{"id":377,"date":"2024-09-09T10:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/spp2\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T20:04:46","slug":"middle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/spp\/middle\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Enrollment and Grade Level Placement <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Admissions information can be found at \u00a0https:\/\/www\/stjohns.k12.fl.us\/student\/enrollment<\/a>.<\/p>

Reading Intervention Placement Guide 2025-2026 Middle School<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Customized Learning Path (CLP) is unique to each student and is based on his or her academic and career needs. Placement that facilitates optimal learning for each student shall be determined by established principles of growth and development, by the academic and career interests of students and by acquisition of subject area skills and competencies, consistent with school board rules and in accordance with state statues. The Superintendent has designated the principal of the school as the final authority in the placement of students in programs or classes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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State Policy on Placement of Transfer of Students in the Middle Grades as stated in School Board Rule SBR 6A-1.09942<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The purpose of this rule is to establish uniform procedures relating to the acceptance of transfer work and courses for students entering Florida\u2019s public school composed of middle grades 6, 7, and 8 from out if state or out of country. The procedures shall be as follows:<\/p>

(1) Grades earned 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\u2019s accreditation. If validation of the official transcript is deemed necessary, or if the student does not possess an official transcript or is a home education student, successful completion of courses shall be validated through performance during the first grading period as outlined in subsection (2) of this rule.<\/p>

(2) Validation of courses shall be based on performance in classes at the receiving school. A student transferring into a school shall be placed at the appropriate sequential course level and should be passing each required course at the end of the first grading period. Students who do not meet this requirement shall have courses validated using the Alternative Validation Procedure, as outlined in subsection (3) of this rule.<\/p>

(3) Alternative Validation Procedure. If validation based on performance as described above is not satisfactory, them any one of the following alternatives identified in the district student progression plan shall be used for validation purposes as determined by the teacher, principal, and parent\/legal guardian:<\/p>

(a) Portfolio evaluation by the superintendent or designee;
(b) Demonstrated performance in courses taken at other public or private accredited schools;
(c) Demonstrated proficiencies on nationally-normed standardized subject area assessments;
(d) Demonstrated proficiencies on the FAST; or
(e) Written review of the criteria utilized for a given subject provided by the former school.<\/p>

Students must be provided at least ninety (90) days from the date of transfer to prepare for assessments outlined in paragraphs (3)(c) and (d) of this rule if required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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School-to-School Placement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The purpose of this rule is to establish uniform procedures relating to the acceptance of transfer work and courses for students entering Florida\u2019s public school composed of middle grades 6, 7, and 8 from out if state or out of country. The procedures shall be as follows:<\/p>

(1) Grades earned 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\u2019s accreditation. If validation of the official transcript is deemed necessary, or if the student does not possess an official transcript or is a home education student, successful completion of courses shall be validated through performance during the first grading period as outlined in subsection (2) of this rule.<\/p>

(2) Validation of courses shall be based on performance in classes at the receiving school. A student transferring into a school shall be placed at the appropriate sequential course level and should be passing each required course at the end of the first grading period. Students who do not meet this requirement shall have courses validated using the Alternative Validation Procedure, as outlined in subsection (3) of this rule.<\/p>

(3) Alternative Validation Procedure. If validation based on performance as described above is not satisfactory, them any one of the following alternatives identified in the district student progression plan shall be used for validation purposes as determined by the teacher, principal, and parent\/legal guardian:<\/p>

(a) Portfolio evaluation by the superintendent or designee;
(b) Demonstrated performance in courses taken at other public or private accredited schools;
(c) Demonstrated proficiencies on nationally-normed standardized subject area assessments;
(d) Demonstrated proficiencies on the FAST; or
(e) Written review of the criteria utilized for a given subject provided by the former school.<\/p>

Students must be provided at least ninety (90) days from the date of transfer to prepare for assessments outlined in paragraphs (3)(c) and (d) of this rule if required.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Requirements for Information Prior to Placement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Each student at the time of initial registration for school placement must note previous school expulsions, arrest resulting in a charge, arrest pending, and juvenile justice actions the student has had. Schools have the authority to honor the final order of expulsion or dismissal of a student by any in-state or out-of-state public district school board, private school, or lab school, for an act which would have been grounds for expulsion according to the SJCSD Code of Student Conduct, according to the following procedures:<\/p>