The NGA Center hosted policy academy meeting on strengthening postsecondary accountability systems in Denver, Colorado on April 12-13. The workshop, open to the six states participating in the policy academy, focused on implementing and using efficiency and effectiveness metrics to guide major policy decisions, including funding and regulation. Specific topics include: evaluating states’ progress in identifying and incorporating efficiency and effectiveness metrics, selecting performance metrics for use in performance-based funding formulas and regulatory agreements, and connecting key education and workforce measures. State teams also had time for facilitated, state-specific discussions.
PRESENTATIONS:
Strategic Finance
- Dennis Jones, president, National Center for High Education Management Systems
- Martha Snyder, senior associate, HCM Strategists
Linking Postsecondary Education to Economic Development and the Workforce
- Mark Schneider, vice president, American Institutes for Research
- John Dorrer, director, Labor Market and Workforce Research, Jobs for the Future
Selling Performance: Building and Evaluating Awareness and Support for Reform
- Phil Gonring, principal, EducationFirst (movie)
- Cary Baird, principal, Baird and Associate
Rethinking the State “Ask”: Tying Policy and Performance
- Laura Fornash, secretary of education, Virginia
Connecting the Dots: Mapping Policy Agenda Across Intiatives
- Lt. Governor Joe Garcia, executive director, Colorado Department of Higher Education
- Lee Nimocks, chief of staff, Kentucky Council of Postsecondary Education
