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| {{Florida ed infobox}}
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| '''Florida''' is home to 4,212 schools and 2,668,156 K-12 students.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/programs/stateprofiles/sresult.asp?mode=short&s1=12 ''National Center for Education Statistics,'' "State Education Data Profiles," accessed August 15, 2013]</ref>
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| ==Quick facts==
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| ===State school administrators===
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| *[[Florida Department of Education|State Board of Education]]
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| **[[Pam Stewart]], ''[[Florida Commissioner of Education|Commissioner]]''
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| **Gary Chartrand, ''Chair''
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| **John R. Padget, ''Vice Chair''
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| **Dr. Ada G. Armas
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| **Marva Johnson
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| **John A. Colon
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| **Rebecca Fishman Lipsey
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| **Andy Tuck
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| ===Statistics===
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| The following table displays the state's top 10 school districts by total student enrollment.
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| ! style="background-color:#00008B; color: white;" | Student enrollment
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| | 1.) [[Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida|Miami-Dade County Public Schools]]
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| | 2.) [[Broward County Public Schools, Florida|Broward County Public Schools]]
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| | 3.) [[Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida|Hillsborough County Public Schools]]
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| | 4.) [[Orange County Public Schools, Florida|Orange County Public Schools]]
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| | 5.) [[Palm Beach County School District, Florida|Palm Beach County School District]]
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| | 6.) [[Duval County Public Schools, Florida|Duval County Public Schools]]
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| | 7.) [[Pinellas County Schools, Florida|Pinellas County Schools]]
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| | 8.) [[Polk County Public Schools, Florida|Polk County Public Schools]]
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| | 9.) [[Lee County School District, Florida|Lee County School District]]
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| | 10.) [[Brevard Public Schools, Florida|Brevard Public Schools]]
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| ===Demographics===
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| {{Education k-12 ethnicity Florida}}
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| ==In the news==
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| ===A+ Plan for Education===
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| In 1999, former Gov. [[Jeb Bush]] and former Commissioner of Education Frank Brogan made major changes to a failing Florida school system. This took shape in the "A+ Plan for Education," which opened up the choice for students to attend a school of their choice if they had previously been placed in a failing school. Schools also began receiving A through F grades based on their performance on standardized tests. High-performing schools were rewarded and low-performing schools were given extra help. The plan has received notable praise, with the graduation rising from 52 to 75 percent over that last 15 years. Many states have since pointed to Florida for its successes as being the only state to narrow the achievement gap between white and black students.<ref>[http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/florida-celebrates-15-years-plan-education ''Sunshine State News,'' "Florida Celebrates 15 Years of A+ Plan for Education," July 3, 2014]</ref>
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| ==State law==
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| ===Common Core===
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| {{FLCommonCore}}
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| ===School board composition===
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| School board members are generally elected by residents of the school district, however all vacancies are filled by appointment of the governor. School boards must include at least five members by state law; across the state, boards typically have seven to nine members. They serve four-year terms that are staggered. Districts with five-member school boards must be divided into five member residence areas and districts with seven must either be divided into seven member residence areas or five member residence areas, with one member elected from each area and two members elected at-large.<ref>[http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/FileStores/Web/HouseContent/Approved/Web%20Site/education_fact_sheets/2011/documents/2010-11%20Florida%20District%20School%20Boards.3b.pdf ''Florida House of Representatives,'' "Florida District School Boards," accessed July 9, 2014]</ref>
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| ===District types===
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| All K-12 districts in Florida are county-wide school systems. Each county area in the state constitutes a school district for the administration and the operation of public schools.<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/govs/cog/2007/fl.pdf ''United States Census Bureau,'' "Florida," accessed July 9, 2014]</ref>
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| ===Term limits===
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| As of a 2012 Supreme Court ruling, charter counties can impose term limits on locally-elected officials.<ref>[http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2012-05-11/story/politijax-florida-supreme-court-rules-favor-term-limits-counties ''Jacksonville.com,'' "PolitiJax: Florida Supreme Court rules in favor of term limits for counties," May 11, 2012]</ref>
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| ==School board elections==
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| ===Upcoming elections===
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| : ''See also: [[Florida school board elections, 2014]]''
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| {{Florida SBE 2014}}
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| ===Path to the ballot===
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| Florida state law requires that all candidates at the time of qualifying take an oath that they are qualified electors of their county. In order to qualify as such, a candidate must be a resident of Florida and the county wherein he or she registers to vote. Although the completed oath is an affirmation at the time of execution that the candidate meets the requirements for qualifying such as residency, in practice, the candidate is expected to meet the requirements at the time of assuming office unless otherwise provided for constitutionally, legislatively or judicially.<ref>[http://www.myfloridaelections.org/ew_pages/presentation.matthews.guidelinesqualifications_for_candidateswhen_to_meet.pdf ''My Florida Elections,'' "Guidelines for Determining When Residency Qualifications for Office Must be Met," accessed July 9, 2014]</ref>
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| ===Campaign finance===
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| Candidates and committees must report all contributions, loans, expenditures, distributions and transfers, regardless of the amount. They must report the full name and address of each person making the contribution or receiving the expenditure and, for contributions over $100, the occupation.<ref>[http://election.dos.state.fl.us/campaign-finance/cam-finance-reporting.shtml ''Florida Division of Elections,'' "About Campaign Finance Reporting," accessed July 9, 2014]</ref>
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Portal:School Boards and School Board Elections|School board elections portal]]
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| *[[United States school districts]]
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| *[[List of school districts in Florida]]
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| *[[Florida Department of Education]]
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| *[[Public education in Florida]]
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| *[[Florida]]
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| ==External links==
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| {{submit a link}}
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| * [http://dos.myflorida.com/ Florida Department of State]
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| * [http://www.fldoe.org/board/ Florida Department of Education]
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| * [http://www.fsba.org/ Florida School Board Association]
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| * [http://feaweb.org/ Florida Education Association]
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| * [https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/ National Center for Education Statistics school district search tool]
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| ==References==
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| {{reflist}}
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| {{Florida schools}}
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| {{School districts and elections}}
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| {{Florida}}
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| [[Category:Florida]]
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| [[Category:State school district portals]]
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