Helpful High School Resources

There are a variety of things to consider when choosing a graduation program, including its educational benefits, scholarship eligibility, and your child's interests, abilities, and future goals. As a supervisor of your child's education, it's important that you have an understanding of the different academic options and graduation requirements.

Florida public schools have specific high school course credit and assessment requirements, so it's also important that you are aware of the public high school graduation requirements should your child enter or return to a Florida public school. Please visit the Florida Department of Education for information about public high school graduation requirements.

A Few Helpful Comprehensive Resources

Below are a few helpful comprehensive resources designed to help parents and students prepare for high school and beyond.

• Florida Shines FloridaShines is an organization that works with Florida's colleges and universities so that students can check transcripts, register for online courses, search libraries and more.
• Florida Student Scholarship & Grant Programs (The Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) State Programs) Learn about a variety of postsecondary educational state-funded grants and scholarships, find answers to common FAQs, and get links to helpful government resources.
• FLVS Course Progression Recommendations If you would like some guidance planning your child's high school course schedule, you may find the Florida Virtual School's middle school, high school, and high school math course progression recommendations helpful.
• CPALMS CPALMS is maintained by Florida State University and contains a tremendous amount of resources, nicely organized by grade level, for parents and students. You'll find course standards, student resources, lesson plans, and more.