Governor Rick Perry issued an executive order last fall requiring a review of higher education efficiencies, including outcomes-based funding formulas. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Advisory Committee on Higher Education Cost Efficiencies will hold meetings going over various efficiencies culminating in an interim report that will be submitted to the Governor’s Office by November.
The Advisory Committee met on February 9, 2010 and heard presentations on:
· Perspectives on Efficiency – Dennis Jones, President, National Center for Higher Education Management Systems;
· Funding based on Course Completions and the Ohio Model – Rich Petrick, Vice Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents;
· Financial Aid Models – Cheryl Blanco, Vice President for Special Projects, Southern Regional Education Board; and
· Transfer and Articulation Agreements Between Two- and Four- year institutions – David Spence, President, Southern Regional Education Board.
For a copy of the agenda and handouts provided during the meeting, please visit: http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/index.cfm?objectid=7AEA9E30-EB82-3A68-F49F0B4B5FD48455
