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January 18, 2022 Board Meeting
Agenda Item 24.
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APPROVAL OF THE GET THERE FASTER CAREER DUAL ENROLLMENT PATHWAYS EXPANSION GRANT
Description
In partnership with Florida’s public-school districts and Florida College System institutions, the Department of Education (Department) is assisting school districts in the expansion of dual enrollment pathways that lead to credentials of value, including career certificates, industry certifications, Associate in Applied Science and Associate in Science degrees.
Funds directed to school districts will be in support of the expansion of career dual enrollment and must include collaboration with one or more partner postsecondary institutions from the district postsecondary technical colleges, Florida College System institutions, or State University System institutions. Emphasis should be placed on serving underserved and economically disadvantaged students and communities, creating career dual enrollment options in information technology related disciplines. For the purposes of this grant, expansion refers to increasing the capacity of existing career dual enrollment pathways or the establishment of new career dual enrollment pathways.
The Department will focus targeted outreach and prioritize resources for schools that serve large numbers of students who represent achievement gaps, including postsecondary enrollment gaps. Outreach will increase a focus on alternative high schools and juvenile justice programs.
The Department will utilize mid-wage and higher occupations as a quality control valve to ensure that grant awards and the targeted outreach and opportunities above are cultivated in a manner that serves both the long-term benefit of the students as well as sustainability to the workforce communities in which those students are learning.
Students will have access to high-quality work-based learning experiences through which they will gain professional mentoring, technical abilities and crucial workplace skills. The Department will include rapid credential opportunities.
Agency will allocate a portion of these funds to incentivize participation from secondary schools through expenditures for one-time operating costs or teacher incentives that are directly related to participation.
For Florida College System dual enrollment programs, the school district will be the fiscal agent and responsible for paying directly for or reimbursing the institutions for their program costs in accordance with their local agreements.
Recommendation
That the Get There Faster Career Dual Enrollment Pathways Expansion grant application be approved as presented.
Contact
RENOUF & DIPILLO/CANTALUPO
Financial Impact
$403,903 for time period January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 |
| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Type | | Grant | 12/16/2021 | Cover Memo |
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