August 2, 2004
     
     
     
    M E M O R A N D U M
     
     
     
    TO: District Superintendents
    District Guidance Supervisors
    Middle and High School Principals
    Middle and High School Guidance Supervisors
    Middle and High School Guidance Counselors
     
    FROM: Jim Horne, Commissioner
    Florida Department of Education
     
    J. David Armstrong, Jr., Chancellor
    Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education
     
    Debra Austin, Chancellor
    Division of Colleges and Universities
     
    Jim Warford, Chancellor
    Division of K-12 Schools
     
    SUBJECT: Regional Admissions Workshops
     
     
    You are cordially invited to attend one of seven regional admissions workshops planned jointly
    by the Division of Public Schools, the Division of Community Colleges, and the Division of
    Colleges and Universities. This is the nineteenth
     
    year for these regional workshops. The
    response in the past has been excellent.
     
    A successful transition from middle school to high school and then to college is important to the
    educational achievements of our students. Middle school counselors are in an excellent position
    to help parents and students begin thinking early about the postsecondary options and how these
    options can be affected by decisions made in middle and high school. The counselors can help
    direct the attention of students and parents early to the requirements for entry into college and
    the many alternatives students have today for obtaining a post-high school education. Often,
    postsecondary admissions policies are viewed as complex and difficult to understand. These
    workshops will help middle school and high school guidance counselors understand those
    policies and keep up-to-date on state and institutional policies and procedures. With that
    understanding, guidance counselors will be better equipped to meet the needs of their students
    during this critical transition time.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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    We strongly encourage you to participate in these workshops and join us in our efforts to
    improve our service to the citizens of Florida through education. While the workshops are
    designed to keep middle and high school guidance counselors informed about the philosophy and
    various policies and procedures involved in transitioning from middle school to high school and
    then into Florida's public colleges and universities, attention also will be given to motivating and
    retaining targeted groups of students within Florida's public educational institutions. The
    presentations will be designed to allow guidance counselors time to ask specific questions about
    admissions and other related matters. Although the meetings are designed for middle and high
    school guidance and counseling personnel, we encourage others who are concerned with
    transition from middle school to high school and then to college to attend.
     
    The State universities have graciously volunteered to host these meetings, which have been
    scheduled in seven different cities around the state. Refreshments will be provided. The
    locations and dates in the attached schedule were planned to provide geographic coverage of the
    state early in the school year, when this information would be most timely. We have expanded
    the fall workshops to include power point presentations by each of the presenters, information
    packets that will address the most frequently asked questions, extended time to meet and talk
    with specific admissions directors, and additional time for questions and answers from the panel
    of presenters. Due to the length of the agenda, the presentations will start promptly at 8:15 a.m.
     
    Please make your plans early and register as soon as possible so that the host institutions and
    workshop planners may prepare adequate supplies of information packets and refreshments.
    You may refer to the attached schedule of workshops to determine which site will be the most
    convenient for you to attend. This year counselors must register through the internet for the
    workshops at the following website: http://info.doe.state.fl.us/register/admissions/. Counselors
    will receive a confirmation of their registration once they have completed the process.
     
    If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Ms. Nell Kelly or
    Ms. Lynda Page at (850) 245-0467 or Suncom 205-0467.
     
     
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    SCHEDULE OF REGIONAL ADMISSIONS WORKSHOPS
     
    FALL 2004
    The seven geographic locations were chosen to make participation in the workshops as
    accessible as possible. If circumstances make attendance at the closest workshop inconvenient,
    another workshop site may be selected. Registration must be done through the internet at the
    following website: http://info.doe.state.fl.us/register/admissions/ at least two weeks prior to the
    workshop you wish to attend.
     
    August 31, 2004
     
    Location: FLORIDA STATE PANAMA CITY CAMPUS
    4650 Collegiate Drive (Auditorium)
    Panama City, Florida 32401
     
    September 1, 2004
     
    Location: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
    University Center, Banquet Hall, Room 1044
    12000 Alumni Drive
    Jacksonville, Florida 32216
      
    September 2, 2004
     
    Location: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
    Special Events Center; Tampa, Florida 33620
    (Check with information booth for instructions on parking for the meeting)
       
    September 3, 2004
     
    Location: UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
    Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
    Orlando, Florida 32816
    (Please park in Arena lots F-1 and F-2. Plan to arrive early for adequate parking)
    September 8, 2004
     
    Location: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Building GC Ballrooms (Graham Center)
    University Park 11200 SW 8
    th
    Street
    Miami, Florida
    (Park in lot #3, entrance through 107 Avenue & SW 16
    th
    Street)
     
    September 9, 2004
     
    Location: FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY
    Student Union, Ballroom (Room 203)
    FGCU Boulevard, North
    Fort Myers, FL 33936
    (Check with information booth for instructions on parking for the meeting)
     
    September 10, 2004
     
    Location: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
    Lifelong Learning Auditorium, University Center
    Boca Raton, Florida 33431
    Signs will be posted on the campus directing counselors where to park for the
    workshop (lots 10 and 15 are reserved as parking for this event).
    A G E N D A
     
     
     
     
    REGIONAL ADMISSIONS WORKSHOPS - FALL 2004

    PRESENTATIONS WILL START PROMPTLY AT 8:15 A.M.
     
     
     
    7:30 - 8:15 Registration and Browse
    Sign in, handouts distributed
    Refreshments
      
    8:15 - 8:20 Welcome and Opening Remarks
    Nell Kelly, Division of Colleges and Universities
    8:20 - 9:25 State University Power Point Presentations
    University of Admission Directors
     
    9:25 - 9:40 New High School Graduation Options Power Point Presentation
    Mary Jo Butler, K-12 Student Achievement & Articulation
          
    9:40 - 9:55 Community College Power Point Presentation
    Division of Community College and Workforce Education
    Representatives - Beverly Sermons, Patricia Frohe, or Sara Hamon
     
    9:55 -10:10 Bright Futures Presentation
    Joann McGonagill
     
    10:10 - 10:25 FACTS Presentation
    Debra Dukes
     
    10:25 - 11:10 Break Time
     
    11:10 - 11:25 SAT Presentation
    Linda Owens
     
    11:25 - 11:40 ACT Presentation
    Mary Hendrix
     
    11:40 - 1:00 Questions and Answers
    Admission Directors, Mary Jo Butler, Joann McGonagill,
    Debra Dukes, Nell Kelly, Lynda Page, Community College
    and Workforce Education Representatives - Beverly Sermons,
    Patricia Frohe, or Sara Hamon
     
     
    ________________________________________________________________________
         
    Sponsors: Division of Public Schools
    Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education
    State University System
    College Board and ACT
     
    Hospitality: State University System
    College Board and ACT
     
     
     
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