nationalbetaboardreportsummer2019

OBSERVATIONS: For FY19, a semifinalist in an outlying state had a total score 4,600 points higher than the last semifinalist from Georgia.
RECOMMENDATION: Move forward with Option 2 which would allow representation in each state but would move the scholarship program
forward as a merit-based program.
ADJUSTMENT 2
GOAL: Evaluate finalist selection process.
The current process for evaluating students selected to move forward as finalists involves announcing 435 semifinalists (semifinalist
number is calculated as 1.7x the number of awards in each state). Those semifinalists are required to:
• Complete 2 personal essays
• Provide a work resume
• Have a sponsor complete a recommendation form
• Have up to 3 individuals complete an evaluation form
Of those 435 semifinalists, the top 100 overall based on their phase 1 scoring are moved to a review committee who determine the top 5
recipients. The remaining 242 recipients are selected based on their phase 1 scoring by state.
RECOMMENDATION: Announce 247 individuals as semifinalists based on their phase 1 scoring. These students will be guaranteed at least
$1,000. The top 100 individuals will receive information to complete the items mentioned above. Those individuals information will move
forward to the review committee who select the top 5 finalists.
This ensures that students who will not be selected as a recipient, based on their phase 1 scoring, are not completing unnecessary
information. It allows students to know earlier that they will be a recipient of a National Beta scholarship. It validates the selection of our
top 5 finalists.