Students transferring into the district once the school year has begun shall be assessed in reading and math to determine reading proficiency and to ensure proper course placement and instructional support. Students will be placed into middle or high school courses based on mastery of the appropriate Florida Standards in accordance with the student’s Customized Learning Path (CLP) and based on the transferring school’s transcript of work completed.
Course Weightings for Transfer Students
Credits and grades entered and offered for acceptance shall be based on official transcripts and shall be accepted at face value subject to validation if required by the receiving school’s accreditation. Student transferring credits into St. Johns County School District will be subject to the current course credit weighting approved by the St. Johns County School Board and in alignment with Florida DOE course code directory. If a letter grade is assigned, that grade is entered in our system, even if the grading scale from which the student transferred is not equivalent to St. Johns County School District’s grading scale. If only a numerical grade is provided and no grading scale is provided, our scale is applied to the student record.
An official transcript sent by mail or electronically signed by a school administrator, must be on school letterhead, and/or embossed with the school seal. An official transcript must clearly identify the school, the student, course number, date(s) course taken, credit earned and grade in each course. Students who transfer with credits from a private school in which the course title does not correspond with a course title found in the Florida Course Code Directory.
An unofficial transcript is one that is hand-delivered by a student or parent/legal guardian, is delivered to an administrator in an open envelope or is on plain paper.
Promotion of Late-in-the-Year Transfer Students
The promotion of students transferring into St. Johns County during the last grading period shall be determined primarily by the grades and records received from the sending school.
Program at St. Johns Technical High School
St. Johns Technical High School customizes and delivers an appropriate learning path for each student in a supportive and responsive environment. Students who might not otherwise experience success are encouraged to develop a strong work ethic while exploring vocational opportunities and achieving high standards in character and academics. Information is also available on the district website: https://www-sjths.stjohns.k12.fl.us/registration/.
Alternative Placement for Students Retained Two or More Years
An alternate placement shall be offered for a student who has been retained two or more years. The alternative placement shall provide the student with intensive, differentiated instruction designed to remediate the student’s academic deficiencies and shall include opportunities for the student to be placed in small group instructional settings. The alternate placement shall, under most circumstances, be at the student’s home zoned school but may involve placement at the district-designated site. The alternative placement may not be a placement in a regular program at a higher grade.
