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Overview of Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy (URRS). Coordinating Board April 30, 2009. Purpose of the URRS. Establish clear connection between URRS and attainment of institutional targets for participation and success
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Overview of Uniform Recruitment and Retention Strategy (URRS) Coordinating Board April 30, 2009
Purpose of the URRS • Establish clear connection between URRS and attainment of institutional targets for participation and success • Use URRS data to analyze institutional needs related to program and/or facility requests
Anticipated Outcomes of URRS • Aligning institutional targets with the URRS • Increasing efficiency by combining or aligning reporting documents • Evaluating URRS strategies based on cost and student participation and success • Providing feedback to IHEs regarding promising practices to support attainment of institutional targets
URRS Review Procedures • Requested data to support recruitment and retention strategies • Required explanation of how strategies would be evaluated • Multiple reviews of each URRS were obtained
URRS Review Procedures (continued) • Used external reviewers to analyze URRS documents. Examples: • Texas Association for Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (TACRAO) • Texas Association of Institutional Researchers (TAIR) • Analyzing results of reviews to make recommendations to board in July
Next Steps • Institutions will receive feedback from reviews • URRS will be modified as needed and aligned with other reporting documents • Staff will infuse URRS into RFAs, Perkins, and other funding options • Recommendations based on reviews will be brought to July Board Meeting