1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Access and Diversity Initiative
For more information: 5