Statewide Communications

Information sent from the Division of Florida Colleges is provided to ensure up-to-date information is available to the field. Memorandums; statewide emails; and paperless communications impacting FCS institutions are displayed in chronological order. If you need assistance accessing the files below, please contact FCSinfo@fldoe.org.

2025 Statewide Communications

March

• Impact of Changes to Postsecondary General Education Requirements on Secondary Students’ Acceleration Course Choices (PDF)
  • Attachment: Crosswalk (Excel)
• Rule Workshop Materials: 6A-6.0576 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List
  • Presentation (PDF)
  • Webinar Recording
• Rule Workshop: 6A-10.0315, Demonstration of Readiness for College-Level Communication and Computation (PDF)
• Annual Florida CTE Program Quality Audit, 2024 (PDF)
  • Annual CTE Program Quality Audit - Email cover (PDF)

February

• Approval of Amendment to Rule 6A-6.0576, Career and Professional Education Industry Certification Funding List (PDF)
• 2024-2025 College Cost Savings through Industry Certification - Parent Notification (PDF)
• 2025-26 Perkins Measures Locally Agreed Upon Performance Level Negotiation (PDF)
• Exciting New CTE Video – Share with Students & Parents! (PDF)
• Annual Baccalaureate Accountability Reports (PDF)
• Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity (PDF)
  • Update - Modified Deadlines (PDF)
• SBOE Approval of Gold Standard Career Pathways (PDF)
  • 2024-2025 Gold Standard Career Pathways Articulation Agreements (Excel)
• DCAE Email: Gold Standard Carer Pathways and CAPE Scholarship Action Toolkit (PDF)

January

• Press Release: State Board of Education Approves General Education Course List
• Statewide Email: Cost of Construction Reports (PDF)
• Early College Program Information Request (PDF)
  • Data Template (Excel)

2024 Statewide Communications

December

• Statewide Memo: Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity: Survey Results (PDF)
  • 2024 Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Report (PDF)
• Statewide Memo: SBOE Approval of Rule 6A-10.02413, F.A.C., Civic Literacy Competency (PDF)
  • Civic Literacy FAQ (PDF)

November

• Statewide Email: November 2024 Joint Councils Presentation (PDF)
• Statewide Email: Workshop PPT for Rule 6A-6.014 General Requirements for Adult General Education Programs Follow Up
  • 6A-6.014 Proposed Rule Language Rule Language 6A-6.014 (PDF)
• Statewide Email: Marion Technical College A.S. Notice of Intent Marion NOI (PDF)

October

• Statewide Email: 2025 Florida Future Educators of America State Conference - College Night Registration 2025 FFE American College Night Registration
• Statewide Email: DEADLINE for SFRF Deferred Maintenance Project Budget Realignment Requests (PDF)

September

• Statewide Email: 2nd Annual FCS Cybersecurity Competition (PDF)
• Statewide Email: 2024-25 Summer End-of-Term and Fall Beginning-of-Term Close Date Extension (PDF)
• DCAE Memorandum: 2024-25 Data Reporting and Submission Cycle (PDF)
• Statewide Email: Employee Count Snapshot (PDF)
• Rule Workshop: Rule 6A-10.02413, Florida Administrative Code, 09/12/24 (PDF)
  • Webinar Recording
  • Proposed Language - Civic Literacy Competency (PDF)
• 2024-2025 Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Start-up Grant Funding Opportunity (PDF)
  • Start-up Grant Concept Proposal Submission Form (Word)
  • 2024-2025 Master Credentials List

August

• Excelsior University Letter of Interest to Establish Articulation Agreements (PDF)
  • NOI and Agreements (PDF)
• Rule Workshop: Rule 6A-10.02413, F.A.C., Civic Literacy Competency, (PDF) 9/12/2024
• 2024-2025 LINE Fund Memorandum (PDF)
  • LINE Fund RFP (PDF)
  • LINE FAQs (PDF)
• SBOE Approval of Rule 6A-10.024 and New Rule 6A-10.0244, F.A.C. (PDF)
  • 6A-10.024, Articulation Between and Among Universities, Florida Colleges and School Districts
  • 6A-10.0244, Statewide Award of Uniform Postsecondary Credit for Specified Training and Experience
• SBOE Approval of New Rule 6A-14.094, and Amendments to Rules 6A-14.0303 and 6A-14.030, F.A.C. (PDF)
  • Rule Implementation Webinar Registration
  • 6A-14.094, Site Determined Specialized Associate in Arts Transfer Degree Access
  • 6A-14.0303, General Education Course Options
  • 6A-14.030, Postsecondary Instructional Unit Definitions and Awards in Florida College System Institutions
• Notice of Rule Development Workshop - 6A-23 Apprenticeship Programs
  • 6A-23.004, Standards of Apprenticeship
  • 6A-23.003, Eligibility and Procedure for Apprenticeship Program Registration
  • 6A-23.002, Definitions
  • 6A-23.009, Reinstatement of Program Registration
• OSFA Communication: 2024-25 First Generation Matching Grant Allocation Notice
  • 2024-25 FGMG Allocation - Florida Colleges (PDF)
  • Certification of Private Contributions Form (Excel)
  • Guidelines for FGMG Program - Florida Colleges (PDF)
• 2024-2025 Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education Start Up (PDF)
  • GATE Start Up Grant Concept Proposal (Word)
• Statewide Email: FCS Campus Events Policies and Procedures Response (PDF)
  • Policies and Procedures Survey Tool (Excel)
• DOE Memorandum: Compliance with Transcript Transfers using the FASTER System (PDF)
• DCAE Memorandum: 2024-25 Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant-Grow Your Own Teacher Memorandum (PDF)
• DFC Numbered Memorandum 2024-09: SBOE Approval of Rule 6A-10.02413, F.A.C., Civic Literacy Competency (PDF)
  • Civic Literacy FAQs - August 2024 (PDF)
  • Rule 6A-10.02413, F.A.C. Civic Literacy Competency
• DFC Memorandum: Statutory Reporting for Intercollegiate Athletics (PDF)
  • DFC Compliance Form (Word)
• DOE Memorandum: Instructional Materials Review for Anti-Israeli and Antisemitic Material (PDF)
  • Fall 2024 Courses (Excel)
• CFO Memorandum: 2024-25 Fiscal Year Fixed Capital Outlay Appropriations (PDF)

July

• DFC Memorandum 2024-08: 2024-2025 First Generation Matching Grant Program Certification (PDF)
  • FGMG Guidelines for 2024-2025 (PDF)
  • 2024-2025 Certification Form (PDF)
• DFC Memorandum 2024-07: 2024 Legislative Implementation (PDF)
  • Implementation Chart (Excel)
• DCAE Memorandum: Recommendations for New Credentials on the 2024-25 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List (PDF)
• CROP Memorandum: 2024-2025 College Reach-Out Program Request for Proposals (PDF)
• DPS Memo 2024-104: Updates on the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) (PDF)
• Statewide Email: 2024 Nursing Education Trend Data
  • Nursing Education Trend Data Reporting Template (Excel)
• Statewide Email: 2024 Program Accreditation Inventory Report (PDF)
  • Accreditation Reporting Template (Excel)
• DFC Memorandum: 2024 FCS Affordability (PDF)
  • 2024 Affordability Report Template (Word)
  • Rule 6A-14.092 (PDF)

Archived Statewide Communications