6A-1.0995. Form of High School Diplomas and Certificates of Completion  


Effective on Wednesday, March 22, 2017
  • 1Pursuant to Section 41003.4282, F.S., 6the form of the Standard Diploma, the Special Diploma, State of Florida High School Performance-Based Diploma, the Certificate of Completion and the Special Certificate of Completion shall contain the wording and be in the form prescribed herein.

    43(1) Standard Diploma:

    46Name of School

    49City, State

    51Florida

    52Seal

    53This certifies that

    56(Name of Student)

    59having satisfactorily completed all requirements of law and standards for high school graduation as prescribed by the State Board of Education and the District School Board is hereby awarded this

    89DIPLOMA

    90by order of the ________ County District School

     

    98Board

     

     

    99(Date of Award)

     

    102________________

     

    103________________

    104Superintendent

     

    105Chairman,

    106of Schools

     

    108School Board

     

    110________________

     

     

    111Principal

     

    112(2) Special Diploma (applicable for students who entered grade nine prior to the 2014-2015 school year):

    128Name of School

    131City, State

    133Florida

    134Seal

    135This certifies that

    138(Name of Student)

    141having satisfactorily completed all requirements of law and standards for high school graduation prescribed for exceptional students by the State Board of Education and the District School Board is hereby awarded this

     

    173DIPLOMA

     

     

    174by order of the ________ County District School Board

     

     

    183(Date of Award)

     

    186________________

     

    187________________

    188Superintendent

     

    189Chairman,

    190of Schools

     

    192School Board

     

    194________________

     

     

    195Principal

     

    196(3) State of Florida High School Performance-Based Diploma:

    204Name of School

    207City, State

    209Florida Seal

    211This certifies that

    214(Name of Student)

    217having satisfactorily completed the requirements for the State of Florida High School Performance-Based Diploma as prescribed by the State Board of Education, and the District School Board is hereby awarded this

    248DIPLOMA

    249under the authority of the Florida Department of

    257Education and by order of the ________County District

    265School Board

    267(Date of Award)

    270__________________________271___________________________

    272Superintendent of Schools 275Chairman, School Board

     

    278_______________

    279Principal

    280(4) Certificate of Completion:

    284Name of School

    287City, State

    289Florida Seal

    291This certifies that

    294(Name of Student)

    297having satisfactorily completed all requirements of law, is hereby awarded this

     

    308CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

     

     

    311by order of the __________County District School Board

     

     

    319(Date of Award)

     

    322________________

     

    323________________

    324Superintendent

     

    325Chairman,

    326of Schools

     

    328School Board

     

    330________________

     

     

    331Principal

     

    332(5) Special Certificate of Completion (applicable for students who entered grade nine prior to the 2014-2015 school year):

    350Name of School

    353City, State

    355Florida

    356Seal

    357This certifies that

    360(Name of Student)

    363having completed the minimum number of credits for high school graduation prescribed for exceptional students and other applicable requirements prescribed by the rules of the District School Board, is hereby awarded this

     

    395CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

     

     

    398by order of the ________ County District School Board

     

     

    407(Date of Award)

     

    410________________

     

    411________________

    412Superintendent

     

    413Chairman,

    414of Schools

     

    416School Board

     

    418___________________

     

     

    419Principal

     

    420(6) The special diploma or special certificate of completion forms of high school diploma are applicable for students who entered grade nine prior to the 2014-2015 school year.

    448(7) Districts must determine student eligibility for designations of each of the following accomplishments and include on standard diplomas issued beginning in July 2013 as applicable:

    474(a) Completion of the scholar designation requirements in accordance with Section 4851003.4285, F.S.

    487(b) Completion of the merit designation requirements in accordance with Section 4981003.4285, F.S.

    500(8) Designations may be in the form of a seal, sticker, stamp, or text.

    514(9) Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, a school district must affix the Florida Seal of Biliteracy to a student’s standard diploma when a student is awarded the Gold Seal of Biliteracy, the Silver Seal of Biliteracy or both, pursuant to Section 1003.432, F.S., and Rule 6A-1.09951, F.A.C.

    562(a) The Commissioner of Education shall electronically provide a digital format of the Florida Seal of Biliteracy Program seal to each school district and be in the form prescribed as follows:

    5931. Gold Seal of Biliteracy

    Florida Seal of Biliteracy_Gold

    5982. Silver Seal of Biliteracy

    Florida Seal of Biliteracy_Silver

    603(b) The insignia may be printed digitally on a student’s standard diploma using gold ink for the Gold Seal of Biliteracy and silver ink for the Silver Seal of Biliteracy.

    633(c) The insignia may be affixed as a seal using a Gold Seal of Biliteracy or Silver Seal of Biliteracy.

    653(d) A school district may not charge a fee for the Gold Seal of Biliteracy or the Silver Seal of Biliteracy.

    674(10) Each district school board shall produce or have produced the Diplomas and Certificates of Completion in the quantity and as needed to be awarded to the students in the public schools of that district. Any person producing copies shall, pursuant to Section 71715.03(3), F.S., 719and Rule 7211-2.0021, 722F.A.C., secure approval from the Department of State to print the State Seal on such copies.

    738(11) The Commissioner is authorized, upon written request from any district school board, to approve modification in the form or format of the diplomas or certificates prescribed herein; however, such modification shall not substantively alter the content or the wording of the diplomas or certificates.

    783Rulemaking Authority 7851001.02, 7861003.4282, 7871003.432, 7881003.435, 7891003.53 790FS. Law Implemented 7931001.02, 7941003.4282, 7951003.4285, 7961003.432, 7971003.435, 7981003.53 799FS. History–New 11-14-78, Amended 6-9-81, Formerly 6A-1.995, Amended 4-3-90, 1-5-09, 7-19-10, 3-25-14, 12-23-14, 3-22-17.

     

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