Karen J. Wheeler, Ph.D. Associate Director State of Arkansas Higher Education M arch 2011.

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Karen J. Wheeler, Ph.D.

Associate Director

State of Arkansas Higher Education

March 2011

Interim Director

• Sen. Shane Broadway

• Oversight of staff whose jobs are to carry out the policy directives of the AHECB and to develop funding recommendations

• Co-sponsor of Arkansas Scholarship Lottery legislation - 2008

• Served on the education committee each term except as Speaker of the House - 2001

• Joined agency in January as Deputy Director

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• In September 2010, AR ranked 50th nationally in percent of adults that have completed a bachelor’s degree (18.9%)1

• Median household income has risen to $37,8231 but lags behind the national average of $50,2212

Arkansas & Higher Education

$21,14

$32,18

$37,82

2009 Estimate

1. September 2010, American Community Survey, Table B1002, via www.census.gov.2. U.S. Census Bureau, SF3 1990 & 2000. American Community Survey, R1901, 2009.

1981198319851987198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009

Arkansas U.S.

College Going Rates

Source: ADHE SIS; NCES, Digest of Education Statistics 2009; Table 191 (federal calculation).

AY1997 AY1998 AY1999 AY2000 AY2001 AY2002 AY2003 AY2004 AY2005 AY2006 AY2007 AY2008 AY2009 AY2010

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

200,000

123,139

133,620

154,125

185,678

Academic Year

50.8 percent increase in enrollment

Source: ADHE SIS, 2010.

Unduplicated Enrollment for Public Institutions

58.0% - 79.8%

45.8% - 57.9%

18.1% - 45.7%

Scott52%

Union49.6%

White51.9%

Yell51.4%

Ashley49.2%

Clark47.7%

Polk79.5%

Drew51.1%

Pope59.2%

Desha51.7%

Benton39.3%

Logan52.8%

Saline51.5%

Pulaski48.8%

Arkansas57.5%

Lonoke57.3%

Chicot45.4%

Newton51%

Dallas41.7%

Prairie59.6%

Phillips61.2%

Clay42.8%

Miller18.1%

Jefferson54.8%

Grant44.8%

Madison45.1%

Lee63.5%

Cross42.8%

Fulton54.1%Carroll

Pike57.9%

Stone55.8%

Searcy54.3%

Sharp48.2%

Poinsett44.3%

Marion38.6%

Boone67.9%

Garland61.3%

Izard45.5%

Sevier46.4%

Baxter53%

Perry54.3%

Bradley62.8%

Mississippi59.8%

Ouachita46.2%

Washington43.8%

Columbia61.2%

Johnson57.1%

Nevada68.6%

Lincoln63.7%

Greene48.7%

Faulkner57%

Calhoun67.3%

Conway60.4%

Van Buren51%

Craighead50.3%

Randolph51.7%

Crawford51.2% Cleburne

Montgomery43.3%

Lawrence47%

Cleveland79.8%

St. Francis62.9%

Monroe49.1%

Jackson46.6%Franklin

Howard45.7%

Woodruff54%

Hempstead44.7%

Crittenden48.8%

Lafayette38.9%

Hot Spring49%

Sebastian54.5%

Independence51.4%

Little River23.4%

2010 College going rate by county

Source: 2010, Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Note: Rates based on first-time entering freshmen & first-time enrollment.

56.9% - 81%

41.2% - 56.8%

0% - 41.1%

DeWitt58.1%

Waldron66.3%

Jasper29.7%

Marvell42.6%

Hamburg45.2%

Huntsville37.9%

Clinton55.1%

Sheridan43.3%

Mena60.2%

Hazen55.3%

Lee County63.5%

McGehee55.3%

Two Rivers74.6%

Bryant51.8%

Hampton67.3%

Dumas48.3%

Lamar54.2%

Wynne36.5%

Star City63.7%

Corning43.7%

Gurdon50%

Marion51%

Hector50%

Nevada56.8%

Augusta54.8%

Fouke19.7%

Perryville51.3%

Ozark53.3%

Drew Central52.3%

Magnolia63.2%

Newport49.4%

DeQueen46.3%

Clarendon45.3%

Dollarway42.1%

Hermitage54.1%

Mountain View55.8%

Ashdown24%

Searcy County59%

Viola50.5%

Highland43.8%

Beebe51%

Rogers37.5%

Dierks71.4%

Salem59.6%

Harrisburg37.3%

Des Arc63.5%

Bradley26.3%

Warren57.9%

Cossatot River43.9%

Blevins56.5%

Mount Ida52.2%

Hughes48.4%

Kirby45.8%

Dermott45.8%

Forrest City66.2%

Bearden45.9%

Cabot58.2%

Lonoke54.1%

Caddo Hills77.1%

Rector38.3%

Deer/Mt. Judea55%

Melbourne54.2%

Concord54.1%

Maynard56.4%

Cross County47.8%

Jessieville52.5%

Pine Bluff59.4%

England40%

Malvern46.8%

Hope48.9%

Hillcrest6.5%

Dover62.4%

Paris52.9%

Lakeside (Chicot)45.1%

Carlisle69.6%

Pulaski County Special45.5%

Cave City37.7%

Brinkley52.6%

Prescott56.8%

Arkadelphia53.6%

El Dorado52.2%

Fordyce40%

Cleveland County81%

Nashville50%

Crossett51.7%

Stuttgart57.1%

Berryville38.3%

Stephens51.4%

Searcy54.3%

Norfork53.8%

Strong-Huttig39.1%

Lafayette County39.6%

Batesville58.1%

Ozark Mountain69%

Mountain Home52.2%

Harrison75.6%

Cedar Ridge31.1%

Flippin45.6%

Earle28.1%McCrory

Horatio46.6%

Midland41.7%

Piggott44.8%

Smackover43.3%

Manila59.7%

Lincoln27.6%

South Pike County63.5%

Hoxie50.6%

Foreman21.2%

Booneville58%

Bismarck41.1%

Camden Fairview44.4%

Riverview42.1%

Texarkana15.9%

Centerpoint31.7%

Quitman34.3%

Emerson-Taylor50%

Danville41.9%

Bald Knob50.8%

Alpena50%

West Side66.7%

Gravette31.4%

Springdale40.4%

Dardanelle60.4%

Mineral Springs42.9%

Elkins42%

Pocahontas60.2%Yellville-Summit

Vilonia47.8%

Alma49.4%

Calico Rock48.1%

Mansfield54.7%

Jackson County42.6%

Junction City44.4%

Atkins49.3%Greenwood

Conway59.7%

Cedarville57.1%

South Mississippi County55.7%

Benton54.8%

Gosnell72.2%

Sloan-Hendrix46.3%

Mountainburg44.4%

Green Forest31.3%

Shirley48.8%

Trumann42.6%

Harmony Grove (Ouachita)48.3%

Lead Hill52.4%

Mammoth Spring50%

Greenbrier54.9%

Wonderview78.6%

Fountain Lake63.5%

Greenland35%

Bentonville48.5%

Omaha46.4%

Gentry34.9%

Bergman63.6%

Barton-Lexa66.7%

Ouachita River49.1%

Magazine34.2% South Conway County

County Line50% Rose Bud

Paragould49.7%

Lake Hamilton68.5%

East End59.2%

Bauxite35.8%

Blytheville58.2%

Clarksville55.1%

Hartford40%

Greene County Tech51.7%Brookland

Van Buren55.3%

Pangburn46.5%

West Fork50.7%

Bradford55.6%

Riverside36.4%

Marmaduke33.3%

Eureka Springs54.2%

White Hall21.9%

Bay46.3%

South Side40.7%

Charleston48.7%

Fayetteville53.4%

Woodlawn41.7%

Westside52.1%

Siloam Springs25%

Monticello50.6%

Valley View52.4%

Little Rock49.4%

Nemo Vista59%

Lawrence County59.7%

Russellville59.3%

Poyen53.7%

Scranton60%

Lavaca41%

Armorel60.5%

Mayflower50%

Ouachita65.4%

Palestine/Wheatley55.6%

Marked Tree51.2%

Prairie Grove40%

Western Yell County62.5%

Pottsville68.1%

Watson Chapel40.4%

West Memphis61.1%

Mountain Pine51.5%

Glen Rose46.5%

Spring Hill48.5%

Izard County Consolidated31.4%

Helena/West Helena66.9%

Fort Smith56.5%

Osceola58.8%

Decatur25.7%

Norphlet76.2%

East Poinsett County46.3%

Genoa Central23.4%

Cotter57.1%

Mulberry/Pleasant View50%

Heber Springs53.7%

Southside50%

Pea Ridge39.3%

Hackett33.3%

Parkers Chapel48.1%

2010 College going rate by school district

Source: 2010, Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Note: Rates based on first-time entering freshmen & first-time enrollment.

Public Four-Year Colleges and UniversitiesDegrees and Certificates Conferred

West Virginia (11,791)Kentucky (23,309)Tennessee (24,126)Louisiana (23,429)Maryland (23,939)

Mississippi (14,095)Delaware (5,306)Virginia (44,696)

South Carolina (19,494)Florida (72,518)

North Carolina (43,481)Texas (111,167)

Oklahoma (22,289)Alabama (29,188)Georgia (41,887)

Arkansas (15,386)

SREB States (526,101)

-1.0% 0.0% 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% 4.0% 5.0% 6.0% 7.0% 8.0%

-0.3%0.8%

1.1%1.1%

1.8%1.9%

2.3%2.7%2.8%2.8%

3.7%4.3%

4.9%5.2%

6.7%7.5%

Change In Degrees and Certificates Conferred, 2007-08 to 2008-09(2008-09 total numbers shown in parentheses)

Source: SREB 2009-2010 Indicators Report; December 2010.

Public Two-Year CollegesDegrees and Certificates Conferred

Tennessee (6,818)West Virginia (3,029)

Georgia (6,714)North Carolina (32,496)

Delaware (1,991)Kentucky (20,665)Alabama (10,727)Oklahoma (8,376)Maryland (12,921)

South Carolina (14,196)Florida (74,401)

Mississippi (10,799)Virginia (18,423)

Texas (64,649)Arkansas (11,641)Louisiana (3,694)

SREB States (301,540)

-20.0% -15.0% -10.0% -5.0% 0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0%

-17.2%-3.1%-2.6%

-1.7%-0.9%-0.8%

0.5%0.8%

1.6%2.2%

4.5%6.2%

7.4%9.5%

18.4%19.4%

Change In Degrees and Certificates Conferred, 2007-08 to 2008-09(2008-09 total numbers shown in parentheses)

Source: SREB 2009-2010 Indicators Report; December 2010.

AY1997 AY1998 AY1999 AY2000 AY2001 AY2002 AY2003 AY2004 AY2005 AY2006 AY2007 AY2008 AY2009 AY2010

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

30,000

15,244 15,054 15,412 16,157 16,365

17,526

19,147 19,449

20,749 21,578

22,468 23,575

25,553

28,183

Academic Year

Source: ADHE SIS, 2010.

Credentials Awarded, Public Institutions Only84% - Total Credentials Awarded283% - Certificates of Proficiency243% - Technical Certificates135% - Associate Degrees35% - Baccalaureate Degrees67% - Master Degrees87% - Doctoral Degrees

2010 Remediation rate by county (any subject)

Source: 2010, Arkansas Department of Higher Education.Note: Rates based on reported number of placement test-takers (ACT, SAT, Asset, or Compass) & number of first-time entering freshmen.

74.8% - 94.7%

59.8% - 74.7%

39.7% - 59.7%Union70.6%

White53.7%

Yell59.7%

Clay61%

Scott56.6%

Ashley72.2%

Clark53.6%

Polk50.5%

Drew74.7%

Pope59.4%

Desha72.7%

Benton56.9%

Logan61.6%

Saline48.7%

Grant45%

Pulaski68.6%

Arkansas73.2%

Lonoke54.4%

Chicot83%

Newton62.3%

Dallas74.5%

Perry50%

Prairie61.2%

Phillips84%

Miller49.5%

Jefferson66.5%

Madison43.6%

Lee85.7%

Cross58.1%

Fulton49.4%Carroll

Pike62.4%

Stone52.5%

Searcy56.3%

Sharp60.4%

Poinsett58.8%

Marion58.5%

Boone53.7%

Garland89.9%

Izard55.6%

Sevier68.8%

Baxter65.4%

Bradley84.5%

Mississippi79%

Ouachita78.9%

Washington52.4%

Columbia66.2%

Johnson62.9%

Nevada82.7%

Lincoln69.9%

Greene62.7%

Faulkner50%

Calhoun69.6%

Conway57.9%

Van Buren65.1%

Craighead54%

Randolph64.1%

Montgomery94.7%

Lawrence67.4%

Cleveland39.7%

St. Francis85.6%

Monroe68%

Howard63.5%

Woodruff73.9%

Hempstead72.5%

Crittenden79.2%

Lafayette71.1%

Hot Spring63.4%

Sebastian49.9%

Independence67.2%

Little River73%

62.1% - 82.7%

48.2% - 62%

29.3% - 48.1%Union58.1%

White46.8%

Drew60%

Yell50.8%

Scott50.6%

Ashley64.2%

Clark48.4%

Polk35.8%

Pope52.2%

Desha66.7%

Benton46.4%

Izard41%

Logan54.3%

Saline42.2%

Pulaski64.6%

Arkansas66%

Lonoke50%

Chicot73.9%

Newton37.7%

Dallas66.7%

Prairie44.8%

Phillips71.7%

Clay52.5%

Miller38.6%

Jefferson62%

Grant41.4%

Madison31.9%

Lee69.2%

Cross42.5%

Fulton40.4%Carroll

Pike51.8%

Stone31.1%

Searcy42.2%

Sharp42.2%

Poinsett45.9%

Marion48.1%

Boone34.9%

Garland82.7%

Sevier53.6%

Baxter59.6%

Perry40.6%

Bradley71.1%

Mississippi67.5%

Ouachita71.6%

Washington41.3%

Columbia57.7%

Johnson56.1%

Nevada67.3%

Lincoln57.8%

Greene54.1%

Faulkner43.1%

Calhoun60.7%

Conway46.5%

Van Buren51.6%

Craighead44.4%

Randolph56.4%

Montgomery81.3%

Lawrence56.6%

Cleveland29.3%

St. Francis75.1%

Monroe56%

Howard51.8%

Woodruff63%

Hempstead55.4%

Crittenden67.5%

Lafayette64.4%

Hot Spring58.8%

Sebastian44.9%

Independence56.7%

Little River61.9%

2010 Remediation rate by county (Math)

Source: 2010, Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Note: Rates based on reported number of placement test-takers (ACT, SAT, Asset, or Compass) & number of first-time entering freshmen.

53.7% - 77.3%

37.7% - 53.6%

23.3% - 37.6%Union49.2%

White29.9%

Yell35.9%

Scott34.9%

Ashley51.7%

Clark32.3%

Polk33.8%

Drew60.7%

Pope34.6%

Desha52.5%

Benton30.1%

Logan32.8%

Saline27.3%

Pulaski45%

Arkansas48.8%

Lonoke28.5%

Chicot62.5%

Newton41.5%

Dallas45.1%

Prairie35.8%

Phillips56.6%

Clay34.7%

Miller31.7%

Jefferson40.2%

Grant24.3%

Madison23.4%

Lee70.3%

Cross43.8%

Fulton24.7%Carroll

Pike36.5%

Stone36.1%

Searcy29.7%

Sharp45.5%

Poinsett36.1%

Marion33%

Boone31.7%

Garland59.1%

Izard39.3%

Sevier42.9%

Baxter27.1%

Perry26.4%

Bradley63.9%

Mississippi54.6%

Ouachita56.7%

Washington27.3%

Columbia46%

Johnson41.4%

Nevada51%

Lincoln47%

Greene37.6%

Faulkner26.4%

Calhoun53.6%

Conway40.4%

Van Buren36.5%

Craighead30.5%

Randolph44.9%

Montgomery77.3%

Lawrence46.5%

Cleveland32.8%

St. Francis62.5%

Monroe46.7%

Howard46.7%

Woodruff45.7%

Hempstead52%

Crittenden60.8%

Lafayette55.6%

Hot Spring37.4%

Sebastian23.3%

Independence48.1%

Little River46%

2010 Remediation rate by county (English)

Source: 2010, Arkansas Department of Higher Education.Note: Rates based on reported number of placement test-takers (ACT, SAT, Asset, or Compass) & number of first-time entering freshmen.

41.3% - 64.8%

23.7% - 41.2%

6% - 23.6%Union45%

White21.8%

Yell30.9%

Scott26.5%

Ashley51%

Clark30.2%

Polk26.5%

Drew57.3%

Pope28.2%

Desha46.5%

Benton22.8%

Izard6%

Logan27.2%

Saline20.8%

Pulaski40.1%

Arkansas48.8%

Lonoke20.2%

Chicot62.5%

Newton32.1%

Dallas41.2%

Prairie31.3%

Stone6.6%

Phillips57.1%

Sharp9.1%

Clay25.4%

Miller21.8%

Jefferson34.1%

Grant15.3%

Madison18.1%

Lee64.8%

Cross36.3%

Fulton13.5%Carroll

Pike29.4%

Searcy21.9%

Poinsett33%

Marion23.6%

Boone26%

Garland55.2%

Sevier38.4%

Baxter20.4%

Perry19.8%

Bradley59.8%

Mississippi45.4%

Ouachita56.3%

Washington20.8%

Columbia45.2%

Johnson27.4%

Nevada56.1%

Lincoln55.4%

Greene29.2%

Faulkner19.9%

Calhoun46.4%

Conway32.9%

Van Buren25.4%

Craighead25.6%

Randolph31.4%

Montgomery60%

Lawrence32.6%

Cleveland19%

St. Francis63.5%

Monroe50.7%

Howard38.7%

Woodruff45.7%

Hempstead49%

Crittenden55.1%

Lafayette44.4%

Hot Spring26.1%

Sebastian18.3%

Independence37.3%

Little River42.9%

2010 Remediation rate by county (Reading)

Source: 2010, Arkansas Department of Higher Education. Note: Rates based on reported number of placement test-takers (ACT, SAT, Asset, or Compass) & number of first-time entering freshmen.

Arkansas Higher Education Initiatives

Achieving the Dream

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• A Two-Year College National Initiative that focuses on college students.

Pulaski Technical College, Phillips County College-UA, National Park Community College, Ouachita Technical College

AR Student Success Symposium AATYC partnership and Student Success Center

Achieving the Dream

• AtD acts on multiple fronts:

Providing planning and implementation grants to colleges and state policy efforts;

Helping colleges develop and implement strategies to improve student success and build a culture of evidence in which decisions are based on data about student achievement;

Conducting research about effective practices and student achievement at community colleges;

Achieving the Dream

• Arkansas Progress and Accomplishments

May 2010 – two-year college presidents & chancellors unanimously adopted statewide student success and institutional measures;

Strong collaboration between ADHE and AATYC Integrated AtD success into other statewide initiatives

including Student Success Center and additional funding opportunities

Achieving the Dream

Complete College America

• Established in 2009

• Only national nonprofit organization focused solely on working to dramatically increase the number of young adults with a college degree or credential

• Five national foundations are providing multi-year support and an initial $12 million

Carnegie Corporation of New York Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Ford Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation Lumina Foundation for Education

ArkansasConnecticut

GeorgiaHawai’iIdahoIllinoisIndiana

LouisianaMaryland

Massachusetts

Minnesota

NevadaOhio

OklahomaOregon

PennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth Dakota

TennesseeTexasUtah

VermontWest Virginia

23 Charter Members

Complete College America State Job Growth and Education Demands:

Employment projections anticipate that 54% of Arkansas’s jobs will require college education by the end of the decade.

CCA Strategies to Increase College Completion

•Time

• Choice

•Structure

Accelerate Success

• Require students to have graduation plans and declare majors early

• Improve transfer policies

• Develop common course-numbering system

• Provide incentives for full-time attendance

• Use technology to reduce seat time

• Review programs that exceed 120 credit hours

Ways to Transform Remediation

Tailored Approach:

• For students near college-ready: Let them start!

• For students one or two levels below college- level: Compress and accelerate remediation

• For students significantly behind: Focus on career readiness integrated with basic skills

NCHEMS Report

• National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) conducted a comprehensive analysis of Arkansas higher education policies in Fall 2010.

Analyzed data on the state’s educational attainment, economy, and higher education performance

Reviewed existing statutes and policies

Reviewed previous studies and task force reports

Interviewed hundreds of stakeholders (institutional, Governor’s office, legislative, non-profit, economic development entities, Governor’s cabinet)

NCHEMS Observations/Findings

• Arkansas needs a clear statement of long-term goals for competitiveness in educational attainment that are:

– (1) linked to the future competitiveness of the state’s economy, and – (2) reflect the realities of the current workforce.

• Despite many well-intentioned state laws and policies, a significant gap remains between policy intent and the realities of implementation at the classroom level – both K-12 & college

NCHEMS Observations/Findings

• State finance policies are not fully aligned with state priorities; few incentives for increased degree production and completion

• Need to target adults who have serious deficits in the basic skills needed for further education to earn a living wage job

• Establish an overarching goal to increase the competitiveness of the Arkansas workforce by doubling the number of quality degrees granted by 2025 to 34,400

Compact with Arkansas

• In March 2011, four-year presidents and chancellors pledged 16 points to the People of Arkansas, Boards of Trustees, AHECB, General Assembly, the Governor, and other Constitutional Officers

• Transparent and accountable decision making

• Prudent fiscal management

• Clear measures of institutional performance

• Doubling, by 2025, the number of college degrees produced by the Compact’s partners

• Keep tuition and fees low without sacrificing academic quality

• Create a seamless process for transferring

• Increase efforts to address the needs of non-traditional students

Compact with Arkansas

Arkansas’s College and Career Coaches

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3-year pilot program

Motivate/support high school studentsGives support needed to increase students’

knowledge and skills so they are prepared for the next level of education and/or training

Arkansas’s College & Career Coaches

• Currently 45 College and Career Coaches with 3 new additions to Pulaski County in 2011-12.

• Co-located through 12 Two-Year Colleges and 1 Adult Education Resource Center

• Serving 56 school districts in 21 poorest counties• ACT Enrichment and Remediation program

Program Structure

Career Coach Counties

Career Coach Measures

Proposed Performance Measures:

High School Graduation Rate Smart Core Opt-Out Rate College-Going Rate Reduced Remediation Increased ACT Scores Increased Applications for State and Federal Aid

Career Coach/Student Contacts

• 4,892 (93%) of Seniors developed or revised their Career Plan prior to graduation

• Of those 4,892, 100% received information and/or assistance with the College Admissions and Financial Aid process

(January – May 2010)

Career Coach Outcomes

After only 24 hours of instruction in the Summer ACT Academy

474/586 (81%) completed the program. Of the completers, 331 (64%) increased their ACT

Composite Score by at least one point. 87% of those who increased their ACT composite

attained a score of 19 or higher.

Career Coach Outcomes

Non-Career Coach Counties: Financial aid applications increased by 63.15% from the previous year (2008-09 to 2009-10)

Career Coach Counties: Financial aid applications increased by 91.9% from the previous year (2008-2009 to 2009-10).

Say Go College Week

Say Go College Week 2011

• Governor Mike Beebe– North Little Rock High School

• Funds provided through CACG

• Grass-roots outreach to high school students, parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators with the goals of encouraging more high school students to attend college

• Includes social media, earned media coverage, advertising placement, rallies/special events

• More than 80 high schools were visited during Fall 2010 semester pre-event

• Stone Ward & ADHE visited 19 high schools during the event week (Feb.14-20, 2011)

Gov. Mike Beebe kicked-off the event Monday the 14th

• 37 locations across the state hosted College Goal Sunday workshops to help approximately 2,000 students with the FAFSA

Grant Opportunities

• Collaboration between USDOE and USDOL.• Each state guaranteed minimum of $2.5 million and

maximum of $20 million to be distributed over a 3-year period.

• Program is designed to meet industry needs while accelerating learning and improving retention/graduation.

• AATYC and ADHE are collaborating with two-year colleges to address developmental education, time-to-degree, and student support.

Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Program

(C3T or TAA)

Complete College America: Completion Innovation Challenge($1 million Award over 18 months)

• Real change and lasting impact• Reducing time-to-degree and accelerating

success• Transforming remediation• Restructuring delivery for today’s students• Use of transformative technology

• Demonstrate how plans will substantially increase the number of completed awards of labor market value.

Fund of Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE): Comprehensive Program

($750k over 3-year period)

• Priority 1—Increase Postsecondary Success Increase the number and proportion of high-need students who persist in

and complete college or other postsecondary education and training. Increase the number and proportion of postsecondary students who

complete college or other postsecondary education and training and who are demonstrably prepared for successful employment, active participation in civic life, and lifelong learning.

• Priority 2—Data-Based Decision-Making Collect (or obtain), analyze, and use high-quality and timely data to

improve postsecondary student outcomes relating to enrollment, persistence, and completion and leading to career success

Legislative Update

HB 2032: An Act to Improve the Teaching Techniques of Remedial Education Courses

• Amends A.C.A. Section 6-61-110 concerning the testing of entering freshmen for remedial courses.

AHECB shall determine the test or other criteria to be used.

AHECB shall determine the minimum scores or criteria below which students must take remedial courses

Directs AHECB to set minimum scores or criteria to allow simultaneous enrollment in college-level credit and remedial courses

HB 2050: An Act Concerning Admission Standards for State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education

• Amends ACA 6-60-208 and addresses ability-to-benefit related to college enrollment.2012-13: Students who score below 15 (ACT or comparable

test) may be reassessed to determine “ability-to-benefit” .2012-13: Students with a high school diploma/GED who score

below federally-determined “ability-to-benefit” score may only be enrolled in specific programs until proficiency that would predict academic success has been demonstrated .

AHECB will provide a list of approved assessment tools and scores.

• Does not affect an institutions’ ability to set a higher admission standard

SB 766: An Act to Promote Accountability and Efficiency at State-Supported Institutions of Higher and to Clarify Funding Formula Calculations for State-Supported Institutions of Higher Education

• Repeals A.C.A. 6-61-223 (higher education funding formula) and amends A.C.A. 6-61-224 (higher education funding formula)

Funding formula will have a needs-based and outcome component.

Phase-in for outcome component will begin FY2014 at a rate of 5% per year and increase each year until reaching 25% in FY2018.

Total state funding received shall be subject to the calculation.Outcome measures based on institutional mission and increased

degree production.New formula by December 31, 2011.

HB 1454: An Act to Amend the Comprehensive Arkansas Higher Education Annual Report

Moves ADHE deadline for Comprehensive Report from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15 each year.

Amended which reports must be submitted by ADHE to the legislature on the following basis: annual, biennial, and every five years.

All reports required from the institutions for inclusion in the AHE Comprehensive Report must be received by Nov. 15 (was Oct. 15).

Must include annual cost of remediation.

Act 747: An Act to Enhance the Opportunity for Successful Degree Completion by Strengthening the Transfer of courses between Institutions of Higher Education.

State minimum core curriculum (SMCC) means 60 ours of lower-division coursework that include 35 general education core, major program prerequisites, and elective requirements.Will satisfy requirements of an AA, AS, AAT, and selected

baccalaureate degrees.The AHECB will select the bachelor programs of study

that shall be included in the SMCC based on demand.SMCC may vary based on program of study.Seamless transfer for designated programs of study.Sets maximum hours at 60/120 with some exceptions.

Thanks for Your Attention

Questions?

Karen J. Wheeler, Ph.D. Associate Director State of Arkansas Higher Education M arch 2011.

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