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Postsecondary Stakeholder Engagement

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Jan Keihne, CTCamille Brown, SC

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Connecticut Acronyms

BOR = Board of Regents for Higher Education• Uconn: University of Connecticut

• CSU: Connecticut State Universities

• CC: Connecticut Community Colleges

• COSC: Charter Oak State College (on-line college, degree consolidation)

SDE = Connecticut State Department of Education (pK-12)DOL = Connecticut Department of LaborCCIC = Connecticut Conference of Independent CollegesISC = Interoperability System CouncilDWG = Data Workgroup

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Connecticut: Who are the Stakeholders?

K-12 • System Offices

• School Districts• Boards of

Education• Administrative

organizations• Students• Parents

Hig

her E

duca

tion • Community Colleges

• State Universities

• Flagship University

• On-line college• Central offices• Presidents• Academic Deans• Faculty• Students

Wor

kfor

ce • Department of Labor

• Workforce Investment Boards

• Business• Employees

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Connecticut: Key players

P-20 council

• Co-chaired by Commissioner of SDE and DHE

• Postsecondary members include: Chancellor of State University System, college presidents

• K-12 members include: Superintendent of Technical HS system, CAPSS, CABE, teacher unions

Interoperability System Council (ISC)

• Institutional Research Directors from:• Flagship University (UConn)• Community colleges• State Universities• On-line College• Department of Education• Department of Labor

• CIO’s from same• Other technical staff

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Connecticut: Challenges

Trust

Patience

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Connecticut: Pieces in motion

BOR forming as new governing board for higher ed.

Higher education data system integration

Independent colleges joining the ISC

Recommendation to system leaders to select model for linking data

Pending changes to FERPA guidelines

Support from NCES State support team to

develop governance policies

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South Carolina

• Coordinating Board – 33 Public Institutions• Commission on Higher Education Management Information

System (CHEMIS) - State Level Data Base• 1993 - Enrollment, Completions, Course, Facilities• Late 1990’s – Faculty• Early 2000 ‘s – Scholarships/Grants• All Public Institutions• Participation by Other Higher Education Institutions

o 23 Independent Institutions, 1 Proprietary, for-profit institutiono Data reporting included in regulations for scholarships/grantso Justification and use of data elementso IPEDS Completions and Enrollment Reporting

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South Carolina

Postsecondary Engagement• CHE does not own the data (Data Governance)• Collaboration, cooperation, and comfort level• Enhance CHE system• Provide resources for higher education institutions

o Participation in National Student Clearinghouseo Electronic Transcript – College to Collegeo Track Graduates into the Workforce

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Contact Info and Resources:Jan Kiehne, kiehnej@ct.eduCamille Brown, cbrown@che.sc.gov

To Request SST Support: Fill out a TA Request

Form on GRADS

Postsecondary Stakeholder Engagement