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As Florida A&M Takes On Jackson State, There Are Important Takeaways From Last Week’s Administrative Debacle
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – SEPTEMBER 05: A FAMU helmet sits atop a desk through the Orange Blossom Traditional … [+]
When the information broke final week in regards to the completely irritating state of affairs the Florida A&M College establishment and soccer group discovered itself in simply days earlier than heading to Chapel Hill to play the College of North Carolina in a assure sport, many have been offended and sympathetic to the plight of the gamers. Regardless of FAMU dropping the sport 56-24, the actual fact they even took the sphere was a miracle.
Rewind again to 1 week earlier-FAMU discovered itself with 26 ineligible gamers simply days earlier than the group was scheduled to move out of city. After the story broke, the group was livid, with 90 gamers penning a letter to College management, “It was very damaging to the morale of our soccer group to learn on varied media retailers, ’26 FAMU Soccer Gamers Dominated Ineligible,’” the gamers wrote. “This narrative implies that we’re not performing within the classroom. In reality, that could not be farther from the reality. The difficulty at hand just isn’t tutorial efficiency, however procedural points throughout the registrar’s workplace, compliance division and tutorial advisement.”
Certainly, the administration admitted as a lot of their reply, writing “procedural points throughout the registrar’s workplace, compliance division and tutorial advisement. FAMU has one compliance and one tutorial adviser for athletics, in line with the college.”
This was a rushing practice coming down the monitor. There are effectively over 100 athletes on the group, and the staffing vacancies on the College dated again previous to the pandemic. As is commonly the case, colleges have a tendency to depart vacant positions unfilled within the hopes of saving cash; on this new period of competitors for workers, clearly FAMU (like so many in faculty athletics) was unable to fill the open positions in time.
FAMU’s President Larry Robinson advised the media after a gathering with the group, “the college has dedicated to including 5 or extra further compliance workers and two tutorial advisers to help athletes. He additionally mentioned all 18 campus tutorial advisors at FAMU might be educated in “among the nuances” related to athletics.” He promised the brand new compliance employees can be onboard by the top of the autumn semester.
Clearly, this complete state of affairs opened a window right into a little-known, however quite common administrative drawback in faculty sports-the intricate dance that exists between the educational, monetary support, and athletic eligibility departments. These areas are sometimes understaffed and with out sources to do their jobs on the most crucial instances of the yr—certifying athletes earlier than they compete of their first contest.
In a current podcast dialog with Dr. Debbi Clarke, the previous Affiliate Provost on the College of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, we mentioned the sophisticated “student-athlete lifecycle” that exists for all athletes, from the time they’re initially contacted as a recruit, by the time they graduate. For the final 9 years, her campus has been deeply concerned in creating campus -wide possession for that lifecycle. UNC have created 21 contact factors wherein anybody answerable for tutorial integrity (from school to tutorial advisors, from monetary support officers to tutors) should be knowledgeable. Some will keep in mind that UNC discovered this lesson the arduous means by way of an instructional scandal. Nonetheless, immediately, it is without doubt one of the few colleges within the nation that has put their possession of this course of in writing, on their web site.
The place does this type of give attention to tutorial accountability go away colleges like FAMU with out the monetary sources of an ACC faculty? Typically scrambling simply to get a group on the bus or the sphere.
The athletes, requested to compete in a sport that will generate a $450,000 payday for the Rattlers, have been left within the worst attainable predicament-either sit out or play out of place. Two gamers got here out of the UNC sport damage. The gamers have been offended, believing that they had been frolicked to dry.
There are lots of good, well-intentioned directors on every Division I campus. Nonetheless, it may be time for a tough take a look at whether or not your faculty can really ship on a “high quality Division I expertise”. There are many colleges who use their soccer and basketball groups to provide a half million {dollars} or extra to the varsity’s athletics funds by way of a assure sport. However while you already are shorthanded in lots of the areas that matter off the sphere, how can it’s expertise for the athletes and coaches? As an injured participant advised USA As we speak, “I put my physique on the road to earn a living for the varsity.”
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Former ‘Cafe Risque’ stripper files lawsuit against the state of Florida
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MICANOPY, Fla. (WCJB) -The state of Florida now requires strippers to be at least 21 years of age.
A lawsuit filed by Serenity Bushey, “Cafe Risque”, and two other adult establishments claims the new law violates their First Amendment and equal protection rights.
Bushay’s attorney, Gary Edinger, says the law is unconstitutional.
“The idea that adult residents of the state of Florida don’t have the same rights as people who are a couple of years older than them… it doesn’t make any sense under the constitution.”
The federal suit claims at least nine women under the age of 21 perform at “Cafe Risque” and have since lost their jobs.
Edinger says the law doesn’t only apply to strippers at adult entertainment clubs.
“So whether they are performers, or cooks, or DJs, or security, they can no longer be employed,” he stated. “And that affects what you might think of as strip clubs, it affects adult theaters, and also adult retail stores.”
He also tells TV20 that the consequences are high stakes.
“If someone slips by with a particularly good fake ID that club is strictly liable,” he added. “If it’s a nude club such as ‘Cafe Risque’ in Micanopy that’s a third-degree felony, that means someone’s going to jail for that…”.
Edinger and Bushey are asking for attorney fees and calling for a permanent injunction on the law.
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Is Florida testing students too much? Why there's not an easy answer
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — WPTV is continuing to dig deeper into Florida test scores just released from the state department of education. They show whether students are performing at grade level in a variety of subjects.
Education
Making the grade: Florida education leaders praise student test scores
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This was Florida’s second year of the progress monitoring testing style, measuring student success three times throughout the year.
Local school district leaders told WPTV education reporter Stephanie Susskind they really like it. But parents Susskind spoke to aren’t so sure yet.
“I just don’t get it. I truly don’t know how taking away one test to add three, there’s no logic to me. It doesn’t make sense,” said Palm Beach County mom of two Sheena Romano.
Romano shares a popular opinion with many parents Susskind heard from on Tuesday: there’s too much testing in school.
“You have the elementary school sitting three times a year for iReady to grade their progress. And then you have the [Florida Assessment of Student Thinking] to grade their progress. So it’s like, can we eliminate one?” Romano said.
North in St. Lucie County, Superintendent Dr. Jon Prince doesn’t disagree.
“Testing in Florida is rigorous,” Prince told Susskind. “I still say we’ve got a little too much assessment going on.”
But he does support the new style of progress monitoring testing using the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking, or FAST. It’s given at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year to measure what a student is learning and where they need to focus.
“It’s been a great blessing that we get these results back immediately. So we know exactly where these kids are weak,” Prince said.
Florida education leaders tout this state testing style as the first in the nation. It replaced the high stakes FSA exam, which was given once at the end of the year.
“We are finding there is a lot more interface between parents and schools,” Prince said. “OK, my kid didn’t do very well. What can I do as a parent? And what can we do to partner and help them perform better? So I think it’s helped not just student learning, but that interaction between parents and families and schools.”
While parents like Romano understand that perspective, they still feel there’s too much testing pressure on today’s students.
“I think a good teacher, just like a good parent, should be able to see the progress. If you are honed in on the children,” Romano said.
So why are these tests important? Not only do they measure student progress, but they are used to help determine school and district grades. Those are expected to be released later this summer.
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My Safe Florida Home Program reopens: How to apply
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‘My Safe Florida Home’ sees backlog of registrants
Changes are being considered to the ‘My Safe Florida Home’ program, as the home insurance program faces a backlog of registrants and is starting to prioritize older homeowners.
TAMPA, Fla. – The My Safe Florida Home Program, helping cut property insurance costs for Floridians, reopened on Monday and will start offering grants again.
This program offers matching grants for Floridians of up to $10,000 to homeowners who shore up their homes with storm-protective upgrades like hurricane-safe doors or windows.
READ: Florida program aims to help ease sting of high property insurance premiums
Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7028 into law in April to allocate $200 million to the My Safe Florida Home Program.
READ: New Florida laws going into effect on July 1: Here are some of the highlights
The bill also allows applicants under the program to still receive home inspections even if they’re not eligible for a grant.
First-time applicants must complete an initial wind-mitigation inspection to proceed to the grant application. That inspection will then provide homeowners with:
- The opportunity to share that report with their insurance carrier to make sure they’re receiving all possible discounts on the hurricane portion of their home insurance premium
- A roadmap to retrofitting their home with improvements to strengthen it against hurricanes
Existing users can access their portal account to see their Grant Group Category number.
My Safe Florida Home was established in 2006 and brought back in 2022.
To apply, click here.
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