Complete College Georgia Policy Working Group: RHSC Deficiency February 26, 2014

Dr. Valerie Whittlesey Associate Vice President for Curriculum Professor of Psychology Kennesaw State University System Office Staff Welcome

Agenda 10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.: Introduction and Welcome 10:10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.: Scope and Context 10:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.: Support and Resources 10:25a.m. – 10:45 a.m.: Overview of the Suggested Policy Review Process 10:45 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.: Tasks 12:05 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.: Working Lunch 1:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: Tasks 2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.: Break 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: Tasks 3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: Wrap-Up

Charge and Scope Improve completion (access and graduation) Complete College Georgia Focus on system policy and handbooks Establish issue priority Transparent process for review Recommendations for : Addressing unintentional barriers to college completion The various methods for USG students to address their RHSC deficiencies Areas of USG policy and procedure regarding RHSC that should be clarified? Recommendations need to be submitted by April 25, 2014

Support and Resources USG staff will provide research assistance as needed. Potential research services available and include: Data gathering Preliminary evaluation Policy analysis State comparisons Consultation with national partners Collecting recent academic research

Establish Review Process Develop Standard Criteria to Assess Potential Policy Changes: A.Impact on Completion A.Distribution and Equity B.Implementation Feasibility A.Implications and Risks B.Others?

Establish Review Process A SUGGESTED PROCESS FOR REVIEWING EACH SPECIFIC POLICY OR AREA: (1) Further define the underlying issue and gather research if needed (2) Determine options that address underlying issue (3) Assess options using standard review criteria (4) Decide and draft a recommendation

Establish Review Process

Discussion #1 What are the specific issues associated with this policy? Are there tangential areas of policy that also need to be explored? Is additional research needed?

Discussion #2

Discussion #3 Discussion of Working Document: What options are being considered? What are the next steps for these options?

Close Next Steps o Deliverables o Subset of working group Next Meeting Ongoing Communication

Complete College Georgia Thank you. February 26, 2014