Strategic Plan 2010-2014

Goal II: Access

Set policy and advocate for improving access for individuals of all ages, abilities, and economic means to Idaho’s educational system.

Objectives:

1. Increase participation of secondary students in advanced opportunities programs for receiving postsecondary credits (Advanced Placement Courses, dual credit, Tech-Prep, and International Baccalaureate).
• Performance Measure:
  Number of schools/districts offering advanced opportunities in each program, the total number of students enrolled in each program, and the total number of credits received by students in each program.
• Benchmark:
  One hundred percent of secondary schools offer advanced opportunities.
  Students enrolled in advanced opportunities programs will not decrease.
  The number of credits received by students in each program will increase.
  
2. Increase high school graduation rates, especially for minority students.
• Performance Measure:
  Percentage of 9th grade students and the percentage of minority 9th grade students graduating from high school.
• Benchmark:
  Increase the percentage of 9th grade students graduating from high school.
3. Increase student access to educational opportunities by reducing barriers to efficient transfer of credit and student status.
• Performance Measure:
  Number of transfer students, average number of credit hours requested for transfer, and average number of credit hours (as a percent total requested) accepted for transfer by the institution.
• Benchmark:
  At least 90% of credits requested will transfer for students (with two or less years of postsecondary education) when transferring from one of Idaho’s regionally accredited postsecondary institutions to another Idaho regionally accredited postsecondary institution.
• Performance Measure:
  3-Year graduation rates and number of credits at graduation for transfer students with an associate degree from an Idaho community college.
• Benchmark:
  The proportion of associate degree transfer students who go on to receive a bachelor’s degree and who do not exceed 125% of the credits required for the degree will increase and will be comparable to peer institutions.
4. Improve the rate of high school graduates advancing to postsecondary education, including minority students.
• Performance Measure:
  Number of high school graduates and minority students (as a percent of total graduates) advancing to postsecondary education.
• Benchmark:
  At least 50% of high school graduates will register as full-time or part-time postsecondary students after graduating high school.
5. Increase student access to programs that produce graduates qualified to enter high-demand careers, as defined by the Department of Labor. This may include relevant medical education programs (nursing, physician assistant, health technicians, and physicians).
• Performance Measure:
  Number of graduates qualified to enter high-demand careers.
• Benchmark:
  Number of qualified graduates increases year to year.
6. Increase student access to postsecondary scholarship opportunities through expansion of both state-funded programs as well as through public-private partnerships.
• Performance Measure:
  Total level of scholarship funding available to Idaho students for in-state postsecondary educational opportunities.
• Benchmark:
  Level of scholarship funding exceeds previous year’s levels.
  Level of scholarship funding compares favorably with peer institutions and states.
7. Strengthen partnerships between K-12 organizations and postsecondary institutions to enhance students’ abilities to participate in postsecondary educational opportunities.
• Performance Measure:
  Number of partnerships between K-12 organizations and postsecondary institutions.
• Benchmark:
  Number of partnerships meets or exceeds previous year’s number.
  Number of partnerships compares favorably with peer institutions and states.
8. Enhance opportunities for lifelong learning.

Board Overview

Goal I: Quality

Goal III: Accountability

Key External Factors