Social Studies

This webpage is intended to provide visitors with information and resources to support the Florida Social Studies Next Generation Sunshine State Standards and the Florida Department of Education’s Social Studies Education Program.

Initiatives and Programs

• Commissioner of Education’s African American History Task Force
• Commissioner of Education’s Task Force on Holocaust Education
• Civic Literacy in Florida Schools

Legislation

• American Founders’ Month
• General requirements for middle grades promotion
• Required instruction
• Recitation of the Declaration of Independence
• Requirements for a standard high school diploma
• Patriotic programs; rules
• Permitting study of the Bible and religion; permitting brief meditation period
• Student assessment program for public schools
• The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission

Department of Education Resources

• 2019-2020 Course Directory
• CPALMS
• End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments
• Florida PK-20 Education Information Portal (EDStats)
• Toolkits: Civics and United States History

Professional Organizations

• Florida Association of Social Studies Supervisors
• Florida Council for History Education
• Florida Council For The Social Studies
• Florida Council on Economic Education
• Florida Humanities Council
• National Council for History Education
• National Council For The Social Studies

Contact Information

Michael DiPierro
Director of Standards
Bureau of Standards and Instructional Support
325 West Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
Phone: 850-245-9773
Michael.DiPierro@fldoe.org