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System Strategic Direction. System’s Cornerstone. Improve Mississippi’s Educational Attainment Graduate more students Retain more graduates within state Recruit talent to Mississippi. Shared Responsibilities. Legislature – Sets legal framework for the State - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
System’s Cornerstone
• Improve Mississippi’s Educational Attainment
– Graduate more students
– Retain more graduates within state
– Recruit talent to Mississippi
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Shared Responsibilities
• Legislature – Sets legal framework for the State
• Board of Trustees – Sets higher education policy for the State and priorities for the System
• Universities – Implements institutional missions as part of the System
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2008 Board Retreat Goals
Goals articulated by Board at the 2008 Board retreat:1. Strategic Initiative: More Graduates of Even
Higher Quality
2. Five-Year Funding Plan
3. System Efficiency and Effectiveness
4. Outreach Plan for More Postsecondary Education
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Summary of Staff Recommendations in
Response to Board Retreat
• Strategic Initiative– Approve recruitment and graduation stretch goals Spring 2009– Set retention stretch goals Spring 2009– Assess state critical needs stretch goals for teachers, nurses, & social workers (others?)– Focused enrollment management effort– Explicit tie to allocation formula
• Five-Year Funding Plan– Authorize staff to develop a recommended schedule for events beginning in January 2009– Engage Board, System staff, IEOs and institutions directly in legislative and grass roots efforts
• Efficiencies and Effectiveness– Evaluate existing and potential efficiency opportunities and develop specific steps to address these opportunities
• Communication and Marketing Plan– Create communication subcommittee of the Board– Find sustainability dollars for outreach effort
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Approved by Board of Trustees
December 18, 2008
System Strategic Direction Goals
#1 Strategic Initiative#2 Five Year Funding Plan#3 Efficiencies and Effectiveness#4 Communication and Marketing Plan#5 Economic Development and Research
Focus#6 Strategic Partnerships
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Approved by Board of Trustees
December 18, 2008
Work Plan Development
• Assignment of staff to determine tasks, deadlines, calendar, and critical path
• Finalize performance measures for accountability and transparency
• Progress – December 19, 2008 and January 5, 2009– January 23, 2009 (next meeting)
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Board Goal #3 System Efficiency &
EffectivenessAcademic Category
1. National Center for Academic Transformation- Course Redesign
2. Enrollment Management
3. Academic Delivery
4. Articulation Agreements
5. Technology Assessment 9
NCAT Course Redesign
• 16 varied course redesign projects in 8 institutions
• Student Success (effectiveness)– Individual assistance– Small group tutoring– Faculty-selected instructional technology for tutorials– NCAT model validated by national research studies
• Cost Savings (efficiency)– Fewer faculty needed for large enrollment courses– Fewer class meetings frees up space – More upper level/graduate courses can be offered – Tutors provide one-to-one assistance while faculty pursue
grants 10
Enrollment Management
• Retention - Year-to-Year for All Subgroups
2nd Yr Retention rates/ % First time, full time freshmen
MS-76 AR-78 LA-80 TN-83 AL-84 GA-86 TX-87 VA-91
(SREB,2008)
• Remediation/Developmental Education
• Advising/Tutoring Services
• Quality of programs, services, and graduates
• Other considerations - New degree audit, work force needs, productivity reviews, alignment of goals and budget priorities
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Academic Delivery
• Weekend and night classes
• Online and hybrid delivery
• Intensive, short term classes
• Delivery on CJC campuses and job sites
• Size and number of sections
• Faculty course loads
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Articulation Agreements
Efficiency of resource use for institutions, students, and state
• Monitoring of implementation
• Modifications based on collaboration
• Study of technical course agreements
• Ensuring seamless transfer 13
Technology Assessment• Identify current and future needs• Devise structures for resource sharing• Support the MS Data Quality Collaborative• Utilize external review with internal input
Lumina/JFF Planning GrantMaking Opportunity Affordable - $150K
Produce more degrees with emphasis on cost containment
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System Efficiency & Effectiveness
• Collaborative Opportunities• Shared Services• Facilities Issues
– Energy– Space
• Financial– Debt– Audits
• Human Resources
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Collaborative Opportunities
• Advantages– Cost savings for the system
– Benefit to smaller institutions
• Types of Contracts– Outsourcing of business enterprises - Bookstore and Food Service
– Indirect Cost Studies
– Technology
– Property Insurance Pooling Best and most cost efficient options for the systems Report in February
• Hazard Mitigation Grant System-wide Grant for Planning Seven Universities Reduces the probability of injuries, loss of life, damage to campus assets, and
disruption of the university’s mission. 20
Shared Services
• Advantages– Increase quality and consistency– Increase functionality and customer service– Control risk– Reduce costs
• Types of Services– Accounting-type services– Ground maintenance– On-line library periodical services– Registrar-type data– Purchasing Cooperative– CFO Task Force to identify specific areas 21
Facilities Efficiencies
Energy• Energy Audits
– Private consultants of MDA – Audit schedules - January 19th through April 30th – Coordination with Physical Plant personnel and the energy consultant– Recommendation by sampling of the buildings on each campus– RE&F in conjunction with university evaluate feasibility of implementation of any energy
saving measures recommended
• Energy Management System – Policy adopted – Bureau of Building and IHL Executive Office adopted a policy of requiring,
when feasible, an energy management system as part of all renovation and new building construction projects
• Energy Conservation Plan – Energy Conservation Plan in cooperation with the universities. This effort will begin with a
kick-off meeting with the Facilities and Physical Plant Directors in the near future. 22
Facilities Efficiencies
• Space Management – Specific retreat discussion – Space inventory– Next stages
Square footage information Archibus Software Facilities audit Bonding requests
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Financial
• Debt– Institution-specific strengths and weaknesses– Institution-specific plan to maintain or strengthen
position
• System Audit
• Internal Audit
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