University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education
Incentive Funding
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
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Higher Education Incentive Funding
– Texas Competitive Knowledge Fund
– Research Development Fund
– Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction
Program
– Higher Education Performance Incentive
Initiative
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
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Higher Education Performance Incentive
Initiative
– The 80th Texas Legislature set aside $100 million
in the General Appropriations Act to fund a
Performance Incentive Initiative
– Authorized a portion of the funds to be used
for scholarships for Texas high school
students who graduated in the top 10% of
their class
– Restricted the funding to Fiscal Year 2009
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
– Charged the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board (THECB), along with
the Governor’s Office, to develop a
method for allocating the funds
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To that end the Governor established
the Task Force on Higher Education
Incentive Funding.
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
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The Governor charged the Task Force with
recommending ways to:
– structure higher education funding to reward
student learning and institutional outcomes that
are aligned with state and regional priorities
– establish a system of incentive funding for all
public institutions of higher education for
consideration by the Texas Legislature during the
81st session.
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
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Recommendations developed by the Task Force
– Assumed $80 million for incentives and $20 million
for the top 10% scholarships
– Applied the following performance measures for
allocating the incentive funds:
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Number of degrees produced weighted for critical
fields and at-risk students ($40M)
Percentage improvement in number of degrees
produced, also weighted for critical fields and at-risk
students ($40M).
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
$ 40 Million Based on Three-Year Averages
Three Year Average (FY 2005-2007)
Total
Points
Institution
Funding FY
2009
All Degrees
Critical Fields
At Risk
10,507
2,461
4,088
17,056
$ 4,202,512
U. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO
4,392
493
2,521
7,405
$ 1,824,554
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
6,269
492
2,683
9,444
$ 2,326,954
12,958
2,715
3,712
19,385
$ 4,776,366
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
5,976
853
2,739
9,567
$ 2,357,260
TEXAS STATE UNIV - SAN MARCOS
5,613
652
2,976
9,242
$ 2,277,182
U. OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN
2,807
563
1,941
5,312
$ 1,308,850
U. OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
5,527
1,443
2,118
9,088
$ 2,239,237
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
6,842
1,100
2,901
10,843
$ 2,671,660
U. OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
2,937
783
1,623
5,343
$ 1,316,488
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
$ 40 Million Based on Increases
Institution
2006-2007 Average Compared to 20042005 Average
Total
Points
Funding FY
2009
Total
Funding
FY 2009
All Degrees
Critical Fields
At Risk
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
264
-24
457
697
2,134,436
6,336,948
U. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO
565
45
423
1,032
3,160,312
4,984,867
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
485
-14
387
857
2,624,407
4,951,360
-128
37
-46
-
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
430
17
235
681
2,083,908
4,441,168
TEXAS STATE UNIV - SAN MARCOS
371
2
284
656
2,008,881
4,286,063
U. OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN
490
76
389
955
2,924,514
4,233,364
U. OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
433
-153
351
632
1,933,854
4,173,091
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
157
-99
369
426
1,304,548
3,976,208
U. OF TEXAS AT EL PASO
430
74
335
839
2,567,754
3,884,242
U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
-
4,776,366
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
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UTSA was awarded $4,989,867, ranking
second, among a total of 35 institutions
receiving incentive funds.
Official notification of the incentive funding
amounts was communicated to institutions
on October 9, 2008.
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
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UTSA Programs & Initiatives Supported
– Writing Core Program as well as supplementary sections of
gateway and core courses
– Assistantships and fellowships for graduate students
– Master Graduate Instructors Program
– Math Summer Boot Camp
– Pre Med Professional Development Program
– Graduate Student Pilot Program
– Instructional equipment to enhance student learning and
engagement in classrooms and laboratories
– Data Warehouse Initiative
– Library Collections
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
Allocation by Unit for Programs and Initiatives
College of Architecture
101,000
College of Business
250,000
College of Engineering
435,000
College of Education & Human Development
154,070
College of Liberal & Fine Arts
133,477
College of Public Policy
College of Sciences
10,900
831,103
Honors College
25,000
Graduate School
42,000
Vice Provost Downtown
6,817
English as a Second Language Program
167,500
Executive Vice Provost
100,000
Library
1,083,000
Total
3,339,867
University of Texas at San Antonio
Higher Education Incentive Funding
Allocations for Previously Funded Programs & Initiatives
COB Education Grant
125,000
Writing Core Program
1,055,827
Master Graduate Instructors Program
Graduate Student Pilot Program
Data Warehouse
Total
140,000
56,843
267,330
1,645,000
Allocating incentive funds to initiatives previously funded with
University funds that can be expended beyond FY 09, allowed
UTSA to redirect $1,645,000 towards the budget for our
Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).