From the Superintendent's Desk From the Superintendent's ... - Igenti

END‐OF‐COURSE EXAM UPDATE!
The Office of Catholic Schools has been in communicaon with James Herzog of the Florida Catholic Conference
regarding the issues reported by several principals about End‐of‐Course exams. These exams are required for
students to earn public high school credit in a certain course, parcularly, Algebra I.
Recently, the School Choice Office sent a memo to private schools regarding the applicaon to administer the EOC
and/or FCAT to non‐public schools with students enrolled that receive a Florida Tax‐Credit Scholarship. This new
legislaon carries a contractual cap of 50 private schools that will be allowed to administer these exams. This cap
is statewide.
We recently received the following update:
“…there is no current opportunity to offer the EOCs at private school campuses during the current school
year. [Parents of] Eighth graders who know they will be transioning from private schools to public high
schools can alert the districts and sign up for June or July “makeup” EOC assessments. And as things
stand for 2013‐2014, 50 private schools can offer EOCs under the new State law.”
Consider the following regarding your 8 th grade students presently taking Algebra I who plan to aend a public
high school:
Find out from your local LEA when the June or July “make‐up” EOC exam will be administered. Private school
students are able to take this exam at this me; however, the parents must be made aware that this situaon
exists and sign their student up by the established deadlines.
If the student does not take and or pass the EOC exam, he/she will not receive high school credit for having
taken Algebra I. Although that student may be placed in the next level math class (i.e. Algebra II or
Geometry), be advised that Florida public high schools students must have Algebra I credit on the transcript in
order to meet graduaon requirements. Without passing the EOC exam, the student will not receive this
credit.
Our schools have no ability to monitor, screen, sign‐up or enroll students for the exam. We are not made
aware of locaons, mes or deadlines as this is strictly a public school opon. Therefore, this is a parent
responsibility. However, it is important that our schools are informed so that we can best serve the needs of
our students.
Should you have any quesons, please contact the Office of Schools. The FCC connues to work toward a more
equitable policy.
Important opportunity for
2013 NCEA Teaching Exceptional
Learners Conference
Title II funds can be used for this event.
Please click here for more information!