SSBTN Links to Texas
Student Success Points
Dr. Cynthia Ferrell
Associate Director, Student Success Initiatives
The University of Texas at Austin
82nd Texas Legislative Session
HB9
Instructed the THECB to coordinate with
institutions to develop methodologies that would
incorporate student success measures into
potential funding methodologies for the 83rd
Legislature to consider.
Creating financial incentive to increase
postsecondary credentials is gaining steam
12
Performance funding in place
4
Transitioning to Performance funding
19
Formal discussions on Performance funding
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
Evidence of the Impacts of
Higher Education Performance Funding
is Limited
The Impact of State Funding Systems on Higher
Education Institutions: Research Literature
Review and Policy Recommendations
Dougherty and Reddy, 2011
Immediate Impacts of
Performance Funding
• Increased Awareness of State Priorities
• Increased Awareness of Institution’s Own
Performance
• Increased Status Competition
Intermediate Impacts of
Performance Funding
• Increased Use of Data in Institutional Planning
• Academic Improvements
(organizational structures, staffing, altering programs,
instruction, services, registration practices, success
courses, advising, tutoring,…)
Ultimate Impacts of
Performance Funding
Improved Retention?
•Tennessee – no
•Ohio – administrators responses indicated yes,
but no corroborating data in study
Ultimate Impacts of
Performance Funding
Improved Remediation?
•Florida – yes (completing remedial sequence in
2 years)
•Washington – yes (ABE/GED or ESL students
gaining 1 level in 1 year)
Ultimate Impacts of
Performance Funding
Improved Graduation Rates?
•Florida – yes, associates degrees and certificates up
19% (1996-2003)
•Washington - yes, associates degrees and certificates
up 38% (1996-2004)
•Ohio – yes, baccalaureate degrees up 18% (1998-2007)
Related Policy Recommendations
• Improve institutional capacity to create a
culture of inquiry and engage in systemic
organizational learning
• Broad engagement, including faculty
• Resist narrowing of institutional mission
• Protect academic standards
• Maintain open access (at-risk students)
House Appropriations Committee
Education Subcommittee
TACC Testimony
Texas Community College Unrestricted Funds: 1975-2010
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
SUCCESS POINTS (proposed)
COLLEGE
READY
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL MATH
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL
READING/W
RITING
15 CREDITS
30 CREDITS
DEGREE OR
CERTIFICATE
DEGREES/CERTIF
ICATES
IN CRITICAL
FIELDS
TRANSFER
WITH 15
HOURS
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
SUCCESS POINTS (proposed)
COLLEGE
READY
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL
1ST COLLEGE
MATH
LEVEL MATH
STSTCOLLEGE
11
COLLEGE
LEVEL
LEVEL
READING/W
READING/W
RITING
RITING
15
15 CREDITS
CREDITS
3030CREDITS
CREDITS
Student became college-ready in Math = 1 point
Student became college-ready in Reading = .5 point
Student became college-ready in Writing = .5 point
DEGREE OR
OR
DEGREE
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATE
DEGREES/CERTIF
ICATES
IN CRITICAL
FIELDS
TRANSFER
TRANSFER
WITH
WITH1515
HOURS
HOURS
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
SUCCESS POINTS (proposed)
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL MATH
COLLEGE
READY
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL
READING/W
RITING
15 CREDITS
30 CREDITS
DEGREE OR
CERTIFICATE
DEGREES/CERTIF
ICATES
IN CRITICAL
FIELDS
Student completed the first college-level Math course = 1 point
TRANSFER
WITH 15
HOURS
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
SUCCESS POINTS (proposed)
1ST COLLEGE LEVEL
READING/WRITING
COLLEGE
READY
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL MATH
15 CREDITS
30 CREDITS
DEGREE OR
CERTIFICATE
DEGREES/CERTIF
ICATES
IN CRITICAL
FIELDS
Student completed the first college-level Reading course = .5 point
Student completed the first college-level Writing course = .5 point
Student completed the first college-level Reading/Writing Intensive course
= 1 point
TRANSFER
WITH 15
HOURS
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
SUCCESS POINTS (proposed)
15
CREDITS
COLLEGE
READY
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL MATH
30
CREDITS
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL
READING/W
RITING
Student completed their first 15 hours = 1 point
Student completed their first 30 hours = 1 point
DEGREE OR
CERTIFICATE
DEGREES/CERTIF
ICATES
IN CRITICAL
FIELDS
TRANSFER
WITH 15
HOURS
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
SUCCESS POINTS (proposed)
DEGREE OR
CERTIFICATE
COLLEGE
READY
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL MATH
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL
READING/W
RITING
15 CREDITS
30 CREDITS
Student earned a degree or certificate = 2 points
DEGREES/CERTIF
ICATES
IN CRITICAL
FIELDS
TRANSFER
WITH 15
HOURS
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
SUCCESS POINTS (proposed)
DEGREES/CERTIFICATES
IN CRITICAL FIELDS
COLLEGE
READY
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL MATH
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL
READING/W
RITING
15 CREDITS
30 CREDITS
DEGREE OR
CERTIFICATE
Student earned a degree or certificate in a critical field =
additional .25 point
TRANSFER
WITH 15
HOURS
TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT
SUCCESS POINTS (proposed)
TRANSFER WITH
15 HOURS
COLLEGE
READY
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL MATH
1ST COLLEGE
LEVEL
READING/W
RITING
15 CREDITS
30 CREDITS
DEGREE OR
CERTIFICATE
DEGREES/CERTIF
ICATES
IN CRITICAL
FIELDS
Student transferred to a 4-year institution after completing 15 hours = 2 points
Measure 1: College Readiness
40,000
Statewide Community Colleges
Students Who Completed Developmental Requirements
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
Students
Points
Students
2009*
Math Ready (1 pt)
Reading Ready (.5 pt)
Writing Ready (.5 pt)
0
0
0
Points
Students
2010
0
0
0
33,849
33,022
26,215
Points
2011
33,849
16,511
13,108
35,413
33,708
29,114
35,413
16,854
14,557
* The 2009 data on college readiness is omitted here; THECB revised the CBM002 reporting format in 2009, which led to reporting and data irregularities at some institutions.
Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model)
Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1
change
from
2010-2011
5%
2%
11%
Measures 2 & 3: Complete First College-Level
Math and Reading/Writing Courses
Statewide Community Colleges
Students Who Passed the First College Level Course
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Students
Points
Students
2009
College Math (1 pt)
College Reading (.5 pt)
College Writing (.5 pt)
81,312
178,851
135,957
Points
Students
2010
81,312
89,426
67,979
96,987
201,565
158,146
Points
2011
96,987
100,783
79,073
Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model)
Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1
104,229
209,173
159,643
104,229
104,587
79,822
change
from
2009-2011
28%
17%
17%
Measures 4 & 5: Complete 15 and 30 Hours
300,000
Statewide Community Colleges
Students Who Completed 15 and 30 Semester Credit Hours
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
Students
Points
Students
2009
15 Hours (1 pt)
30 Hours (1 pt)
211,943
126,624
Points
Students
2010
211,943
126,624
244,817
144,790
Points
2011
244,817
144,790
Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model)
Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1
240,353
150,496
240,353
150,496
change
from
2009-2011
13%
19%
Measures 6, 7 & 8:
Degrees, Core Curriculum Completers, and Certificates Awarded;
Graduates in Critical Fields; and Transfers to a 4-Year Institution
Statewide Community Colleges
Students Who Earned Awards or Transferred to a 4-Year
College
200,000
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
Students
Points
Students
2009
Degree, Core or
Certificate (2 pts)
Critical Fields
(additional .25 pt)
Transfer (2 pts)
Points
Students
2010
Points
change
from
2009-2011
2011
67,582
135,164
80,499
160,998
91,592
183,184
36%
18,797
4,699
20,308
5,077
22,164
5,541
18%
40,059
80,118
43,322
86,644
46,035
92,070
15%
Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model)
Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1
Statewide Community College Success
Points By Institutional Peer Groups
Measure 1: College Readiness
Math Ready
2009*
2010
2011
Very Large
Large
Medium
Small
Statewide
Average # of Students
0
0
0
0
0
Average Points Earned
0
0
0
0
0
Average # of Students
2,288
303
259
146
33,849
Average Points Earned
2,288
303
259
146
33,849
Average # of Students
2,219
496
276
163
35,413
Average Points Earned
2,219
496
276
163
35,413
-3%
64%
7%
12%
5%
Average # of Students
0
0
0
0
0
Average Points Earned
0
0
0
0
0
Average # of Students
2,146
344
264
153
33,022
Average Points Earned
1,073
172
132
76
16,511
Average # of Students
2,011
666
250
152
33,708
Average Points Earned
1,006
333
125
76
16,854
-6%
93%
-5%
0%
2%
Average # of Students
0
0
0
0
0
Average Points Earned
0
0
0
0
0
Average # of Students
788
298
244
130
26,215
Average Points Earned
788
149
122
65
13,108
Average # of Students
1,626
623
231
153
29,114
Average Points Earned
813
312
115
76
14,557
3%
109%
-6%
18%
11%
% Change from 2010-2011
Reading Ready
2009*
2010
2011
% Change from 2010-2011
Writing Ready
2009*
2010
2011
% Change from 2010-2011
Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model)
Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1
Example Community College
Portion of All Community College Success Points
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
ACD Total Points
All Other CC Total Points
Percent of State Total
2009
71,508
812,691
8.09%
2010
81,087
901,549
8.25%
Source: THECB Accountability System, Community College Milestones (based on the proposed Student Success Points model)
Numbers are rounded so they may differ from the Accountability System by less than 1
2011
74,307
952,798
7.23%