2011 strategic planning retreat the economics of education: thriving in a difficult economy
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Student Success Policy1. Course Completion Rates2. Productive Grade Rates3. Retention Rates4. Persistence Rates5. Graduates and Graduation Rates6. Placement/Employment Rates7. Transfer Rates8. Licensure Examination Pass Rates9. Success Rates in Developmental Education
Alamo Colleges FY 07 FY 08 FY 09 FY10
Productive Grade Rates 67.3% 68.2% 69.4% 71.0%
Course Completion Rates 80.2% 83.1% 84.8% 86.8%
Class-Based Metrics
CCSSEDOMAIN ALAMO
STATE AVG
NATIONAL AVG
Active & Collaborative Learning 53.6 49.1 50.0
Student Effort 51.0 48.7 50.0
Academic Challenge 50.9 48.1 50.0
Student/Faculty Interaction 50.6 48.8 50.0
Support for Learners 52.6 51.5 50.0
On the Rise• Enrollment• Course Completion• Student Success Rates• Graduation Rates and Graduates• Employment Placement• Licensure Exam Pass Rates• Student Satisfaction• Student Engagement• Student Success in Developmental Education
Student Success Metrics1. Course Completion Rates2. Productive Grade Rates3. Retention Rates4. Persistence Rates5. Graduates and Graduation Rates6. Placement/Employment Rates7. Transfer Rates8. Licensure Examination Pass Rates9. Success Rates in Developmental Education
ALAMO COLLEGES6 Year Comparison of Revenues
Fiscal Year
State Funding
Local Taxes
Tuition & Fees Other
FY06 35.8% 34.2% 24.7% 5.4%
FY07 33.5% 35.9% 25.2% 5.5%
FY08 28.7% 33.5% 33.1% 4.7%
FY09 27.3% 35.5% 33.5% 3.7%
FY10 25.6% 33.1% 38.2% 3.2%
FY11 23.5% 33.3% 40.0% 3.2%
State Funding for Alamo CollegesA Decade of Diminishment
Fiscal Year
State Funding
Local Taxes
Tuition & Fees
Other
FY02 42.7% 33.2% 20.8% 3.3%
FY11 23.5% 33.3% 40.0% 3.2%
State Funding for AC per student contact hour
2007-08: $3.542008-09: $3.352009-10: $3.002010-11: $2.58
Most Important Issues Confronting Community Colleges
1. Budget Shortfalls2. Changes in State Support3. Remediation and Student Readiness for
College4. Limits on Ability to Respond to Rising
Enrollments5. Rising Tuition /Affordability
Strategies Deployed to Address Financial Consequences of Economic Downturn
1. Budget Cuts (targeted and across-the-board)2. Increased Proportion of Part-Time Faculty3. Increased Tuition by 5% or More4. Expanding Online Programs5. Hiring Freeze6. Launching/Expanding Partnerships with Other
Institutions7. Raised Student Fees for Campus Resources/Services8. Changes in Benefit Levels9. Layoffs / Furloughs10. New Alliances with Corporate Partners
Absent Political Consequences, Strategies Would Use to Address Financial Challenges1. Outsourcing Various Campus Services2. Increasing Teaching Loads3. Altering the Institutional Policy on Tenure4. Mandating the Retirement of Older Faculty5. Significant Cuts to Athletic Programs6. Significantly Increasing Tuition7. Narrowing or Shifting the Institutional
Mission
Strategic Planning Themes1. Achieve cost savings while improving results2. Secure successful completion of developmental
education3. Increase transfer and graduation rates4. Improve communication and collaboration5. Promote sustainability6. Improve systems and processes7. Develop and measure effectiveness of learning
outcomes8. Embrace financial aid as a responsibility
Priority #1 at the Alamo Colleges is:
A. Student Success
B. Student Success
C. Student Success
D. Student Success
As you understand it, the fiscal challenges facing the Alamo Colleges are:
A. Severe
B. Real but understated
C. Real but exaggerated
D. Imagined
Which Cost-Cutting Strategy Do you Least Agree With
A. Across-the-board budget cuts
B. Salary Cuts
C. Furloughs
D. Layoffs
E. Unsure
Which Cost-Cutting Strategy Do you Most Agree With
A. Across-the-board budget cuts
B. Salary Cuts
C. Furloughs
D. Layoffs
E. Unsure
Our Current Shared-Governance Environment Can Be Best Described As:
A. High Trust
B. Moderate Trust
C. Low Trust
D. Unsure
How effective are the Alamo Colleges at using data to aid and inform decision-making?
A. Very effective
B. Somewhat effective
C. Not effective
D. Unsure