“Students are considered college and career ready when they have the knowledge, skills, and academic preparation needed to enroll and succeed in introductory college credit-bearing courses within an associate or baccalaureate degree program without the need for remediation. These same attributes and levels of achievement are needed for entry into and success in postsecondary workforce education or directly into a job that offers gainful employment and career advancement.”
Source:
Florida Department of Education. (n.d.). Florida College System: College and career readiness. Tallahassee, FL: Author. Retrieved from http://www.fldoe.org/fcs/collegecareerreadiness.asp
- Student achievement status on state tests
- Student growth on state tests
- Four-year graduation rate
- Performance in advanced course work, including AP or IB exams and dual enrollment course grades
- Career preparedness performance, including earning credentials or certificates, performance on WorkKeys, and grades in career and technical education courses
- Percentage of middle schoolers who passed a high-school-level end-of-course assessment or earned industry certification
Source: Center for American Progress. (2016). Explore the Data for ‘Making the Grade’. Retrieved from https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education/news/2016/05/19/137455...
Dual Enrollment and Articulation
Florida allows students to earn dual credit in academic and/or CTE through dual-enrollment courses taken at their high school, an institution of higher education, or online. Public postsecondary institutions are required to accept these credits within certain guidelines (Education Commission of the States, 2015).
Early College High School
Gateway to College National Network established one Early College High School as part of the Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI). More information about schools participating in ECHSI is available at the ECHSI website (Jobs for the Future, n.d.).
Citations:
Jobs for the Future. (n.d.). Schools. Retrieved from http://www.jff.org/initiatives/early-college-designs/schools
National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium. (2013). Florida [Interactive map of state career technical education profiles]. Retrieved from http://www.careertech.org/Florida
Education Commission of the States. (2015). Dual enrollment – all state profiles. Retrieved from http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/mbprofallRT?Rep=DE14A
Programs of Study
Florida organizes its secondary CTE programs across 16 areas:
- Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
- Architecture and Construction
- Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications
- Business, Management and Administration
- Education and Training
- Energy
- Engineering and Technology Education
- Finance
- Government and Public Administration
- Health Science
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Human Services
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
- Manufacturing
- Marketing, Sales, and Service
- Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Citations:
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium. (n.d.). Florida [Interactive map of state CTE profiles]. Retrieved from http://www.careertech.org/florida
High School and College Alignment |
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Subject |
High School Graduation Requirements |
College Admission Requirements |
English Credits: |
4.0 |
4.0 (three of which include substantial writing requirements) |
Mathematics Credits: |
4.0 (including Algebra I and geometry) |
4.0 (at the level of Algebra I and above) |
Social Studies Credits: |
3.0 (world history [1], American history [1], American government [0.5], and economics with financial literacy [0.5]) |
3.0 (from among anthropology, history, civics, political science, economics, sociology, psychology, and/or geography) |
Science Credits: |
3.0 (including two with laboratory experience, biology or an equivalent course or series of courses) |
3.0 (including two with laboratory experience) |
Foreign Language Credits: |
0 |
2.0 (in same language) |
Arts Credits: |
1.0 (from among fine or performing arts, speech and debate, or practical arts) |
None specified (N/S) |
Additional Credits: |
9.0 (physical education including health [1.0] and electives [8.0] online course [1]) |
2.0 (academic) |
Total Credits: |
24.0 |
18.0 |
Tests: |
FCAT or comparable SAT/ACT® score |
Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or ACT® |
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Notes: |
The above requirements went into effect starting with students who entered the ninth grade in the 2012–13 school year. |
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Florida’s state-specific Early Warning System is called the Early Warning System. Early Warning System data are reported at the student level, to both administrators and educators.
Citation:
Brundage, A. (2014). The use of early warning systems to promote success for all students. Retrieved from http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/5423/urlt/ews.pdf