History and Purpose

The first Florida schools to receive International Baccalaureate Authorization were: St. Petersburg High School in St. Petersburg, Stanton College Preparatory High School in Jacksonville, and Eastside High School in Gainesville.The authorizations were granted on March 10, 1983. Immediately, the three IB Coordinators planned a meeting, thus from the very beginning of the IB in Florida, IB Coordinators have been working in unison to promote the IB
program.

Soon, a Constitution and By Laws
were adopted and submitted to
the Secretary of State for a
Charter of Incorporation. The
charter was granted on July 18,
1988. This charter states that
FLIBS is organized exclusively
for charitable and educational
purposes within the meaning of
Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code and as a Non-profit
Corporation in the State of
Florida.

• Facilitating continuing program development, curriculum improvement
  and curriculum implementation.
• Sponsoring IB/Pre-IB opportunities for networking for teachers,
  counselors, coordinators and administrators.
• Serving as a clearinghouse for ideas and materials relating to
  IB/Pre-IB courses and programs.
• Facilitating publicity for students, high schools, and school
  systems participating in the IB.
• Facilitating professional, student and public discussions of
  IB/Pre-IB programs.
• Fostering recognition and understanding of the IB by North American
  Universities and Colleges.
• Link to Florida Statutes covering International Baccalaureate Programmes is http://www.flsenate.gov/statutes/index.cfm?App_Mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=Ch1007/Sec27.htm&StatuteYear=2004