Student Affairs Committee and The Governor’s Access and Access and Diversity in Florida Higher Education: The Middle School Connection Student Affairs Committee and The Governor’s Access and Diversity Commission February 23, 2006 1

AGENDA Call to Order, Welcome, & Approval of Minutes Guiding Principles for Best Practice College Reach-Out Program and College Board Partnership Activities Panel Discussion – Outreach to Middle School Students, Families, and Supporters Mentoring in Middle School Panel Discussion – From the Students’ View Action Plan – Governor’s Access and DiversityInitiative Adjournment 2

Guiding Principles for Best Practice Student-centered. Cost-effective. Collaborative. Sustainable. Replicable. Accountable/Measurable. Student-centered: Personalized attention through coordinated programs which provide the levels and types of support needed by individual students to address the challenges faced at different points in their educational journeys. Cost-effective: Periodic analyses of effectiveness and efficiencies to identify opportunities for consolidation, elimination, replication, etc., as appropriate. Collaborative: Active involvement of students, as well as family, educational, and community partners at critical points in the process. Sustainable: Dedicated recurring resources; sufficient infrastructure; and long-term partnerships with other educational sectors and communities. Replicable: Design that allows for duplication of best practices in new settings. Accountable/Measurable: Evidence of institution-wide commitment to access and diversity; evidence of regular review to determine if articulated expected outcomes are achieved and principles of best practice are utilized; evidence of use of evaluation results for continuous program and process improvement. 3

Longitudinal Study of Florida Public School 6th Graders Items for Possible Inclusion: Three Cohorts of Sixth Graders. Race and Ethnicity. Free and Reduced Lunch Status. Participation in Dual Enrollment, AP, and IB. Withdrawal Reasons. High School Award Types. Enrollment in Postsecondary Education – By Type. Postsecondary Awards. Study in Process! 4

Access and Diversity Initiative For more information: www.flbog.org/accessanddiversity 5