1. Division of Florida Colleges Update
Julie Alexander
Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs
January 14, 2014

2. Discussion Florida College System overview
Developmental education reform update
Dual enrollment update

3. 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

4. Recent High School Graduates
High School Diploma Recipients Enrolled in Florida Higher Education in
93,104 Students
Florida College System 65%
State University System 31%
Private Institutions 5%
Adult Education 2%

5. 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 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

6. January 2014 Implementation 1008
January 2014 Implementation Common placement testing for public postsecondary education
4(a) A student who entered 9th grade in a Florida public school in the 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.

7. 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)
WXL
Standard High School Diploma (Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL)

8. Exemption = College Ready

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Developmental Education Strategies 1008.02 Definitions
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.

13. 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

14. 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)

15. Comprehensive Advising Plan

16. Rule 6A-10.0315 Common Placement Testing and Instruction
Revised PERT scores
Mathematics:
Reading:
Writing:
New ACT Reading score: 19
Adds s (4)(a), F.S., common placement testing and developmental education exemption
Exemption becomes effective for students enrolling in spring 2014

17. Gateway Course and Meta-Majors 1008.02 Definitions
(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.

18. 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 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.

19. Rule 6A-14.065, Meta-Major Academic Pathways
(a) Arts, humanities, communication and design.
MGFX106, MGFX107, MACX105, STAX023
(b) Business.
MACX105, STAX023
(c) Education.
(d) Health sciences.
(e) Industry/manufacturing and construction.
(f) Public Safety.
(g) Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
MACX105
(h) Social and behavioral sciences and human services.
*ENC 1101 is the gateway course for all Meta-majors

20. Dual enrollment articulation agreement review update
Eligibility
Funding
Instructional materials
Home education
Private high school

21. Career Dual Enrollment
Career dual enrollment is an option for secondary students to pursue in order to earn industry certifications adopted pursuant to s , 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.
Industry Certification Funding List for SBE Rule_Final 10_3_13.pdf