ÿWPC  ©(öåÓ-µàŠÙ5^G:›øàP}¸Ÿš × ÆA1ðŒ¿ÿáIJY¸ÙzÞ­Ì ;\Mó:ð¼C—¯G¬,Mðæ¾ø¹NZ#wÊðàȳJÒžXpãdm—¨ nž%Lrq^‡?8Ý^çIÕï3Åô‰µÊÄÅ„¹½€£ö[¦ ¡hHP?ž‘ }šV‰ïðLè¶û;“Õ?‚š—rÕÕ^ÐáyÙEú/cºº|å2öHÛ¶Ių“&*—{^ó—ÑùßßÛŽåÍÆIâÐp!!½ `m×ÔMqË«X¢ÆÎû!–sg m­odžLD´¢Û{ÕÒÈ¿~˜íô½PÛ/ãHË’RK@¸M>rÿJoØ~}UªsKðé¸ïëqŽ–]ÐÓ¶n×?7o.ÙŸ=±UNp %¾Ä 04Ôw4 (ÈhH  Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX3|x( ¤T$¡¡Ó  ÓJoK"Ý ƒ¤T!ÝÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÓ  Óò òÔ€¼eâ¼XXÔSurvey€of€State€Universities€and€SystemsÐ ° Ðà@..àConducted€December€1996€to€March€1997Ô€XMÖX¼¼eâÔó óÐ Æ ÐÌÓ  Óò òÌÌArizonaó óÐ ¬ ü ÐÌContact:à ` àArizona€Board€of€RegentsÐ Œ Ü Ðà  àà ` à2020€N.€Central€Avenue,€Suite€230Ìà  àà ` àPhoenix,€AZ€85004„4503Ìà  àà ` à(602)€229„2500ÌÌThe€Board€of€Regents€is€in€the€process€of€developing€various€measures€of€performance.€ÏPerformance€based€budgeting€has€been€looked€at€by€the€legislature,€but€not€implemented.€€AfterÏreviewing€several€indicators€to€possible€use€for€their€measures,€the€Board€decided€that€licensureÏexam€pass€rates€were€not€quality€measures.€ÌÌò òÌCaliforniaó óÐ Ü, ÐÌContact:à ` àCalifornia€Postsecondary€Education€CommissionÐ ¼  Ðà  àà ` à1303€J€Street,€Suite€500Ìà  àà ` àSacramento,€CA€95814„2938Ìà  àà ` à(916)€445„7933ÌÌCurrently,€the€California€System€does€not€have€any€performance€based€funding€initiatives€orÏcomprehensive€accountability€model€in€place€for€their€universities.€€They€are€required€to€publishÏan€annual€Performance€Report€that€outlines€performance€indicators€used€to€measure€programsÏwithin€the€system.€€Licensure€pass€rates€are€not€one€of€the€indicators€used.€€The€informationÏpublished€gives€a€summary€of€the€system€through€the€following€types€of€information:ÏCharacteristics€of€the€California€population,€Fiscal€support€for€the€universities,€StudentÏpreparation€for€college,€Student€access€to€college,€and€Student€experiences€and€outcomes.ÌÌò òÌColoradoó óÐ Ü$, " ÐÌContact:à ` àColorado€Commission€of€Higher€EducationÐ ¼& "$ Ðà  àà ` àColorado€History€MuseumÌà  àà ` à1300€Broadway,€Second€FloorÌà  àà ` àDenver,€CO€80203Ìà  àà ` à(303)€866„2723ÌÌThis€system€is€currently€developing€a€quality€indicator€system€to€be€used€with€performance€basedÏfunding.€€The€committee€charged€with€the€responsibility€to€work€on€this€has€recommended€thatÐ L-œ(+ Ðthe€licensure€pass€rates€for€teacher€education€be€used€as€an€indicator€of€those€programs€in€theÏsystem.€€The€interviewee€did€caution€anyone€exploring€the€possibility€of€using€this€type€ofÏmeasure€not€to€use€it€as€the€only€determinant€of€program€quality€as€they€are€already€experiencingÏproblems€with€this€indicator.ÌÌò òÌGeorgiaó óÌÌContact:à` ..` àBoard€of€Regents€of€the€University€System€of€GeorgiaÌà..àà` ..` à224€Washington€Street,€SWÌà..àà` ..` àAtlanta,€GA€30334Ìà..àà` ..` à(404)€656„2202ÌÌThe€assessment€of€student€learning€outcomes€is€an€institutionally€defined€process.€€EachÏindividual€university€is€responsible€for€gathering€data€to€assess€program€quality€and€studentÏlearning.€€At€the€university€level,€budgeting€is€linked€to€assessment,€so€indicators€must€beÏcollected.€€This€year,€the€Office€of€Fiscal€Affairs€proposed€standard€measures€for€all€universitiesÏto€collect,€but€steered€the€universities€away€from€gathering€information/data€on€retention,Ïenrollment,€and€licensure€pass€rates€because€they€ð ðdonððt€provide€you€with€feedback€to€improveÏyour€programs.€€They€might€not€really€indicate€student€learning€or€program€quality,€but€issues€inÏthe€economy€or€society€that€impact€the€university.ððÌÌò òÌNew€Yorkó óÌÌContact:à` ..` àSUNY€System€AdministrationÌà..àà` ..` àState€Education€DepartmentÌà..àà` ..` àAlbany,€NY€12234Ìà..àà` ..` à(518)€443„5355ÌÌThe€Administration€is€currently€studying€performance€based€budgeting,€but€has€not€begun€anyÏformal€process€for€implementation.€€The€Office€of€Policy€Analysis€and€Planning€publishes€aÏPerformance€Indicators€Annual€Report,€but€does€not€use€it€for€funding€purposes.€It€is€used€moreÏas€an€indication€of€what/how€the€system€is€doing€on€certain€indicators.€€While€the€BOR€doesÏoversee€the€system,€it€also€has€responsibilities€for€elementary€and€secondary€education,€as€well.€ÏIn€turn,€the€campuses€are€more€autonomous€than€is€usually€the€case€in€a€system.€€LicensureÏinformation,€therefore,€is€used€by€individual€campuses€to€assess€program€quality,€teaching,€andÏstudent€learning.€€The€BOR€does€not€use€that€information€to€assess€any€campus€programs,Ïalthough€they€do€store€the€information€for€the€universities.ÌÌò òÌÌÌÌÌNorth€Carolinaó óÌÌContact:à` ..` àUniversity€of€North€Carolina€General€AdministrationÌà..àà` ..` à910€Raleigh€RoadÌà..àà` ..` àChapel€Hill,€NC€27515Ìà..àà` ..` à(919)€962„1000ÌÌThe€North€Carolina€System€utilizes€licensure€pass€rates€as€a€component€of€its€UniversityÏAssessment€Plan.€€The€system€is€currently€considering€the€use€of€licensure€pass€rates€as€well€asÏother€measures€in€an€Incentive€Funding€Plan.€€The€UNC„GA€collects€information€on€licensureÏpass€rates€from€the€individual€national€organizations€of€Nursing,€Law,€and€Accounting.€€TheÏPraxis/NTE€scores€are€collected€from€the€Educational€Testing€Service.€€These€particularÏacademic€areas€were€chosen€based€upon€the€essentialness€of€obtaining€a€license€to€work€in€thatÏfield.€€ÌÌò òÌSouth€Carolinaó óÌÌContact:à` ..` àSouth€Carolina€Commission€on€Higher€EducationÌà..àà` ..` à1333€Main€Street,€Suite€200Ìà..àà` ..` àColumbia,€SC€29201Ìà..àà` ..` à(803)€737„2260ÌÌSouth€Carolinaððs€university€system€is€currently€studying€the€pros€and€cons€of€using€specificÏindicators€as€performance€measures€in€a€move€to€permanently€implement€performance€basedÏfunding.€€The€legislature,€in€Spring€1996,€passed€into€law€a€list€of€37€indicators€to€be€used€in€thisÏprocess.€€The€S.C.€Commission€now€has€the€responsibility€of€developing€measures,€benchmarks,Ïweights,€etc.€for€each€of€these€indicators€as€a€part€of€their€effort€to€implement€the€proposedÏindicators.€€One€of€the€indicators€reads:€ð ðScores€of€graduates€on€post„graduate€professional,Ïgraduate,€or€employment„related€examinations€and€certification€tests.€€1)€Percentage€of€totalÏstudents€taking€certification€examinations€who€pass€the€examination€on€the€first€attempt,€and€Ì2)€Percentage€of€the€total€students€who€pass€the€examination€on€subsequent€attempts.ððÌÌò òÌTennesseeó óÌÌContact:à` ..` àTennessee€Board€of€RegentsÌà..àà` ..` à1415€Murfreesboro€Road,€Suite€350Ìà..àà` ..` àNashville,€TN€37217Ìà..àà` ..` à(615)€366„4400ÌÌThe€Tennessee€System€does€utilize€licensure€pass€rates€as€indicators€of€program€assessment€andÏquality.€€It€collects€pass€rates€for€the€following€major€areas:€Engineering,€Allied€Health,€Law,€andÏMedicine.€€These€particular€areas€were€chosen€according€to€the€criticality/essentialness€of€theÏlicense€and€whether€the€licensure€agency€makes€it€easy€to€obtain€scores€and€other€information.€€The€pass€rates€are€measures€used€for€the€performance€based€funding€process€set€up€by€theÏlegislature.€€It€is€just€one€of€10€variables€used€to€determine€allocations€of€funding€for€theÏuniversities€in€the€system.€€Five€percent€of€funds€are€determined€through€this€method.€€TheÏSystem€uses€the€licensure€pass€scores€as€a€means€of€making€decisions€about€curricular€revisions,Ïaccreditation,€and€performance€based€funding.€€Tennessee€has€developed€a€formula€which€uses€aÏsliding€scale€based€upon€number€of€test€taker€and€pass€rates€(pass€rates€with€many€takers€areÏweighted€more€heavily;€only€first„time€takers€scores€are€used).€€The€formula€is€used€to€generateÏpoints€for€performance€based€funding.€€Using€licensure€pass€rates€as€a€measure€generates€aÏcertain€number€of€points€to€be€used€toward€the€performance€based€funding€criteria.€€ÌÌò òÌTexasó óÌÌContact:€à` ..` àTexas€Higher€Education€Coordinating€BoardÌà..àà` ..` àCapitol€StationÌ€à..àà` ..` àAustin,€TX€78711Ìà..àà` ..` à(512)€483„6101ÌÌThe€Texas€System€currently€uses€licensure€pass€rates€as€a€measure€of€performance€based€funding,Ïhowever€there€is€no€link€between€the€measures€and€money€received.€€The€system€collects€passÏrate€information€on€the€following€academic€areas:€Law,€Pharmacy,€Nursing,€Teacher€Education,Ïand€Engineering.€€The€Legislative€Budget€Board€requests€these€scores€from€the€nationalÏagencies,€so€there€is€little€problem€receiving€the€information€on€a€regular€basis.ÌÌÌò òWisconsinó óÌÌContact:à` ..` àHigher€Educational€Aids€BoardÌà..àà` ..` à131€W.€Wilson€Street,€Room€902Ìà..àà` ..` àMadison,€WI€53703Ìà..àà` ..` à(608)€267„2208ÌÌThe€Wisconsin€System€develops€an€annual€systemwide€accountability€report€that€lists€18Ïindicators.€€The€system€does€use€licensure€pass€rates€as€performance€indicators,€but€only€in€theÏsense€of€measuring€post„graduate€success€and€only€on€the€Nursing€and€CPA€exams.€€They€choseÏthese€two€areas€based€on€the€number€of€programs€within€their€system.€€Other€programs€in€theÏsystem€requiring€licensure€exams€were€not€chosen€either€because€of€the€low€number€of€programsÏwithin€their€system,€low€number€of€students€in€the€programs,€or€because€of€a€problem€withÏobtaining€the€pass€rates€from€licensure€agencies.