Florida FCAT Refugees Earn Diploma from Maine High School, Bypass FCAT, Bypass Exit Exams
For several years, FCAT Refugees from Florida have transferred their high school credits to a Maine high school and earned their high school diploma. No FCAT and no exit exams are required in Maine. Students earn their diplomas by earning the necessary 17-1/2 high school credits. If you have the credits, you are entitled to the diploma, no matter where you live, from the North Atlantic Regional High School. www.narhs.org
(PRWEB) March 9, 2005 -- This year, Florida produced nearly 15,000 FCAT
refugees - students who would have graduated with enough passing grades, enough
high school credits, and enough attendance to earn a high school diploma. But,
they could not pass that one high stakes test. The political climate of their
state made each into an FCAT refugee. Where do refugees turn? They turn to safe
states that do not have exit exams.
Maine has no exit exams required.
The North Atlantic Regional High School in Lewiston, Maine has worked with the
FCAT refugees for 2 years. School Administrator, Steve Moitozo reports,
“Students from Florida public schools have transferred their credits to NARHS,
and if they have the required 17.5 credits required by NARHS, they receive their
high school diploma from our state-authorized, fully accredited private school.”
Moitozo adds, “Earning a high school diploma from Maine does not affect a
student’s residency status. The student still qualifies for discounted in-state
college tuition from the state where they live.”
Students own their high
school credits. The credits belong to the students. The students can transfer
their credits to a school out-of-state if they wish. So far, about 200 FCAT
refugees from Florida have found a safe place in this Maine high school and
graduated from the school. NARHS graduates have been accepted in colleges and
universities all over the country, including Penn State, Florida State
University, University of Miami, University of Central Florida, Harvard,
Julliard, Cornell, Purdue, Johns Hopkins, to name a few.
Moitozo says,
“NARHS provides a legal loophole for these students to get the high school
diploma they have rightfully earned.” There is a special web site established by
the North Atlantic Regional High School to lead families in the process. www.narhs.org/FCAT Included
in the services available is a free Transcript Evaluation. Students wondering if
they have enough credits to qualify for the Maine high school diploma may find
this service exactly what they need.
Families pay for this service. NARHS
is a private school and receives no public funds, so private tuition is
required. A graduating senior’s total tuition is $444.00.
About the
North Atlantic Regional High School
Founded in 1989 under the provisions of
Maine law, NARHS is a state-authorized private school, fully accredited by the
National Private Schools Association. For complete information and to request
their free 99-page High School Handbook, visit www.NARHS.org.
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