Discussion Items for Task Force Meeting

1. National Center for Higher Education Management Systems 3035 Center Green Drive, Suite 150 Boulder, Colorado 80301-2251 Discussion Items for Task Force Meeting Chicago, Illinois June 20, 2008

2. Public Agenda for Illinois Higher Education—Goals for College and Career Success • Increase Educational Attainment to Match Best-Performing U.S. States and World Countries • Improve Success of Students—Eliminate Racial, Ethnic and Gender Achievement Gaps • Increase Number of Adults Reentering Educationand Completing a Postsecondary Credential • Reduce Geographic Disparities in Educational Attainment • Ensure College Affordability for Students, Families and Taxpayers (continued)

3. Public Agenda for Illinois Higher Education—Goals for College and Career Success (continued) • Increase Production of Postsecondary Credentials to Meet Demands of the Economy • Increase Production of Certificates, Associate and Baccalaureate Degrees • Improve Transitions Between Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Levels • Increase Production of Postsecondary Degrees in Fields Critical to the Illinois Economy—e.g., Nursing and Information Technology • Improve Student Learning and Skill Levels to Compete Effectively in the Global Marketplace • Better Integrate Illinois’ Educational, Research and Innovation Assets to Meet Economic Needs of the State and Its Regions

4. Measuring Progress: Illinois Outcome/Performance Measures

5. 1. Increase Educational Attainment to Match Best-Performing U.S. States and World Countries • Proportion of Adults Age 25-34 with Associate Degree or Higher • Proportion of Adults Age 25-34 with Baccalaureate Degree or Higher Benchmarked Against: • Best-Performing OECD Countries • Top 5 U.S. States • Selected Competitor/Neighbor States (continued)

6. 1. Increase Educational Attainment to Match Best-Performing U.S. States and World Countries (continued) • Improve Success of Students—Eliminate Racial, Ethnic and Gender Achievement Gaps • Proportion of Adults Age 25-34 by Race/Ethnic Group and Gender Who Have: • Completed High School • Attained Associate or Higher • Attained Baccalaureate or Higher • Difference Between Whites and Each Ethnic Group for Each Attainment Level Above Benchmarked Against: • Illinois Trends Over Time • Best-Performing States (continued)

7. 1. Increase Educational Attainment to Match Best-Performing U.S. States and World Countries (continued) • Increase Number of Adults Reentering Education and Completing a Postsecondary Credential • Number of GEDs Awarded to Adults Age 21-44 as a Proportion of Adults Age 21-44 with Less than a High School Diploma • First-Time Freshmen Age 25-44 as a Proportion of Adults Age 25-44 with a High School Diploma but No College • Degrees Awarded to Adults Age 25-44 as a Proportion of Population Age 25-44 with No College Degree • Benchmarked Against: • Illinois Trends • Best-Performing States (continued)

8. 1. Increase Educational Attainment to Match Best-Performing U.S. States and World Countries (continued) • Reduce Geographic Disparities in Educational Attainment • Difference Between Highest- and Lowest-Attaining Counties in Proportions of Individuals Who Have Attained: • Associate Degree or Higher • Baccalaureate Degree or Higher Benchmarked Against: • Illinois Trends Over Time • Best-Performing States

9. 2. Ensure College Affordability for Students, Families and Taxpayers • Percent of Family Income for: • Median Family • Low-Quintile Family Required to Pay Net Cost of Attendance (Cost Less Grant Aid) at: • Public 4-Year • Private 4-Year • Public 2-Year • Average Amount of Debt Per Student (continued)

10. 2. Ensure College Affordability for Students, Families and Taxpayers (continued) • Percent of Low-Quintile Family Income Required to Pay Tuition and Required Fees at 2-Year Public Institutions • State Tax Effort Compared to State Tax Capacity • State and Local Appropriations Plus Tuition and Fee Revenue per FTE Student—State Share of This Total Revenue per FTE Student • Benchmarked Against: • Illinois Trends • Best-Performing States

11. 3. Increase Production of Postsecondary Credentials to Meet Demands of Economy • Increase Production of Certificates, Associate and Baccalaureate Degrees • Produced Each Year by All Institutions in State Benchmarked Against Illinois Trends • Certificates and Associate Degrees Granted as a Proportion of FTE Enrollments at 2-Year Institutions • Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded as a Proportion of FTE Undergraduate Enrollments at 4-Year Institutions (Public and Private Not-for-Profit) Benchmarked Against: • Illinois Trends Over Time • Best-Performing States (continued)

12. 3. Increase Production of Postsecondary Credentials to Meet Demands of Economy (continued) • Improve Transitions Between Associate and Baccalaureate Degree Levels • Number of Students Who Achieve Transfer-Ready Status • Proportion of Students Who Achieve Transfer-Ready Status Who Do Transfer and Complete a Degree • Proportion of Students Who Achieve 12 SCH Who Transfer • Proportion of SCH Earned by Transfers That Are Not Accepted as Credit for a Major • Proportion of Students with 2.0 GPA or Better—Transfers Versus Native Students Benchmarked Against Illinois Trends (continued)

13. 3. Increase Production of Postsecondary Credentials to Meet Demands of Economy (continued) • Increase Production of Postsecondary Degrees in Fields Critical to Illinois Economy—e.g., Nursing and Information Technology • Absolute Number of Associate, Baccalaureate and Master’s Degrees Produced Each Year in Specified Fields –Nursing – Allied Health – IT – Others? Benchmarked Against Illinois Trends • Associate, Baccalaureate, Master’s and Doctoral Degrees Produced in STEM Fields as a Proportion of All Degrees Granted at Those Levels Benchmarked Against Best-Performing States (continued)

14. 3. Increase Production of Postsecondary Credentials to Meet Demands of Economy (continued) • Improve Student Learning and Skill Levels to Compete Effectively in the Global Marketplace • Proportion of Adults Age 25-34 Assessed as Proficient in Each of the Areas of the NAAL—Data Acquired Through a State Oversample on the Exam (Scores of College Graduates Versus Non-College Graduates) • Benchmarked Against: • Illinois Trends • U.S. Average • Other States for Which State Data Are Available

15. 4. Better Integrate Illinois’ Educational, Research, and Innovation Assets to Meet Economic Needs of the State and Its Regions • Proportion of Jobs Considered to Be “Living Wage” Jobs • Spin-Off Companies Created Per Billion Dollars of Academic Research • ???

16. Observations from Regional Forums

17. Principles • Alignment of Policy with State Goals • Rewarding Student and Institutional Outcomes that Are Aligned with: • State Priorities • Regional Priorities

18. The Management Cycle State Planning Institution State State Accountability Implementation Institution Institution

19. The Policy Tools • Clear Direction—a “Public Agenda” • Funding/Resource Allocation • Accountability • Regulation • Policy Leadership/Allocation of Decision Authority

20. Key Areas for Policy Alternatives • P-20 Alignment of Standards, Curriculum, Assessments and Professional Development for: • Postsecondary Education • Work in a Living Wage Job • Funding Policy • Institutional • Students • Regional Strategies • Policy Leadership

21. Funding/Resource Allocation—Key Concepts

22. Economy Tax Policy Available State and Local Govt. Funds • • • • K-12 Corrections Health Care Other Govt. Higher Education Income Student Aid Appropriations/Grants Tuition DonorsFoundationsCorporations Gifts Students Institutions Scholarships &Waivers Student Aid (Restricted) Research and Other Grants (Restricted) FederalGovernment The Flow of Funds

23. Economy Tax Policy Available State and Local Govt. Funds Higher Education Income Student Aid Appropriations/Grants Tuition Students Institutions Scholarships &Waivers Student Aid (Restricted) FederalGovernment The Flow of Funds

24. Criteria for Effective Higher Education Finance Policy • Create and Maintain Necessary Institutional Capacity • Reinforce Utilization of Capacity to Achieve State Goals • Contributions Required Are Affordable—to Both State and Students • Viewed as Being Fair • Transparent

25. Criteria from Perspective of Different Stakeholders State Students Institutions • Maintains Institutional Capacity • Promotes Achievement of Priority Outcomes • Affordable • Affordability • Value • Adequacy • Equity • Stability

26. The Two Purposes of State Funding Policy • Build Core Capacity—General Purpose Funding • Promote Capacity Utilization Around State Priorities—Special Purpose Funding

27. Institution Focused Student Focused • Base-Plus • Formulas • Investment Funds Tuition and Aid Policy Focused on Revenue Generation Core Capacity Capacity Utilization/Public Agenda Tuition and Aid Policy Focused on Attainment of Specified Outcomes Performance Funding Finance Policy—The Options

28. Basic Questions at State Level • How Much to Allocate • To Which Recipients—Students or Institutions • Using Which Mechanisms

29. A Key Distinction • Investment Funds • Capacity Building • A Priori • Incentive Funds • Capacity Utilization • Post Facto

30. Remember—All Funding Mechanisms Provide Incentives for Behavior Central Question:Are the Behaviors Elicitedthe Ones You Want?

31. Regional Partnerships • Focus on Regions as the “Community of Solution” for Getting More Students Through Education Pipeline • Partnership: • Regional Community/Economic Development • Higher Education • P-12 • Use of State Funding to Provide Incentives for Regional Strategies

32. Student Financial Aid • Align Student Aid, Tuition and Appropriations • Implement a Shared Responsibility Model for Student Aid with: • Student Making Initial Commitment • State Making Last Dollar Commitment • Link Student Financial Aid to Incentives for Students Beginning at 7th and 8th Grades

33. Policy Leadership • Key Point: Must Have a Means to Keep Agenda on Track • Legislative Ownership of Long-Term Agenda • Linking Budget and Appropriations to Goals • Holding Institutions/Systems Accountable • Sustaining Agenda Over Changes in Political Leadership and Economic Conditions

34. Planning/Priorities Finance Accountability Regulation Governance Increase Educational Attainment Ensure College Affordability Increase Production of Postsecondary Credentials Link Educational, Research and Innovation Assets to Economic Development The Policy Options