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Annual Conference
Changes in Attitude, Latitude & Testing
FACTA: 2014 in Review
February 5, 2015
Gay Withers, Immediate Past-President
2014 FACTA Executive Committee
Gay Withers, President, Eastern Florida State College
Rich Turner, President Elect, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Carolyn Thompson, Treasurer, Seminole State College
Summer Hicks, Secretary, Polk State College
Judy Jones-Liptrot, Parliamentarian, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Kathryn Quillen, Registrar, Pensacola State College
Marc Webb, Past-President Committee Representative, Miami Dade
College
2014 Regional Directors
Region I
Kathryn Quillen
Region II
Natarsha Joseph-Hall
Region III
Bernie Hebrock
Erica Reese
Region IV
Audra Liswith
Region V
Marisel Madrigal
Pensacola State College
Florida College at Jacksonville
Lake Sumter State College
Valencia College
St. Petersburg College
Miami Dade College
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..
Membership
Institutional Memberships 38
(increase of 3 over 2013)
FACTA-L Individual Members 279
(increase of 23 over 2013)
Awarded Emeritus Membership status to Janet
Ullman, retired FGCU
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Business Membership
2014 Business Memberships
• College Board: CLEP & Accuplacer
• McGraw Hill Companies: CTB & Contemporary
• Gainesville Independent Testing, LCC (GITS)
• McCann Associates Holdings
• Pearson
• ProctorU
• Prov, Inc
• RegisterBlast
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Florida Department of Education
Partnerships
Dr. Julie Alexander, Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs
Division of Florida Colleges
Lynda Page, Associate Director, Academic & Student Affairs,
Board of Governors
Jane Silveria, State Supervisor, Special Populations, Non-Traditional &
Assessment, Career and Technical Programs
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Bylaws Changes
2015 the first year of the new 2-yr Presidential Term
New Membership Category: Individual
• Supports the mission of FACTA
• Desires to membership benefits of FACTA
• Institution that is not a member of FACTA
• $100 per year membership fee
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Processes and Website
* Streamlined the Membership Renewal Process
* Updated the FACTA-L Membership listing & implemented processes to
maintain currency
* Updated Membership Renewal Forms
* Published 3 FACTA Examiner Newsletters (Jan, May, Sept)
* Added link under Resources: Best Practices
Alternate ID for Minors w/o Government Issued ID
How to Get the Most from your FACTA Institutional Membership
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New Initiatives
NCTA Conference Planning Team Formed
FACTA team local to St. Petersburg area to assist NCTA
Conference planning team
Audra Liswith (SPC)
Summer Hicks (PSC)
Leonor O’Relly (UCF)
Rick Casey (PHSC)
Michael Childs (HCC)
Janet Ullman (Emeritus)
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New Initiatives
Formation of Two Task Forces
FACTA Funding Assistance to Attend NCTA
Offer Stipend funding for FACTA Institutions & members to attend
NCTA Conference in St. Petersburg September 2015
FACTA Testing Leadership Certification Program
Pathway for testing staff professional growth & development with
recognition of accomplishments & expertise
Co-ChairedMichael Childs (HCC)
Terry Auger (FGC)
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NCTA Certification
Joining the prestigious list of 80 colleges NCTA Certified nationwide
Miami Dade College
Nine campuses:
Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Center
Hialeah Campus
Homestead Campus
InterAmerican Campus
Kendall Campus
Medical Campus
North Campus
West
Wolfson Campus
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NCTA Certification
Seven FACTA Member Institutions currently NCTA Certified
Florida Atlantic University
Florida State College at Jacksonville – Kent and Deerwood campuses
Pensacola State College
University of South Florida
Florida Gulf Coast University
Miami Dade College (9 campuses)
14 FACTA Members of 80 College campuses nationwide
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..
Meetings
FACTA 5th Annual Conference
“Sharpen the Point”
February 5-7, 2014
Edison State College (Florida SouthWestern State College)
Ft. Myers, FL
• 70 attendees, 30 First Time conference
• 11 Business Sponsors
• Pre-Conference Workshop: “CLEP Electronic Transfer and CLEP iBT” 65 attendees
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..
Meetings
FACTA Regional Meetings
May 15, 2014
Region I
Marlayna Goosby
Region II
Natarsha Joseph-Hall
Region III
Janet Sledge
Region IV
Patricia Schaefer
Region V
Yasmin Teja
Northwest Florida State College, Niceville 28
Florida State College at Jacksonville, North Campus 34
Daytona State College 24
State College of Florida, Venice 16
Broward College, North Campus, Coconut Creek 31
133 Attendees
Five Meeting Business Sponsors: GITS, Prov, Registerblast, College Board, & Proctor U
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Meetings
NCTA 15th Annual Conference
“Mining for Success”
September 3-6, 2014
Denver, CO
• Attended by 18 FACTA members from 12 Institutions
• Performed Karaoke style sing along promoting St. Petersburg conference The skit and
Karaoke style "sing-along“ received a standing ovation
• One – day Virtual Experience offered for those who were unable to attend: FACTA schools
participating: UCF, SPC, EFSC, PSC, & MDC
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Meetings
FACTA Fall Council Meeting
October 1-3, 2014
Valencia College
Orlando FL
• 40 Attendees
• Pre-meeting workshop sponsored by Pearson “Resources to Address 1720”
MyFoundations lab attended by 29
• College Board provided additional meeting sponsorship
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Just a Memory
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the 2014
FACTA President
Here’s to 2015!