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SSBTN Links to Texas Student Success Points

SSBTN Links to Texas Student Success Points. Dr. Cynthia Ferrell Associate Director, Student Success Initiatives The University of Texas at Austin. 82 nd Texas Legislative Session HB9.

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SSBTN Links to Texas Student Success Points

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  1. SSBTN Links to Texas Student Success Points Dr. Cynthia Ferrell Associate Director, Student Success Initiatives The University of Texas at Austin

  2. 82nd Texas Legislative Session HB9 Instructed the THECB to coordinate with institutions to develop methodologies that would incorporate student success measures into potential funding methodologies for the 83rd Legislature to consider.

  3. Creating financial incentive to increase postsecondary credentials is gaining steam Performance funding in place 12 Transitioning to Performance funding 4 Formal discussions on Performance funding 19 Source: National Conference of State Legislatures

  4. Evidence of the Impacts of Higher Education Performance Funding is Limited The Impact of State Funding Systems on Higher Education Institutions: Research Literature Review and Policy Recommendations Dougherty and Reddy, 2011

  5. Immediate Impacts of Performance Funding • Increased Awareness of State Priorities • Increased Awareness of Institution’s Own Performance • Increased Status Competition

  6. Intermediate Impacts of Performance Funding • Increased Use of Data in Institutional Planning • Academic Improvements (organizational structures, staffing, altering programs, instruction, services, registration practices, success courses, advising, tutoring,…)

  7. Ultimate Impacts of Performance Funding Improved Retention? • Tennessee – no • Ohio – administrators responses indicated yes, but no corroborating data in study

  8. Ultimate Impacts of Performance Funding Improved Remediation? • Florida – yes (completing remedial sequence in 2 years) • Washington – yes (ABE/GED or ESL students gaining 1 level in 1 year)

  9. Ultimate Impacts of Performance Funding Improved Graduation Rates? • Florida – yes, associates degrees and certificates up 19% (1996-2003) • Washington - yes, associates degrees and certificates up 38% (1996-2004) • Ohio – yes, baccalaureate degrees up 18% (1998-2007)

  10. Related Policy Recommendations • Improve institutional capacity to create a culture of inquiry and engage in systemic organizational learning • Broad engagement, including faculty • Resist narrowing of institutional mission • Protect academic standards • Maintain open access (at-risk students)

  11. House Appropriations Committee Education Subcommittee TACC Testimony

  12. Texas Community College Unrestricted Funds: 1975-2010

  13. Texas Community College Student Success Points (proposed) 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH COLLEGE READY DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS

  14. Texas Community College Student Success Points (proposed) COLLEGE READY 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS Student became college-ready in Math = 1 point Student became college-ready in Reading = .5 point Student became college-ready in Writing = .5 point

  15. Texas Community College Student Success Points (proposed) 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS COLLEGE READY DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS Student completed the first college-level Math course = 1 point

  16. Texas Community College Student Success Points (proposed) 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH COLLEGE READY DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS Student completed the first college-level Reading course = .5 point Student completed the first college-level Writing course = .5 point Student completed the first college-level Reading/Writing Intensive course = 1 point

  17. Texas Community College Student Success Points (proposed) 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH COLLEGE READY DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE Student completed their first 15 hours = 1 point Student completed their first 30 hours = 1 point

  18. Texas Community College Student Success Points (proposed) DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH COLLEGE READY 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS Student earned a degree or certificate = 2 points

  19. Texas Community College Student Success Points (proposed) DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH COLLEGE READY DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS Student earned a degree or certificate in a critical field = additional .25 point

  20. Texas Community College Student Success Points (proposed) TRANSFER WITH 15 HOURS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL READING/WRITING DEGREES/CERTIFICATES IN CRITICAL FIELDS 1ST COLLEGE LEVEL MATH COLLEGE READY DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE 15 CREDITS 30 CREDITS Student transferred to a 4-year institution after completing 15 hours = 2 points

  21. Measure 1: College Readiness * The 2009 data on college readiness is omitted here; THECB revised the CBM002 reporting format in 2009, which led to reporting and data irregularities at some institutions. Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model) Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1

  22. Measures 2 & 3: Complete First College-Level Math and Reading/Writing Courses Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model) Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1

  23. Measures 4 & 5: Complete 15 and 30 Hours Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model) Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1

  24. Measures 6, 7 & 8: Degrees, Core Curriculum Completers, and Certificates Awarded; Graduates in Critical Fields; and Transfers to a 4-Year Institution Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model) Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1

  25. Statewide Community College Success Points By Institutional Peer Groups Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model) Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1

  26. Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model) Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1

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