2017-2018 Annual Report
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University of Central Florida College of Education and Human Performance 420 Teaching Academy 4000 Central Florida Blvd. P.O. Box 161250 Orlando, FL 32816-1250 Annual Report 2017 ‐ 2018 Respectfully submitted to: Governor Rick Scott Florida Senate President Joe Negron Florida Speaker of the House of Representatives Richard Corcoran State University System of Florida Chancellor Marshall Criser III Florida Commissioner of Education Pam Stewart Submitted by: Paula D. Kohler, PhD. Executive Director October 1, 2018 Telephone 407‐823‐5225 www.fcsua.org Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 1 FCSUA Infrastructure and Workflow .................................................................................................. 1 Annual Report Elements Specified in the FPCTP Act: Data from FPCTP Annual Reports ..... 3 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 8 FCSUA Infrastructure and Workflow ......................................................................................................... 8 Business Functions ................................................................................................................................. 8 FPCTP Application and Approval Process ......................................................................................... 9 FPCTP Scholarship Request and Distribution.................................................................................... 9 FPCTP Grant Proposals and Awards................................................................................................... 9 Accountability and Reporting Procedures ......................................................................................... 10 FCSUA Website and Social Media ...................................................................................................... 11 Capacity Building and Outreach .......................................................................................................... 13 Team Planning Tool for FPCTPs ....................................................................................................... 14 Florida Postsecondary Education Program Planning Institute and Mid-Year Check-and- Connect Institute ................................................................................................................................... 16 College and Career Transition Clubs ................................................................................................. 17 Annual Report Elements Specified in the Act ......................................................................................... 19 Indicators of Satisfactory Progress .................................................................................................... 20 Implementation of FPCTPs ................................................................................................................. 20 FPCTP Scholarships ............................................................................................................................ 22 FPCTP Indicators and Student Demographics ................................................................................ 22 Projected Number of Students Eligible for FPCTPs ...................................................................... 26 Educatrion Programs and Services for Students with Disabilities ............................................... 27 Summary ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 References ...................................................................................................................................................... 30 FCSUA Annual Report October 1, 2017 i Appendices Appendix A FPCTP Application Packet for Eligible Institutions Appendix B FPCTP Scholarships Request Instructions Appendix C FPCTP Timeline for Reports and Distributions Appendix D 1 - Request for Proposals for FPCTP Start-up and Enhancement Grants 2 - FPCTP Grant Funding Cycle Appendix E 1 - FPCTP Annual Report Template – Program Information 2 - FPCTP Annual Report Template – Student Information Appendix F FCSUA Evaluation Summaries Appendix G 1 - Table of FCSUA Presentations 2 - Fall 2017 Workshops Agenda Appendix H FCSUA Print Materials Appendix I 1 - Team Planning Tool for FPCTPs: Introduction and Resources 2 - Team Planning Tool for FPCTPs: Examples for Steps 1 – 3 Appendix J 1 - Florida Postsecondary Education Program Planning Institute Program 2 - FPCTP Mid-Year Check-and-Connect Institute Agenda Appendix K IHE Team Participation at FCSUA Planning Institutes Appendix L 1 - IHE Team Self-Assessments from the Team Planning Tool for FPCTPs 2 - Goals Identified by IHE Teams from the Team Planning Tool Appendix M 1 - List of College and Career Transition Clubs 2 - Application for Program Resources: College and Career Transition Clubs Appendix N Credentials Offered by FPCTPs Appendix O Services and Programs for Students with Disabilities at FPCTP-Eligible Postsecondary Education Institutions FCSUA Annual Report October 1, 2018 ii ANNUAL REPORT: OCTOBER 1, 2018 Executive Summary The Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program Act (the Act; FS 1004.6495), effective July 1, 2016, created the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities at the University of Central Florida (FCSUA, the Center) and charged the Center and its executive director with implementation of the Act. Further, the Act charged the Center with meeting the accountability requirements specified therein, including submission of an annual report by October 1 of each year. This report covers FCSUA’s work during the period October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, which generally represents the Center’s second year of operation. The Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program (FPCTP) data we report regarding student and program characteristics derive from the approved programs’ annual reports, submitted to the Center in August 2018 regarding the 2017 - 18 academic year (AY). In this report, we describe our progress on implementation of the Act and then provide detail in each of the required reporting areas specified in the Act. In this executive summary, we provide highlights of the Center’s work and FPCTP and student characteristics. FCSUA Infrastructure and Workflow We revised the FPCTP Application Packet for Eligible Institutions to facilitate FPCTP application submission, review, and approval. Two additional institutions submitted a FPCTP application and were approved (Southeastern University and St. Petersburg College), bringing the total approved FPCTPs to 10 (3 at universities, 4 at state colleges, and 3 at career tech colleges). SEU began student admission with the fall 2018 semester; St. Petersburg College will begin admission in fall 2019. We revised and disseminated the FPCTP Scholarship Request Packet to all approved FPCTPs which includes an estimate of the cost of attendance, list of eligible students, and anticipated attendance by academic term. Seven of the eight FPCTPs that enrolled students during 2017-18 requested FPCTP Scholarships for their eligible students; 82 scholarships were awarded (almost double from the previous year). We revised and disseminated the Request for Proposals for FPCTP Start-up and Enhancement Grants and established an ongoing, continuous grant proposal submission schedule. Both SEU and St. Petersburg College submitted grant proposals and were recently awarded $300,000 each; seven of the previously approved institutions continued with implementation of their grants awarded July 1, 2017. These seven institutions submitted their Annual Grant Performance Reports as required and reported varying levels of implementation. Few required any modification to their scope of work, other than an adjustment to their proposed timelines. For example, FKCC was closed for an extended period due to Hurricane Irma, thus we worked with them to modify their scope of work and implementation schedule. FCSUA Annual Report October 1, 2018 1 We further refined our FPCTP Timeline for Reports and Distributions to facilitate data collection, disbursements, and report submission. Based on review of last year’s submissions, we also revised and disseminated the Annual Report Templates to approved FPCTPs to facilitate submission of their required annual reports due August 1 each year. Seven of the eight institutions with FPCTP students enrolled during 2017 - 18 submitted an annual report. We did not receive an annual report from Florida Panhandle Technical College (FPTC). We continued to expand the FCSUA website at www.fcsua.org, adding information and enhanced features to improve usability. The website is designed to meet the needs of the Center’s primary stakeholders, including students and families, postsecondary education institutions, K-12 educators, and community partners. This past year, over 4,500 unique users viewed our website, of which over 4,000 were new users. They made over 6,100 visits to the site, with over 22,300 pageviews. We actively used our social media accounts with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram to assure FPCTP information is widely disseminated. We issued over 330 tweets, 450 Facebook posts, and 170 Instagram posts to disseminate