1. January 29, 2009

2. Participation: By 2015, close the gaps in enrollment rates across Texas to add 630,000 more students.. Success: By 2015, award 210,000 undergraduate degrees, certificates and other identifiable student successes from high quality programs. THECB 1/2009

3.  Increases in Hispanic Participation  Additional Technology Degrees  Additional Certified Teachers  Math and Science THECB 1/2009

4. 278,994 630,000 302,000 THECB 1/2009

5.  Half of increase tied to Hispanic students (21,578)  African American enrollments increased by 7,000  Dual Credit enrollments grew by 14,000  Two-year college enrollments grew by 30,000 and universities by 11,000 THECB 1/2009

6. African-Am. HispanicWhite Other Fall 2008 African-Am. White Hispanic Fall 2000 Other THECB 1/2009

7. African Am. Hispanic White Other 2015: 7.44 million African Am. White Hispanic 2007: 6.45 million Other THECB 1/2009

8. Institutions’ enrollment targets exceed Participation Forecast but below Closing the Gaps Goal Public Colleges and Universities THECB 1/2009

10.  Regional P-16 Council Grants  FY 2008: Three institutions  FY 2009: Two institutions  Work Study Mentorship Program Grants  FY 2008: Eight institutions (194 Mentors)  FY 2009: Fourteen institutions (279 Mentors)  College Access Challenge Grants (FY 2009-FY 2010)  Community Partnerships: Two institutions  College Connection: Two institutions THECB 1/2009

11.  College Connection (State) Grants  FY 2007-2009: Three institutions totaling  Satellite GO Center Grants  FY 2008: One grantee  FY 2009: Three grantees  AmeriCorps*VISTA expansion  Proposed 14 VISTA members in FY 2010  Mobile GO Centers  Two institutions  Dallas Minority Male Pilot Project THECB 1/2009

12. * Asians are not targeted in the plan. WhiteHispanicAfrican Am THECB 1/2009

13.  URRS review includes comparison with CB’ CTG allocations by ethnicity  Institutional partnerships with high-need public schools  Closing the Gaps for Latina/o Students Task Force made recommendations  Academic assistance programs THECB 1/2009

15. 39,965 93,765 39,307 THECB 1/2009

16. Bachelor’s Associate’s THECB 1/2009

17. * Not targeted in the Plan. White* Hispanic African Am. THECB 1/2009

19. Technology Nursing/Allied Health THECB 1/2009

20.  Universities and community colleges works with K-12 to improve student preparation  Improve transfer articulation between two-year and four-year institutions  Nurture students in STEM fields more effectively THECB 1/2009

21. THECB 12/2008 TeachersMath & Science Teachers

22.  Math, Science & Technology Teacher Prep Academies  College and Career Readiness Initiative awareness programs for faculty in teacher education programs  Working with institutions to attract more high achieving students into teaching THECB 1/2009