Division of Florida Colleges

1. Division of Florida Colleges Randy Hanna Chancellor

2. Chancellor’s Report • Legislative Flashback and Flash-forward • Rule 6A-14.0411, Issuance of Continuing Contracts • Blue Ribbon Task Force on Higher Education • Strategic Planning 2

3. Division Update Julie Alexander Interim Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs

4. House Bill 7135 Implementation:General Education • First-time-in-college students starting 2014-15 • 30 hours general education • 15 hours general education core • Maximum of 5 courses in each general education subject area • Mathematics • Communications • Natural Sciences • Social Sciences • Humanities • Common competencies

5. Steering Committee • CIA identify 5 Chief Academic Officers to serve on 10 member Steering Committee, other 5 come from State University System • Membership recommendation must be sent to Chancellor Hanna by June 8 from the CIA Chair, must include subject area of focus for each member • Consider CIA Chair as member to ensure CIA membership is kept apprised of Steering Committee activities • Members must be able to commit to face-to-face meetings, initial meeting will likely be scheduled for July 2012, and webinars/conference calls as needed • Steering Committee will develop work plan, form faculty committees and establish communication protocol

6. General Education Implementation Diagram SUS Deans of Undergraduate Studies FCS Council of Instructional Affairs Steering Committee Math Social Sciences Natural Sciences Communication Humanities Faculty Review and Input CommunicationMathematics Social SciencesHumanitiesNatural Sciences Course 1

8. House Bill 7059 Implementation:Dual Enrollment • Dual enrollment articulation agreement • Include process for placement testing and sharing of scores • Consider provision for digital textbook access codes • Home education articulation agreement • Consider adding length of eligibility in terms of years or semesters to be consistent with public school students • May use same template for all students but need parent signature for each home education student • Articulation agreement submission system will be revised and required for 2013-14, home education articulation agreements will not be submitted

9. Dual Enrollment Issues • Increased demand • Districts entering agreements with colleges other than feeder college • Expanding dual enrollment options at the high school • Faculty • Qualifications • Salary • Evaluations • Assessments • Process for adding grades to postsecondary transcripts • Accountability/monitoring process • High School End-of-Course Examinations, Biology • High School online course requirement may be satisfied through dual enrollment

10. Guidelines on Transfer Agreements and Faculty Credentials and Qualifications • Division submitted revision to SACS after February 2012 meeting • Dr. Wheelan’s response • Impressed with progress • Recommended Guidelines be included in documentation provided to visiting teams • Indicated that reaction to alternative credentials will depend on the visiting team • Next steps • Revise 6A-14.030, Instruction and Awards • Revise Common Prerequisite Manual “BAS statement” • Revise Curriculum Frameworks, delineate AAS and AS • Revise Rule 6A-10.024, Articulation… • Review/revise statewide AS-to-BS articulation agreements

11. Developmental Education Dr. Shanna Autry Coordinator, Academic Program Support

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13. Developmental Education Redesign & Modularization • Voluntary • P.E.R.T. Placement • Upper Range of Higher Level of Dev Ed • P.E.R.T. Diagnostic to identify competencies • 1- to 2- credit courses based on competencies needed

14. College Credit College Credit P.E.R.T. Placement Above Cut Score Higher Level Developmental Education Upper Range Below Cut Score – Determined by College P.E.R.T. Diagnostic 1- to 2-credit Developmental Education Module Developmental EducationMODULARIZATION

15. Modularized Courses • ENC 0055            Developmental Writing Module (1.0 Credit) • ENC 0056            Developmental Writing Module (2.0 Credits) • MAT 0055            Developmental Mathematics Module (1.0 Credit) • MAT 0056            Developmental Mathematics Module (2.0 Credits) • REA 0055             Developmental Reading Module (1.0 Credit) • REA 0056             Developmental Reading Module (2.0 Credits)

16. Grant Timeline May 25, 2012 Memo distributed June 4, 2012 Deadline for inquiries June 5, 2012 Request for Proposals Sent Out Connections 2013 Presentations Contact: Dr. Shanna Autry Shanna.Autry@fldoe.org 850-245-9472