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Close the Gaps in Participation

Closing the Gaps by 2015 and the Higher Education Accountability System Closing the Gaps: Achieving Excellence Conference. Close the Gaps in Participation. By 2015, close the gaps in enrollment rates across Texas to add 500,000 more students. Proposed Goal: By 2015, close the gaps in

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Close the Gaps in Participation

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  1. Closing the Gaps by 2015and theHigher Education Accountability SystemClosing the Gaps: Achieving ExcellenceConference THECB 10/2005

  2. Close the Gaps in Participation By 2015, close the gaps in enrollment rates across Texas to add 500,000 more students. Proposed Goal: By 2015, close the gaps in participation rates to add 630,000 more students. THECB 10/2005

  3. Four-Year 188,002 Increase: Largest in Texas History 188,002 THECB 10/2005

  4. 39,000 to 49,000 10,000 to 11,000 -300 to 2,000 85% of Projected Enrollment Increase Will Be in 3 Regions High Metroplex Plains Northwest Upper Texas East Texas West Upper Central Southeast Texas Rio Texas Texas Grande Gulf Coast South Texas THECB 10/2005

  5. 2005 Hispanic Target Remains a Challenge THECB 10/2005

  6. The percent of students enrolling directly from high school needs to increase (44.5%) (44.4%) (44.2%) (44.1%) (43.4%) (43.6%) (44.1%) Percent of Graduating Class THECB 10/2005

  7. Texas sends fewer students to higher education compared to other states. THECB 10/2005 Source: Measuring Up 2002 – 9th graders in higher ed after 4 years.

  8. Colleges and universities enrolled about the same number of students directly from high school THECB 10/2005

  9. Large increases in the percent of entering students with the Recommended or above curriculum 78% 84% 73% 65% 53% 55% 53% THECB 10/2005

  10. Economically Disadvantaged Students are Less Likely to Enroll in Higher Education THECB 10/2005

  11. Participation Strategies • Recommended High School Program standard for high school graduation • A statewide public awareness campaign • Establish coordinated informational, motivational, and academic programs • Establish affordability policy that ensures students are able to participate in higher education • Make RHP the minimum requirement for admission to public universities by 2008 THECB 10/2005

  12. Participation • Texas has had large enrollment growth, but • Hispanic enrollment growth continues to lag • Percentage of students coming from high school remains steady, but • Texas lags some other large states in the percent of 9th grade students entering higher education after 4 years THECB 10/2005

  13. Close the Gaps in Success By 2015, increase by 50 percent the number of degrees, certificates and other identifiable student successes from high quality programs. Proposed Goal: By 2015, award 210,000 undergraduate degrees, certificates and other identifiable student successes from high quality programs. THECB 10/2005

  14. 23,275 more Bachelor’s, Associate’s and Certificate awarded in 2004 23,275 THECB 10/2005

  15. Bachelor’s Degrees might meet target THECB 10/2005

  16. Hispanic Bachelor’s, Associate’s, and Certificates have surpassed 2005 target THECB 10/2005 * Not targeted in the Plan.

  17. Hispanic and White students accounted for the largest increase in UG awards Hispanic Asian Other African-Amer. White THECB 10/2005

  18. How can we increase graduates in technology? 9,668 THECB 10/2005

  19. UG awards in Allied Health and Nursing may reflect legislative initiatives THECB 10/2005

  20. Success Strategies • Focus college and university efforts on increasing graduates in education, engineering, computer science, nursing… • Fund colleges and universities to reward increases in persistence and graduation THECB 10/2005

  21. No change proposed. Close the Gaps in Excellence By 2015, substantially increase the number of nationally recognized programs or services at colleges and universities in Texas. THECB 10/2005

  22. UC-Berkeley Has More National Academy Members Than All Texas Institutions THECB 10/2005

  23. Excellence Strategies • Establish ladders of excellence for different types of institutions • Each college and university identify one or more programs/services to improve to recognized excellence • Identify peer institutions for each institution THECB 10/2005

  24. Undergraduate Excellence • 81% of all public university students are undergraduates • 91% of all public college and university students are undergraduates • Access to excellent undergraduate education is critical THECB 10/2005

  25. Proposed Goal : By 2015, increase the level of federal science and engineering research and development obligations to Texas institutions to 6.5 percent of obligations to higher education institutions across the nation. Close the Gaps in Research By 2015, increase the level of federal science and engineering research funding to Texas institutions by 50 percent to $1.3 billion. THECB 10/2005

  26. Texas Dropped from 3rd to 5th Federal Science and Engineering Obligations to Colleges and Universities THECB 10/2005 (Constant 1998 Dollars)

  27. Public institution research expenditures have increased by 29% since 2000 in constant dollars (Millions) 1,941 1,509 1,297 1,076 712 THECB 10/2005

  28. Research Strategies • Permit universities to retain overhead income • Establish a competitive grant program to expand research and research capacity at developing research universities • Increase funding for the Advanced Research/ Advanced Technology Programs THECB 10/2005

  29. Research • Rapid growth in recent years due to increased NIH funding • Prospects for continued NIH increases are uncertain THECB 10/2005

  30. Texas Higher Education Accountability System THECB 10/2005

  31. Background • January 2004 • Governor Perry Executive Order requiring CB and institutions work together “…to determine the effectiveness and quality of the education students receive….” • January-December • Council of University Presidents and Chancellors Survey to identify measures • Began calculating measures • Group meetings conducted to finalize measures and identify group targets • Community colleges determined measures and reporting groups THECB 10/2005

  32. Closing the Gaps Framework • Participation • Success • Excellence • Research • Efficiency THECB 10/2005

  33. Key Elements • Small number of key accountability measures for each goal • Contextual/explanatory measures to provide better understanding • Individual institutions may add 1 or 2 optional contextual measures for each goal • Opportunity for institutional explanation and description THECB 10/2005

  34. Key Elements • CB calculates most measures from existing reports and surveys or obtain from the appropriate agency • Institutions grouped for “like” comparisons THECB 10/2005

  35. University Groupings • Groups will be neither permanent nor prescriptive • Groupings reviewed every 2 years to reflect current institutional missions and changing higher education needs • Focus on improving performance • Groups to meet 1-2 times annually to review measures, share successful strategies, and to review/set targets THECB 10/2005

  36. Accountability Measures THECB 10/2005

  37. Key Measures • Agreement that these are the most important measures • Reduce reporting burden on the institutions – in conjunction with the Chancellor’s and President’s Association • CB provides information to other agencies THECB 10/2005

  38. Next Steps Institutional groups meet to : • Identify national peers • Develop method for assessing value added • Evaluate the space utilization methodology • Identify an focus area for improvement THECB 10/2005

  39. A System for Improvement • Groups will work on a group identified area for improvement • Each institution’s progress will be calculated annually • Targets will be reviewed by the groups in the spring prior to each Legislative session • Encourage institutions to use system as part of its internal improvement process THECB 10/2005

  40. http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/InteractiveTools/Accountability/http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/InteractiveTools/Accountability/ THECB 10/2005

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