OrACRAO /19/15 State and Legislative Updates Lisa Reynolds, CCWD Sean Pollack, HECC

2  Lisa Reynolds, Education Specialist, Community Colleges and Workforce Development  Sean Pollack, University Academic Policy Specialist, Higher Education Coordinating Commission WHO ARE WE?

3 HECC AGENCY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE RECOMMENDED FOR Policy & Operations Office of Research & Data Office of Student Access & Completion Office of Community Colleges & Workforce Development Office of University Coordination Office of Private Post- secondary Center for Community Innovation Executive Director The HECC agency is responsible for carrying out the directives, initiatives, and statutory requirements of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The proposed budget organizes the integrated agency into eight units described below.

4 HECC COMMISSION STRUCTURE  HECC Commission Funding and Achievement Subcommittee Student Success and Institutional Collaboration Subcommittee

Postsecondary Before 2013 (animated version) Postsecondary Before 2013 (animated version) Postsecondary Post 2013 (animated version) Postsecondary Post 2013 (animated version) HECC EOU OIT SOU SBHE UO OSU PSU WOU OSAC CCWD OUS SBE OSAC WOU EOU OIT SOU Institution Board/Council OEIB CCC LBCC OCCC CCC KCC COCC UCC RCC CGCC TVCC BMCC TBCC LCC CCC SOCC PCC MHCC UO OSU PSU Agency HECC OUS Shared Services OSAC CCWD OUS 7/1/15

6 JBAC: Joint Boards Articulation Commission STATE LEVEL POLICY CHANGES

7  JTAC: Joint Transfer & Articulation Committee Charge and work remain focused on intersector leadership and problem solving to create clearer transfer and articulation pathways; advising HECC on transfer, articulation and student success Math pathways project Statewide guidance for community college majors AAOT Writing Requirement STATE LEVEL POLICY CHANGES

8  A new Director of the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development  New Director of Research Patrick Crane will lead a combined Institutional Research unit for CCWD and HECC – integrating OUS IR staff (June 2015). CHANGES FOR 2015 AND BEYOND

9  ASOT-Computer Science: the newest statewide transfer degree  AAOT Mathematics requirement: amended to read “one course in College Mathematics which meets the statewide outcomes for mathematics”  Removal of Oregon Administrative Rule restriction which prohibited community colleges from designating majors RELEVANT POLICY CHANGES BY HECC

10 Smarter Balanced Community college presidents and public university provosts recently signed provisional agreements that support continued learning and seamless post-secondary transition of college- ready students. RELEVANT POLICY CHANGES

11 LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION SB 418 (formerly known as SB 84, the accelerated learning bill)  Redefines accelerated learning.  HECC and State Board of Ed to “provide statewide standards for accelerated college credit programs that do not have nationally established standards.”  Prohibits postsecondary institutions from charging expenses to students.  Annual review of accelerated programs for the purpose of ensuring compliance with HECC standards. Each institution to submit a biennial report on performance of students in the program, including demographic information.  Status: In Ways & Means

12  HB 2681:  Requires HECC and State Board of Education to create a work group to “examine and recommend effective processes and strategies for placing students in courses at community colleges, including consideration of whether to use a statewide summative assessment for students who are entering a community college directly after high school.”  Status: Passed, awaiting signature by the Governor LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

13  HB 2645:  Requires public universities to establish priority enrollment system for qualified students who are active members of Armed Forces of the United States or qualified veterans.  Status: Public hearing on May 19 LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

14  HB 2670  All veterans who served, lived in Oregon, regardless if they have moved to another state, have in-state status for the purpose of determining tuition.  Status: Still under discussion LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

15  SB 473:  Requires each public university to allow students, staff, and faculty to record sexual orientation information along with other demographic information.  Requires HECC and universities to establish format and report on these data.  Requires universities to allow students to use other than legal first name on official rosters and systems.  Status: Forwarded to Ways and Means with “do pass” recommendation LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

16  HB 2871:  Requires HECC to administer a fund for the creation, use, and research on Open Educational Resources. Allots $1.1M, creates a position of state OER Coordinator.  Status: Referred to Ways and Means LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

17  HB 2525:  Requires HECC to investigate the causes and effects of transfer credit accumulation and “loss” by students.  Requires HECC to develop a research plan to investigate transfer and articulation best practices  Requires HECC to investigate the creation of a statewide transfer credit evaluation system, e.g. OUS Atlas  Status: Passed; awaiting signature by the Governor LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

18  HB 2973:  Affordable Baccalaureate Degrees: Requires HECC to investigate affordable degree models, similar to other states, e.g. Texas.  Status: Still under discussion LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

19  HB 2662:  Pay it Forward Program: An income based repayment program for students.  Status: Still under discussion LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

20  SB 81  “Free” community college  Last dollar in model, after Pell, OOG  Status: Still under discussion LEGISLATION: 2015 SESSION

21  A new framework for transfer  Based on multi-state faculty agreement on learning outcomes and transfer level proficiency criteria  Lower-division general education …focusing on ensuring quality and streamlining pathways to graduation…. WHAT IS THE INTERSTATE PASSPORT?

22 The goal of the Passport is to reduce unnecessary repetition of academic work after students transfer. GOAL OF THE PASSPORT

23 THE PASSPORT: MAJOR COMPONENTS 1. Passport Learning Outcomes 2. Transfer-Level Proficiency Criteria 3. Passport Blocks 4. Tracking System: Student Academic Progress 5. Application and MOU Funded by: Carnegie Foundation – Gates Foundation and Lumina Foundation

24 RISING FROM LEAP ESSENTIAL LEARNING OUTCOMES

25 PARTICIPANTS: 24 INSTITUTIONS IN 7 WICHE STATES CA: TBD (3 from each sector) HI:Leeward Community College University of Hawai ʻ i, West Oahu ND:Lake Region State College North Dakota College of Science North Dakota State University Valley City State University OR:BMCC, WOU SD: South Dakota State University UT:Dixie State University Salt Lake Community College Snow College Southern Utah University University of Utah Utah State University Utah Valley University Weber State University WY: Laramie County Community College University of Wyoming And 12 more institutions in 6 new states to join in year two….

26 TRACKING ACADEMIC PROGRESS: IR AND REGISTRARS  Every receiving institution  Records Passport student grades of first two terms following transfer  Reports to Central Data Repository (CDR)  CDR compiles and sends report to  Each sending institution  Passport Review Board

27 QUESTIONS?