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K-12 Update State University System Fall Directors of Admission Tour 2012

K-12 Update State University System Fall Directors of Admission Tour 2012. Helen Lancashire Student Support Services/USF Division of Public Schools (K-12) Florida Department of Education. Common Core Standards College and Career Readiness Standard Diploma Options Statewide Assessment

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K-12 Update State University System Fall Directors of Admission Tour 2012

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  1. K-12 UpdateState University System Fall Directors of Admission Tour 2012 Helen Lancashire Student Support Services/USF Division of Public Schools (K-12) Florida Department of Education

  2. Common Core Standards • College and Career Readiness • Standard Diploma Options • Statewide Assessment • Transfer Student Record Evaluation • NCAA • Resources Agenda

  3. A Strong Foundation: The Common Core State Standards Nearly every state in the nation is working individually and collectively to improve its academic standards and assessments to ensure students graduate with the knowledge and skills most demanded by college and careers. The Common Core State Standards in English language arts/literacy and mathematics were created by educators around the nation. www.corestandards.org/

  4. Florida’s Common Core State Standards (CCSS) Implementation Plan http://www.fldoe.org/bii/

  5. 5 Students are considered college and career ready when they have the knowledge, skills, and academic preparation needed to enroll and succeed in introductory college credit-bearing courses within an associate or baccalaureate degree program without the need for remediation. These same attributes and levels of achievement are needed for entry into and success in postsecondary workforce education or directly into a job that offers gainful employment and career advancement. College and Career Ready http://www.fldoe.org/cc/collegecareerreadiness.asp

  6. Which students will need to take the Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T)? • College readiness evaluation is required for students who score • Grade 10 FCAT 2.0 Reading (Levels 2 or 3) • Algebra 1 EOC Assessment (Levels 2, 3, or 4) • A student who has not met the college-ready scores • Department of Juvenile Justice students • Charter School students • Full-time public virtual school students State Board Education Rule 6A-10.0315, F.A.C.

  7. How else can a student demonstrate college readiness? FCAT 2.0 Reading (262 or higher) = College-Ready for Reading and Writing

  8. Purpose: to prepare students for entry into college level credit courses as well as gainful employment • High schools are required to offer postsecondary preparatory instruction • Students must complete postsecondary preparatory instruction prior to graduation • Students do not have to pass the course(s) for high school graduation Postsecondary Preparatory Instruction

  9. Postsecondary Preparatory Instruction Courses • Districts/high schools may choose which postsecondary preparatory instruction courses to offer from the following approved courses: • Math for College Success (1200410) - 0.5 credit • Reading for College Success (1008350) – 0.5 credit • Writing for College Success (1009370) – 0.5 credit • English 4: College Prep (1001405) – 1.0 credit • Math for College Readiness (1200700) – 1.0 credit

  10. REVISED for 2012-2013 • Available online at the Graduation Requirements page • http://www.fldoe.org/bii/studentpro/grad-require.asp • Rich text format • English • Haitian-Creole • Spanish Back-to-School Information Memorandum August 17, 2012 http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-6466/dps-2012-139.pdf

  11. Section 1003.4281, F.S., is created to specify Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning (ACCEL) Options • Each school must offer, at a minimum, • Whole-grade and mid-year promotion • Subject-matter acceleration • Virtual instruction in higher grade level subjects • HB 7059 Questions and Answers Memorandum http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-6465/dps-2012-111.pdf Acceleration Options inPublic Education - HB 7059

  12. Career and education planning course offered in grades 6-8 must: • Result in a completed personalized academic and career plan • Emphasize technology or the application of technology in career fields • Removes statutory references to Florida CHOICES and FACTS.org • Adds “career-themed courses” to the information requirement in the personalized academic and career plan • Course(s) that lead to industry certification Career and Education Planning Course

  13. In-Person district trainings for CHOICES Planner • Call 1-800-342-9271 or email choices@fldoe.org • Monthly webinars on CHOICES Planner and Career Planning Topics • Visit our calendar: www.calendarwiz.com/flchoices • One-on-one Phone Trainings as requested • Call 1-800-342-9271 CHOICES Training Services

  14. Florida Virtual Campuswww.flvc.org • In place of the ePEP, a new College and Career Planner will be available in a PDF format • No ID or passwords will be required to access it • The Student Activity System, a tool used by counselors to manage student ePEPs, was discontinued effective July 1, 2012 • The Bright Futures Scholarship and High School Graduation Evaluations will continue to be available to students • Easier-to-read online format • Incorporates college and career readiness criteria

  15. Education or training beyond high school is fast becoming a necessity for anyone in Florida who hopes to earn a livable wage. The College & Career Planner helps middle and high school students understand their options. Florida’s College & Career Planner 2012-2013

  16. Who’s the target for FLVC? • Primary focus is on postsecondary students

  17. Successful completion of • A four-year, minimum of 24-credits standard program, • An International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum • An Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) curriculum, • A three-year,18-credit standard college preparatory program, or • A three-year,18-credit career preparatory program. Standard Diploma Graduation Options

  18. In order to earn course credit, a student must earn a passing score on • Algebra 1 End-of-Course (EOC) • Geometry EOC Assessment • Exempt if credit was earned as a middle grades student • Biology 1 EOC Assessment • Exempt if credit was earned as a middle grades student • In addition, must earn course credit in Algebra 2 2012-2013 9th Grade Cohort

  19. If enrolled, in order to earn high school course credit, a student must earn a passing score on • Algebra 1 EOC • Geometry EOC Assessment • Biology 1 EOC Assessment • If a student passes the course (regardless of the EOC Assessment score), the course can count toward promotion from 8th to 9th grade Middle Grades Students 2012-2013

  20. Required for 24-credit graduation option only • School districts may not require a student to fulfill the online course requirement • outside of the school day • in addition to the student’s courses for a given semester. • Does not apply to a student • who has an IEP which indicates that an online course would be inappropriate • who is enrolled in a Florida high school and has less than 1 academic year remaining. Online Course Graduation Requirement

  21. http://www.fldoe.org/bii/studentpro/grad-require.asp State Graduation Requirements

  22. “Early graduation” means graduation in less than 8 semesters • Applies only to the 24 minimum requirements option • School board must adopt a policy • School district may not prohibit a student • Eligible students who graduate mid-term receive Bright Futures Scholarship award during spring term Early High School Graduation Section 1003.4281, F.S.

  23. “Interinstitutional articulation agreement” was replaced with “dual enrollment agreement” • A student must have an unweighted 3.0 high school grade point average (GPA) and minimum test scores required by the postsecondary institution for college-credit earning courses • Student may lose opportunity to participate if disruptive • Combination of dual enrollment courses and other high school courses is prohibited Dual Enrollment

  24. Students with an IEP entering 9th grade in 2012-2013 and prior • may take Level 1 courses and they will count toward a standard diploma • IEP team determines appropriateness of level of course for student • Students with an IEP entering 9th grade in 2013-2014 and thereafter • no Level 1 courses will count for credit towards a standard diploma • Students with disabilities pursuing a special diploma will receive credit for Level 1 courses Level 1 Courses

  25. Credit-bearing courses with specific content requirements defined by Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) and/or Common Core State Standards (CCSS). • Students enrolled in a Credit Recovery course must have previously attempted the corresponding course and/or End-of-Course (EOC) assessment. • Geometry (1206310) and Geometry for Credit Recovery (1206315) have identical content requirements.  Credit Recovery Courses

  26. EOC Assessments Results Waiver for ESE Students What requirements must an ESE student meet to be considered for an EOC assessment results waiver? • To be considered for an EOC assessment waiver, the student must meet all of the following criteria: • Be identified as a student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02(2), F.S. • Have an active individual educational plan • Have taken the EOC assessment with appropriate allowable accommodations at least once • Have demonstrated, as determined by the IEP team, achievement of the course standards

  27. 27 • In 2012 - 2013 • Any student enrolled in and completing • 2100310 US History • 2100320 US History Honors • 30% of a student’s course grade based on results beginning in 2012-2013 (s. 1003.428(4)a), F.S.) United States History EOC Assessment

  28. 28 • Civics EOC Assessment • 2012-2013 Field Test • 2013-2014 Baseline • 30% of final course grade must include results • 2014-2015 Standard Score • Passing score required to pass course and to meet middle grades promotion requirements • Authority: s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.b., F.S. Middle Grades State Assessment

  29. FAQs related to EOCs http://www.fldoe.org/faq/default.asp?Dept=179&Cat=125

  30. http://www.floridapathtosuccess.org Questions and Answers http://www.floridapathtosuccess.org/questions/

  31. A transfer student with high school credit in Algebra 1 or Geometry will not take Florida's Algebra 1 EOC Assessment or Geometry EOC Assessment if the student • passed a statewide, standardized EOC assessment in that course, if administered by the transferring school • achieved a passing score on the high school statewide assessment in mathematics required by the state from which the student transferred Transfer of High School Credit Rule 6A-1.09941, F.A.C.

  32. A transfer student with high school credit in Biology 1 will not take Florida's Biology 1 EOC Assessment • if the student passed a statewide, standardized EOC assessment in that course • if administered by the transferring school . Transfer of High School Credit Rule 6A-1.09941, F.A.C.

  33. Florida, Get Ahead of the Game! New • College-bound student athletes will need to meet more rigorous academic rules to receive a scholarship at a NCAA Division 1 and 2 college or university. For information on the rules, visit https://web1.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/links?linksSubmit=ShowActiveLinks. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

  34. Coursework • 4 English • 4 Math (Alg 1 or higher) • 3 Social Science • 3 Natural Science (2 with lab experience) • 2 same World Language • 2 Electives • Core Listed in Florida Counseling for Future Education Handbook • Test Minimums • Critical Reading • SAT 460 or • ACT 19 • Mathematics • ACT 19 or • SAT 460 • English with Writing • Combined ACT Plus Writing 18 or • SAT 440 • Minimum HS GPA 2.5 SUS Standard Admission Requirements

  35. Alternative Admission • Limited Number Admitted • Student does not meet standard requirements • Must take SAT or ACT • There is evidence that the student may succeed at the institution • Talented Twenty • Public HS Graduate in top 20% of graduating class who: • Successfully completed SUS required 18 HS courses • Taken SAT or ACT Plus Writing Other Possible Admission Avenues

  36. SUS Mathematics Core vs. High School Graduation Requirements Algebra IA + 1 B= 1 math credit for SUS Admission Purposes Applied Math 1 +2= 1 math credit for SUS Admission Purposes Algebra 1A + 1 B = 2 math credits for HS Graduation Purposes Applied Math 1 + 2 = 2 math credits for HS Graduation Purposes

  37. Select–Advising Manuals FLVC is the official statewide repository for the common prerequisite manual, admission information for transferring programs, foreign language requirements, residency requirements, and statewide articulation agreements. www.flvc.org

  38. Helen.Lancashire@fldoe.org (850) 245-7840

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