Transcript Developmental Mathematics in Texas

Orientation to the
Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board
Glenda O. Barron, Ph.D.
July 30, 2007
Mission of the
Coordinating Board
To work with the Legislature, Governor, governing
boards, higher education institutions and other
entities to help Texas meet the goals of the
state’s higher education plan, Closing the Gaps
by 2015, and thereby provide the people of
Texas the widest access to higher education of
the highest quality in the most efficient manner.
Philosophy of the
Coordinating Board
The Board will promote access to quality higher education
across the state with the conviction that access without
quality is mediocrity and that quality without access is
unacceptable. The Board will be open, ethical,
responsive, and committed to public service.
The Board will approach its work with a sense of purpose
and responsibility to the people of Texas and is
committed to the best use of public monies. The Board
will engage in actions that add value to Texas and to
higher education. The agency will avoid efforts that do
not add value or that are duplicated by other entities.
Agency Statement of Direction
Every Texan educated to the level necessary to
achieve his or her dreams; no one is left behind,
and each can pursue higher education; colleges
and universities focus on the recruitment and
success of students while defining their own
paths to excellence; education is of high quality
throughout; and all levels of education, the
business community, and the public are constant
partners in recruiting and preparing students and
faculty who will meet the state’s workforce and
research needs.
Supporting the Vision
Created by the Texas Legislature in 1965
to ensure quality and efficiency in public higher
education
Currently composed of 13 members
appointed by the Governor, confirmed by the
Senate
six-year terms
quarterly meetings in Austin
Supporting the Vision, Continued
Board members appoint Commissioner of
Higher Education acts as state’s chief expert
on higher education
Achievement of Closing the Gaps by 2015 is
agency’s central mission
Major Statutory Responsibilities
Develop and update the state’s higher education
plan, Closing the Gaps by 2015
Review and recommend changes in funding
formulas
Approve institutions’ requests for new academic
programs to meet needs, ensure quality, and
eliminate unnecessary duplication
Responsibilities, continued
Approve and monitor postsecondary
technical/vocational educational programs
Administer Carl Perkins federal grant funds for the
purpose of improving workforce education
Collect, analyze, and report higher education data,
undertake studies and develop
recommendations for improving higher
education
Responsibilities, continued
Report to the Legislature on policy issues
and legislatively mandated issues
Prescribe changes in the roles and missions
of public higher education institutions
Administer the state’s student financial aid
programs
Responsibilities, continued
Administer the Texas Success Initiative
Administer state-funded competitive grants
to Texas college and university
researchers
Approve degree programs at career colleges
and regulate unaccredited private postsecondary institutions
New Assignments
College Readiness and Success (HB 1,
2006)
– College readiness standards/vertical teams
– Education Research Centers
– Course re-design
– Summer Bridge Programs
High school students
Developmental Education
New Assignments (cont.)
– P-16 Council Strategic Plan
– Electronic transcripts
– College credit program
– 4 x 4, RHSP
– Texas Governor’s Schools
New Assignments cont.
Legislation passed in 2007
– Work-Study Mentoring
– GPA calculations
– STEM academies
– Adult Basic Education Study
– End of Course Exams
PSAT/PLAN
Subject exams