Division of Florida Colleges Update
Julie Alexander
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
January 14, 2014
Discussion
• Florida College System overview
• Developmental education reform update
• Dual enrollment update
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The Florida College System
• 28 institutions
– 5 Community colleges
– 8 Colleges
– 15 State colleges
• Nearly 888,000 students
• Open access at the associate degree level
• 54% of junior and senior students at state
universities transferred from the Florida
College System
• 24 approved to offer baccalaureate degrees
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Recent High School Graduates
2010-11 High School Diploma Recipients
Enrolled in Florida Higher Education in 2011-12
93,104 Students
Florida College System
State University System
Private Institutions
Adult Education
65%
31%
5%
2%
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Senate Bill 1720 Key Dates
October 31, 2013
State Board of Education (SBE) rule establish testing and developmental
education exemption for Florida standard high school diploma recipients
who entered a Florida public high school in 2003-04 or thereafter and active
duty military (Approved by SBE on September 17th and effective October
22nd)
December 31, 2013 SBE rule establish meta-majors and academic pathways (Approved by SBE on
September 17th and effective October 22nd)
January 15, 2014
Chancellor Hanna request developmental education implementation plans
March 1, 2014
Approval of developmental education plan, if submitted to the Chancellor by
January 15th
Last day to submit developmental education implementation plans
Fall 2014
All Florida College System institutions to implement developmental
education plan
October 31, 2015
All Florida College System institutions to submit to the Chancellor an annual
accountability report
December 31, 2015 Chancellor to submit compiled annual accountability report to the Governor,
President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives and State
Board of Education
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January 2014 Implementation
1008.30 Common placement testing for public postsecondary
education
4(a) A student who entered 9th grade in a Florida public school
in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and
earned a Florida standard high school diploma or a student
who is serving as an active duty member of any branch of the
United States Armed Services shall not be required to take
the common placement test and shall not be required to enroll
in developmental education instruction in a Florida College
System institution. However, a student who is not required to
take the common placement test and is not required to enroll
in developmental education under this paragraph may opt to
be assessed and to enroll in developmental education
instruction, and the college shall provide such assessment
and instruction upon the student’s request.
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Standard High School Diploma Types and Codes
W06 Standard Diploma (Passed FCAT)
W43 Adult Standard High School Diploma
W52 Adult Standard High School Diploma (Alternate Assessment)
W6A Standard High School Diploma (18-Credit College Prep)
W6B Standard High School Diploma (18-Credit Career Prep)
WFA Standard High School Diploma (18-Credit College Prep, Alternate Assessment)
WFB Standard High School Diploma (18-Credit Career Prep, Alternate Assessment)
WFT Standard High School Diploma (Accelerated, Alternate Assessment)
WFW Standard High School Diploma (FCAT Waiver)
Standard High School Diploma (Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning
WXL (ACCEL)
Exemption
=
College Ready
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Exemption Advising and Implementation
Each college determined how
• advisors would be trained
• students would be informed
• student eligibility would be verified
• data would be captured and maintained
• developmental and gateway faculty
would be scheduled to meet course
loads
• student performance would be monitored
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Implementation Plans
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Submission by January 15, 2014
Chancellor approval by March 1
Implementation no later than Fall 2014
Required components
– Documented student achievements to use in
addition to common placement test
– Developmental education strategies
– Description of costs and financial aid for each
option
– Student success data collection
– Comprehensive advising plan
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Documented Student Achievements
Documented student achievements such as
grade point averages, work history, military
experience, participation in juried
competitions, career interests, degree major
declaration, or any combination of such
achievements that the institution may
consider, in addition to common placement
test scores, for advising students regarding
enrollment options.
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Developmental Education Strategies
1008.02 Definitions
1008.02 Definitions
(1) “Developmental education” means instruction through which a high
school graduate who applies for any college credit program may attain
the communication and computation skills necessary to successfully
complete college credit instruction. Developmental education may be
delivered through a variety of accelerated and corequisite strategies
and includes any of the following:
(a) Modularized instruction that is customized and targeted to address
specific skills gaps.
(b) Compressed course structures that accelerate student progression
from developmental instruction to college-level coursework.
(c) Contextualized developmental instruction that is related to metamajors.
(d) Corequisite developmental instruction or tutoring that supplements
credit instruction while a student is concurrently enrolled in a creditbearing course.
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Description of Costs & Financial Aid
• US Department of Education administered
financial aid (i.e. Pell) will cover optional
developmental education courses
• US Department of Veteran Affairs
administered veterans benefits will not
cover optional developmental education
courses
* Colleges should provide a summary of costs for each strategy in plan
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Student Success Data Collection
• Exemption status
– Standard high school diploma
– Active duty military
• Two (2) digit extra field on Course Record
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M = Modularized
P = Compression
C = Contextualized
R = Co-requisite
T = Traditional Full-term (Traditional length
course e.g., 16 week course)
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Comprehensive Advising Plan
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Rule 6A-10.0315
Common Placement Testing and Instruction
• Revised PERT scores
– Mathematics:
– Reading:
– Writing:
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106
103
• New ACT Reading score:
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• Adds s. 1008.30(4)(a), F.S., common
placement testing and developmental
education exemption
Exemption becomes effective for students
enrolling in spring 2014
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Gateway Course and Meta-Majors
1008.02 Definitions
(2) “Gateway course” means the first
course that provides transferable, collegelevel credit allowing a student to progress in
his or her program of study.
(3) “Meta-major” means a collection of
programs of study or academic discipline
groupings that share common foundational
skills.
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Meta-Majors
1008.30 Common placement testing for public postsecondary
education
(5) By December 31, 2013, the State Board of Education, in
consultation with the Board of Governors, shall approve a
series of meta-majors and the academic pathways that
identify the gateway courses associated with each metamajor. Florida College System institutions shall use
placement test results to determine the extent to which
each student demonstrates sufficient communication and
computation skills to indicate readiness for his or her
chosen meta-major. Florida College System institutions
shall counsel students into college credit courses as quickly
as possible, with developmental education limited to that
content needed for success in the meta-major.
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Rule 6A-14.065, Meta-Major Academic Pathways
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(a) Arts, humanities, communication and design.
– MGFX106, MGFX107, MACX105, STAX023
(b) Business.
– MACX105, STAX023
(c) Education.
– MGFX106, MGFX107, MACX105, STAX023
(d) Health sciences.
– MGFX106, MGFX107, MACX105, STAX023
(e) Industry/manufacturing and construction.
– MGFX106, MGFX107, MACX105, STAX023
(f) Public Safety.
– MGFX106, MGFX107, MACX105, STAX023
(g) Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
– MACX105
(h) Social and behavioral sciences and human services.
– MGFX106, MGFX107, MACX105, STAX023
*ENC 1101 is the gateway course for all Meta-majors
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Dual Enrollment
• Dual enrollment articulation agreement
review update
– Eligibility
– Funding
– Instructional materials
• Home education
• Private high school
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Career Dual Enrollment
• Career dual enrollment is an option for secondary
students to pursue in order to earn industry
certifications adopted pursuant to s. 1008.44,
Florida Statutes (F.S.), which count as credits
toward the high school diploma. Career dual
enrollment shall be available for secondary students
seeking a degree and industry certification through a
career education program or course.
• https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readRefFile.asp?refId=3
385&filename=Postsecondary Industry Certification
Funding List for SBE Rule_Final 10_3_13.pdf
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