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Middle School Civics
4/10/12

The State Board of Education adopted new K-12 Social Studies Standards in 2008 called the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS).  These standards, which must be implemented beginning in the 2012-2013 school year, are aligned with the instructional materials adoption and implementation of new K-12 social studies textbooks.  In 2010, the State Legislature passed the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Education Act: HB 105 which has been written into the 2011 Florida Statute Title XLVIII Education Code.  The Statute can be found at www.myflorida.com.  This law requires middle school students to take a Civics course and earn a passing score on an end-of -course Civics exam.  Beginning in 2012-2013, a yearlong Civics course will replace the current Geography course.  Geography standards are embedded within the Civics course as well as in the other middle school social studies courses.  A field test will be administered to select middle schools throughout the state in 2012-2013 and beginning in 2013-2014, seventh grade students will be required to take a Civics end-of course exam that will count for 30% of their final grade.  In 2014-2015, students will be required to earn a passing score on the exam in order to receive course credit and be promoted to high school.  Please note:  Students entering sixth grade in 2012-2013 will be the first group of students affected by this new legislation.

Attention 6th Grade Parents:
Please be sure your child’s immunizations are up to date to enter the 7th grade.
Please submit a new Florida 680 Certificate of Immunization to the guidance office.

A boundary recommendation is being considered that affects Seminole Middle students and will be brought forward for further discussion.

Community Boundary Conferences have been scheduled to share the Superintendent’s initial school boundary recommendations at Western High School on Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 10:00 AM.  In addition, public hearings have been scheduled to discuss the final 2012-13 school attendance areas and school usage recommendations for all elementary, middle, high and combination schools at Plantation High School’s Auditorium at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 and Wednesday, March 28, 2012.

The initial 2012-13 Superintendent school boundary recommendations can be viewed at the School Boundaries Web site at:  http://www.browardschools.com/schoolboundaries.

The Code of Student Conduct Handbook is being distributed electronically for 2011-2012.  The Code of Student Conduct Handbook is now posted for review on the Broward Schools Website in English, Spanish, Creole, and Portuguese at http://www.browardschools.com.”

After reading the handbook, parents and students must print and sign the required forms and return to your child’s school.