Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: September 2, 2024) |
6. Department of Education |
6A. State Board of Education |
6A-1. Finance And Administration |
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
5982. Silver Seal of Biliteracy
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.