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MIDDLE SCHOOL (6-8) REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION AND RETENTION

In accordance with Florida Statute § 1003.4156, promotion from a school composed of middle
Grades 6-8 requires that the student must successfully complete academic courses as follows:

Middle School English Language Arts (ELA) Requirements

 A student must successfully complete three middle school or higher courses in English
Language Arts (ELA).

Middle School Mathematics Requirements

1. Students must successfully complete three middle school or higher courses in
mathematics. Each middle school must offer at least one high school level mathematics
course for which students may earn high school credit.

2. In accordance with Florida Statutes §§ 1008.22(3)(b) (1) and 1003.4156(1)(b), 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 or Geometry, ,
a middle school student must take the corresponding EOC Assessment and pass the
course. A middle school student’s performance on the EOC Assessment will constitute 30
percent of the student’s final course grade. Middle school students who do not take the
EOC Assessment will receive an “I” in the course. After the student makes-up the EOC, the
final grade will be recalculated.
3. Students are required to meet satisfactory performance or earn a Level 3 or higher on the
Algebra 1 EOC Assessment in order to earn a Standard High School Diploma. Students must
meet satisfactory performance or earn a Level 3 or higher on the Geometry EOC
Assessment order to earn a Standard High School Diploma Scholar Designation. [Florida
Statute § 1003.4156]

Middle School Social Studies Requirements

 A student must successfully complete three middle school or higher courses in social
studies.

Middle School Social Studies Courses
 Grade 6 - M/J World History (not World Geography)
 Grade 7 - M/J Civics
 Grade 8 - M/J United States History

 Students who transfer into a SDPBC middle school may substitute social studies units
earned at their previous school for M/J World History and/or M/J United States History if
the units are deemed acceptable per the district accreditation policy.

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