August 8, 2005

 

 

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

Exceptional Student Education Counselors

 

FROM: Debra Austin, Chancellor

State University System of Florida

 

SUBJECT: SUS Regional Admissions Workshops

 

  

You are cordially invited to attend one of eight SUS regional admissions workshops

scheduled for fall 2005. Staff members of the Board of Governors and the State

University System Admission Directors have planned the workshop schedule. The

Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education and other key personnel

within the Department of Education will participate in the workshops. This is the

twentieth

 

year for these regional workshops and attendance 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.

 

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. The intention of the

workshops is to inform middle and high school guidance counselors about the

philosophy, various policies, and procedures involved in transitioning through the K-20

system. With that understanding, guidance counselors will be better equipped to meet the

needs of their students during this critical transition time. Information will also be

presented regarding the motivation and retention of targeted groups of students within

Florida's public educational institutions. There will be time allotted to allow guidance

counselors the opportunity to ask specific questions about admissions and other related

matters.

 

The state universities will be hosting these meetings, which have been scheduled in eight

different cities around the state. Light 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. 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. Workshop registration, schedule, and agenda are available at

http://www.flbog.org/workshops/adm_tour. Remember, ALL participants must register

at this site for the workshops. There is no registration fee. Participants will receive a

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confirmation of their registration once they have completed the process.

 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Dr. Allison

Crume or Ms. Lynda Page at (850) 245-0467 or Suncom 205-0467.

 

DA/ahc

 

Enclosures

 

c: John Winn, Commissioner

Florida Department of Education

 

J. David Armstrong, Jr., Chancellor

Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education

 

Pam Stewart, Deputy Chancellor

K-12 Educator Quality