Non-sports: USF Call to All

[KB]

35 minutes ago, bullstampede9922 said:

I got a reply back from Spano basically saying the suggested 50% criteria was never passed and didn't become a law so better luck next time.  So much for local representation.  I guess I know who I'm not voting for next election.

Spano went to USF

[Apis Bull]

39 minutes ago, bullstampede9922 said:

I got a reply back from Spano basically saying the suggested 50% criteria was never passed and didn't become a law so better luck next time.  So much for local representation.  I guess I know who I'm not voting for next election.

Of course it was never passed.  That isn't the point.  The point is that it was change by two men at the 11th hour so that it could be slipped in without anyone noticing. 

[bullstampede9922]

53 minutes ago, KB said:

Spano went to USF

It says in his bio that he's an FSU grad.

[Ricky the Bull]

2 hours ago, bullstampede9922 said:

It says in his bio that he's an FSU grad.

I think he's a USF undergrad and FSU Law. 

I think I got the same boilerplate response from him (below).  At least he actually responded.  My rep, James Grant, never responds to any of my correspondence.  I'm not voting for him for that reason, alone.

 

It’s good to hear from you. Thank you for reaching out.  The current requirement for pre-imminent status (passed in 2016) is a 6-year graduation rate of 70%. USF is currently at about 66%.   Based on the current criteria, USF would have likely qualified for pre-imminent status within the next few to several years.  To be clear, however, they would not have qualified this year.

 

Earlier this Session, a new criteria was suggested, a 4-year 50% graduation rate.  USF’s current 4 year graduation rate is just over 50%, so the expectation and hope was that USF would achieve pre-imminent status this year.  This proposed new criteria, however, was never passed and did not become law.  In the final stages of the budget conference process, the Senate increased the percentage of the proposed new  criteria to a 60% 4-year graduation rate.  By comparison, the 4-year graduation rates for FSU (61%) and UF (65%) do meet the new criteria.         

 

I expect that USF will meet this criteria in the very near future.  Thank you again for contacting me.

 

Ross Spano

[usfbullrider]

Will USF need to take less people of lower socio economic status to meet this updated 4yr graduation rate?  Is that what the legislature wants?

[JTrue]

7 hours ago, Apis Bull said:

Of course it was never passed.  That isn't the point.  The point is that it was change by two men at the 11th hour so that it could be slipped in without anyone noticing. 

Wait a minute, are you telling me we have elected officials voting on things they've never actually read?!? Preposterous!!! 

[Brad]

Brian Lamb's letter: 

http://bit.ly/2pwXiDL

 

[charsibb]

13 minutes ago, Brad said:

Brian Lamb's letter: 

http://bit.ly/2pwXiDL

 

Nice letter.

Diplomatic, but firm.

And insistent that we WILL achieve preeminence status

That said, we are ALREADY preeminent in baseball!

[Brad]

 

[Ionbull]

9 minutes ago, Brad said:

 

I loved this so much. Harlan is very active on the twits and clearly holds no punches.