Division of Florida Colleges Update

Julie AlexanderVice Chancellor for Academic and Student

AffairsJanuary 14, 2014

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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 65%State University System 31%Private Institutions 5%Adult Education 2%

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Senate Bill 1720 Key DatesOctober 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 plansFall 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 Implementation1008.30 Common placement testing for public postsecondary

education4(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.

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)

WXLStandard High School Diploma (Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL)

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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

• 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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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 meta-majors.

(d) Corequisite developmental instruction or tutoring that supplements credit instruction while a student is concurrently enrolled in a credit-bearing course.

Developmental Education Strategies1008.02 Definitions

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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– 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: 114– Reading: 106– Writing: 103

• New ACT Reading score: 19• 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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(2) “Gateway course” means the first course that provides transferable, college-level 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.

Gateway Course and Meta-Majors1008.02 Definitions

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(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 meta-major. 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.

Meta-Majors 1008.30 Common placement testing for public postsecondary

education

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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

Rule 6A-14.065, Meta-Major Academic Pathways

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• Dual enrollment articulation agreement review update– Eligibility– Funding– Instructional materials

• Home education • Private high school

Dual Enrollment

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• 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=3385&filename=Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List for SBE Rule_Final 10_3_13.pdf

Career Dual Enrollment