Florida College System Update

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Florida College System Update

• Nancy Copa

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2008 Legislative Session

• SB1716 Florida College System
• SB1908 Remediation in High School, School
  Grades
• HB251 ROTC Programs
• HB756 Wrongfully Incarcerated

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Florida College System (SB1716)

• Establishes
• Florida College System
• State College Task Force
• State College Pilot Project

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Florida College System (SB1716)

• Institutions
• Must maintain open-door admissions policy
• Can grant 2-year and 4-year academic degrees
• Cannot offer graduate degree programs
• Can participate in 2-year athletic programs not
  4-year athletic programs

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State College Task Force

• Chaired by Commissioner of Education
• Members include
• Seven community college Presidents
• One ICUF President
• One SUS President
• One CIE President
• One member at large

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State College Task Force

• Task Force Requirements
• Recommend program approval process for new
  baccalaureate programs
• Recommend a funding model for CC baccalaureate
  programs
• Identify long-range areas of need for
  baccalaureate degrees
• Monitor State College Pilot Project
• Recommend priorities criteria for baccalaureate
  programs offered without approval by SBOE

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State College Pilot Project

• No Chairman Chancellor of Florida College
  System is moderator
• Members include
• Chipola College
• Daytona State College
• Edison College
• Indian River State College
• Miami Dade College
• Okaloosa-Walton College
• Polk College
• Santa Fe College
• St. Petersburg College

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State College Pilot Project

• Pilot Project Requirements
• Develop program approval process for SBOE to
  approve baccalaureate programs.
• Develop criteria for an institution to transition
  from community college to state college.
• Develop funding model for state colleges.

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Education Reform (SB1908)

• Sections Affecting Postsecondary
• Requires college-readiness assessment before
  beginning of 12th grade for each high school
  student who indicates an interest in
  postsecondary ed
• H.S. students who demonstrate college-readiness
  by achieving minimum test scores on common
  placement test and who enroll in a CC within 2
  years of achieving such score shall not be
  required to enroll in remediation

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Education Reform (SB1908)

• Sections Affecting Postsecondary
• H.S. and CCs shall work collaboratively to
  provide access to remediation for 12th grade
  students to the extent practicable
• School grades will now include performance on and
  participation in accelerated coursework
  (including D.E.) and also postsecondary readiness
  as measured on ACT/SAT or CPT

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ROTC Programs (HB251)

• Prohibits community college or state university
  from banning Senior ROTC unit.
• Requires school district, community college, or
  state university to grant military recruiters
  same access to students, school facilities
  grounds, student information as to other
  employers.
• Requires community colleges and state
  universities to grant access to student contact
  and academic record information to military
  recruiters.

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Wrongful Incarceration (HB756)

• Tuition waiver for up to 120 hours at district
  career center, community college or university
• Eligible student must
• Meet admissions standards
• Make satisfactory academic progress
• Remain registered

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DCC Update

• Switching Gears

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Division Projects

• Dual Enrollment Standards
• Accountability Requirements in DE Standards
  (Office of Articulation)
• DCC generating guidelines for complying with
  requirements
• SSN Request (Section 119.071, F.S.)
• Auditor General reviewing SSN Request from
  Commercial Entities
• Colleges have different interpretations of
  request
• Are you an agency?
• Will be seeking General Counsel opinion

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Division Projects

• FTIC Data Element Review
• Committee of 4 MISATFOR, 4 Registrars, CCTCMIS,
  and DCC
• Reviewing possible situations of entering
  students
• Will present recommendations at the November
  MISATFOR meeting
• FCAT Pilot Project
• Six institutions implemented, one will implement
  Fall 2008
• Dual Enrollment students most affected
• Extended through Spring 2009

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Division Projects

• Community College Feedback Report
• Feedback from the SUS on how your students are
  faring
• Getting approval by BOG, DCC, and General Counsel
  for agreement each institution will sign
• Begin with drill down aspect of Articulation
  Report
• Will gain feedback from institutions to see what
  more can be provided
• Rollout Goal Summer 2009

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Division Publications

• Publication name changes
• Fast Facts Student Success Series (the really
  short ones) became fyi.
• Fast Facts and Data Trends combined to become
  ZOOM.
• Program Review stayed the same.
• All found at www.fldoe.org/cc under Data
  Reports.
• Program Reviews
• Educator Preparation Institute Program Review
  published July 2008
• Beginning program review on services/policies for
  students with disabilities at the colleges.

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Division Publications

• fyi
• Next fyi due out in September at the COP meeting
• ZOOM
• Traversing the Academic Pipeline, published July
  2008
• Next Zoom
• Due out October/November
• Topic HS to CC Transition

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Questions/Comments

• Nancy Copa
• Nancy.Copa_at_fldoe.org
• [phone]
• Jo Conte
• Jo.Conte_at_fldoe.org
• [phone]