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Question: How are
the credits required for a student’s high school
graduation going to change?
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Answer: Although the
required number of credits for high school
graduation was reduced from 26 to 24, the only
credits no longer required are the mandatory
ninth-grade Keystone Course and one elective.
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Question: Does
Duval County have lower graduation requirements
than other Florida school districts?
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Answer: No. Duval
County continues to have the most rigorous
graduation requirements of any district in the
state of Florida. We require an additional
science credit, two world language credits, and
Geometry and Algebra II (not required by the
state; the state only requires Algebra I).
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Question: Will
students have less classroom instructional time?
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Answer: No. The number
of minutes per course remains the same.
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Question: What
will be the new school schedule times?
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Answer:
Click here  for a listing of the 2009-2010 school day time schedule.
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Question: How will
the scheduling change affect students’
electives?
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Answer: All students
will still have multiple elective opportunities.
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Question: What
will middle school students do during the time
they used to spend in school?
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Answer: Middle schools
are working with our community partners to
ensure that students will have appropriate
supervision before or after school.
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Question: What
will be the format of the middle school class
schedule?
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Answer: Middle schools
have the option of deciding whether to run a
7-period straight or hybrid schedule based on
trend data and the unique needs of each school.
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