FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
John L. Winn
Commissioner of Education
F. PHILIP HANDY,
Chairman
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Vice Chairman
Members
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Memorandum Number 06-23
September 8, 2006
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
Community College Presidents
FROM:
J. David Armstrong, Jr.
SUBJECT:
First Generation in College (FGIC) Guidelines
During the final hours of the 2006 Legislative Session, House Bill 795 was passed amending section
1011.85, Florida Statutes, the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Program for Community Colleges. The
amendment to the statute authorized scholarships for “first generation in college” students as an eligible
use of these funds. In order to fund this new legislation, House Bill 1237 appropriated $5 million in non-
recurring general revenue funds for fiscal year 2006-2007 for “first generation in college” scholarships
through the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Program. In keeping with the State Board of Education’s
Strategic Imperative #8, this program will increase access to students whose families have previously not
attended college.
The attached guidelines have been prepared to assist the community college foundations in promoting this
program and awarding scholarships to eligible students. Colleges should be mindful these are non-
recurring dollars and should address this issue when disbursing funds. Examples of disbursements
include two year awards or purchasing the Florida Prepaid College Plan.
After consulting with legislative staff, the Council of Business Affairs, and Foundation Directors, the
Division has developed a methodology for allocating the funds based on the “first generation”
participation rate in each college’s Community College Survey Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the
educational factors in each county as an Educational Need Index (ENI) published by the Lumina
Foundation. A chart of the proposed allocations using this methodology is attached.
If you have any questions, please contact Ed Cisek at (850) 245-9493 or Judy Green at (850) 245-9494.
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Attachments
J. DAVID ARMSTRONG, JR.
Chancellor, Community Colleges and Workforce Education
325 W. GAINES STREET • SUITE 1314 • TALLAHASSEE, FL 32399-0400 • (850) 245-0407 • www.fldoe.org/cc
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First Generation in College Guidelines
Section 4 of House Bill 795 amended Section 1011.85, Florida Statutes adding
scholarships for “first generation in college” students as an eligible use of funds
appropriated through the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Grant Program for
Community Colleges. Section 5 of House Bill 1237 appropriated $5 million in
non-recurring general revenue funds for fiscal year 2006-07 for awarding these
scholarships.
Pursuant to the provisions of House Bill 795, the following guidelines are
established for scholarships for “first generation in college” students.
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Compliance with the guidelines set forth in the Dr. Philip Benjamin
Matching Program for Community Colleges for eligibility, private
contributions, and reporting expenditures is required for these
scholarships.
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Eligible contributions which have been approved by the board of trustees
or their designee must have been received by
December 31, 2006
in
order to be eligible for state match. These funds will be reported to the
division by January 15, 2007. Funds not received by December 31, 2006
are still eligible for matching through the required Philip Benjamin
reporting in February. Eligible uses included any scholarship or financial
aid expenditure currently allowed under the Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching
Program.
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These funds are not to be endowed.
Funds are provided to grant
scholarships to students who are from families where they are the “first
generation in college.” Matching funds should be expended by June 1,
2008.
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Colleges shall be responsible for identifying “first generation in college
students” and awarding scholarships to those students meeting the
established qualifications. The federal definition of “first generation in
college” is provided in Sec. 402B(6)g1(a) of the Higher Education Act of
1965 and the 1998 Higher Education Act Amendments:
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(A) an individual both of whose parents did not complete a
baccalaureate degree; or
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(B) in the case of any individual who regularly resided with and
received support from only one parent, an individual whose only
such parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree.
Colleges shall be responsible for developing any additional scholarship
criteria (i.e., financial need).
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Additional reporting requirements will be determined by the Chancellor of
the Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.
FLORIDA COUNTIES - FGIC
FCIC ENI
BY COLLEGE DISTRICT
ADJUSTED BY 4/1/05 COUNTY POPULATION
FISCAL YEAR 2006-07
FLORIDA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
EDUCATOR
COUNTY
April 1, 2005
POPULATION
ENI
ENI
EDUCATION
NEED
BONUS
COLLEGE
DISTRICT
COLLEGE
COLLEGE
POPULATION
1st Generation
FTE
FACTOR
FTE
Alachua
240,764
-1.70
Least Critical
0.00
Santa Fe
Brevard
531,970
1,363.5
Baker
23,953
0.70
Most Critical
12.23
Lake City
Broward
1,740,987
5,335.8
Bay
161,721
-0.02
Less Critical
45.21
Gulf Coast
Central Florida
475,546
925.3
Bradford
28,118
0.70
Most Critical
24.22
Santa Fe
Chipola
113,471
372.9
Brevard
531,970
-0.73
Least Critical
0.00
Brevard
Daytona Beach
573,266
1,762.2
Broward
1,740,987
-0.64
Least Critical
0.00
Broward
Edison
1,070,365
1,937.0
Calhoun
13,945
0.91
Most Critical
6.87
Chipola
Fla. CC@ Jacksonville
926,909
3,628.8
Charlotte
154,030
-0.02
Less Critical
13.94
Edison
Florida Keys
82,413
195.2
Citrus
132,635
0.22
Critical
25.81
Central Florida
Gulf Coast
189,045
1,056.9
Clay
169,623
-0.35
Less Critical
15.33
St. Johns River
Hillsborough
1,131,546
3,611.9
Collier
317,788
0.38
Critical
57.51
Edison
Indian River
548,906
1,959.9
Columbia
61,466
0.37
Critical
20.93
Lake City
Lake City
132,063
449.6
Miami-Dade
2,422,075
-0.06
Less Critical
548.86
Miami-Dade
Lake-Sumter
337,069
593.4
Desoto
32,606
1.87
Most Critical
13.38
South Florida
Manatee
672,231
1,748.8
Dixie
15,377
1.29
Most Critical
7.85
Lake City
Miami-Dade
2,422,075
10,977.1
Duval
861,150
-0.33
Less Critical
168.57
Fl. Comm. Coll.
North Florida
115,699
250.3
Escambia
303,623
-0.45
Less Critical
53.65
Pensacola
Okaloosa-Walton
242,464
755.4
Flagler
78,617
-0.33
Less Critical
12.08
Daytona
Palm Beach
1,265,900
3,264.4
Franklin
10,845
1.43
Most Critical
9.09
Gulf Coast
Pasco-Hernando
557,682
1,240.7
Gadsden
47,713
0.92
Most Critical
34.78
Tallahassee
Pensacola
440,066
1,555.1
Gilchrist
16,221
0.56
Most Critical
8.28
Lake City
Polk
541,840
1,214.7
Glades
10,729
0.90
Most Critical
2.91
Edison
St. Johns River
400,665
724.3
Gulf
16,479
0.98
Most Critical
13.82
Gulf Coast
St. Petersburg
947,744
2,849.3
Hamilton
14,315
1.45
Most Critical
4.64
North Florida
Santa Fe
268,882
1,544.1
Hardee
27,333
1.77
Most Critical
11.21
South Florida
Seminole
411,744
1,636.2
Hendry
38,376
1.81
Most Critical
10.42
Edison
South Florida
153,395
419.6
Hernando
150,784
0.12
Critical
33.55
Pasco-Hern
Tallahassee
345,691
1,679.9
Highlands
93,456
0.60
Most Critical
38.35
South Florida
Valencia
1,278,593
4,296.9
Hillsborough
1,131,546
-0.61
Least Critical
0.00
Hillsborough
TOTAL
17,918,227
57,349
Holmes
19,157
0.99
Most Critical
9.44
Chipola
Indian River
130,043
0.16
Critical
46.43
Indian River
DO NOT DELETE
Least Critical
0.00%
Less Critical
5.00%
Critical
10.00%
Most Critical
15.00%
Jackson
49,691
0.65
Most Critical
24.50
Chipola
Jefferson
14,233
0.74
Most Critical
4.62
North Florida
Lafayette
7,971
1.12
Most Critical
2.59
North Florida
Lake
263,017
0.00
Less Critical
23.15
Lake-Sumter
Lee
549,442
0.10
Critical
99.43
Edison
Leon
271,111
-1.29
Least Critical
0.00
Tallahassee
Levy
37,985
0.67
Most Critical
11.09
Central Florida
Liberty
7,581
1.31
Most Critical
3.74
Chipola
Madison
19,696
0.98
Most Critical
6.39
North Florida
Manatee
304,364
0.04
Critical
79.18
Manatee
Marion
304,926
0.17
Critical
59.33
Central Florida
Martin
141,059
-0.10
Less Critical
25.18
Indian River
Monroe
82,413
-0.24
Less Critical
9.76
Florida Keys
Nassau
65,759
0.06
Critical
25.74
Fl. Comm. Coll.
Okaloosa
188,939
-0.55
Least Critical
0.00
Okal-Walton
Okeechobee
37,765
1.09
Most Critical
20.23
Indian River
Orange
1,043,437
-0.73
Least Critical
0.00
Valencia
Osceola
235,156
-0.12
Less Critical
39.51
Valencia
Palm Beach
1,265,900
-0.37
Less Critical
163.22
Palm Beach
Pasco
406,898
-0.15
Less Critical
45.26
Pasco-Hern
Pinellas
947,744
-0.59
Least Critical
0.00
St. Petersburg
Polk
541,840
0.32
Critical
121.47
Polk
Putnam
73,764
0.96
Most Critical
20.00
St. Johns River
Saint Johns
157,278
-0.72
Least Critical
0.00
St. Johns River
Saint Lucie
240,039
0.27
Critical
85.71
Indian River
Santa Rosa
136,443
-0.55
Least Critical
0.00
Pensacola
Sarasota
367,867
-0.35
Less Critical
47.85
Manatee
Seminole
411,744
-1.05
Least Critical
0.00
Seminole
Sumter
74,052
0.83
Most Critical
19.56
Lake-Sumter
Suwannee
38,174
0.63
Most Critical
12.39
North Florida
Taylor
21,310
1.05
Most Critical
6.91
North Florida
Union
15,046
1.11
Most Critical
7.68
Lake City
Volusia
494,649
-0.33
Less Critical
76.03
Daytona Beach
Wakulla
26,867
0.31
Critical
13.06
Tallahassee
Walton
53,525
0.48
Critical
16.68
Okal-Walton
Washington
23,097
0.99
Most Critical
11.39
Chipola
TOTAL
17,918,227
2,331.01
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FIRST GENERATION FROM CCSSE, 2004
College
2004-05
Credit*
FTE
First
Generation
Calculated FTE
Educational
Needs
Bonus FTE***
Revised Number of
First Generation in
College Credit FTE
% of Total
1st Generation
in College
Allocation
Brevard
8,899
1,363
0
1,363
2.28%
$108,520
Broward
22,207
5,336
0
5,336
8.94%
424,680
Central Florida
3,720
925
96
1,022
1.71%
81,306
Chipola
1,389
373
56
429
0.72%
34,135
Daytona Beach
7,585
1,762
88
1,850
3.10%
147,265
Edison
7,081
1,937
184
2,121
3.55%
168,830
Florida CC @ Jacksonville
15,353
3,629
194
3,823
6.41%
304,286
Florida Keys
750
195
10
205
0.34%
16,314
Gulf Coast
4,104
1,057
68
1,125
1.89%
89,544
Hillsborough
14,536
3,612
0
3,612
6.05%
287,474
Indian River
6,936
1,960
178
2,137
3.58%
170,118
Lake City
1,740
450
57
507
0.85%
40,322
Lake-Sumter
2,282
593
43
636
1.07%
50,629
Manatee
6,478
1,749
127
1,876
3.14%
149,296
Miami Dade
44,549
10,977
549
11,526
19.31%
917,362
North Florida
784
250
38
288
0.48%
22,908
Okaloosa-Walton
4,414
755
17
772
1.29%
61,450
Palm Beach
13,290
3,264
163
3,428
5.74%
272,808
Pasco-Hernando
4,322
1,241
79
1,320
2.21%
105,021
Pensacola
7,009
1,555
54
1,609
2.70%
128,039
Polk
4,235
1,215
121
1,336
2.24%
106,348
St. Johns
3,002
724
35
760
1.27%
60,460
St. Petersburg
15,251
2,849
0
2,849
4.77%
226,780
Santa Fe
10,483
1,544
24
1,568
2.63%
124,825
Seminole
7,940
1,636
0
1,636
2.74%
130,228
South Florida
1,254
420
63
483
0.81%
38,405
Tallahassee
9,388
1,680
48
1,728
2.89%
137,510
Valencia
20,283
4,297
40
4,336
7.27%
345,139
Foundation for Fla CCs
0
0
0
0
0.00%
250,000
System
249,259
57,349
2,331
59,680
100.00%
5,000,000
*Credit FTE included Advanced and Professional, Postsecondary Vocational and College Preparatory.
** Source: Community College Survey Student Engagement (CCSSE)
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***Source: Lumina Foundation - Education Need Index (ENI) - Education Factor
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EDUCATIONAL
NEED
DISTRICT
INDEX (ENI)
Alachua County
-1.70
Baker County
0.70
Bay County
-0.02
Bradford County
0.70
Brevard County
-0.73
Broward County
-0.64
Calhoun County
0.91
Charlotte County
-0.02
Citrus County
0.22
Clay County
-0.35
Collier County
0.38
Columbia County
0.37
DeSoto County
1.87
Dixie County
1.29
Duval County
-0.33
Escambia County
-0.45
Flagler County
-0.33
Franklin County
1.43
Gadsden County
0.92
Gilchrist County
0.56
Glades County
0.90
Gulf County
0.98
Hamilton County
1.45
Hardee County
1.77
Hendry County
1.81
Hernando County
0.12
Highlands County
0.60
Hillsborough County
-0.61
Holmes County
0.99
Indian River County
0.16
Jackson County
0.65
Jefferson County
0.74
Lafayette County
1.12
Lake County
0.00
Lee County
0.10
Leon County
-1.29
Levy County
0.67
Liberty County
1.31
Madison County
0.98
Manatee County
0.04
Marion County
0.17
Martin County
-0.10
Miami-Dade County
-0.06
Monroe County
-0.24
Nassau County
0.06
Okaloosa County
-0.55
Okeechobee County
1.09
Orange County
-0.73
Osceola County
-0.12
Palm Beach County
-0.37
Pasco County
-0.15
Pinellas County
-0.59
Polk County
0.32
Putnam County
0.96
St. Johns County
-0.72
St. Lucie County
0.27
Santa Rosa County
-0.55
Sarasota County
-0.35
Seminole County
-1.05
Sumter County
0.83
Suwannee County
0.63
Taylor County
1.05
Union County
1.11
Volusia County
-0.33
Wakulla County
0.31
Walton County
0.48
Washington County
0.99
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