Transcript Division of Florida Colleges Update

Division of Florida Colleges Update
Julie Alexander
House Bill 1255 (2011 Session)
 Spring 2012, high schools began administering the
Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.)
 Summer 2012, course descriptions for Success,
Readiness and College Prep courses will be presented to
the State Board of Education
 Fall 2012, students who did not meet the college ready cut
score will enroll in postsecondary preparatory instruction
encompassing the Postsecondary Readiness
Competencies
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House Bill 1255 (2011 Session), cont.
 Revision to Rule 6A-10.0315, College Preparatory Testing,
Placement and Instruction, was approved by the State Board of
Education (Board) in December 2011
 Includes interim P.E.R.T. and FCAT 2.0 Reading scores
 Establishes retest policies
 Allows use of SAT, ACT, Accuplacer/CPT or FCAT 2.0 Reading
in addition to P.E.R.T
 New Rule 6A-10.0318, Postsecondary Preparatory Instruction
Curriculum and Postsecondary Readiness Competencies, was
approved by the Board in March 2012
 New Rule 6A-10.0319, Developmental Education Competencies,
was approved by the Board in March 2012
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House Bill 7059: Acceleration Options
 Advanced Placement eligibility requirements did not pass
 Creates s. 1003.4281, F.S., early high school graduation
and eligibility for Bright Futures in spring term
 Repeals s. 1007.235, F.S., district interinstitutional
articulation agreements
 Revises s. 1007.263, F.S., Florida College System
institution; admission of students, to clarify that to be eligible
for dual enrollment and early admission, students do not
have to meet admission requirements
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House Bill 7059: Acceleration Options, cont.
 Revises s. 1007.271, F.S., dual enrollment programs
 Clarifies that a student who graduates high school prior to the
completion of the postsecondary course, may not register for the
postsecondary course through dual enrollment
 Adds continued eligibility requirements, including high school and
postsecondary GPA
 Adds stipulation that a Florida College System institution may limit
dual enrollment participation based upon capacity
 Adds requirement that school districts and local Florida College
System institution enter into a dual enrollment articulation
agreement, similar requirements to s. 1007.235, F.S.
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House Bill 7059: Acceleration Options, cont.
 Establishes requirements for faculty providing dual enrollment
instruction, including qualifications, expectations and observation
regardless of the location of instruction
 Establishes curriculum standards for dual enrollment, including
assessments, instructional materials and grades regardless of the
location of instruction
 Eliminates the ability to combine dual enrollment with non-college
credit high school courses
 Requires minimum of 12 college credits and maximum of 15 college
credits for early admission
 Requires postsecondary institution to enter into a home education
articulation agreement with each home education student
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End-of-Course Assessments and Dual Enrollment
 Students satisfying 0.5 high school credit towards Social
Studies: American History through dual enrollment shall be
exempt from the U.S. History EOC requirement
 2011-12 high school freshman cohort must complete
Geometry & Biology EOCs that is calculated as 30% of final
course grade
 High school freshman cohorts 2012-13 forward will be
required to pass the Geometry & Biology EOCs but it will
not be factored in final course grade
 Students must be advised accordingly when considering
dual enrollment options
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House Bill 7129: State Universities of Academic
and Research Excellence and National
Preeminence
 Creates s. 1001.765, F.S., state universities of academic
and research excellence and national preeminence, and
includes a provision to allow eligible state universities to
require first-time students to take 9-12 credits to be
determined by the state university and require students to
complete those hours only at the state university
 Provides an allowance for acceleration credit to be applied
towards graduation at the request of the student.
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House Bill 7135: Postsecondary Education
 The State Board of Education shall adopt a K20 plan for
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
and STEM-Related fields
 A summary of the Department of Economic Opportunity’s
Economic Security Report of employment and earning
outcomes shall be provided electronic access to each
middle and high school student/parent
 Revises s. 1007.23, F.S., statewide articulation agreement,
to require Florida College System institution associate in
arts seeking students to identify a transfer institution and
program of interest by the time they accumulate 30 credit
hours
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House Bill 7135: Postsecondary Education, cont.
 Revises s. 1007.25, general education courses; common
prerequisites and other degree requirements, to:
 The chairs of State Board of Education and the Board of
Governors shall appoint faculty committees to identify
statewide General Education core course options
 Core course options shall consist of no more than 5 courses
per General Education subject area – communications,
mathematics, social sciences, natural sciences and
humanities
 Core course options must be offered and accepted by all
public postsecondary institutions
 The core course options shall be adopted in rule/regulation
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House Bill 7135: Postsecondary Education, cont.
 S. 1007.25 cont.
 Beginning with students initially entering a Florida College System
or State University System institution in 2014-15, General
Education requirements for the associate in arts and baccalaureate
degree seeking students shall be 30 credit hours
 Associate in arts degree seeking students must also demonstrate
competency in a foreign language, if not completed in high school
 Students must compete at least one identified General Education
core course option in each subject area for a minimum of 15 credit
hours
 The remaining General Education courses shall be identified by
each institution and reported to the Department
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Developmental Education Modularization
 The Developmental Education Initiative Pilot success has generated
momentum for statewide implementation
 1 and 2 credit developmental education courses will be established in
the Statewide Course Numbering System
 Course content will be based on the Developmental Education
Competencies
 A diagnostic assessment will identify the need for additional
preparation by Developmental Education Competency
 Student will enroll in 1 or 2 credit course based on the number of
Developmental Education Competencies identified
 Course content will be variable based on the student need identified
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