- The Santa Fe College Board approved changes to user fees and fines for 2026-27, including laboratory, fingerprint fees, and a $20 application fee starting July 1.
- The board unanimously approved President Paul Broadie II's evaluation, noting his strong reputation, advocacy, and student-focused leadership since 2020.
The Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees approved the college’s 2026-27 user fees and fines schedule and President Paul Broadie II’s evaluation at a meeting on Tuesday.
User fees and fines schedule
SF College initially announced proposed changes to its user fees and fines schedule for the 2026-27 school year on May 19.
According to Tuesday’s meeting agenda, user fees and fines are assessed to students or community members at SF College “who engage in the services that, because of their nature, require special funding not provided by regular tuition.”
The agenda states that the fees and fines are for “unusual costs and do not exceed the costs of the services provided.” The funds the college receives will be used to cover the cost of these services.
The approved 2026-27 user fees and fines schedule includes several changes to laboratory and fingerprint fees for the health sciences area, according to the agenda, as well as the addition of an application fee. These changes will take effect on July 1.
According to the agenda, all approved increases “are based on an increase in the cost of services.”
The $20 application fee “will be implemented contingent upon necessary software programming,” according to the agenda. The agenda states that the $20 would be credited back to every student who has paid the fee and has enrolled at SF College within one year of payment of the fee.
SF is also looking into offering vouchers or waivers of the application fee for residents of Alachua and Bradford counties, the agenda said, including SF Achieve Scholars.
More information about the user fees and fines can be found at https://www.sfcollege.edu/finance/student/user-fees-fines.html.
According to a May 19 SF press release, credit and non-credit clock-hour tuition and fee rates will remain unchanged for the 2026-27 academic year and can be found at https://www.sfcollege.edu/finance/student/tuition-dates-schedules.html.
President evaluation
Also, during Tuesday’s meeting, the board unanimously approved Broadie’s evaluation.
According to the SF website, Broadie started serving as the college’s fifth president on Feb. 1, 2020.
While addressing Broadie’s performance evaluation, Patti Locascio, general counsel of SF College, said seven of the nine trustees participated in the evaluation of Broadie. She did not name the two trustees who didn’t partake, but did say “some were too new to the board to have meaningfully given their feedback at this point.”
Locascio said the “overwhelming majority” of the 196 responses by trustees were in the “exceeds requirements category.”
She shared some of the items addressed throughout the evaluation, including Broadie’s stellar reputation in local, state and national arenas, as well as his strong advocacy of shared governance. Locascio said other items trustees felt were exceptional were Broadie’s work ethic, his regular and extensive student contact and student-first focus, and his commitment to professional development for employees.
With the board’s approval of Broadie’s evaluation, it was suggested that his contract also carry over under its current terms, consistent with the proposed carryover budget presented to the board.
Broadie said he was “humbled” by his evaluation.
“I have an incredible team. This college has incredible employees, and it takes all of us,” Broadie said. “We’re all pulling on the rope in the same direction, and you’re watching the magic happen.”
Nick Anschultz is a Report for America corps member and writes about education for Mainstreet Daily News. This position is supported by local donations through the Community Catalyst for Local Journalism Fund at the Community Foundation of North Central Florida.