6th Annual Conference Changes in Attitude, Latitude & Testing

FACTA: 2014 in ReviewFebruary 5, 2015

Gay Withers, Immediate Past-President

2014 FACTA Executive Committee

Gay Withers, President, Eastern Florida State CollegeRich Turner, President Elect, Florida State College at Jacksonville

Carolyn Thompson, Treasurer, Seminole State CollegeSummer Hicks, Secretary, Polk State College

Judy Jones-Liptrot, Parliamentarian, Florida State College at JacksonvilleKathryn Quillen, Registrar, Pensacola State College

Marc Webb, Past-President Committee Representative, Miami Dade College

2014 Regional Directors

Region I Kathryn Quillen Pensacola State CollegeRegion II Natarsha Joseph-Hall Florida College at JacksonvilleRegion III Bernie Hebrock Lake Sumter State College

Erica Reese Valencia CollegeRegion IV Audra Liswith St. Petersburg College Region V Marisel Madrigal 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

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..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

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Florida Department of Education

PartnershipsDr. Julie Alexander, Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs

Division of Florida CollegesLynda Page, Associate Director, Academic & Student Affairs,

Board of GovernorsJane Silveria, State Supervisor, Special Populations, Non-Traditional &

Assessment, Career and Technical Programs

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Bylaws Changes

2015 the first year of the new 2-yr Presidential TermNew 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

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..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

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..New Initiatives

NCTA Conference Planning Team FormedFACTA team local to St. Petersburg area to assist NCTA

Conference planning teamAudra Liswith (SPC)Summer Hicks (PSC)Leonor O’Relly (UCF)

Rick Casey (PHSC)Michael Childs (HCC)

Janet Ullman (Emeritus)

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..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 ProgramPathway for testing staff professional growth & development with

recognition of accomplishments & expertiseCo-ChairedMichael Childs (HCC)

Terry Auger (FGC)

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..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

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..NCTA Certification

Seven FACTA Member Institutions currently NCTA Certified

Florida Atlantic UniversityFlorida State College at Jacksonville – Kent and Deerwood campuses

Pensacola State CollegeUniversity of South Florida

Florida Gulf Coast UniversityMiami 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 MeetingsMay 15, 2014

Region I Marlayna Goosby Northwest Florida State College, Niceville 28

Region II Natarsha Joseph-Hall Florida State College at Jacksonville, North Campus 34

Region III Janet Sledge Daytona State College 24

Region IV Patricia Schaefer State College of Florida, Venice 16

Region V Yasmin Teja Broward College, North Campus, Coconut Creek 31

133 Attendees

Five Meeting Business Sponsors: GITS, Prov, Registerblast, College Board, & Proctor U

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..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

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Meetings

FACTA Fall Council MeetingOctober 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

FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Just a Memory

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the 2014 FACTA President

Here’s to 2015!