The documents below provide information on the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Education Act and its implementation. Information is updated as it becomes available.
Instructional standards and benchmarks for all social studies, including civics, is available for download.
A complete copy of the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Education Act is available for download.
Statutory descriptions of other civics-related instructional requirements are available for download.
A draft copy of the Florida Department of Education Q & A on the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Civics Education Act is available for download.
The Florida Department of Education Memorandum on Civics Education Content in K-12 English Language Arts Curriculum is available for download.
The Department’s advice on ELA benchmarks into which civics content might be integrated is available for download.
A listing of benchmarks to be tested in a statewide 7th Grade End-of-Course Civics Examination is available for download.
The most recent test development update, prepared by Dr. Randy Felton of the Department’s Text Development Center is available for download.