Educational Approval Board Approved Schools Conference EAB Modernization Initiative Update

1. Educational Approval BoardApproved Schools ConferenceEAB Modernization Initiative Update David C. Dies, EAB Executive Secretary November 9, 2006

2. Session Overview • Modernization Initiative Background • Regulatory Questions • Underlying Principles • Context for Change • Overview of Changes • EAB Effectiveness Survey Findings • Implementation Process • Proposed Statutory Changes

3. Modernization Initiative Background What is Modernization? Changing EAB’s Regulatory Model Compliance Only  Institutional Effectiveness

4. Modernization Initiative Background Regulatory Questions • How does the EAB’s oversight process help schools advance over time and lead to better student satisfaction and learning results? • Can there ever be a sustained and rational school advancement process without a defined strategic/institutional plan, which sets goals, creates action steps, measures results and evaluates progress? • How does school approval, renewal, and school visit processes need to be designed to focus on results & to encourage and support school advancement? • What data would schools and states need to collect and analyze so schools are accountable for student outcomes?

5. Modernization Initiative Background Underlying Principles • The best way to protect students is to hold schools accountable for results data and enhance the schools and their programs. • An IE model supports a cooperative working relationship between the regulatory agency and the schools for better student results. • An IE model focuses on schools developing their own capabilities for data decision making, value-added services, and continuous improvement.

6. Modernization Initiative Background Context for Change • National Commission on Accountability in Higher Education • Good accountability measures provide dependable, valid informa-tion to monitor results, target problems, and improve performance. • More data is not accountability – by failing to focus on a small, manageable set of objectives, accountability simply becomes a reporting exercise. • The "gotcha mentality" must be abandoned – it must rely on aspirations rather than minimum standards. • Commission on the Future of Higher Education • A robust culture of accountability and transparency should be cultivated throughout higher education. • Institutions should embrace continue innovation and QI. • National Symposium on Postsecondary Student Success • Institutions can better educate students by intensifying internal efforts to develop measures of institutional progress and by committing to a continuous process of self-scrutiny / improvement. • Measures of student success need to include student satisfaction and outcomes.

8. Effectiveness Survey Findings • Modernization Awareness by School Officials • ¾ of survey respondents had awareness • 53 respondents provided comments • 36 support, 4 oppose, 23 neutral • Outcomes Emphasis • Virtually all respondents indicated awareness • Support for Outcomes • ¾ of respondents expressed support • 36 comments (reasonable / verification)

9. Implementation Process • Student Outcomes • Modified Categories / Clarified Definitions • Employed / Student Satisfaction Focus • Annual Renewal • Electronic / Data Required • Statutes / Rules • School & Program Approval Guide • Context / Forms • School Visit Process • Outcomes Verification / Benchmarking

10. Proposed Statutory Changes • Legislative Bill Draft • Separate Legislation • Legislative Process (Timetable) • Election Implications • Communication w/ Schools • Opportunities for Input • Information on Website

11. Modernization Benefits • Schools • Focus on processes and results which matter for students and schools. • Students • Positive results emphasized. • Sector • Uses positive results to tell story and be accountable and transparent.

12. Questions