Educational Approval Board Approved Schools Conference EAB Modernization Initiative Update

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Educational Approval BoardApproved Schools
ConferenceEAB Modernization Initiative Update

• David C. Dies, EAB Executive Secretary
• November 9, 2006

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Session Overview

• Modernization Initiative Background
• Regulatory Questions
• Underlying Principles
• Context for Change
• Overview of Changes
• EAB Effectiveness Survey Findings
• Implementation Process
• Proposed Statutory Changes

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Modernization Initiative Background

• What is Modernization?
• Changing EABs Regulatory Model
• Compliance Only ? Institutional Effectiveness

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Modernization Initiative Background

• Regulatory Questions
• How does the EABs oversight process help schools
  advance over time and lead to better student
  satisfaction and learning results?
• Can there ever be a sustained and rational school
  advancement process without a defined
  strategic/institutional plan, which sets goals,
  creates action steps, measures results and
  evaluates progress?
• How does school approval, renewal, and school
  visit processes need to be designed to focus on
  results to encourage and support school
  advancement?
• What data would schools and states need to
  collect and analyze so schools are accountable
  for student outcomes?

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Modernization Initiative Background

• Underlying Principles
• The best way to protect students is to hold
  schools accountable for results data and enhance
  the schools and their programs.
• An IE model supports a cooperative working
  relationship between the regulatory agency and
  the schools for better student results.
• An IE model focuses on schools developing their
  own capabilities for data decision making,
  value-added services, and continuous improvement.

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Modernization Initiative Background

• Context for Change
• National Commission on Accountability in Higher
  Education
• Good accountability measures provide dependable,
  valid informa-tion to monitor results, target
  problems, and improve performance.
• More data is not accountability by failing to
  focus on a small, manageable set of objectives,
  accountability simply becomes a reporting
  exercise.
• The "gotcha mentality" must be abandoned it
  must rely on aspirations rather than minimum
  standards.
• Commission on the Future of Higher Education
• A robust culture of accountability and
  transparency should be cultivated throughout
  higher education.
• Institutions should embrace continue innovation
  and QI.
• National Symposium on Postsecondary Student
  Success
• Institutions can better educate students by
  intensifying internal efforts to develop measures
  of institutional progress and by committing to a
  continuous process of self-scrutiny /
  improvement.
• Measures of student success need to include
  student satisfaction and outcomes.

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Effectiveness Survey Findings

• Modernization Awareness by School Officials
• ¾ of survey respondents had awareness
• 53 respondents provided comments
• 36 support, 4 oppose, 23 neutral
• Outcomes Emphasis
• Virtually all respondents indicated awareness
• Support for Outcomes
• ¾ of respondents expressed support
• 36 comments (reasonable / verification)

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Implementation Process

• Student Outcomes
• Modified Categories / Clarified Definitions
• Employed / Student Satisfaction Focus
• Annual Renewal
• Electronic / Data Required
• Statutes / Rules
• School Program Approval Guide
• Context / Forms
• School Visit Process
• Outcomes Verification / Benchmarking

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Proposed Statutory Changes

• Legislative Bill Draft
• Separate Legislation
• Legislative Process (Timetable)
• Election Implications
• Communication w/ Schools
• Opportunities for Input
• Information on Website

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Modernization Benefits

• Schools
• Focus on processes and results which matter for
  students and schools.
• Students
• Positive results emphasized.
• Sector
• Uses positive results to tell story and be
  accountable and transparent.

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Questions