ACADEMICS / PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
To be eligible for kindergarten, a child must be at least five years old on or before the first day of September of the current school year. Those registering for first grade must have completed kindergarten and be at least six years old by the same cut-off date. The documents needed to register include a legal birth certificate, immunization proof signed by a physician, a record of a recent health exam by a Florida physician, and proof of residence. The following resources offer more complete details:
Florida Partnership for School Readiness
866-357-3239
www.schoolreadiness.org
Immunization Information
Florida Department of Health
850-245-4342
http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/immunization/index.html
Assessment & Testing
Schools in Florida administer the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), an achievement test designed to measure Sunshine State Standards benchmarks in reading and math. Test scores are measured on a scoring range from 100 to 500 and grouped into five achievement levels: Level 1 (the lowest) to Level 5 (the highest). For more details on the FCAT or standardized nationwide tests, contact Accountability, Research & Measurement. For more general information or answers to questions about Florida public education, contact the office that is most appropriate:
Florida Department of Education
850-245-0505
www.fldoe.org
Florida State Board of Education
850-245-9654
www.fldoe.org/board
Accountability, Research & Measurement
850-245-0400
www.fldoe.org/arm
FCAT Standardized Tests
850-245-0513
www.fldoe.org/arm
Bright Futures
888-827-2004
www.fldoe.org
K-12 Public Schools
850-245-0509
www.fldoe.org/k12
Colleges & Universities
850-245-0466
www.fldcu.org
Community Colleges
850-245-0407
www.fldoe.org/cc
Vocational & Career Training
D. E. Erwin Technical Center
2010 East Hillsborough Avenue
Tampa
813-231-1815
Henry W. Brewster Technical Center
2222 North Tampa Street
Tampa
813-276-5448
www.brewstertech.org
Learey Technical Center
5410 North 20th Street
Tampa
813-231-1850
www.learey.org
Marchman Technical Educational Center
7825 Campus Drive
New Port Richey
727-774-1700
http://mtec.pasco.k12.fl.us
Pinellas Technical Education Center
6100 154th Avenue North
Clearwater
727-538-7167
www.myptec.org
Pinellas Technical Education Center
901 34th Street South
St. Petersburg
727-893-2500
www.myptec.org
Sarasota County Technical Institute
4748 Beneva Road
Sarasota
941-924-1365
www.sarasotatech.org
Tampa Bay Technical High School
6410 Orient Road
Tampa
813-744-8360
http://tbt.mysdhc.org/
