1 Postsecondary Stakeholder Engagement Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Jan Keihne, CT Camille Brown, SC

2 Connecticut Acronyms BOR = Board of Regents for Higher Education Uconn: University of Connecticut CSU: Connecticut State Universities CC: Connecticut Community Colleges COSC: Charter Oak State College (on-line college, degree consolidation) SDE = Connecticut State Department of Education (pK-12) DOL = Connecticut Department of Labor CCIC = Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges ISC = Interoperability System Council DWG = Data Workgroup

3 Connecticut: Who are the Stakeholders? K-12 System Offices School Districts Boards of Education Administrative organizations Students Parents Higher Education Community Colleges State Universities Flagship University On-line college Central offices Presidents Academic Deans Faculty Students Workforce Department of Labor Workforce Investment Boards Business Employees

4 Connecticut: Key players P-20 council Co-chaired by Commissioner of SDE and DHE Postsecondary members include: Chancellor of State University System, college presidents K-12 members include: Superintendent of Technical HS system, CAPSS, CABE, teacher unions Interoperability System Council (ISC) Institutional Research Directors from: Flagship University (UConn) Community colleges State Universities On-line College Department of Education Department of Labor CIO’s from same Other technical staff

5 Connecticut: Challenges Trust Patience

6 Connecticut: Pieces in motion BOR forming as new governing board for higher ed. Higher education data system integration Independent colleges joining the ISC Recommendation to system leaders to select model for linking data Pending changes to FERPA guidelines Support from NCES State support team to develop governance policies

7 South Carolina Coordinating Board – 33 Public Institutions Commission on Higher Education Management Information System (CHEMIS) - State Level Data Base Enrollment, Completions, Course, Facilities Late 1990’s – Faculty Early 2000 ‘s – Scholarships/Grants All Public Institutions Participation by Other Higher Education Institutions o 23 Independent Institutions, 1 Proprietary, for-profit institution o Data reporting included in regulations for scholarships/grants o Justification and use of data elements o IPEDS Completions and Enrollment Reporting

8 South Carolina Postsecondary Engagement CHE does not own the data (Data Governance) Collaboration, cooperation, and comfort level Enhance CHE system Provide resources for higher education institutions o Participation in National Student Clearinghouse o Electronic Transcript – College to College o Track Graduates into the Workforce

Contact Info and Resources: Jan Kiehne, Camille Brown, To Request SST Support: Fill out a TA Request Form on GRADS 9 Postsecondary Stakeholder Engagement