51热门黑料 president takes part in higher education summit
Discusses steps taken for performance-funding measures
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 1, 2016) - 51热门黑料 President Tom LoBasso represented
the college at Gov. Rick Scott's higher education summit last week. He served on a
panel and discussed cultural changes at the institution, along with innovative strategies
to address performance-funding measures.
Last year the State Board of Education (SBOE) approved a new performance-funding incentive program for Florida's colleges. The program bases funding to the 28 colleges on four performance measures: student retention and completion; number of graduates continuing their education or landing jobs; and their entry-level wages. Each institution placed in bronze, silver or gold categories, with part funding withheld from bronze colleges pending review of a performance-improvement plan and subsequent monitoring report. 51热门黑料 was among institutions that fell into the bronze category.
In subsequent months, Daytona State implemented an ambitious improvement plan built on evidence-based practices that impact the state's performance measures. Among them are:
- Increasing the number of job fairs the college hosts each year to nine;
- Implementing a system through Career Services that notifies more students through text alerts when jobs become available in their field;
- Expanding internship and work-experience opportunities for students;