Connections 2013 Division of Florida Colleges Update Julie Alexander Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs April 12, 2013

Topics 2012 Legislation Implementation 2013 Proposed Legislation Upcoming Activities Good news for the Florida College System Questions

2012 Legislation Implementation General Education Core Courses 30-Hour Advising Foreign Language

General Education Core Course Options Institution feedback under review Proposed legislation – Maintain 36 hours – Institution does not have to offer all core course options – Timeline – Additional core courses

Mathematics MAC X105 STA X023 MGF X106 MGF X107 Communications ENC X101 Social Science PSY X012 SYG X000 WOH X040 CPO X001 ANT X000 Natural Science BSC X005 CHM X020 PHY X020 ESC X000 EVR X001 Humanities ARH X000 HUM X020 LIT X100 MUL X010 PHI X010 General Education Core Course Options Initial Faculty Draft Recommendations

Senate Bill 1720 The core courses maybe revised or the five- course cap within each subject area maybe exceeded if approved by the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors, as recommended by the subject area faculty committee and approved by the Articulation Coordinating Committee, as necessary for a subject area.

30-Hour Advising Beginning with the academic year By the time the student accumulates 30 college credits – The student must Identify a baccalaureate institution and program of interest – The college must Advise the student of the common prerequisites

Foreign Language Beginning with First-time-in-college Associate in Arts (AA) degree seeking Demonstrate foreign language competency – 2 sequential courses in high school OR – 2 sequential college credit courses

2013 Proposed Legislation High School Diploma Designations Dual Enrollment Developmental Education

Senate Bill 1076: High School Diploma Designations Scholar Designation – Meet Standard Diploma, plus Algebra II and statistics Chemistry or physics Foreign language At least one credit in acceleration mechanism Merit Designation – Meet Standard Diploma, plus One or more industry certifications

House Bill 5101: Education Funding, Dual Enrollment When dual enrollment is provided on the high school site by postsecondary institution faculty, the school district shall reimburse the costs associated with the proportion of salary and benefits and other actual costs of the postsecondary institution to provide the instruction. When dual enrollment is provided on the high school site by school district faculty, the school district shall be responsible only for the postsecondary institution's actual costs associated with offering the program. A postsecondary institution may enter into an agreement with the school district to authorize teachers who teach dual enrollment courses at the high school site or the postsecondary institution. A school district may not deny a student access to dual enrollment unless the student is ineligible to participate in the program subject to provisions specifically outlined in this section.

House Bill 7057 & Senate Bill 1720: Developmental Education Both bills require major reforms Many provisions are similar Building on work already started Senate Bill 1720 passed this week House Bill 7057 has not yet passed House and Senate will reconcile differences

Senate Bill 1720House Bill 7057 Similarities Meta-Majors, State Board by October 1, 2013Meta-Majors, State Board by July 1, 2014 Supplemental Attributes such as GPA, etc. for Placement, State Board Supplemental Attributes for Placement, Local Using Data Supported Student Attributes Developmental Education Options Notification and Counseling, Tutoring, Extended Time in Gateway, Free Online Courses Differences Definitions Developmental Education Co-Requisite, No Tuition Developmental Education Strategies: Acceleration, Modularization, Contextualization Acceleration, Modularization, Contextualization Florida College System Institution Shall Implement Policies for Direct Enrollment in College Credit State Board Rules to Implement Developmental Education, January 1, 2014 Florida College System Institution Submit Plan to Chancellor for Approval, Implementation no later than Course Repeat – Full Cost of Instruction Except Extended Gateway Course Report Developmental Education Annual Cost Accounting System Annual Accountability Report Submitted to Governor

Facts , 176,286 individuals enrolled in at least one developmental course – 171,269 developmental mathematics courses – 70,933 developmental reading courses – 71,967 developmental writing courses Students of all ages enroll in developmental education – Recent high school graduates were least likely to need developmental education (14% under 20 years of age) – Nearly 4 out of 10 developmental students were 25 years of age and over – Nearly one-half of developmental students were between 20 and 24 years of age Recent high school graduates were the only age group to show decreases in developmental education

Upcoming Activities Developmental Education Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Grant Opportunity Dual Enrollment Toolkit Grant Awarded to College of Central Florida Financial Literacy Toolkit Grant Awarded to Broward College Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (PERT) Algebra I End-of-Course (EOC) Concordance Score & Standard Setting

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Economic Impact The total effect of the Florida College System on the Florida economy, based on student productivity gains, college operations, and student spending, is $26.6 billion.

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