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acceleration, as appropriate. Upon notification of student and parent(s) request for
acceleration, the school will:

1. review student achievement and academic performance data to establish eligibility for one
or more ACCEL options;
2. notify student of eligibility and program requirements;

3. assist the student in meeting timeline and ACCEL option requirements; and
4. develop a schedule to meet student’s needs and chosen program.

HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL (6-8) STUDENTS

Some high school courses will be offered in middle school. Students in Grades 6-8 who are
enrolled in a high school credit course, who meet the same attendance requirements met by
high school students (see Florida Statute § 1003.436) and who successfully complete the
course, may earn high school credit.

Middle school students who take high school courses for credit should be counseled that
grades earned in those courses will be used in the future to calculate high school Grade Point
Average (GPA) and cumulative class ranking, and they will remain a part of the student’s
academic record. However, these credits will not be calculated in the meritorious class ranking
used to determine valedictorian/salutatorian.

Students who take a high school credit course will be considered dually enrolled in both middle
and high school and the credit earned will satisfy the middle school course requirement for the
appropriate grade level and will allow the student to acquire high school credit as well. High
school rules apply for grading and attendance.

MATHEMATICS NOTE: Three of the four mathematics credits required for graduation must be earned in Grades 9-
12 unless conditions listed under number 2 of the Mathematics Requirements for Four-Year 24-Credit Option
section are met.

SCIENCE NOTE: Three science credits must be earned during high school (Biology 1, physical science, and an
equally rigorous science course). If a student earned a Biology and/or physical science credit in middle school, that
course will meet the subject area requirement. However, an additional three science credits must be earned in
grades 9-12.

High School Mathematics Requirements for Middle School (6-8) Students

Middle school students who have successfully completed a high school mathematics course will
earn high school credit and that credit will count as one of the four mathematics credits that
must be earned in Grades 9-12. To earn high school credit for Algebra 1, a middle school

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