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APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2003 j

HEARINGS BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE 0~' THE

COl\11\flTTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION

SUBCOMM!'ITEE ON THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

RALPH REGULA, Ohio, Chairman C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR .• Oklahoma STENY H. HOYER, Maryland DAN MILLER, Florida NANCY PELOSI, Calirornia ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi NITA M. LOWEY, New York ANNE M. NORTHUP. Kentucky ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM, California JESSE L. JACKSON, JR .. Illinois KAY GRANGER, Texas PATRICK J. KENNf.DY, Rhode Island JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania

NOTE: Under Committet.> Rules, Mr. Young. as Ch11irm11n oft!it> Full Committee. and Mr. Ohl-y, a~ Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee, are authori~ed ti> git 11s Ml"mhen: of all Suhc ... mmittl"..,,._

CRA.10 HIGGINS, SUSAN QUANTIUS, SUSAN Ross FIRTH. Mt:c SNYDER. and FRANCINE MAcK-BAl.\'ADOR, .')ubconimittl't! Staff

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COMMITI'EE ON APPROPRIATIONS C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida, Chairman

RALPH REGULA. Ohio JERRY LEWIS, Califomia HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky JOE SKEEN, New Mexico FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia TOM DELAY. Texas JIM KOLBE, Arizona SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama J~S T. WAISH, New York CHARLES H. TAYLOR, Ncrth Carolina DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio ERNEST J. ISTOOK, JR., Oklahoma HENRY BONILLA, Texas JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan DAN MILLER, Florida JACK KINGSTON, Georgia RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey ROGER Jo'. WICKER, Mississippi GEORGE R. NETHERCUTJ', JR., Washington RANDY "DUKE" CUNNINGHAM. California TODDTJAHRT, Kansas ZACH WAMP. Tennessee TOM LATHAM, Iowa ANNE M. NORTHUP. Kentucky ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire KAY GRANGER, Texas JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania JOHN T. DOOLI'ITLE, California RAY 4HOOD, Illinois JOHN E. SWEENEY. New York DAVID VI'ITER, Louisiana DON SHERWOOD. Pennsylvania

VIRGIL H. GOODE, JR., Virginia

DAVID R. OBEY, Wiscllnsin JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota

·STENY H. HOYER, Maryland ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia MARCY KAPI'UR, Ohio NANCY PEWS!, California PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana NITA M. LOWEY. New York JosE E. SERRANO, New York ROSA L. Dr;;LAURO, Connecticut JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts ED PASTOR, Arizona . CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina CHET EDWARDS, Texas ROBERT E. MBUD" CRAMER. JR., AJabama PATRICK J. KENNED_Y, Rhode Island JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina MAURICE D. HINCHEY. New York LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, California SAM FARR, California JESSE L. JACKSON, JR., Illinois CAROLYN C. KILPATRICK, Michigan ALLEN BOYD. Florida CHAKA FA'TTAH, Pennsylvania STEVEN R. ROTHMAN, New Jersey

JAMES W. DYER, C~erk and Staff Director

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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under tities I and II of the Educalion of the

Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), [$55,376,000J $§2.014,000, 1 of which [$5,376,000J

$1.600.bOO shall be for construction and shalt remain available until expended [Provided, That

from the total amount available, the Institute may at Its discretion use funds) 2 • and of which not

less than $1.000.000 shall be used for the endowment program as authorized under section

207: 'Provided. that such $1 ,000,000 is available until expended .. (Department of

Education Appropriations Act, 2002)

Nole-Each language provision that is fOUowod by a footnole reference is explained in the Analysis of Language Provlslol'I& and Char.ges document wh1cr: follows the appropriation li;inguago.

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Ana!wiS gt Lanauaae Provisions am1 q,anaeg

Language Provision

' .... otw!Jlch S1.6QQ.QOO shall be for construction and shall remajn available until exoended

2 • and of which not less than $1.000.000 §hall be used for the endowment program as authoriz8d under section 207:

3 Proyided. that such S1 .000.000 is available until exoended.

Explanation

This language earmarks $1.6 million for construction and provides for these funds to remain available until expended.

This language earmarks $1 million for the Endowment Grant program.

This provision provides for the $1,000,000 earmarked for the Endowment Grant program to remain available until experided.

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Discretionary authority: Annual appropriation

Total obligations

Grants, subsidies and contributions

Amounts Available !or Obligation ($000s)

2001

$53.3]6

53,376

Obligations by Obiect Classification ($0005)

2001

$53,376

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$55.376

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$52.014

52,014

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Summary ot Chftnoeg ($000s)

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Net change ................................... .

2-0Q2 base

Increases: Program:

Endowment - additional funds are requested to further promote the financial Independence of the Institute.

Construction - funds are requested for a new ccnstructlon project to repave and im~rove roadways, walkways, and parking lots associated with NTID buildlngs.

Subtotal, increases

Degeases: P!Oqram:

Construction - the final phase of a 3·year project to renovate tJTID's cormitories was completed in fiscal year 2002. No additional funds are needed for this project.

Subtotal, decreases

Net change

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$586

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5376

$55,376 52,QJ4

-3,362

Change from base

+5414

+2,014

-5,376

-3,362

Activity

()perations (EDA-1-8) E-grant (EDA-11-207) ConS1n1c:1ion (EDA-1-112)

Tolal-au1horlzation Total~

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Authqrizina leglsfallon ($00os)

2002 2002 Authorized Estimate

lndelinlle $50,000 Indefinite 0 Indefinite 5.376

0 55,376

2003 Authorized

Indefinite lndefinile lndef!ni!§

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2003 Request ... ... $49,414 !;

1,000 1.!!00

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NATIONAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOR THE DEAF

App~) Hll1Dry

Budget Estimate House Senate

to Coogress Allowance Allowance Appropriation

1994 $41,836 $41,836 $41,636 $41,836

1995 43,191 41,462 43,191 43,191

1996 43.041 42,180 42,180 42,180

1997 43,041 43,041 43,041 43,041

1998 43,041 43,841 44,141 44,141

1999 44,791 44,791 45,500 45,500

2000 47,925 48,151 48,151 48,151

2001 51,788 54,000 54,366 53.376

2002 52,570 55,376 54,976 55,376

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NATJOHA!, TECHNICAL INlllTl/TE FOR THE DEAF

The BIN allows NTID to - a poi1lcn of i1a lpj)IOpriation to the andowment at Its discretion. The Committee- NTID to C8pOtl lo ii ..tlhin 15 days of h8Ctllitlg such • transfer.

NTID has not matched any funds iet for tlsc:al year 2002. However, the Dapar1ment will provide natlficaffon to lhe Committee within the 15-aay tlmellne W the lmtltule requeats malchlng funds and- approprfate c:ortillcation.

Mltcb!nq Fund! fw Canstrucdgn

Senate:

Response:

The Commtteo dlreo!$ the Department of Education not to i-.,e a matching requl111ment on lhe dormitoly renovation construction project.

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Nallon1I Tocllnlcll ln1tllute for the Duf (Educallon of Iha Deaf Actof 1986, THle I, Part Band Section 207)

FY 2003 Authorization ($000s): Indefinite

Budget A..-lty ($000e):

Operations Construction Endowment

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The National Technical Institute for the Oeaf (NTIO}. located In Rochester, New York, on the campus of Iha Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), was created by Congrass In 1965 to promote the employment of persons who aie deaf by providing technical and professional education for the Nation's young people who are deaf. The National Technical Institute for the Deaf Act was superseded by the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986 (EDA). This Act continued the authority of the Department of Education to contract with the host institution and provide a Federal subsldy to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf so that It may continue to provide postsecondary educational opportunities for Individuals who are deaf.

The Department mainlains a contract with RIT for the operation of a residential facility ror postsecondary technical training and education for individuals who are deaf. The purpose of the special relationship with the host institution Is to provide NTID and its students access to more facilities, institutional services, and career preparation cptions than could be otherwise provided by a national technical institute for the dear standing alone. RIT provides NTID students with options for courses of study from seven other colleges; health and counseling service&; library, physical education, and recreation facilitle&; and general services such as food, maintenance, grounds, and security. Indirect cost rates are established by RIT governing reimbursement for each of the services it provides and to cover tuition charges for NTID students enrolled In RIT programs. These ralas are approved by the Division of Cost Allocation of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. This is a current.funded program for whjch funds are available from October 1 to September 30. As such, fiscal year 2003 funds would be primarily uaed for Iha 2002-03 school year . . NTID •"""'a variety or technical programs at the certificate, diploma, and associate degree levels. Degree programs Include ma)ors in business, engineering, science. and visual oommunlcations. In addition, NTID students may participate In approximately 200 educational programs available through the Rochester Institute of Technology. RIT offers advanced technological courses of 1IU<ly et Iha undergraduate and graduate degree levels. Inn.cal year 1998, NTID Initiated a master's degree program of Its own to train secondary education teachers who wUI be teaching students who are deaf. Students enrolled In the program, who can be deaf or hearing, are charged lhe same tuition as students enrolled In other t~TIO programs, plu& a graduate student tuition surcharge of 1 o percent The Institute also operates an Associate in Applied Science program to train Interpreters for persons who are deaf and a tutor/notetaker

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~ _..... - who ... dealwtlO onroU In NTIO or FUT prognims ... """"'""a wide"""" of $UJlPOll- end 1pedet progniml lo allfot lhem In p19p811ng for fhelr .....,., lndUdlng tutoring, -lal and JangUagt onrk:hmonJ piograms, counseling, notelaldng, lnlelprellng, apeoilllz8d eduoalional media, oooperative WO!I< OJCperien<o, and speclall1.0d)ob placement.

NTID conducts applied resaaroll ln ccaipallonal and amployment·ralalad aspects of deafness, """"'11Jllk a-~ lhe demograph!cs of NTID's target IJOl>uiatlan, end loaming procelSIS In pos1Mcondary education. In addition, NTID =-11a1nlng-'<shops and semlnlre related 10 cjMfnass. Thele "'°*""""'end semlnals are offered lo profeulonals lhroughout the Nation.who employ, work wlll1. -· orotheiwlH sarve persons Who are deaf.

Section 207 of the Educallon of the Deaf Act authorizl!s Ille Federal Endowment Gran! program, which is deslgnad to asolst ln meeting Mura neo<ls of Ille lnslllute and lo reduce Ifs loog-term Federal funding requflamonts by stimulating ptl\late <Xlllllibutions. The lnslltute has lhe d'ISCl91ion to detennlne lhe 111T10U11t of funds It wants lo sat nide·trom Ille --as matoNng funds under lhe endowment grant program. Subject lo lho availabiUty of appropriations, the SGcretasy make& payments to the endowment program equal to sums contributed to lhe fund from non-Federal sources. No portion ofttie ern:towment fund corpus may be wiihdrawn, except with Iha Secretary's approval and onty dlJe lo a financial emergency or Ufe...threatening situation. NTIO may retain up IO 50 percent of the income of the fund for expenses necessary to the operation of the Institute. After a period of 10 years from an Initial investment. NTID does not have to follow Federal Investment restrictions related to the COfJJUS end may use the entire amount of the interest associated with that year'S match.

As of September 30, 2001, lhe market value of NT!O's ondowments. lnduding Federal. privalo. and reinvested funds was $20.245 "111Ron. In fiscal year 2001, lhe Institute used $511,202 In Interest avoilable to It from lheoe ..-ments, primarily to support sd\olarshlps ror stud-. The Federal Endowment Grant program contlibuted $270,757 of lhis amount. The remaining interesl from that yearwas reinvested in the Endowment Grant program corpus, as speclfled In so-. 207. About 89 pecoentof the funds wllhdrawn from lhe Federat Endowment Grant program by NTID"""' usad lo support seholarshipsfor s\udents. The remaining 11 peri:ant was used for a variety ol P<JfPOSOS, Including suppcrt of a lecturer position. pedomllng ans programs. nlSelll'Ch adlvltles, and support selVfcos lo provide acoass for NTID students lo campus religious a<:IMlieS.

The 2001 -nation represents approidmately e 1 porosnt of NTID's Iota! budget. The remaining funds come from luition, ,_, priYate conlrlbUlions. .-1noome,an<1 F<ldefal gronll and.,.._, The $11.1 rrill!on In revenue derived from tuition, room, boartl, and fees ts oubltanlialty compriHd of~ from Federel wcallonal rehablllfstlon and Fedonil student flnlnclal aid -rams. For example, In 2001, NTID lludonts received $4,5e6,571 from Vocatlonll Rellabllltllllon, and $875.264 In Poll Grants. The Institute also p-$873,147 In gronMIMlld outof lho Fodtnll approprlatlon and $970,886 In ICholatlhlpe from Fodetll and other ondowmont lncOme. The Iota! of lhooe funds, Including $342,740 In State granlo and $84,5gr ln RIT granl-fn.tild, ls $7,883, 185 or approxiTiately $6,542 per dorneatie studenl In addition lo direct aid, NTlD studonfl racalved $1,044,977 ln subsldlzad Fodonil Family Education lJ>ans and $848,381 In unsubsldlzad Federal student loana. lnlamatlonal studenls pay tuition, lllOm, boaltl, and fees and are induded In !ho revenue flgUAI cited abOve. However, lhoso students, wllh Ille """8ptlon of permanent_., 818 not ellglble for Fedetal sludont

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NllfcmalT-l IMlltutoforlhl Dto1

financlal aid or vocational reliabffifallon paimenta. lnlemallonal llWdenta do receive limited support from JlriVllte gnll1fs and scholarohlps de<tve<I rrom interest accrued under !he Federal Endowment Crant program.

NTID also recefvea grants and contracts from the Federal and New York State governments that are awarded through the competitive precess. In fiscal year 2001, the Institute received $4.76 mi"lon in Federal and State grants and contracts.

Funding levels for the past 5 fiscal years were:

1998 ............................................ . 1999 ............................................ . 2000 ........................................... .. 2001 ............................................ . 2002 ........................................... ..

1 Includes $2,651.000 tot construction. 2 tnciudes $5.37&.000 for construction .

. FY 2003 BUDGET REQUEST

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$44.141 45,500 48, 151 I

53.376' 55,376'

The Department requests $52.014 million for the National Technical lnstHute for the Deaf for fiscal year 2003. The request maintains funding for operations at the fiscal year 2002 tevel, moves $586,000 previously provided for the Endowment Grant program In the operations base to a separate activity, and increases funding for the Endowment Grant program by $414,000 to a total of $1 miU!on. The request also includes $1.6 million for construction projects at NTID for fiscal year 2003, a reduction of $3.n6 million from the flscal year 2002 level. The third and final phase of a major construction project to renovate NTID's dormitories was completed in early fiscal year 2002. The $5.376 million appropriated for this one-time project in 2002 is no tonger needed. The $1.6 million is for new construction projects at NTID The Department believes that the request is adequate to maintain' all aperations and existing levels of programs at the Institute. The Department supports funding for NTID to help promote educational and employment opportunities for persons who are deaf.

Proa"ram Operations. NTIO requested $51.533 million for operations, which included an increase of $1.133 mllllon above Its 2002 base for program operations, plus an increase of $400,000 for the Endowment Grant program. The Endowment request Is discussed below and includes $588,ooO In exisUng lunds that were Included In !he fiscal year 2002 appropriation for opareUons. but are proposed to be moved to a separate activity for fiscal year 2003. The adjusted base cf $49.414 million for operations Is maintained In fiscal year 2003.

O.e to !he size of the appropriations lncreaso lor fiscal year 2002, !he Institute is lunding In 2002 $575,000 In Initiatives originally requested for flscaJ year 2003. These initiatives relate lo updating labs and classrooms and adding three eaptionist positions. These funds are retained in the base for fiscal year 2003, including the $500,000 for on.time costs of updating labs and classrooms. Funding the one-time activities in 2002 reduces the need for new funding in 2003,

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and pmWles S50Q,000 that may be used for other purpoaas In :!003. In addition ID funding from tho appmoriallan, NTID - revenue from tuition and lees, private giving, and grams and c;ontracll. The Institute estimates that tt should receive approJdmately $400,000 In additional revenue from tuition, room, board, and fees In ftscal year 2003. The Institute nas tho ftexiblllty to appiy the funding from the one-time initiatives tn 2002 and the Increase in tuition tevenues to Its highest funding priorities.

NTID also nas been Increasingly successfulin raising private funds. In fiscal year 2001, tl1e Institute - $322, 198 In cash to endowad funds, $2,075,690 In olher cash, and $322,980 In gifts In kind, primarily equipment and software for specific programs at NTID. NTID also· · rocelwS significant revenue from grants and conlraCCS, approximately $4.7 million In fiscal year 2001. Thio Includes a grant under the Oflico of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' Technical Asststenca and Dissemination program for $1 million per year to administer one of the four Regional centers on Postsecondary Education for lndlvlduals who are Deaf. The remainder of the grants and contracts consisted of $2.39 million In awards from Federal agencies and $1.34 million from New York State and private foundations.

~nt G@nt Pmoram. Tha lnsUtute requested an additional $400,000 for the Endowment Grant program for fiscal year 2003. This wovld .. be on top of the $586,000 already in the base for this program in fiscal year 2002. The Department's request includes an additlonal $414,000 above the base for the Endowment Grant program and specifies that funding for the Endowment Grant program shall be provided as a separate activity. The combination of the existing funding with the requested lnetease would bring total funding avanable for this program to $1 mlllion, an increase of 71 percent abOve the base.

The Department strongly supports the objectives of the Endowment Grant program and wants to encourage lnaeased participation by NTIO in this program. We believe that Increasing the Institute'& endowment helps to promote the financial independence of the Institute through aeatlon of a permanent and Increasing source of funds for enrichment aetiVlties and special projects. However, ¥118 are concerned about the uneven pertormar.ce of the Institute In raising matching !undo and the potential for c:ompeUng prioritias to divert funds designated for this program ID other puipooes. WhUe NTID matched $590,000 in fiscal year 2000, It only matched $390,984 In fisoal year 1999 and did not match any funds in fiscal year 2001, even though It raised over $2.7 million in total contributions.

For fiscal year 2003, the Department is pros:ioslng several changes to address our prtor eonc:em1 about NTID's ability to raise the additional funds. To ensure that funds requested for the Endowment Grant program remain available for this purpose, the Department requests that funding for tho Endowment Grant program be provldad as a separate tine Item. To compensate for concerns that NTID may not be able to match Iha full amount In tho currant !lscal year, the !undo WOUid be made available until expended. To address tho poHlbillty that the lnsUtute might be eblo to match moro than tho $1 million, language has been Included providing It the fle~blllly ID use additional funds from Its annual appropriation for oporotions for rnatotJng putpOIOI.

The authority for this progtam was proposed by Iha Department and Incorporated Into the Education of the Deal Ar:A of 1986. At the time It was lnautU1ed, a separete Uno Item was includad In the appropriation for the Endowment Grant program. However, NTID frequentiy had dlfllculty raising the tun amount of funds provfdad. In fiscal year 1996, the Department propased

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to provide the Institute with Increased ftexiblHly regarding Iha uH of funds oat aside for the Endowment Gnlnt program. Thia ttexlbiHly allowed the Institute to use Endowment Grant funds for operations W It could not match the entire amount In a given year. Al that time, the Department proposed to fold Iha $336,000 set aside for tha Endowment Grant program into the amount for general operations, and congress adopted this proposal. In fiscal year 2000, the Department proposed to tncrease the amount targeted for the Endowment Grant program by $250,000, which was adopted by Congress. The $586,000 continues to be carried forwar<l In the bale. The Department's requnt would move the $586,000 to a separate Endowment Grant program activity. combined with the $414,000 increase, the fiscal year 2003 request would provide $1 million for this program.

CpnslnJRtion ReQueSt. The Department Is requesting $1.6 million for a new construction project to repave and improve roadways. walkways, and parking lots associated with NTID buildings. The construction Is necessary due to severe cracking, pothole, and drainage problems with roadway, sidewalk, and pal'king areas adjacent to NTlD facllilies. The scope of the construction includes repaving all areas, improving drainage, reconstructing paving bricks and replacing trees, curb and pavement construction, and lawn restoration. AR of the areas are adjacent to NTID buildings. Jn return for this work, NT!O would not be expected to participate in the expsnditures for slmHar work performed by RIT to areas adjacent to its buildings.

PROGRAM PERFORMANCE

The primary purpose of higher education is to educate students so they are well prepared to enter professional careers in their chosen fields. In fiscal year 2001, the graduation rate for students in the sub-baccalaureate programs was maintained at 50 percent. just below NTID's target of 52 percent. However, the graduation rate for students in the baccalaureate programs increased to 64 percent, resulting in an overall graduation rate of 54 percent for all deaf students. This is consistent with NTID's overall target of 53 percent. By comparison, the average graduation rate for students starting in 4-year institutions, who graduate within 4 years of entry, ls 60.4 percent. This figure provides some context, but is not directly comparable because students who are deaf take an average of 6 to 7 y8ars to graduate from a baccalaureate program. The lnstitute's goat is to increase the rate for students in sub­baccalaureate programs to 52 percent in fiscal year 2003 and maintain the rate for students in

_ baccalaureate programs above 60 percent or al least equal to the Rochester Institute of Technology rate for hearing studenls of 58 percent.

NTIO enrolled 1,234 students in the fall of 2001, including 1, 121 undergraduates, 49 educational Interpreter program trainee&, and 64 graduate students. Of these. 103 were international students. The lnstltUte exceeded its target of 1,080 undergraduate students, but did not meet its targets of 100 Interpreter trainees and 75 graduate students. NTIO believes that the educational Interpreter program Is below target prlmaril'J due to more ~1gorous entrance requirements. The Institute Is Implementing an aggressive recruitment program that should result In higher enrollments. The Master of Science In secondary Education program is falrty new. While it did not meet its target. enrollment has increased each year for this program.

NTID has placed 90 percent of lts fiscal year 2000 graduates in employment. This is somewhat below the lnstltute's target of 95 percent and its historical record. However, it Is sti!I a very high

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.,.,.,.,.., NTID - lhlt lhe docllne In lhe plocemont- ls prtmar!ly due lo a downtum lneconomlccond-. Thap-ntrat1101ecalculatad11 lhe-tageof~who .,. ~ ""°"" lhooe who want lo ba empic))'ld. Thole Individuals Who conflnue lhetr -lion er who Ole not ualdng ~~ lorwtiatever reasons, ""'not lnclucled. Data ""' not yet lvaf- fer 2001 gAICluates.

The Ecfucallcn of Ille Deaf Ad Amendmenla of 1998 lnducled a~ ""!Ulntment for the National T ec:hnical lnsllluto for Ille Deaf lo seek public Input on Its daarna...nolalod A1search ~. Tha lnofllulo Is -'<lrlg on a mac:hanls111 lo aaaess lnfon'llltion gleaned from Ille field and upe<;ll lhlt basellna lnl'orma1fon will ba available In fiscal year 2002. NTID Is soliciting ,_on ill - priolltiH lhn:iugh 111 resaarch publications and rasearch -· In addllion, lhe lnsflluto plans lo ask 1hrlle national deafneso.lelated f)IO(esslonal organiZallons lo

· lnvtta the~ membara to vfatt NTID'1 ""88rch webolll lo provide,_ on ill -prioritiel. During fiscal year 2001, NTID'o "'oaarch faculty publlshad 35........,, "'ports and detivarad a total of 114 pieaentalloM, wolf<shops, and 1-. inctudlng lhole fll9S8n!Bd lnlemafly and OlClemal lo NTID.

PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

AnnuaJ tu1tton and fees: I

Tuition (U.S. sludenls): Undargraduata G-Fees

Chal!las for Resident Students: Room Board Total (U.S. students, wilh tuition & tees)

Tuilion (lntema1fonal S1Udents): ' Undergraduate Graduata

Percent of support for operations provided by this appropriation

EatilMlod ever.ge cost per student' --educalional COit per 1tudent •

Sludtnldlto (-lludentaonly • lncludta lnltmetional 11udtnta): Appflcallons Acctplenoos Percent of applications acctpleQ Rogis1rotlons

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$6,099 6,708

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$4,095 3,171

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$12,198 13,418

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$39,889

$29,557

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740 513

69% 386

a!l!l1

$6,405 71J47

550

$4,260 U!lQ

14,515

$12,810 14,091

81%

$41,200

$30,566

728 472

65% 366

2003

$6,726 7,398

575

$4.431 ~

15,164

$13,452 14,797

81%

$41,800

$31.500

750 550 70% 385

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Natlonol TIChnlcol lnatllUl9 for the DH!

ilQ.1 m Zll01

Enrollmont Total students 1,113 1,151 1,150

Technical (642) (661) (700)

P!Olesslonal: Undergraduate (447) (440) (430)

Graduate (24) (30) (20)

Other enrollments (hearing and deaf students~ Educational lnlefl"Oting program (associate degree) 75 49 75

Master's in special education 31 34 40

International students: 6 (96) (103) (110)

International students as a percent of total enrollment 7.9% 8.0% 8.5%

Minority enrollment ' (236) (241) (250)

MlnoriUes as a percent of total enrollment 23.3% 23.0% 24.0%

summer Vestibule Program 256 241 250

Performance data: Graduates 1 199 200 200

Graduation rate 54% 53% 53%

Placement rate (estimates)• 90% 95% 95%

Co-op ('NOOI: experience) placements 228 250 250

Studenl services: Hours of interpreting 91,765 93,000 93,000

Hours of note taking 43,636 44,000 45,000

Hours of tutoring 13,783 14,000 14,600

Numbers of persons parllclpaHng In Pubic SeNice ActMties: lnterpieters ttalned (continuing education) 114 100 100

Tutors/nolt lllkers 11111ned 162 175 175

School personnel trained 280 300 300

EmpSay111/career counaelors trained 173 300 300

Explont Your Future (HS Juniors) 226 250 250

career Awareness.Program 544 500 500

Public saNice activities ($000sl $1,432 $1,492 $1,554

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NallOMI Technlcol IMlllulofarlhl DHf

&u1 - illl! -= F-Funds (IOOOll $1,985 $2,068 $2,154 Re1tarch publlcatfons 35 50 50

Personnel (In IUl-Cime equivalents): • Full-lime fa<:Utty 231 220 220 FuJl.llme sfall m .m 2ili Sublollll 516 512 515

Part-time racully 16 13 13 Part-timeslall .1!l .ll .ll Subtolal 32 26 26

Total faculty and staff 548 538 541

Mlnorl1leo as a % of faculty 6.5% 7.5% 8.1% Minorities as a % of staff 9.0% 9.5% 10.0% Disabled as a % of faculty 21.9% 22% 23% Disabled as a % d staff 23.6% 24% 25o/o

Total faculty/student ratio 10 1:5.0 1:5.0 1:5.3 Teaching faculty/student ratio 11 1:8.5 1:8.5 1:8.5

Faculty (Average salaries): Protesacr $84,717 $86,489 $90,000 Asscclate professor 64,637 66,769 69,000 Assistant prof<lssot 55,140 56,638 58,000 Ins- 43,061 45,281 46,000

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N16onat Tochnlcal lnllllUlo for the Dell

• ~ n llktf\ 11 d Odobtr d each fllcal ~and represent Mart-of-yett posllionl funded In thli bUdget. 16 lndudel admlnfltraCDrl and rt1t8roh feculty. Does ogJ, lftclude RIT faculty who lHCh the 34 peJtlenl ofNTID's ttudents enrofted In RIT COUf'NI, 11 Does aR1 Include RIT fleulty WhO teach the 34 perctflt of NTll>'s atudentl enrolled In RIT C0\11'189.

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Fiscal v .. r 2003 Budget Requm

CONTENTS

ew Approprlauans language.................................................................................................... J-1 Analysis of language provisions and changes .................................................................. J~2 Amounts available far obligation........................................................................................ J-3 Obllgalloris by object classification .... ... ... ... . . . . . . .. .. .... ............ ... .. .... ... ... ...... ... ... .......... ... .. . .. J-3 Summary of changes......................................................................................................... J-4 Authorizing legislation . .. . . ..... .. ... .................... ................. ......... ... ... .. . .... . . ..... ........ ... . .. . .. ...... J-5 Appropriations hlstcry .... .... . . .. ... .. . .. . . .. . .... ...... .. . . .. . ..... .. . . .. .. .. .. . ...... . .. .. . ... . .. .. ... . .... ... . . .. . . . .. .. .. J-6 Significant Items in FY 2002 appropriations reparts.......................................................... J-7 Activity:

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For lhe Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, lhe Model Secondary School for the

Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the

Deaf Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), ($98,938,000: Provided, That from the total amount

available, the University may at its discretion use funds) $94.446.000. 1 of which not less thao

$1 .000.000 shall be used for the endowment program as authorized under seclion 207~

' Provided, that sycil S1 ,OOQ,000 is available until expended. (Department of Education

Appropriations Act, 2002.)

Note-Each language provision that is foUOwed by a footnote reference is explained in the Analysis of Language Provisions and Changes document Which foHows the appropriation language.

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Analllla gt Lsngyaqe Prov!slgns an!! Changu

Language Provision

1 of Which not less than $1 .000.000 snay be l!Ull.for the endowment program as authorized under section 207:

2 ProVided. that such $1 ,QQ0,000 Is available until exoended.

Explanation

This language eannarks $1 million for the Endowment Grant program.

This provision provides for the $1 ,000,000 eannarked for the Endowment Grant program

j to remain available until expended.

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Total obrigations

Grants, subsklies and contributions

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amounts Available for Obllgallon (SOOOs)

2001

$89.400

89,400

Obliaatlons by Obied Classification ($000s)

2001

$89,400

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$96,938

96,938

2002

$96,938

2003

$94.446

94,446

2003

$94,446

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sunvnary of Changes ($000s)

2002 ............................. ·"·········· ........................................ . 2003 ............. "." ""."."""" ...... "" """" ........ " "" """ """.""

Net change ................................... .

Decreases: Proaram:

Security System - decrease in one-time costs associated with a comprehensive upgrade of the University's security system completed in fiscal year 2002.

Netonange

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2002 base

$4,000

$96,938 94.446

-2,492

Change from base

-2.492

-2,492

Activity

University programs (EDA-I-A) Elementary and secondary education programs

(EDA-I-A) Endowment grant (EDA-11-207) Construction (EDA-1-103)

'- Total definite authorization <'n Total appropriation

GALLAUDET UNIVERSllY

Authorizing Legislation ($000s}

2002 Authorized

Indefinite

Indefinite Indefinite ln®finite

0

·----·

2002 Estimate

$96,938

0 0

___ _!!

96,938

'•<'''

2003 2003 Aulhorized Request ... ...

Indefinite $93,446 ig

Indefinite 0 Indefinite $1,000 !n®flnl!e 0

0 94,446

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1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

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~H!l1o!y ($0008)

Budget Estimate House

to Congress ARowance

$77,435 $77,435

80,030 76,742

80,030 77,629

80,030 79,182

79,182 80,682

83,480 83,480

85,120 85,980

87,650 89,400

89,400 95.600

94,446

Senato Allowance Appropriation

$79,435 $78,435

80,030 80,030

77,6'lfl 77,6'lfl

79,182 79,182

81,000 81,000

83,480 83,480

85,500 85,980

87,650 89,400

97.000 96,938

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Significant Ile!!!§ in FY 2002 ADoropr!atjons Reports

Endowment Ml!lShlna Great

House:

Response:

The Bin includes a provision that allows Gallaudet University to transfer a portion of its appropriation to the endowment at its discretion. The Committee directs the Department to report to it within 15 days of executing such a transfer.

Gallaudet has not matched any funds yet for fiscal year 2Q02. However, the Department will provide notification to the Convnlttee within the 15-day timeline if the University requests matching funds and provides appropriate certification.

Campus Securttv

House: The Committee has provided funding above the request to assist GaHaudet in making campus-wide security upgrades, including the installation of addilional outdoor lighting and emergency blue lights.

Senate: The Committee recommendation includes funding to enable Ga\laudel to mainlatn and enhance its lechnological base. continue investments in faculty and staff, and support improvements in physical facilities, induding campus security.

Response: The UnMlrsity plar.s to spend $2.45 million of the fiscal year 2002 appropriations increase on personnel compensation and benefits, S4 million on security related enhancements, and the remaining $1.088 million on a variety of technology and other initiatives.

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G•llaudtt University (Education of the Deaf Act, Title I, Part A and Section 207)

FY 2003 Authorization ($000.): Indefinite

Budget Authority ($000s):

Operations Endowm8Jlt

Total

=· $96.938

0 96,938

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

~

$93,448 -1.!lllQ 94,448

~

-$3.492 .:tl.ll!1!! -2,492

GaUaudet University, which received its Federal charter in 1864, is a private, nonprofit educational institution providing elementary, seoondary, undergraduate, and continuing education programs for persons who are deaf. The University offers a traditional liberal arts curriculum for students who are deaf and graduate programs In fields related to deafness for students who are deaf and students who are hearing. Gallaudet also conducts a wide variety of basic and applied deafness research and provides public service programs for persons who are deaf and professlonals who work with persons who are deaf. To increase the effectiveness of its instructional programs, the University provides commurucations training, counseling, and other support services for Its students. This is a current.funded program for which funds are available from October 1 to September 30.

Gallaudet operates two federally funded etementary and secondary education programs on the main campus of the University. The Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KOES) operates an elementary school for children who are deaf, and lhe Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSO) provides secondary education programs for students who are deaf. The Federal Government funds these programs In order to support the development, evaluation. and dissemination of model curricula, Instructional techniques and strategies, and materials that can be used in a variety of educational environments seivin9 individuals who are deaf and individuals who are hard of hearing throughout the Nation. The Education of the Deaf Act requices MSSD and KOES to include sludents preparing for postsecondary opportunnles other than college and students with a broad spectrum of needs, such as students who are lower achieving academically, come from non-English speaking homes, llave secondary disabilities, are members of minority groups. or are from rural areas. The Ad also requires Iha elementary and secondary education programs to ensure that special education and related services provided to children enrolled in these programs by their parents are In accordance with Pan B or the lndlviduals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). For children placed by a local educational agency (LEA), that agency Is responsible for ensuring that special education and related services are provided to those chHdren in accordance with Part B of IDEA. The At;t. also makes specific procedural safeguards from the IDEA applicable to parentally placed children at KOES or MSSO that would n6t otherWlse appry because they are not placed by their LEAs.

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The Federal endowment grant program is designed to assist in meeting the future needs Of Gallaudet University by rroduclng a growing Independent source of revenue for the University. No porlion of the Federal endowment fund corpus may be withdrawn, except with the secretary's approval and only due to a financial emergency or !We-threatening situation. The secretary makes payments to the endowment program equal to sums contributed to the fund rrom non-Federal sources. Matching funds may not Include transfers from other endowment, restricted, or Federal funds received by the University. Gallaudet University may retain up to 50 percent of the income of the fund for expenses nec3ssary to the operation of the University such as personnel, construction and renovation. community and student services, technical assistan~. and research. The other 50 percent of the interest returns to the corpus. After a parted of 10 years from an initial investment. the University does not have to follow Federal investment limitations and may access the entire amount of the interest associated with a year's match. The University has the discretion to determine the amount of funds to be designated for ·use under the endowment grant program, subject to the availability of appropriations. As of September 30, 2001, the value of the Federal Endowment Grant program corpus, including Federal, private, and reinvested funds, was $53.1 million.

The Federal appropriation represents approximately 70 percent of total unrestricted revenue for the University. In 2002, the Federal Government is providing $96.94 million to Gallaudet for the operation of the University, the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, and the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, including $1 million that the University has set aside for the Endowment Grant program. Gallaudet does not include Federal funds it uses for the Endowment Grant program in calculating the percentage of its revenue that comes from the appropriation. The net revenue figure, which excludes the $1 million for the Endowment Grant program, constitutes approximately 62.4 percent of total estimated funding for university level Instructional, research, and outreach programs and 98.1 percent of total estimated funding for MSSD and KOES. These figures significantly understate the true percentage of funding that comes from the Federal Government not only because they exclude the $1 million from the appropriation that the University set aside for the Federal Endowment Grant program, but because the figure the University uses for non-Federal revenue includes interest from the Federal Endowment Grant program, approximatety $3.8 million in fiscal year 2001, and revenue the University receives from Federal sources such as grants and contracts. This other income Included Federal grants and contracts of about $2.24 million in fiscal year 2001.

The approximately $15 million the University received In fiscal year 2001 from tuition and fees is also largely derived from payments provided by Federal vocational rehabilitation and Federal student finenclal aid programs. In fiscal year 2001, Gallaudet estimates that Its students received over $8.1 million in vocational rehabilitation payments to cover student costs related to tumon, fees, and other expenses. Students also received $958,661 in PeU Grants, $34,995 from Federal SUpplemantal Educational Opportunity Grants; and $116,996 In Federal Work· Study Grants. Gallaudet students and their families also participated In Federal student loan programs, which provided over $3.6 million In Parl<lns, Stafford, and other loans for fiscal year 2001. The University supplemented the above funding with approximately $4.6 million in instttutional grants-In-aid and scholarships, and students received $233,238 In assistance from other sources. Total Federal assistance for fiscal year 2001, Including loans and vocational rehabilitation payments, came to ovar $13 m!Ulon. Tho University reporis that the average student aid package, for students requesting aid; came to $12,287. By way Of comparison, the

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lotal coal of attending Dallaudet In 2001 was $15,000 ($7,350 for lultion and $7,650 for R)Om, board, and fees). In addition lo flnandal aid, a majority of Gatlaudet sludents also receive Supplemental Security Income/Socia! SeC<Jrity Dlsablllly Income payments.

Funding levels for Iha past 5 fiscal years were:

1998 .................. " .................... " 1999 ........................................ .. 2000 ................... " ............ " "'"" 2001 ...... """"" """"""" .......... .. 2002 ........ """"" .. " """" ......... ".

FY 2003 BUDGET REQUEST

($000<)

$81,000 83,480 85,980 89,400 96,938

The Department is requesting $94.4 million for Gallaudet University for fiscal year 2003. The request maintains funding for ongoing operations at the fiscal year 2002 level. However, the fiscal year 2002 base Is reduced by $2.5 million for one-time expenditures related to implementation of a comprehensive security system upgrade by the University. Funding that was provided in fiscal year 2002 related to staffing and maintaining the upgraded security system is retained in the operations base. The request provides support for university level programs, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSO), and the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (KOES). The request aiso includes $1 million for the Federal Endowment Grant program, which Is requested as a separate activity.

Gallaudet requested $99. 7 million for operations, which included $4 million for security enhancements. The $4 million request for seC<Jrity Included $2.192,500 for technological improvements, which induded 100 additional security cameras, expansion of the emergency gblue lightM system, an improved ID card access system and new entry doors for the dormitories, Improved campus lighting and fencing, and reconfigured access to the main campus entrance. The figure also included $300,000 to implement a program lo educate students about security issues. The remaining funds are intended to cover the cost of increasing the presence of professional staff In each dormitory, increasing the number of security personnel, and hiring staff lo maintain the oomputerized Simplex security system. While requested for fiscal year 2003, the appropriation for fiscal year 2002 Included the $4 million for the security enhancements. The fiscal year 2003 request maintelns funding for program oparallons al the fiscal year 2002 lavd. minus $2,492,500 related lo the one-lime expendilures for security system oonstnJolion and equipment and the seC<Jrily education program.

The University's requost did not Include specific amounts for other program increases or lnltiaUves. However, II identified planning themes that might Include Initiatives such as new certificate and degree programs. gifted and talented programs for lhe elementary and secondary education programs al the Clerc Center (MSSO and KOES) and lhe University, and increased support for distance learning activities. Without more specific infonnation, the Department camot evaluate the necessity for increased funds. As such, funding is maintained at the fiscal year 2002 level for operations, as adjusted for the completion of one-time security system upgrades.

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Gallaudet praposes to. once again, set aside $1 million from the appropriation to match privately raised endowment funds, as provided !or under the Federal Endowment Grant program. The Department stro11gly supports the purposes of this program. The Endowment Grant program has helped to promote the financial Independence of the University through creation or a permanent and Increasing soun:e of funds for enrichment activities and special projects. In fiscal year 2001, Gallaudet u$811 almost $3.8 million In lnvesbnent Income from its Federal and private endowments to 1uppori university operations, primarily to supplement the University's grant-In-aid program. To ensure that adequate funding Is designated for this purpose and the University has adequate time to raise the necessary funds, the Department hes proposed approprla!lons language to designate $1 million for the Endowment Grant program as a separate llna Item in Iha appropfiatlon. In this way, the funds are specified lor this purpose and would remain available until expended. This is consistent with the Department's proposal for the NTID Endowment Grant program. The University would retain the discretion to match additional funds using current funding from operations.

tn addition to the appropriation and ongoing funding from other sources, Gallaudet anticipates receiving an additional $2.3 million in revenue from increased tuition charges In fiscal year 2003. Gallaudet also has been very successful in raising private funds for construction and other purposes. The University has raised over $20.4 million in total over the past 10 years for new construction and renovations. In addition, and well ahead of schedule, the University raised $34 million for its first.ever comprehensive capital campaign, "Unite for GaUaudet • This is $4 mllllon more than the $30 million target for this campaign. The University plans to use approximately $10 million of the funds raised through the capita! campaign for a new state-of~ the..art student academic center that will feature high tech classrooms, new computer laboratories, a multi~media center, and a career center. Gallaudet held a groundbreaking for the new center on January 31, 2001.

The University plans to use $15 million to lnaease its non--Federal endowment programs. lnduding endowments to support faculty through programs such as the creation of additional endowed chairs and teaching assistantships and to suppcrt students through increased scholarships and internships. An additional $7 million would be used to expand programs in areas such as professional development. library resources, technology and access, career

~ success, and language, community, and culture. The remaining $1.8 million had not been designated at the time of the University's submission.

PROGRAM Pl!RFORMANCI!

The primary purpose of higher education Is to educate students so they are well prepared to enter professional careers In their chosan fields. In June of 2001, 142 students received bachelof1 degrees from Gallaudet, 13 len lhan in 2000 and the lowest number In 10 years. In part, this may be due to the fact that the number or undergraduate students entering the University hae been declining. The typloal undergraduate student at Gallaudet takell six years to complete a degree. In 1995, only 339 new students were enrolled, the lowest level In ten years. The rasult Is that the estimated graduallon rate of 41.89 pen:ent, calculated as the number or graduates In 2001 over the number of students entering six years prior, ls consistent with or higher than the rate for most of the prior years. However, whOe the rate Is higher, the

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number of students involVed is lower. The five-year moving average of graduaUon rates, as of 2001, was 40.8 percent.

Undergraduate enrollment at Gallaudet has steadily declined over the past ten years from 1.825 In 1990 to 1,243 in the Fall of 2001. This has occurred despite the Federal Government loosening the restrlctlons on enrolling inlemallonal swdenls, an extensive recruitment program implemented by the University, an open admissions policy, and enrollment of more students In special programs. On the other hand, over the same peliod, the University's graduate school enrollment Increased from 443 students to 517. Malnlalning or Increasing enrollment is difficult for Galla!J!fet because of the literacy and communlcallons challenges facing many cl Its swdenls and the need to achieve an appropriate balance between providing access to as many students as possible and mainlainlng high slandan:ts. In addition, Studenls who are deaf and han:t of hearing have Increasing access to programs at regular postsecondary lnstltutlons and large numbers of students who are deaf and han:t of hearing are attending these programs.

The University conducts an annual employment survey of racant graduates. For 2001, 79 graduates responded, or 36 percent of the Iola! number of undergraduate and graduate students who compteted their educallon. Of the graduates from the bachelor degrae programs who responded, 52 percent worked in education, 19 percent for nonprofits, 14 percent In business, 10 percent in government, and 5 percent In other areas. Of the graduates from the masters and doctoral degree programs who responded, 68 percent worked in education, 18 percent for nonprofits. 10 percent in business. and 2 percent in government.

In fl seal year 2001, an evaluation team representing the Commission on Higher Educellon of the Middle States Asaociatlon of Colleges and Schools conducted an accreditation review of Gallaudet University. Overall. the report was very positive. For example, the review team found that the recent administrative reorganization, whereby four vice presidents and seven deans were COiiapsed into a provost position with four deans and a vice President fof administration and business wtth four exerullve directors, established clear lines of responsibiity and authority anct provided for greater communication, coordination, and cooperattori among administrative units. However, the report also lnciuded a number of concerns. The team found that the faculty committee structure Is duplicative, cumbersome, and bun:tensome. In response to this recommendallon. the University Is seltlng up a group to evaluala the current structure and make reoommendallons. The repori also expressed concern that Galaudet recruits too much of its faculty from Its own graduates and recommended that the University recruit deaf faculty from a brooder range of lnstltuUona.

The Middle States report contained several recommendation• related to retenllon. White the team was llllpllllled by the eictent of the cun1rulum, It encouraged the Unlverelty to provide an even greater emphasis on English competence and Incorporate Nlel'8cy as a oomponent throughout the rurriculum. It pointed out thal, without English competence, students are destined not to sucosed academically, and the University will not achieve lls goal of Increasing retention rates. In addition, the repori touched on an issUE> raised by some students thal the regular ooutSes are not sufficiently challenging due to the academic dMde between students who are well-prepared for COilege and students who are less we/I-prepared and recommended that the University consldar creating more honois courses. The team also recommended that Gailaudet explote ways of creating credible, externally reoognlzod credentials for students who

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are unable to complete the bachelota d"llree requirement• ouch 11 usoclate d"llreu or · certificateo of competence. Related to this, Iha report commended Iha Unive1111ty for Its ellorts

to design and Implement various 8SS8S1111811t strateglaa, but recommended that Iha University baller coordinate outcomes assenment among units and eatabllsh clear and measurable objectives for the Unlvenlty in general. The report was complimentary conceming Gallaudet'1 tachnalogy Initiatives and the progress the University has made, pointing out that It has exceeded Its planned commitment to upgrading technology. However, the report indicated a need for campus-wide technology poHcies and specifications to be determined and uniformly Implemented. The University agreed with Iha majority of the recommendations In the report and Is working on responses to address the concems.

PROGRAM OUTPUT MEASURES

ag.Q1 2002 2003

Estimated total expendllures (SOOOs):' University programs $98.250 $105,788 $103,014

Elementary and secondary education programs 2 ~ 26,950 27,232

Total 125,200 132,738 130,246

Annual tuition and fees: Base tuition $7,350 $7,870 $8,420 ' Room 4,190 4.320 4.450 l

Board 3,150 3,250 3,350 ' Fees _llQ 310 310 l

Total 15,000 15.750 16.530

International student surcharge $7,350 $7,870 $8.420 Graduate student surcharge $735 $787 $842 Additional surcharge for foreign graduate students $735 $787 $842

Federal appropriation as a percent of total revenues• 71% 70% 700/~

Estimated average cost per student 5 $37,273 $42,117 $39,500

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Program enrollment • (1'1111-lnd ""'"-_, 1,321 1.243 1,250

Und"'ll*luates ProfessiOlllll Studies 93 92 70

Graduate students ~ .§11 1l!Q

Total 2,039 1,852 2,020

lntematiol)al students " (180) (194) (300)

lntemallonel student percentage 8"8% 10.5% 14.9%

Medel Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD) 205 194 225

KendaD Demonstration Elementary School (KOES) 148 143 140

Sponsored Programs: Proposals 44 45 45 Awards 27 24 24 Funding ($000s) $3,965 $2,400 $2,400

Research: Sponsored research

funding ($000s) $783 $1,145 $1,145 Appropriated research

budget ($000s) $4,037 $4,100 $4,100 Gallaudet research publications 167 100 100

Number of perscns served by Gallaudet outreach programs:

Unive11tty programs 33,999 50,000 50,000 Precollege programs ' 179,518 15Q.OQQ liiQ,000

Total 213,515 200,000 200,000 Precollege out!1ach products dlsblbuled 232,233 200,000 200,000

Studant support services contact hours I 161,045 125,000 125,000

"

Student/faculty ratios: Universtty programs 8.3:1 7.9:1 8.5:1 MSSD 5.4:1 5.5:1 5.5:1 KOES 4.9:1 5.1:1 5.0:1

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1,103 11 49

1,138 19 58

1,133 20 50

1 Estlmltecl total expendftUrH are calculated according to the new Flnanclat ~ntlnG Standards Board &CCOl.l'lting and audfflng stan<lards fOr private h!Qhor education Institutions that were promulgated In 1996 and may not be comparable 10 ~urn provided In prior Y""·

The new estimates baaed on the new accounting system do not ptOVlde dOllar flgixes fOr 11'18 elementary and secondary education programs for overhead items such as physical plant, mainlenance. oind secwlty. These costs are estlmaled based on hiatorical spending patterns a<'ld come lo approicimately one·lhird of the amounts incurred for direct coets. These rigures have been added to Iha direcl costs IO derive the total expendilute figures.for !he elemeiitar)o and secondary educatiOn programs. •

~The University proposes tuition rates based on internal proiecticJns of expM!ditures and revenues, subieci 10 an annual cap on Increases at 10 percent that was imposed cy lhe Oepertmern in fiscal year 1992. The Gallaudet University Beard of Trus!ees approved the tovel for $chool year 2()02-2003 at its October 200~ meeting.

•The revenue base used for this calculation includes 1,1nrestticted incomo from all sources. ineluding research gran:s ar.~ inclifeci payments al.Ith as Federa: student financial aid a1KI vocational rehab1l1tahon paymants. Aroounls rrom the appropriation that Gailaudet sets a&kle for the Federal Endowment Grant pro(tl'am are excluded from the revenue calculation. The revenue amounts for 1998 and beyond also inck.de changes re<;u1red by the Fir.ancial Accounting Slandards Board, primarily to shOw realized and unreali2ed investment ga;ns re rated to unrestricted fundS that wtire previously excluded from this calculation. These chang~ haVe lhe elfec! of decreasing the pe<cenl shOwn fot Federal supP.l)rt below comparable percent.age& displayed in prior ~rs when unrealized invntrnenlgalns were excluded.

8 This amouoi is based on total e111imaled aiq>enditures, eiu:luding the categories of sponsored and other resea~. publiC services. and aux~iary enterplisea. Thi& amount is dividod by the total number at students enrolled. The University doel not differentiate betWeen fun and part-time stuaents In reporting enrollment figures. so part·lime studeol5 are treated as full-time for the purpose af this calculation. For 199S and beyond, the fiQures include Changes required by the Financial Accoi.rttlng Standan:ls Soard to Include depreciation and physical plant fundS, which are now distr:buted among lhe Olher categories. These changes have the effect of increasing lhe cost per slUdent abo'l'e the comparel)le leve'6 shown in prior years before dapraciation was Included.

e These figures include full-lime, part-time, and extensiOn program students. Tha Higher Educauon Act Amendmen'.s of 199S amended the EDA to Increase the Umit on enrollment of intematlOoal students from 10 percent to 1 S percent of total ..... lmenl

7 The Pre-COiiege National Mission ProQrams (PCNMPs} nave changed their strate(jy tor p!'O'llding outreach and thei~ methodology for counting the number of persons ser...ad. The PCNMP& have expanded their outreaeh beyQnd deafness­nJlatecl a>nferences and lechnk:at assistance opportunities ta include mainstream educatlooal conferences and general education venues. PCNMPs are also now counting al: attendees at these conferences and other Y8flues .e:s lndlvtduats -· 8

Student support s.etvlces contact hOurs indude tutorial services. academic advising, the career cenler, services lot students With secondary dlsabllltiel, counseling services. and sludent affairs activities.

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