TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- One of Milton Overton Jr.’s first moves as Florida A&M’s new athletic director will be to implement software he hopes will help get FAMU’s student-athletes on the right track.GradesFirst, part of the nationwide Education Advisory Board, monitors the progress of student-athletes and provides updates to both professors and the athletic department. Many schools use the software to improve university-wide retention rates.
Overton said he plans to implement the system before the first day of school.
It’s the same software Florida State has used since 2011 to monitor its student-athletes, according to FSU officials.
Mario Moore, the managing director for GradesFirst, said the software first became available in 2006.
“We help the majority of Division I athletic departments with their academic services,” Moore said.
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