The Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement
A Partnership Between the College Board and the State of Florida
The College Board
Mission-Driven
• The College Board’s mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. We are a not-for-profit membership organization committed to excellence and equity in education.
National Model
The Florida Partnership
Florida Statute 1007.35 Minority and Underrepresented Students
Building a College Readiness System for all students
The Florida Partnership
• Pre-AP Workshops
•Counselor Leadership Conference• SAT Readiness Program
• CollegeEd
• PSAT/NMSQT for ALL 10th Graders
• Scholarships to AP Summer Institutes
• Academic Summer Camps
Success in Florida• There was a 9.6% increase of SAT test takers in Florida
• Florida continues to outpace the nation
• Florida’s African American students outperformed their counterparts nationwide on the Critical Reading and math sections of the SAT
• FL CR +3 US -2
• FL Math +1 US -1
More success
• 20.7% increase of Hispanic students taking the SAT compared to 14.8% nationwide
• Florida’s Hispanic students continue to outperform their counterparts in all sections of the SAT
Advanced Placement Success
• For the second year in a row, Florida experienced the greatest one year increase of AP Exam Test Takers.
• For the second year in a row, Florida had the largest one year increase for African American AP Test Takers.
• For the second year in a row, Florida had the largest one year increase for Hispanic AP Test Takers.
Advanced Placement• The number of African American test takers increased 29.1% compared to 17.% in the US.
• The number of 3-5 increased 22.7% compared to 16% nationwide.
70 will graduate from high school on time…39 will enter college immediately after high school…27 will remain in college through a second year…18 will graduate from college within 5 years.
Did You Know?• 28% of all college
freshmen are enrolled in one or more remedial courses.
• 42% of freshmen enrolled in two-year institutions are enrolled in remedial courses.
• 20% of freshmen enrolled in four-year institutions are enrolled in remedial courses.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fall 2000–2001