1. Performance Incentive Funding
Initiative created by the 80th Texas Legislature
THECB directed to develop methodology to allocate $100 million in FY 2009 to:
Institutions for improvements in degrees awarded weighted for critical fields and at-risk students
Reward institutions that graduate more transfer students
Encourage institutions to bolster advising and tutoring programs to assure more at-risk students achieve
Funded by a separate appropriation
$80 Million for incentives
$20 Million for Top 10 Percent Scholarshps

2. FY09 Incentive Funding
UTSA received $4,984,867 or 6.2% of the total available to academic institutions.
UT System schools received 35.7%.
UTSA received 17.4% of the UT total amount.
Based on:
Percentage Improvement in # of degrees produced: increase in average number of degrees awarded in 2 most recent years (2007 and 2008) compared to the preceding years (2005 and 2006)
Degrees Produced: average # of degrees awarded (2006, 2007 and 2008)

3. At Risk Students At-risk includes student who:
received Pell grant at any time during last 10 years
enrolled as 1st time undergraduate at the age of 20+
enrolled as part-time (i.e. less than 12 hours), first-time undergraduates within the last 10 years; or
earned a GED within the last 6 years or had an SAT/ACT score less than the national average.

4. Weighting Factors The specific weights assigned are:
Non-critical field/Not At-Risk Student – 1 point
Non-critical field/At Risk Student – 2 points
Critical field / Not At Risk Student – 2 points
Critical field/At-Risk Student – 3 points

5. Weighting Factors The specific weights assigned are:
Non-critical field/Not At-Risk Student – 1 point
Non-critical field/At Risk Student – 2 points
Critical field / Not At Risk Student – 2 points
Critical field/At-Risk Student – 3 points

6. Critical Field Those areas identified in Closing the Gaps
Computer Science
Math
Engineering
Physical Science
Nursing / Allied Health
Teachers (includes only those students who have obtained State Board for Educator Certification) – only one with a quality measure