1. 2013 Annual Questionnaire Training July 16, 2013 Crowne Plaza O’Hare Rosemont, IL

2. 2013 Annual Questionnaire Training Introductions Introductions Scott Norberg – Deputy Consultant Scott Norberg – Deputy Consultant Ken Williams – Data Specialist Ken Williams – Data Specialist Bojan Stankovic – Project Associate Bojan Stankovic – Project Associate

3. What are we covering today? Annual Questionnaire for 2013-2014 Annual Questionnaire for 2013-2014 Background Background Updates to Annual Questionnaire Updates to Annual Questionnaire Changes to Online Help System Changes to Online Help System ABAQuest web-based application ABAQuest web-based application Background Background Functionality Functionality Reports Reports Important Deadlines Important Deadlines Q&A Q&A

4. 2013 Annual Questionnaire Annual Questionnaire Users Group Beth Barnes - Yale Law School Beth Barnes - Yale Law School Leslie Friedman – Drexel University Leslie Friedman – Drexel University Patty Furukawa - University of California, Irvine Patty Furukawa - University of California, Irvine Teresa Lynn Peterson – University of Tennessee Teresa Lynn Peterson – University of Tennessee Bethany Pluymers - University of Wisconsin Bethany Pluymers - University of Wisconsin Sharon Strathman - Washington University Sharon Strathman - Washington University

5. 2013 Annual Questionnaire

6. New PDF Instructions New PDF Instructions Glossary/Definitions Glossary/Definitions FAQ’s FAQ’s New User Best Practices New User Best Practices

7. Introductions Name Name Title Title School School Level of Experience with Questionnaires Level of Experience with Questionnaires

8. Annual Questionnaire Required of every approved law school, provisionally approved law school, and law schools seeking provisional approval. Required of every approved law school, provisionally approved law school, and law schools seeking provisional approval. Requirement of the Department of Education Requirement of the Department of Education Critical Part of Accreditation Process Critical Part of Accreditation Process Facilitates streamlined input for Site Evaluation Questionnaire Facilitates streamlined input for Site Evaluation Questionnaire

9. Annual Questionnaire Data Reporting Data Reporting ABA/LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools ABA/LSAC Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools On-line On-line Hard Copy Hard Copy Take-off reports Take-off reports Section website Legal Education Statistics Section website Legal Education Statistics Ad Hoc data request Ad Hoc data request

10. Annual Questionnaire Made up for 7 Parts Made up for 7 Parts 1. General School Information 2. Admission Information 3. Library & IT Information 4. Scholarships 5. Administrator and Teacher Profiles 6. Fiscal Information 7. Semester Programs

11. Annual Questionnaire Downloadable editable copies of each part of the Annual Questionnaire can be found on the Questionnaire webpage Downloadable editable copies of each part of the Annual Questionnaire can be found on the Questionnaire webpage www.americanbar.org/legaled Then click on Questionnaires www.americanbar.org/legaled Then click on Questionnaires www.americanbar.org/legaled Can also find Can also find Links to ABAQuest and Foreign Summer Program Questionnaires Links to ABAQuest and Foreign Summer Program Questionnaires Upcoming events Upcoming events All Questionnaires with deadlines All Questionnaires with deadlines Dean’s signature pages Dean’s signature pages Training Materials Training Materials

12. Updates to Annual Questionnaire Part 1 - General Information – 509 Reporting Part 1 - General Information – 509 Reporting Part 2 - Admissions Information – Part 2 - Admissions Information – LSAT Certification LSAT Certification Post Baccalaureate Post Baccalaureate Part 3 – Library & IT – No Change Part 3 – Library & IT – No Change Part 4 – Scholarships – Student Loan Default Rate Part 4 – Scholarships – Student Loan Default Rate Part 5 – Profiles – No Change Part 5 – Profiles – No Change Part 6 – Fiscal – Eliminate Expenditures Part 6 – Fiscal – Eliminate Expenditures Part 7 – Foreign Programs – Minor Changes Part 7 – Foreign Programs – Minor Changes

13. ABAQuest Background Background Contains the Annual Questionnaire and the Site Evaluation Questionnaire Contains the Annual Questionnaire and the Site Evaluation Questionnaire Previous years data will be loaded into the system in phases Previous years data will be loaded into the system in phases While the application will have scheduled, announced maintenance, the application will be accessible 24/7 from any computer with an internet connection While the application will have scheduled, announced maintenance, the application will be accessible 24/7 from any computer with an internet connection

14. ABAQuest Functionality Functionality User Ids and Levels of Access User Ids and Levels of Access Each school will have an Admin user id and password Each school will have an Admin user id and password Has full read/write access to all portions of the questionnaires Has full read/write access to all portions of the questionnaires Only Admin user id can create/update user ids Only Admin user id can create/update user ids Only Admin user id can submit finalized Annual Questionnaire Only Admin user id can submit finalized Annual Questionnaire

15. ABAQuest Create new User Ids Create new User Ids Required fields Required fields User id User id Password Password Name Name Email Address Email Address Status indicator Status indicator Active vs. Inactive Active vs. Inactive

16. ABAQuest Level of Access Level of Access Write – can edit any data element and can lock/unlock pages Write – can edit any data element and can lock/unlock pages Read – can view any page, but cannot edit Read – can view any page, but cannot edit Default access is full write/read access to all sections of the Annual Questionnaire and Site Evaluation Questionnaire Default access is full write/read access to all sections of the Annual Questionnaire and Site Evaluation Questionnaire Levels of access can be mixed and matched Levels of access can be mixed and matched If no level is selected, there is NO access to that section If no level is selected, there is NO access to that section

17. ABAQuestionnaire – Part 1 School Information

18. Standard 509 requires four categories of disclosure: Standard 509 requires four categories of disclosure: a) policies on transfer of credit, pursuant to Standard 509(c); a) policies on transfer of credit, pursuant to Standard 509(c); b) employment outcomes data, pursuant to Standard 509(d); b) employment outcomes data, pursuant to Standard 509(d); c) conditional scholarship retention data, pursuant to Standard 509(e); and c) conditional scholarship retention data, pursuant to Standard 509(e); and d) other items of general consumer information, pursuant to Standard 509(b). d) other items of general consumer information, pursuant to Standard 509(b).

19. ABAQuestionnaire – Part 1 School Information Standard 509 requires four categories of disclosure: Standard 509 requires four categories of disclosure: a) policies on transfer of credit, pursuant to Standard 509(c); (posting the policy itself or in student handbook) a) policies on transfer of credit, pursuant to Standard 509(c); (posting the policy itself or in student handbook) b) employment outcomes data, pursuant to Standard 509(d); (posting Employment Summaries as generated in EQ) b) employment outcomes data, pursuant to Standard 509(d); (posting Employment Summaries as generated in EQ) c) conditional scholarship retention data, pursuant to Standard 509(e); and (posting the council approved form or a statement indicating that conditional scholarships are not offered) c) conditional scholarship retention data, pursuant to Standard 509(e); and (posting the council approved form or a statement indicating that conditional scholarships are not offered) d) other items of general consumer information, pursuant to Standard 509(b). (posting Standard 509 Information Report as generated in AQ) d) other items of general consumer information, pursuant to Standard 509(b). (posting Standard 509 Information Report as generated in AQ) *Salary Information (Interpretation 509-3)

20. ABAQuestionnaire – Part 1 School Information

21. Criteria:  Link from the main Law school page (2-3 clicks to locate all information)  There is a dedicated Standard 509 link  All the links work and are up to date  Everything is labeled clearly Good Examples:: Albany Law School Florida International University Loyola-New Orleans University of Florida University of Hawaii

22. ABAQuestionnaire – Part 1 School Information

23. ABAQuest  Bar Passage Have to enter first-time bar passage data for 2012 Based on Interpretation 301-6

24. ABAQuest Part 1 Bar Passage Where a graduate took the bar examination twice in one administration (e.g., twice in February 2012 or twice in July 2012), the graduate shall be reported as having passed the bar if the graduate passed the exam in either or both of the jurisdictions, provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate passed. If the graduate failed the bar exam in both jurisdictions, the graduate shall be reported once as not having passed, again provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate did not pass. To reiterate, a graduate is counted as one passer even if the graduate passed the exam in both jurisdictions. Where a graduate took the bar examination twice in one administration (e.g., twice in February 2012 or twice in July 2012), the graduate shall be reported as having passed the bar if the graduate passed the exam in either or both of the jurisdictions, provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate passed. If the graduate failed the bar exam in both jurisdictions, the graduate shall be reported once as not having passed, again provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate did not pass. To reiterate, a graduate is counted as one passer even if the graduate passed the exam in both jurisdictions.

25. ABAQuest Part 1 Bar Passage Bar Exam Outcomes Number of Takers Reported as Pass, Pass 1 Taker 1 Passer* Pass, Fail 1 Taker 1 Passer* Fail, Fail 1 Taker 0 Passers* * provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate passed. ** provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate did not pass

26. ABAQuest – Part 1 Bar Passage

33. ABAQuest – Part 2 Admissions

39. ABAQuest – Part 3 Library Information

41. ABAQuest – Part 4 Scholarships

44. ABAQuest – Part 5 Profiles

48. ABAQuest – Part 6 Fiscal Information

51. ABAQuest – Part 6 Fiscal

52. ABAQuest – Part 6 Fiscal Information

53. ABAQuest – Part 7 Foreign Programs

56. ABAQuest Totals Totals Sub Totals are in RED Sub Totals are in RED Grand Totals are in BOLDED RED Grand Totals are in BOLDED RED

57. ABAQuest Reports Reports Printouts of individual sections within each Part Printouts of individual sections within each Part Printouts of individual profiles Printouts of individual profiles Faculty Resource Summary Report Faculty Resource Summary Report Administrator Resource Summary Report Administrator Resource Summary Report

58. Important Deadlines The Annual Questionnaire is due October 31, 2013 The Annual Questionnaire is due October 31, 2013 The on-line version of the Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools will be posted in middle 2Q, 2014 The on-line version of the Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools will be posted in middle 2Q, 2014

59. Where can I get help? ABAQuestionnaire Listserve ABAQuestionnaire Listserve www.americanbar.org/legaled and click on Questionnaire link www.americanbar.org/legaled and click on Questionnaire link www.americanbar.org/legaled Contact me at kenneth.williams@americanbar.org or 312.988.6739 Contact me at kenneth.williams@americanbar.org or 312.988.6739 kenneth.williams@americanbar.org Bojan.stankovic@americanbar.org or 312.988.5303 Bojan.stankovic@americanbar.org or 312.988.5303 Bojan.stankovic@americanbar.org