

SALLY BRADSHAW

GARY CHARTRAND

  

 

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SHAY DESAI

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ARBARA S. FEINGOLD

  

JOHN R. P

  

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Gerard Robinson

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Commissioner of Education

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October 28, 2011

 

M E M O R A N D U M

  

TO:

District Student Services Directors

High School Guidance Supervisors

High School Guidance Counselors

Florida College Students Services Directors

State University Student Services Directors

FROM:

Mr. Gerard Robinson, Commissioner of Education

SUBJECT:

2011-2012 Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook

careful academic planning. Students and parents count on current and accurate information from

counselors regarding Florida’s State University System admission requirements, 2+2 program and

guaranteed articulation agreement, acceleration mechanisms, new high school graduation

requirements and other postsecondary transition options.

One valuable resource for counselors is the

Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook

. This

publication, updated annually, provides a comprehensive reference guide to postsecondary

education in Florida. Sections taken directly from the

Handbook

can be used as handouts at parent

meetings, advising sessions, or as supplements to a school’s own curriculum guide. The

Handbook

is

available at www.FACTS.org, under Counselors and Educators > Advising Manuals.

We hope you find the

2011-2012 Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook

helpful, and

welcome your input for future improvements. The de

appreciated.

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