1. Two-Year Accountability Peer Group Meeting
April 3, 2018

2. Administrative Issues
Please mute your phone and computer when you are not speaking.
Remote attendees may be muted manually, as needed.
Please Sue Sutton at if you have any connectivity issues or questions during the presentations.

3. Welcome! 103 two-year college participants 70 university participants
80 in-person
70 university participants
58 in-person
New features for 2018 accountability meetings
Top improver analysis and presentations
Regional target support

4. Presenters Other THECB Staff
Julie Eklund, PhD
Assistant Commissioner
Strategic Planning & Funding
Jenna Cullinane Hege, PhD
Deputy Assistant Commissioner
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Bill Abasolo, JD
Director
Strategic Planning & Analysis
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Strategic Planning & Funding staff
Regional Points of Contact (POCs)

5. Introductions & Opening Remarks
Introductions by peer group
Review agenda & objectives
Participants will…
Be knowledgeable about state and institutional progress toward the goals and targets of 60x30TX, particularly in the area of completion.
2. Be aware of accountability system changes and plans for enhancements.
3. Strengthen connections between peer groups and regional institutions.
4. Understand the regional 60x30TX targets and become knowledgeable about institutional completion targets in their region.

6. 60x30TX and Accountability System Texas Higher Education
Updates
Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
Public Two-Year Institutions
Peer Group Meeting
April 3, 2018

8. Public Two-Year Institutions

10. How did we get here? Soft-launch of redesigned website
Stakeholders invited to comment on website and proposed measures
[March 2017]
Stakeholder comments to proposed measures received, reviewed, and integrated
[March-June 2017]
Final proposed measures for public institutions adopted by Board
[July 2017]
Institutional portal open for data entry
CBM data certified by all public institutions
[January 2018]
First rollover of redesigned website
[February 2018]

12. Data Collection

15. Questions on Marketable Skills?
IMPLEMENTATION
Ginger Gossman
Senior Director
REPORTING
Bill Abasolo
Director

16. Features added since soft-launch
Printable accountability reports
Continued addition of data tables (40)
Interactive table selection sector/institution specific
User guides

21. Examples of using interactive to manipulate and download data in different ways

23. Methodology Change to Excess SCH for Two-Year Institutions
Two-year institutions requested students having previously received an associate degree be removed
Challenge applying associate degree SCH requirements based on data reported to THECB
Changing requirements based on legislation
2016 program inventory shows as average SCH requirement
Return to using 60 SCH as requirement
With rollover, excess SCH measures were restated for all years presented

24. Future enhancements Final accountability reports Predefined reports
Out of State Peers
More tables in interactive
Add FICE to output
Improved navigation based on user feedback
More ‘system is working’ indicators

25. Questions? Bill Abasolo bill.abasolo@thecb.state.tx.us 512-427-6531
Director
Strategic Planning and Funding Division
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

26. Accountability System Top Improvement Completions & Grad rate Tables
Spring Accountability Meetings

27. Source: THECB Accountability System
University and CTC completions have increased by more than 27,000 since 2015.
Source: THECB Accountability System

28. Source: THECB Accountability System
University and CTC fall enrollment has increased by more than 40,000 students since 2015.
Source: THECB Accountability System

29. Source: THECB Accountability System
University and CTC graduation rates have shown significant improvement over time.
Source: THECB Accountability System

30. Completions among target populations are increasing, but need to accelerate to meet targets

31. The Texas demographic changes expected by 2030 underscore the need for improving rates of postsecondary credential completion
BY AGE AND RACE/ETHNICITY,
Finally, I want to draw your attention on the anticipated demographic trends in Texas. Texas is a young and growing state. While many states across the US face shrinking populations, Texas has a real opportunity to take advantage of with its robust workforce. Texas will also continue to become more diverse. As you can see on this slide, by 2030 the number of white residents is projected to decline in all age groups, African American residents are expected to show some growth and Hispanic residents are projected to grow more rapidly.
It is critically important for us to ensure that students of all backgrounds have opportunities to complete affordable, quality programs that will prepare them for the workforce. As Woody Hunt, chair of the strategic planning committee, has been known to say – by 2030 there is no doubt we will have a more diverse population, but will we have a more educated workforce? ,
Source: Texas Demographic Center 6

32. Top Improver: Scope of Analysis
Completions during 2015 – 2017 of 60x30TX
Overall
African American
Hispanic
Male
Economically Disadvantaged
Grad Rates
3-Year
6-Year
Grads per FTE

33. Research Objective
Which community/technical colleges achieved the top improvements on selected Accountability Measures?
Analyzed by Region and Peer Groups
What best practices can be gleaned?
Top Improvers invited to share best practices at Spring Accountability Meeting.

34. Methodology
Analyze 2015 – 2017 Community/Technical College data by two dimensions – Region and Peer Group*
Completions are analyzed by percentage change
Grad rates and Grads per FTE are analyzed by percentage point change
Rating systems of High, Medium, and Low
≤90th Percentile
High
5oth Percentile>
Medium
Low
5oth – 89th Percentile
* This analysis does not include the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley because the institutions is too recent.

35. Top Improvement Community/Technical College Completions By Region and Peer Groups Percent Change
High
Medium
Low
Low
High
Medium

36. Top Improved Community/Technical Colleges Completions Hispanics Percent Change 2015 - 2017
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
High

37. Top Improved Community/Technical Colleges Completions African-American Percent Change 2015 - 2017
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
High

38. Top Improved Community/Technical Colleges Completions Males Percent Change 2015 - 2017
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
High

39. Top Improved Community/Technical Colleges Completions Economically Disadvantaged Percent Change
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
High

40. Top Improved 3-Year Grade Rate Community/Technical Colleges Percent Point Change2015 – 2017
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
High

41. Top Improvement 6-Year Grad Rate Community/Technical Colleges Percent Point Change 2015 - 2017
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
High

42. Top Improvement Grads per FTE Community/Technical Colleges Percent Point Change 2015 - 2017
High
Medium
Low
Low
Medium
High

43. Completion Improvers Blinn College Lone Star College – University Park
Institution
Improvement –
Percent Change
Completion Measure
Blinn College
+ 57.8%
Overall Completions %
Male Completions
+ 7.35
Graduates per full-time-equivalent student
Lone Star College – University Park % % %
Hispanic Completions
+ 150%
African-American Completions %
Economically-Disadvantaged Completions
Lamar Institute of Technology % %
Lee College
+ 51.2%
+ 59.3% %

44. Lamar institute of technology
David Mosley, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
At our May board meeting, I reported on the progress that our component institutions have made over the past six years.
Today, I’d like to take a look forward. To peer through the lens of progress and see what our System will look like four years from now.

45. Chancellor Brian McCall - August 18, 2016
TSUS 2020 vision
Chancellor Brian McCall - August 18, 2016
Institutions:
Were asked to project stretch but achievable goals for Access, Success, Excellence, Efficiency
Reviewed historical trend data and compared their performance to peers
Established 2020 targets to reflect institutional strategies and changing environment
Received feedback from System Office
Revised targets as needed
2020 Goals:
Grow enrollment and expand access through new online and dual enrollment programs
Serve an increasingly diverse student population
Increase student success and degree/certificate completions
Control costs and maintain affordability
Align outcomes with Coordinating Board’s 60x30TX Plan
At our May board meeting, I reported on the progress that our component institutions have made over the past six years.
Today, I’d like to take a look forward. To peer through the lens of progress and see what our System will look like four years from now.

46. We asked the component institutions to look at their performance in a number of areas and determine where they will be in four years if they push hard.
The institutions reviewed historical trends and compared their performance to peer institutions, then established targets for 2020 that reflect institutional strategies, changing demographics, and the environment in which they operate.
The System Office reviewed these targets, provided feedback, and adjustments were made when necessary.

47. Qep – students taking education personally
Our goals and the performance indicators that we will use to track our progress are focused on:
Enrollment (pause briefly after each bullet)
Diversity
Student success
Research
Cost efficiency
Meeting the state’s needs
Philanthropy
and brand enhancement

48. Grad Rate Improvers Odessa College Clarendon College
Institution
Improvement –
Percent Point Change
Grad Rate Measure
Odessa College
Three year graduation rate
Clarendon College
San Jacinto - North
Texas State Technical College – Waco
+ 3.64
Six year graduation rate

49. HIGH IMPACT, HIGH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
LEADING INDICATORS
Employee engagement has direct impact on outcome
Outcomes apparent in first term implemented
LAGGING INDICATORS
Will generally rise or fall with leading indicator trends
Class Completion
Success
“C” or better
Enrollment
Persistence
Graduation
**Equity**

50. HIGH IMPACT, HIGH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY CHARACTERISTICS
LEADING INDICATOR
PROGRAM ADVANCES
Done to Scale – 100%
Data Informed
HIGH IMPACT,
HIGH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY CHARACTERISTICS
Institutionalized
Change Behavior
First Term Impact – All Students
Low Cost, within Existing Budget
Collectively improve persistence, graduation rates and equity

51. HIGH IMPACT, HIGH ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES **Equity**
First-class free
(2012)
Drop Rate Improvement Program
(2011)
8-Week Terms & Guided Pathway
(2014)
Enrollment Growth
28.7% ( )
Dropped Classes (after census date) Face-to-Face: 11% - 2.8%
On-Line: % - 4.8%
Persistence (Fall to Spring)
70% - 85%
3-Year Graduation Rate
(Fall 2014 Cohort)
Full-Time: 42.4%
Part-Time: 30.8%
Success Rates (all students)
Face-to-Face: 73.1% %
On-Line: % %
**Equity**

52. San Jacinto College- North Campus Three-year Graduation Rate
THECB Accountability Meeting
April 2018

54. Policies and Procedures
Emphasis on student success and completion
Redesign of developmental mathematics sequence and introduction of INRW
District Policies
No Late Registration
Pay as You Go
Education Plans
Student Success Courses
11/8/2018

55. Wrap up & Lunch Evaluation Next year: Transfer! Box lunches
Dietary restrictions