Credit Transfer Information

[Mary Beth Jones]

This forum is for information regarding Credit Transfers. This would include, but is not limited to, information about credits transferring into CIAS from another school or homeschool, or from CIAS into another school.

[Mary Beth Jones]

MEMORANDUM
TO: District School Superintendents
District Assistant School Superintendents
FROM: Pam Stewart
DATE: June 22, 2012
SUBJECT: State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.09941, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C) Revision

The provisions adopted by the State Board of Education on March 2, 2012, related to Rule 6A-1.09941, F.A.C., State Uniform Transfer of High School Credits, become effective on July 1, 2012, as stated in the opening paragraph of the rule. This rule establishes uniform procedures relating to the acceptance of transfer work and credit for students entering Florida’s public schools. The purpose of this rule revision is to reflect changes from the 2010 Legislative Session. Section 1008.22(9)(b), Florida Statutes (F.S.), was revised to add that if a student transfers into a high school, the school principal shall determine whether the student must take an end-of-course (EOC) assessment in a course for which the student has credit that was earned from the previous school.

If a student transfers into a Florida high school from out of country, out of state, a private school, or a home school, and that student's transcript shows credit received in Algebra 1 or an equivalent course, Geometry or an equivalent course, or Biology 1 or an equivalent course, the decision as to whether the student must take Florida's EOC assessment in Algebra 1, Geometry, or Biology 1, respectively, shall be made by the school principal as follows:

 A transfer student with high school credit in Algebra 1 or Geometry will not take Florida's Algebra 1 EOC Assessment or Geometry EOC Assessment if the student passed a statewide, standardized EOC assessment in that course, if administered by the transferring school; achieved a passing score on the high school statewide assessment in mathematics required by the state from which the student transferred for purposes of satisfying the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 U.S.C. ss. 6301, et seq.; or if the student achieves an equivalent score on another assessment as identified pursuant to s. 1008.22(11), F.S.

 A transfer student with high school credit in Biology 1will not take Florida's Biology 1 EOC Assessment if the student passed a statewide, standardized EOC assessment in that course, if administered by the transferring school, or if the student achieves an equivalent score on another assessment as identified pursuant to s. 1008.22(11), F.S.

 A transfer student will take Florida's EOC assessments in Algebra 1, Geometry, and Biology 1 under all other circumstances and must pass the EOC assessment in order to earn credit in the course.
Florida students who receive instruction at home and are registered appropriately with their district office as Home Education Program students are eligible to participate in statewide assessments. If parents or guardians have identified an EOC assessment as a selected measure of their child’s annual progress, Home Education Program students may participate in the EOC assessment administration, as directed by the district assessment coordinator.
Florida private school students do not participate in the statewide assessments because these assessments exist to meet federal and state assessment accountability requirements for Florida public schools; however, public school students attending private schools through the use of a school choice scholarship, such as the McKay Scholarship, may take the EOC assessments.

We appreciate your continued effort to ensure the successful transition for students transferring into the Florida public school system. If you have questions related to the State Uniform Transfer of High School Credits rule implementation, please contact Ms. Helen Lancashire. If you have questions related to Florida EOC Assessments, please contact Ms. Susan Lee.
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PAM STEWART
CHANCELLOR OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1502 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • [phone] • www.fldoe.org
State Board of Education Rule 6A-1.09941, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.)