6th Annual Conference Changes in Attitude, Latitude & Testing
FACTA: 2014 in ReviewFebruary 5, 2015
Gay Withers, Immediate Past-President
2014 FACTA Executive Committee
Gay Withers, President, Eastern Florida State CollegeRich Turner, President Elect, Florida State College at Jacksonville
Carolyn Thompson, Treasurer, Seminole State CollegeSummer Hicks, Secretary, Polk State College
Judy Jones-Liptrot, Parliamentarian, Florida State College at JacksonvilleKathryn Quillen, Registrar, Pensacola State College
Marc Webb, Past-President Committee Representative, Miami Dade College
2014 Regional Directors
Region I Kathryn Quillen Pensacola State CollegeRegion II Natarsha Joseph-Hall Florida College at JacksonvilleRegion III Bernie Hebrock Lake Sumter State College
Erica Reese Valencia CollegeRegion IV Audra Liswith St. Petersburg College Region V Marisel Madrigal Miami Dade College
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Membership
Institutional Memberships 38 (increase of 3 over 2013)
FACTA-L Individual Members 279 (increase of 23 over 2013)
Awarded Emeritus Membership status to Janet Ullman, retired FGCU
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Business Membership
2014 Business Memberships• College Board: CLEP & Accuplacer
• McGraw Hill Companies: CTB & Contemporary• Gainesville Independent Testing, LCC (GITS)
• McCann Associates Holdings• Pearson• ProctorU• Prov, Inc
• RegisterBlast
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Florida Department of Education
PartnershipsDr. Julie Alexander, Vice Chancellor for Academic & Student Affairs
Division of Florida CollegesLynda Page, Associate Director, Academic & Student Affairs,
Board of GovernorsJane Silveria, State Supervisor, Special Populations, Non-Traditional &
Assessment, Career and Technical Programs
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Bylaws Changes
2015 the first year of the new 2-yr Presidential TermNew Membership Category: Individual• Supports the mission of FACTA
• Desires to membership benefits of FACTA• Institution that is not a member of FACTA
• $100 per year membership fee
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Processes and Website* Streamlined the Membership Renewal Process
* Updated the FACTA-L Membership listing & implemented processes to maintain currency
* Updated Membership Renewal Forms* Published 3 FACTA Examiner Newsletters (Jan, May, Sept)
* Added link under Resources: Best Practices
Alternate ID for Minors w/o Government Issued ID
How to Get the Most from your FACTA Institutional Membership
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..New Initiatives
NCTA Conference Planning Team FormedFACTA team local to St. Petersburg area to assist NCTA
Conference planning teamAudra Liswith (SPC)Summer Hicks (PSC)Leonor O’Relly (UCF)
Rick Casey (PHSC)Michael Childs (HCC)
Janet Ullman (Emeritus)
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..New Initiatives
Formation of Two Task Forces FACTA Funding Assistance to Attend NCTA
Offer Stipend funding for FACTA Institutions & members to attend NCTA Conference in St. Petersburg September 2015
FACTA Testing Leadership Certification ProgramPathway for testing staff professional growth & development with
recognition of accomplishments & expertiseCo-ChairedMichael Childs (HCC)
Terry Auger (FGC)
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..NCTA Certification
Joining the prestigious list of 80 colleges NCTA Certified nationwide
Miami Dade College Nine campuses:
Carrie P. Meek Entrepreneurial Center
Hialeah Campus
Homestead Campus
InterAmerican Campus
Kendall Campus
Medical Campus
North Campus
West
Wolfson Campus
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..NCTA Certification
Seven FACTA Member Institutions currently NCTA Certified
Florida Atlantic UniversityFlorida State College at Jacksonville – Kent and Deerwood campuses
Pensacola State CollegeUniversity of South Florida
Florida Gulf Coast UniversityMiami Dade College (9 campuses)
14 FACTA Members of 80 College campuses nationwide
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Meetings
FACTA 5th Annual Conference“Sharpen the Point”
February 5-7, 2014
Edison State College (Florida SouthWestern State College)
Ft. Myers, FL
• 70 attendees, 30 First Time conference
• 11 Business Sponsors
• Pre-Conference Workshop: “CLEP Electronic Transfer and CLEP iBT” 65 attendees
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Meetings
FACTA Regional MeetingsMay 15, 2014
Region I Marlayna Goosby Northwest Florida State College, Niceville 28
Region II Natarsha Joseph-Hall Florida State College at Jacksonville, North Campus 34
Region III Janet Sledge Daytona State College 24
Region IV Patricia Schaefer State College of Florida, Venice 16
Region V Yasmin Teja Broward College, North Campus, Coconut Creek 31
133 Attendees
Five Meeting Business Sponsors: GITS, Prov, Registerblast, College Board, & Proctor U
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Meetings
NCTA 15th Annual Conference“Mining for Success”
September 3-6, 2014
Denver, CO
• Attended by 18 FACTA members from 12 Institutions
• Performed Karaoke style sing along promoting St. Petersburg conference The skit and Karaoke style "sing-along“ received a standing ovation
• One – day Virtual Experience offered for those who were unable to attend: FACTA schools participating: UCF, SPC, EFSC, PSC, & MDC
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Meetings
FACTA Fall Council MeetingOctober 1-3, 2014
Valencia College
Orlando FL
• 40 Attendees
• Pre-meeting workshop sponsored by Pearson “Resources to Address 1720” MyFoundations lab attended by 29
• College Board provided additional meeting sponsorship
FACTA 2014 At a Glance..Just a Memory
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as the 2014 FACTA President
Here’s to 2015!