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B OARD of G OVERNORS. Commission on Higher Education Access and Attainment. Coming To Closure: The Board of Governors 90,000 Degree Goal Determination of Academic Programs To Grow
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BOARD ofGOVERNORS Commission on Higher Education Access and Attainment Coming To Closure: The Board of Governors 90,000 Degree Goal Determination of Academic Programs To Grow A Proposed RFP ProcessJan Ignash, Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student AffairsJune 17, 2013www.flbog.edu
May 2012 Questions Revisited Is the pipeline of college-age students going to be able to produce a sufficient number of college-ready students? 2. Is there going to be any need in the near future for additional universities or colleges to meet this demand?
Revisiting Additional May 2012 Questions 3. Should all these new students attend our state universities, or is there a major role to be played by the State’s colleges and other sectors? 4. Will the increased demand be evenly distributed around the state or will there be some geographic areas disproportionately impacted?
Commission Request for Proposal Process Conduct Gap Analysis: Identify undersupplied/high demand program areas Release RFP to Higher Ed. System to meet particular existing* unmet need and “expand on demand” Legislative funding Proposal Submission and Evaluation using criteria such as: -- Local/regional demand as well as statewide -- Existing capacity -- Documented past record of student success -- Partnerships/collaborations (including online) -- Sustainable financial plan/ROI -- Cost to produce a graduate -- Near- and long-term enrollment and degree projections -- Agreement to post-award monitoring and evaluation Awards Post-award Evaluation * This process does not address emerging and evolving occupations.
Mapping the Physical Gaps: a Likely Tool Information Science Studies Programs
Next Steps • Decide which programs to grow. (hand-out) • Agree to an RFP or some other process to determine who should grow. • If an RFP is agreed to, determine which body should conduct proposal analysis and recommendations.