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A++ Implementation

Implementation of A++

Legislation

• House Bill 7087 (PDF)

High School Majors

• Video of Presentation given at Technical Assistance Meetings on the Major Areas of Interest (WMV - Requires Windows Media Player)
• Florida's Over 400 Approved Major Areas of Interest and Their Courses for Secondary Students
• Major Areas of Interest Brochure - It's a Major Opportunity! (PDF, )
• Memorandum: Update on Secondary Reform and Major Areas of Interest 08/03/2007 (PDF)
• District Submission of High School Major Areas of Interest
• Viewable District and School Major Areas of Interest

Memos and Technical Assistance

08/27/2007

• 2007 FACTS.org ePEP Materials Toolkit to arrive in September (PDF)

08/23/2007

• Memo (PDF)
• Questions & Answers (PDF)
• File Descriptions for FACTS.org ePEP Course File and DOE Reconciliation File (PDF)

08/03/2007

• Memorandum: Update on Secondary Reform and Major Areas of Interest (PDF)
• Approval of Dual Enrollment Courses to Satisfy Credit in a High School Major Area of Interest (PDF, )

07/24/2007

• Dual Enrollment - FASTER Transcript Instruction and Student Advising (PDF, )

02/19/2007

• Memorandum: Legislative Changes Relating to The Career and Education Planning Course/Updated List of Courses (PDF, )
• Attachment 1 (PDF, )
• Attachment 2 (PDF, )
• Attachment 3 (PDF, )
• Attachment 4 (PDF, )
• Chart of all Courses (PDF, )

01/11/2007

• Memorandum: Resources for A++ Implementation; Major Areas of Interest (PDF, )
• Attachment 1: 2007 Timeline of Activities for Major Areas of Interest (MAIs) (PDF, )
  Attachment 2: Florida’s New High School Graduation Opportunities, "It’s a Major Opportunity!" for Students Entering Ninth Grade in 2007-2008, Technical Assistance Powerpoint (will be available soon)
• Attachment 3: Florida’s Guide to Public High School Graduation- It’s a Major Opportunity (2007-2008) (PDF, )
• Attachment 4: A++ Implementation and Academic Advising Assistance Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (PDF, )

12/5/2006

• Memorandum: Student Transcript Submission Requirements (PDF)
• Attachment 1: Instructions for Submitting High School Transcripts from School Districts to the FDOE High School Transcript Database and for Using the Transcript Status Reports (PDF)
• Attachment 2: Frequently Asked Questions - Student Transcript Submission Requirements (PDF)

9/12/2006

• Memorandum: Web-based System for High School Major Areas of Interest (Word, )
• Attachment 1: Process for Proposing Major Areas of Interest (Word, )
• Attachment 2: Titles and Subtitles of Major Areas of Interest (Excel, )

9/11/2006

• Memorandum: HB 7087: Changes Regarding Academic Improvement Plans for Students with Disabilities (PDF)

9/8/2006

• Memorandum: 2006 Legislative Changes Relating to School Start Dates (PDF)

9/2006

• Career Academy Technical Assistance Papers

8/30/2006

• Memorandum: 2006 Legislative Changes Regarding School Attendance (Includes Exit Interviews) (PDF)
• Attachment 1: Florida Department of Education Survey of Dropouts (PDF)
• Attachment 2: Florida Department of Education Exit Interview (PDF)

8/10/2006

• Memorandum: New High School Graduation Requirements, "It's a Major Opportunity!" (PDF)
• Attachment 1: Technical Assistance High School Graduation Requirements Beginning 2007-2008 It's a Major Opportunity! (PDF)
• Attachment 2: It's a Major Opportunity! (Diploma Overview) (PDF)
• Attachment 3: It's a Major Opportunity! District Submission of High School Major Areas of Interest (PDF)

8/4/2006

• Memorandum: Exceptional Education Students in Residential Facilities (PDF)
• Memorandum: Educator Certification Legislative Changes 2006 Session (PDF)

7/28/2006

• Memorandum: Technical Assistance Related to the Development of Applied, Integrated, and Combined Courses (PDF)
• Attachment: Technical Assistance Paper (PDF)

7/28/2006

• Memorandum: Legislative Requirements for Content Area Reading Professional Development (PDF)

7/27/2006

• Memorandum: Legislative Changes Relating to Middle Grades Promotion Requirements (PDF)
• Attachment 1: Technical Assistance- Middle Grades Promotion Requirements (PDF)
• Attachment 2: First-time Milestones for Secondary Reform (PDF)
• Attachment 3: Proposed New Courses Available for Middle Schools (PDF)

7/17/2006

• Memorandum: Legislative Changes Relating to Paperwork Reduction (PDF)

6/30/2006

• Memorandum: 2006 Legislative Changes Regarding Instructional Materials and Staff Development (PDF, )
• Memorandum: Progress Monitoring Plans as Part of Assessment and Remediation (PDF)
• Attachment: Guidance on Progress Monitoring Systems (PDF)

6/20/2006

• Sunshine State Standards Six-Year Cycle (PDF, )

6/8/2006

• Memorandum: A++ Implementation (PDF)
• Attachment: Summary of Education Code Changes Approved Within House Bill 7087 (A++) (PDF)

6/7/2006

• Memorandum: Weighting of Dual Enrollment Courses (PDF)

5/18/2006

• Memorandum: Speech/Language Services as a Related Service (Word, )
• Attachment A: Guiding Questions for Determining the Need for Speech/Language as a Related Service (Word, )
• Attachment B: Speech/Language as a Related Service Communication Impact on Special Education Services (Word, )

Frequently Asked Questions

• Secondary Reform
• High School Reform
• Middle School Reform
• School Leadership Development
• Incentive Pay
• (Performance Pay, STAR, was addressed in proviso language. Please visit www.fldoe.org/STAR, for more information.)
• Secondary Redesign Plans
• Paperwork Reduction
• School Improvement
• Just Read, Florida!
• School Start Date
• School Grades
• Career Education

Press Releases

12/11/2006

11/29/2006

6/5/2006

Links and Resources

• Florida CHOICES PLANNER Resource Manual for Eighth Grade Students (PDF, )
• CHOICES Occupations Matched to Career Clusters (PDF, )
• High School Reform
• Middle Grades Reform
• Paper Reduction Task Force
• FACTS.org
• Just Read, Florida!
• 2006 DOE Regional Legislative Update Materials
• DELTA School Leaders
• Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement
• STAR
• Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education
• Office of Articulation
• Course Code Directory

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