Annual Report | 2011-12 | South Florida State College

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN
Take Stock in Children (TSIC) is a statewide
program that provides deserving lowincome
children with a mentor and twoyear
scholarship to a state college. In return, TSIC
scholars sign contracts in which they promise to
remain drug-free, to avoid behavior that would get
them into trouble with law enforcement, to attend
school regularly, and to earn satisfactory grades. The
students’ parents also sign the contracts and agree to
provide home environments conducive to education
and to participate in teacher-parent meetings and
school activities.
In DeSoto, Hardee, and Highlands counties,
the SFSC Foundation functions as the TSIC lead
agency, coordinating the program and its activities.
The SFSC Foundation purchases two-year scholarships
through the Florida Prepaid College Foundation
on behalf of the students, and TSIC staff identify,
recruit, and train mentors and provide student
advocacy and tracking services.
During the 2011-12 academic year, 27 students
completed the program. Before they matriculated
to postsecondary education, these graduates
received a total of over 280 SFSC college credits
through the Dual Enrollment program, and 37 percent
graduated in the top 10 percent of their high
school class.
SFSC ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
The SFSC Alumni Association continues
to recruit members who have attended
or graduated from SFSC or who want to
be friends with the association. Recruitment
is conducted at SFSC events, including
commencement, and through social media.
In May 2012, an alumni council consisting
of seven alums were recommended for approval
by Dr. Norman Stephens Jr. and were approved
unanimously by the SFSC Foundation Board of
Directors. This founding council is charged with
creating and building the SFSC Alumni Association.
The association continues to co-sponsor the
MOFAC SFSC Alumni Art Exhibit each year. It was a
major sponsor for the SFSC Alumni Association was a
major sponsor for the third annual Panther 5K Run/
Walk in March 2011.
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