2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Graphic Communications and Printing Technology
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Arts, A/V Technology and Communication

Secondary – Career Preparatory	
Program Number	8230100	
CIP Number	0650040216	
Grade Level	9-12, 30, 31	
Standard Length	6 credits	
Teacher Certification	PRINTING @7  7G	
CTSO	SkillsUSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	51-5112 – Printing Press Operators
51-5111 – Prepress Technicians and Workers
27-1024 – Graphic Designers	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose 

The purpose of this program is to prepare students for initial employment in the Printing and Graphic Communications industry.

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Arts, A/V Technology and Communication career cluster. 

The course content includes, but is not limited to, an understanding of the printing and graphic communications industry, digital production printing and prepress operations, contemporary and emergent printing technologies, and the application of finishing and distribution processes.

  

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of one program with three occupational completion points.

The following table illustrates the secondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Length	SOC Code	Level	Graduation Requirement	
A	8230110
8230120
8230130	Introduction to Printing Technology
Basic Offset Press Operations
Basic Finishing and Bindery Operations	1 credit
1 credit
1 credit	51-5112	2
2
2	VO
VO
VO	
B	8230140	Digital Production Printing Operations	1 credit	51-5111	3	PA	
C	8230150
8230160	Digital Imaging and Typography
Page Layout and Scanning Operations	1 credit
1 credit	27-1024	3
3	VO
PA	
(Graduation Requirement Abbreviations- EQ= Equally Rigorous Science, PA= Practical Arts, EC= Economics, VO= Career and Technical Education)

Florida Standards for Technical Subjects 

Florida Standards (FS) for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects are the critical reading and writing literacy standards designed for grade 6 and above.  These standards are predicated on teachers of history/social studies, science, and technical subjects using their content area expertise to help students meet the particular challenges of reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language in their respective fields.  It is important to note that the 6-12 literacy standards in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects are not meant to replace content standards in those areas but rather to supplement them.

This curriculum framework incorporates the grades 9-10 reading and writing literacy standards in the first two courses of this CTE program and grade 11-12 reading and writing literacy standards in the third and fourth courses of this CTE program.  The standards for Mathematical Practices describe varieties of expertise that educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.  These practices rest on important “processes and proficiencies” with longstanding importance in mathematics education.  This curriculum framework incorporates the appropriate mathematical practices in the first four courses of this CTE program.  

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.
04.0	Demonstrate understanding of safety and first aid practices.
05.0	Demonstrate understanding of graphic communications occupations and processes.
06.0	Demonstrate proficiency in art and copy preparation.
07.0	Demonstrate proficiency in prepress/imaging operations.
08.0	Demonstrate proficiency in image assembly/platemaking.
09.0	Demonstrate proficiency in performing basic offset press operations.
10.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.
11.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.
12.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.
13.0	Demonstrate proficiency in basic finishing and bindery operations.
14.0	Demonstrate appropriate math skills.
15.0	Demonstrate proficiency in performing basic imposition platemaking and digital printer competencies.
16.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the operation of a digital production printing system.
17.0	Demonstrate proficiency in basic electronic imaging competencies.
18.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the use of type and typography.

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title: 	Introduction to Graphic Communications
Course Number: 	8230110
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide instruction in the different procedures and skills to perform, first aid, art and copy and pre-press operations.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.
LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
04.0	Demonstrate understanding of safety and first aid practices – the student will be able to:			
04.01	Identify the location of fire safety equipment.			
04.02	Describe the proper use of fire safety equipment.			
04.03	List safety rules involving flammable liquids.			
04.04	List the steps to be taken in case of injury in the lab.			
04.05	Identify locations of first aid kits and eye wash stations.			
04.06	Discuss the importance of the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).			
04.07	Identify protective safety equipment (e.g., gloves, goggles, ear plugs).			
04.08	Practice proper safety procedures when operating equipment.			
04.09	Practice approved shop dress code for safe operation; include the necessary personal safety equipment.			
04.10	Pass a general lab safety test.			
04.11	Demonstrate acceptable employee health habits.			
04.12	Demonstrate knowledge of the “Right-to-Know” law.			
04.13	Pass a safety test related to the individual’s specialty area(s).			
04.14	Practice approved methods for the disposal of waste materials.			
04.15	Read, comprehend and follow instructions on warning labels.			
04.16	Demonstrate common sense when working with others.			
04.17	Demonstrate a working knowledge of the safety color code.			
05.0	Demonstrate understanding of graphic communications occupations and processes – the student will be able to:			
05.01	Define the role of graphics in a free enterprise system.			
05.02	Identify printing markets and types of printing businesses.			
05.03	List the rank of the printing industry among other industries.			
05.04	Identify the major printing processes.			
05.05	List the advantages of each major process.			
05.06	List the disadvantages of each major process.			
05.07	Identify the products produced by each major process.			
05.08	List the business flow of printing from initial need to final product.			
05.09	List the technical production flow from idea to finished product.			
05.10	Identify major occupations in the graphic arts.			
05.11	List the primary responsibilities for each occupation.			
05.12	Identify basic salary/wage expectation ranges for the local area.			
06.0	Demonstrate proficiency in art and copy preparation – the student will be able to:			
06.01	Demonstrate how to prepare thumbnail layouts.			
06.02	Demonstrate how to prepare rough layouts.			
06.03	Demonstrate how to prepare comprehensive layouts; include a finished working dummy.			
06.04	Employ the use of printer’s measurements to compute inches, fractions, points, picas, decimals, percentages, and proportions.			
06.05	Check and compare the completed original to comprehensive layouts for final proofing.			
07.0	Demonstrate proficiency in prepress/imaging operations – the student will be able to:			
07.01	Identify basic equipment and tools and the safety rules pertaining to prepress/imaging operations.			
07.02	Demonstrate how to choose type using the correct size and format.			
07.03	Identify the fundamentals and uses of type.			
07.04	Identify the types of items that can be designed and produced using a page layout program.			
07.05	Demonstrate keyboarding skills.			
07.06	State how to organize a file management system for opening, copying, saving and deleting files.			
07.07	Demonstrate file management operations for opening, copying, saving and deleting files.			
07.08	Demonstrate how to log-on/boot-up and print from a page layout program; demonstrate a functional knowledge of computer commands/codes/menus/palettes for the software in use.			
07.09	Demonstrate how to set text with appropriate margins, formatting, gutters, leading, headings, etc.			
07.10	Demonstrate how to flow copy from a word processing program according to job specifications.			

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Basic Offset Press Operations
Course Number:	8230120
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide instruction in performing reproduction photography and image assembly/plate making.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
01.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
01.01	Key Ideas and Details		
01.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to the precise details of explanations or descriptions.
LAFS.910.RST.1.1		
01.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.2		
01.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.910.RST.1.3		
01.02	Craft and Structure		
01.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols, key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 9–10 texts and topics.
LAFS.910.RST.2.4		
01.02.2	Analyze the structure of the relationships among concepts in a text, including relationships among key terms (e.g., force, friction, reaction force, energy).
LAFS.910.RST.2.5		
01.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, defining the question the author seeks to address.
LAFS.910.RST.2.6		
01.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
01.03.1	Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form (e.g., a table or chart) and translate information expressed visually or mathematically (e.g., in an equation) into words.
LAFS.910.RST.3.7		
01.03.2	Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the author’s claim or a recommendation for solving a scientific or technical problem.
LAFS.910.RST.3.8		
01.03.3	Compare and contrast findings presented in a text to those from other sources (including their own experiments), noting when the findings support or contradict previous explanations or accounts.
LAFS.910.RST.3.9		
01.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
01.04.1	By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 9–10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
01.04.2	By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 9–10 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.910.RST.4.10		
02.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
02.01	Text Types and Purposes		
02.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.1		
02.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.910.WHST.1.2		
02.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
02.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.4		
02.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.5		
02.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.
LAFS.910.WHST.2.6		
02.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
02.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.7		
02.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.8		
02.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.910.WHST.3.9		
02.04	Range of Writing		
02.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.910.WHST.4.10		
03.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 09-10 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
03.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
03.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
03.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
03.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
03.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
03.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
03.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
03.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
08.0	Demonstrate proficiency in image assembly/platemaking – the student will be able to:			
08.01	Identify platemaking equipment and tools for offset metal plates.			
08.02	Identify plate material types and processing chemicals for making offset metal plates.			
08.03	Demonstrate how to produce a correctly exposed and processed metal plate for offset printing.			
08.04	Identify computer-to-plate platemaking equipment.			
09.0	Demonstrate proficiency in performing basic offset press operations – the student will be able to:			
09.01	Identify basic offset duplicator parts and operations.			
09.02	Identify basic safety and operation procedures for an offset duplicator or a single-color printing press.			
09.03	Demonstrate basic setup procedures for printing a single-color job.			
09.04	Produce a printed single-color job using an offset duplicator.			

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Basic Finishing and Bindery Operations
Course Number:	8230130
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide instruction in the different procedures for finishing/binding operations and basic skills.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
10.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
10.01	Key Ideas and Details		
10.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
10.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
10.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
10.02	Craft and Structure		
10.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
10.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
10.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
10.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
10.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
10.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
10.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
10.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
10.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
10.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
11.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
11.01	Text Types and Purposes		
11.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
11.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
11.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
11.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
11.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
11.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
11.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
11.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
11.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
11.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
11.04	Range of Writing		
11.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
12.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
12.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
12.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
12.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
12.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
12.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
12.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
12.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
12.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
13.0	Demonstrate proficiency in basic finishing and bindery operations – the student will be able to:			
13.01	Identify the operational and safety parts of a paper cutter.			
13.02	Identify the grain direction of paper.			
13.03	Demonstrate how to calculate basic paper cuts from a stock sheet.			
13.04	Demonstrate how to draw a master cutting diagram for making cuts.			
13.05	Demonstrate how to make accurate paper cuts using a mechanized paper cutter.			
13.06	Identify basic paper types, weights, grades and classifications used in the printing industry.			
13.07	Identify padding materials.			
13.08	Demonstrate how to produce correctly made pads of paper.			
13.09	Identify stapling and stitching equipment, materials and supplies.			
13.10	Demonstrate how to produce side-stitched, saddle-stitched, and stapled products.			
13.11	Identify punching/drilling equipment and hand tools.			
13.12	Demonstrate how to measure three-ring notebook pages for drilling.			
13.13	Demonstrate how to make holes for three-ring notebooks.			
13.14	Identify folding equipment and hand tools.			
13.15	Identify basic folds for printed products.			
13.16	Demonstrate how to make a single fold using an automatic folding machine.			
13.17	Identify collating equipment and hand tools.			
13.18	Demonstrate how to make sets of paper using collating equipment in the correct sequence.			
13.19	Demonstrate how to hand collate sets in proper sequence.			
13.20	Identify the cut products and the basic procedure for die cutting.			
13.21	Identify hot foil stamped products and the basic equipment, materials, and procedures for foil stamping.			
14.0	Demonstrate appropriate math skills – the student will be able to:			
14.01	Demonstrate how to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers.			
14.02	Demonstrate how to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of fractions.			
14.03	Demonstrate how to solve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals.			
14.04	Demonstrate how to solve fraction to decimal and decimal to fraction conversion problems.			
14.05	Demonstrate how to solve decimal to percent and percent to decimal conversion problems.			
14.06	Demonstrate how to solve basic ratio and proportion problems.			
14.07	Demonstrate how to solve basic linear measurement problems.			
14.08	Demonstrate how to solve basic inches to picas and picas to inches conversion problems.			
14.09	Demonstrate how to solve inches to points and points to inches conversion problems.			
14.10	Demonstrate how to solve cost-calculating problems.			

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Digital Production Printing Operations
Course Number:	8230140
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide instruction in the different procedures for performing basic film assembly and plate making.

Florida Standards	Correlation to CTE Program Standard #	
10.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 reading in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
10.01	Key Ideas and Details		
10.01.1	Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of science and technical texts, attending to important distinctions the author makes and to any gaps or inconsistencies in the account.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.1		
10.01.2	Determine the central ideas or conclusions of a text; trace the text’s explanation or depiction of a complex process, phenomenon, or concept; provide an accurate summary of the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.2		
10.01.3	Follow precisely a complex multistep procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks, attending to special cases or exceptions defined in the text.
LAFS.1112.RST.1.3		
10.02	Craft and Structure		
10.02.1	Determine the meaning of symbols key terms, and other domain-specific words and phrases as they are used in a specific scientific or technical context relevant to grades 11–12 texts and topics.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.4		
10.02.2	Analyze how the text structures information or ideas into categories or hierarchies, demonstrating understanding of the information or ideas.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.5		
10.02.3	Analyze the author’s purpose in providing an explanation, describing a procedure, or discussing an experiment in a text, identifying important issues that remain unresolved.
LAFS.1112.RST.2.6		
10.03	Integration of Knowledge and Ideas		
10.03.1	Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. quantitative data, video, multimedia) in order to address a question or solve a problem.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.7		
10.03.2	Evaluate the hypotheses, data, analysis, and conclusions in a science or technical text, verifying the data when possible and corroborating or challenging conclusions with other sources of information.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.8		
10.03.3	Synthesize information from a range of sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a coherent understanding of a process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving conflicting information when possible.
LAFS.1112.RST.3.9		
10.04	Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity		
10.04.1	By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] in the grades 11–CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
10.04.2	By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature [informational texts, history/social studies texts, science/technical texts] at the high end of the grades 11–CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.
LAFS.1112.RST.4.10		
11.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 writing in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
11.01	Text Types and Purposes		
11.01.1	Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.1		
11.01.2	Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
LAFS.1112.WHST.1.2		
11.02	Production and Distribution of Writing		
11.02.1	Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.4		
11.02.2	Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.5		
11.02.3	Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.
LAFS.1112.WHST.2.6		
11.03	Research to Build and Present Knowledge		
11.03.1	Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question (including a self-generated question) or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject, demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.7		
11.03.2	Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the specific task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.8		
11.03.3	Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
LAFS.1112.WHST.3.9		
11.04	Range of Writing		
11.04.1	Write routinely over extended time frames (time for reflection and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
LAFS.1112.WHST.4.10		
12.0	Methods and strategies for using Florida Standards for grades 11-12 Mathematical Practices in Technical Subjects for student success in Printing and Graphic Communications.		
12.01	Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
MAFS.K12.MP.1.1		
12.02	Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
MAFS.K12.MP.2.1		
12.03	Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.
MAFS.K12.MP.3.1		
12.04	Model with mathematics.
MAFS.K12.MP.4.1		
12.05	Use appropriate tools strategically.
MAFS.K12.MP.5.1		
12.06	Attend to precision.
MAFS.K12.MP.6.1		
12.07	Look for and make use of structure.
MAFS.K12.MP.7.1		
12.08	Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
MAFS.K12.MP.8.1		

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
15.0	Demonstrate proficiency in performing basic imposition platemaking and digital printer competencies – the student will be able to:			
15.01	Read and comprehend production information on a job jacket/ticket.			
15.02	Demonstrate the ability to create a single-color layout for an envelope.			
15.03	Demonstrate the ability to create a single-color layout for a work-and-turn imposition.			
15.04	Demonstrate the ability to create a single-color layout for a work-and-tumble imposition.			
15.05	Demonstrate the ability to create a single-color layout for a business card.			
15.06	Demonstrate the ability to create a single-color layout for a 4-page sheetwise imposition.			
15.07	Demonstrate the ability to assemble a single-color layout for an 8-page signature.			
15.08	Demonstrate how to inspect and compare proofs to originals.			
15.09	Identify the equipment, tools, and materials used in platemaking operations and the parts, functions, and safety rules related to their operation.			
15.10	Apply basic math skills to platemaking operations.			
15.11	Identify the different plate materials, types and processing chemicals and the methods of use for each.			
15.12	Demonstrate how to expose, process and preserve metal plates.			
15.13	Demonstrate how to make additions, deletions and repairs to metal plates.			
15.14	Demonstrate how to inspect and compare plates to proofs.			
15.15	Demonstrate how to properly handle, file, store and retrieve flats and plates.			
16.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the operation of a digital production printing system.			
16.01	Use the system interface to adjust image tone reproduction quality.			
16.02	Program and run a job for cardstock.			
16.03	Program and run a job for folded signatures.			
16.04	Program and set-up the various inline finishing and binding options.			
16.05	Program and run productivity features (e.g., cover sheets, job separator sheets).			
16.06	Program and run jobs on a digital color printing system.			
16.07	Evaluate and adjust color print quality on a digital color printing system.			
16.08	Apply troubleshooting and problem-solving strategies to digital printing systems.			
16.09	Demonstrate how to produce a 2-sided, 3-panel brochure.			
16.10	Demonstrate how to produce a 4-page newsletter on a digital printing system.			

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Digital Imaging and Typography
Course Number:	8230150
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide instruction in the different procedures for performing basic film assembly and plate making.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
17.0	Demonstrate proficiency in basic electronic imaging competencies – the student will be able to:			
17.01	Read and comprehend production information on a job jacket/ticket.			
17.02	Identify the various types of items that can be designed and produced using desktop publishing.			
17.03	Identify the basic principles of design (e.g., unity, contrast, page proportions, balance).			
17.04	Demonstrate how to incorporate basic design principles in hand-drawn sketches and measured layouts.			
17.05	Identify line copy.			
17.06	Identify continuous tone and halftone copy.			
17.07	Identify basic process color principles and four kinds of color printing.			
17.08	Demonstrate understanding of electronic color-proofing techniques.			
17.09	Identify basic desktop publishing equipment.			
17.10	Define the limitations and capabilities of desktop publishing.			
17.11	Define the differences in quality of photo-processed output and laser printer output.			
17.12	Demonstrate understanding of postscript software capabilities.			
17.13	Define the operation of the hardware components of a computer aided publishing system.			
17.14	Demonstrate how to select appropriate software for word processing, graphics, scanning and page layout.			
17.15	Demonstrate a keyboard typing proficiency of a minimum of 30 WPM.			
17.16	State how to organize a file management system for opening, copying, saving and deleting files.			
17.17	Demonstrate file management operations for opening, copying, saving and deleting files.			
17.18	Demonstrate how to prepare a series of hand-drawn sketches for layouts incorporating appropriate marks (e.g., gutters, register marks, fold lines).			
17.19	Demonstrate how to prepare a dummy for a multi-page signature.			
17.20	Demonstrate an understanding of data exchange.			
18.0	Demonstrate proficiency in the use of type and typography – the student will be able to:			
18.01	Demonstrate how to measure copy/text in points and picas using a line gauge.			
18.02	Demonstrate how to measure type using a type-fitting gauge.			
18.03	Demonstrate how to identify x-height, meanline, baseline, ascenders, descenders, and the roles of each in measuring and designing with type.			
18.04	Demonstrate how to identify caps, lowercase, uppercase, small caps and ligatures.			
18.05	Define dingbats, bullets, rules, and symbols and the uses of each in publications.			
18.06	Demonstrate how to distinguish between display (headline) type and body (text) type by point size and style.			
18.07	Demonstrate how to identify basic type styles and the uses of each style.			
18.08	Determine the weight and posture of type.			
18.09	Demonstrate how to distinguish between serif and sans-serif type styles.			
18.10	Define letter spacing and kerning of type characters.			
18.11	Define word spacing and the relationship of em and en in paragraph spacing.			
18.12	Define line spacing and explain the measurement principles for the leading of text.			
18.13	Define type arrangements:  flush left, ragged right, flush right, ragged left, centered, justified, and forced justified.			
18.14	Define and demonstrate copy fitting.			

2016 – 2017
Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Course Title:		Page Layout and Scanning Operations
Course Number:	8230160
Course Credit:	1

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide instruction in electronic imaging, and typography.

Abbreviations: 
FS-M/LA = Florida Standards for Math/Language Arts
NGSSS-Sci = Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science

Note:  This course is pending alignment in the following categories:  FS-M/LA and NGSSS-Sci.

CTE Standards and Benchmarks	FS-M/LA	NGSSS-Sci	
19.0	Demonstrate proficiency in using page layout operations – the student will be able to:			
19.01	Demonstrate how to prepare rough layouts.			
19.02	Demonstrate how to markup a copy for the production of a printed piece.			
19.03	Demonstrate how to select appropriate page layout software for a given job.			
19.04	Demonstrate how to log-on/boot-up and print out from a page layout program; demonstrate a functional knowledge of computer commands/codes/menus/palette for the software in use.			
19.05	Demonstrate text alignment, element positioning and the rules of page design for printed material.			
19.06	Demonstrate how to set-up column grids for an electronic page layout according to job specifications.			
19.07	Demonstrate how to set-up/select appropriate pagination for a given job.			
19.08	Demonstrate the uses of headers and footers.			
19.09	Demonstrate how to set text with appropriate margins, formatting, gutters, leading, headings, etc.			
19.10	Demonstrate a proficiency in conducting basic search operations.			
19.11	Demonstrate how to place copy from a word processing program into a page layout program according to job specifications.			
19.12	Demonstrate how to proofread, edit and make corrections/adjustments to copy on screen.			
19.13	Demonstrate how to download fonts.			
19.14	Demonstrate how to transfer graphics, rules, and dingbats from an existing file into a publication.			
19.15	Demonstrate the procedure for cropping graphics electronically.			
19.16	Use graphics and text to create a 2-sided, 3-panel brochure for publication.			
19.17	Demonstrate how to create a 4-page newsletter using windows, blocks, text, graphics, frames and headings.			
19.18	Demonstrate how to create a 2-page newsletter using drop caps for paragraph openings, wraparound (run-around) and graphics.			
19.19	Use tints, reverses, and manipulated type for effect to create a printed piece.			
19.20	Demonstrate how to produce a multicolor flyer using electronic spot color separations.			
19.21	Demonstrate knowledge of the capabilities, advantages, and disadvantages of available page layout programs.			
19.22	Demonstrate the use of an electronic dictionary, spell checker, and automatic hyphenation.			
20.0	Demonstrate proficiency in scanning operations – the student will be able to:			
20.01	Identify the hardware, basic components and operations associated with scanners.			
20.02	Identify basic scanner software and its uses and limitations.			
20.03	Demonstrate appropriate scanner/program operations for continuous tone copy.			
20.04	Demonstrate how to place scanned graphics/photos into existing page layout program.			

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Special Notes

The occupational standards and benchmarks outlined in this secondary program correlate to the standards and benchmarks of the postsecondary program with the same Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) number.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

SkillsUSA is the intercurricular career and technical student organization(s) providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.  Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered.  

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities as identified on the secondary student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 plan or postsecondary student’s accommodations’ plan to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

In addition to accommodations, some secondary students with disabilities (students with an IEP served in Exceptional Student Education (ESE)) will need modifications to meet their needs.  Modifications change the outcomes or what the student is expected to learn, e.g., modifying the curriculum of a secondary career and technical education course.  Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.

Some secondary students with disabilities (ESE) may need additional time (i.e., longer than the regular school year), to master the student performance standards associated with a regular Occupational Completion Point (OCP) or a Modified Occupational Completion Point (MOCP).  If needed, a student may enroll in the same career and technical course more than once.  Documentation should be included in the IEP that clearly indicates that it is anticipated that the student may need an additional year to complete an OCP/MOCP.  The student should work on different competencies and new applications of competencies each year toward completion of the OCP/MOCP.  After achieving the competencies identified for the year, the student earns credit for the course.  It is important to ensure that credits earned by students are reported accurately.  The district’s information system must be designed to accept multiple credits for the same course number for eligible students with disabilities.

Additional Resources

For additional information regarding articulation agreements, Bright Futures Scholarships, Fine Arts/Practical Arts Credit and Equivalent Mathematics and Equally Rigorous Science Courses please refer to:
http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml