FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Dr. Eric J. Smith
Commissioner of Education
T. WILLARD FAIR,
Chairman
Members
Dr. Willis N. Holcombe, Chancellor
DONNA G. CALLAWAY
Division of Community Colleges
DR. AKSHAY DESAI
ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ
PHOEBE RAULERSON
KATHLEEN SHANAHAN
LINDA K. TAYLOR
Memorandum Number 08-03
February 1, 2008
M E M O R A N D U M
TO:
Community College Presidents
FROM:
Dr. Willis N. Holcombe, Chancellor
SUBJECT:
2+2 Partnership Baccalaureate Incentive Funding
Within the 2007-08 General Appropriations Act, $3,400,000 was appropriated as a 2+2
Partnership Incentive for 2+2 baccalaureate programs being delivered at community college
sites. This initiative supports the Department of Education’s Strategic Imperative number three
and number seven to coordinate efforts to improve higher student learning, and to align financial
resources with performance.
Both community colleges and state universities offering baccalaureate degree programs on
community college campuses during 2007-08 are eligible to receive funding. Community
colleges with a site-determined baccalaureate program are eligible to receive funding only if the
2+2 baccalaureate degree program was established after the site-determined community college’s
first baccalaureate degree program was approved. Partnerships between community colleges and
private colleges and universities which are accredited by a regional accrediting organization
recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation are also eligible to receive
funding.
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The application/distribution process for this appropriation is as follows:
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Eligible community colleges must submit the attached application to the Department of
Education no later than March 14, 2008.
Applications will only be accepted from
eligible community colleges.
Partner institutions may NOT submit applications. Partner
institutions must provide accurate data to the eligible community colleges in order to
receive funding.
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Community colleges must
submit separate data for EACH public or private
college/university partner
that is delivering baccalaureate-level coursework at a
community college site. If a partner is providing more than one degree program (for
example Education and Business), combine all of the upper-division credit hours offered
by that partner and record that figure on the enclosed application form.
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The total appropriation will be disbursed by the Department of Education and allocated to
eligible community colleges and their partners based upon the enrollment (total credit
hours reported) in the upper-division baccalaureate programs during 2007-08.
There is
not a specific date established for distributing the 2+2 Partnership Baccalaureate
Incentive funds. For 2006-2007, however, institutions received the funds on May 18,
2007.
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Community colleges will receive 50% of the funding for each partnership program and
their partner college/university will receive the other 50% of the funding.
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By submitting this application, community colleges and their partner institutions certify
the accuracy of enrollment figures provided and understand that this information is
subject to review by legislative auditors.
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By submitting this application, community colleges also certify that their private college
partners are eligible and that the 2+2 baccalaureate degree program was established after
the site-determined baccalaureate degree program was approved.
Please be advised that in the event of additional state appropriations reductions in 2007-08,
funding for this program may be reduced or eliminated.
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For questions or technical assistance, please contact Dr. Kathyrine Scheuch, Director of
Academic Programs and Teacher Preparation at Kathyrine.Scheuch@fldoe.org.
Completed applications should be submitted by e-mail to Ms. Sophia Gaines, Specialist at
Sophia.Gaines@fldoe.org.
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Attachment
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Dr. Mark Rosenberg, Chancellor, Board of Governors (BOG)
Dr. Ed Moore, President, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida
Dr. Judith Bilsky, Executive Vice Chancellor, Division of Community Colleges (DCC)
Dr. Kathyrine Scheuch, Director of Academic Programs and Teacher Preparation, DCC
Ms. Sophia Gaines, Specialist, Accounting and Budgeting Services
Ms. Nancy Copa, Research and Evaluation Coordinator, DCC
Mr. Ed Cisek, Vice Chancellor of Financial Policy, DCC
Mr. William Carman, Bureau Chief, Community College and Technical Center MIS
(CCTCMIS)
Mr. Robert McMullen, Educational Policy Development Director, CCTCMIS
Ms. Julie Alexander, Director of Articulation and Educational Services, DCC
Dr.
Patricia
Windham,
Associate
Vice Chancellor for Evaluation, DCC
Ms. Elsa Leslie, Database Coordinator, BOG
Mr. Ramon Padilla, Information Resource Management Director, BOG
Mr. Nate Johnson, Planning and Analysis Executive Director, BOG
Mr. Tim Jones, Budgeting and Fiscal Policy Executive Director, BOG
