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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Students are required to satisfy the graduation requirements in effect at the time the student
first enters Grade 9, regardless of the date the student graduates, unless the requirements
change for the entire class, or unless requirements are changed for all students by Florida
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Statute. Refer to Appendices A, B, C, and D for FLDOE Advisement Flyer .

Schools shall provide parent(s) with information concerning all graduation options, including
the respective curriculum requirements for those options, so that the students and their
parent(s) may select the program that best fits their needs.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A STANDARD DIPLOMA

Assessments for Standard Diploma
In order to receive a Standard Diploma, students must meet satisfactory performance or earn
a Level 3 or higher on the required statewide assessments or meet the concordant or
comparative subject area test score on a State Board of Education approved alternate
assessment. They must also satisfy student performance standards for each course in Grades
9-12 for which credit toward graduation is awarded. As for students with a disability, see
below as to the criteria for waivers from this graduation requirement. [Florida Statutes §§
1008.22(3), , State Board of Education Rules 6A-1.0995, & 6A-1.09961]

Students must meet satisfactory performance or earn a Level 3 or higher on the Grade 10 FSA
ELA. A student may satisfy the Grade 10 FSA ELA requirement by achieving an equivalent or
concordant score on an alternate assessment, the ACT, or SAT.

Students must meet satisfactory performance or earn a Level 3 or higher on the Algebra 1
End-of-Course (EOC) Assessment or meet the comparative score of 97 on the Postsecondary
Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.).

The concordant/comparative scores for ACT, SAT, and P.E.R.T. updates are located at:
http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7764/urlt/GradRequireFSA.pdf

Students who have met all of the requirements for the Standard High School Diploma, except
for meeting satisfactory performance or earning a Level 3 or higher on the FSA ELA/Algebra 1
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EOC Assessment or an alternate assessment by the end of 12 grade, must be given the
opportunity to participate in an accelerated High School Equivalency Diploma Preparation
Program. This should include FCAT 2.0 Reading/FSA ELA/Algebra 1 EOC Assessment
remediation and High School Equivalency Examination preparation. Students may return to
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school for a 13 year to remediate Grade 10 FSA ELA/EOC Assessment and/or GPA. Students
must also be allowed to take a college placement test and be admitted to remedial or credit
courses at a state community college or participate in an adult general education program.
[Florida Statute § 1003.433(2)]

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