Performance Metrics for Montana Two-Year Colleges

Opportunities for Perkins-Funded ActivitiesPerformance-Based Funding Montana Two-Year CollegesPerformance-Based Funding Montana Two-Year CollegesPerformance-based funding for Montanas two-year colleges

Please offer what you know about the performance-based funding initiative for two-year colleges in Montana.

Give an example of how funding at your college was impacted.

2Performance-Based Funding Montana Two-Year CollegesAugust 19th, 2013, Governor Bullock committed Montana to the Complete College Montana initiative Increase the number of Montanans who earn certificates and college degreesDevelop specific strategies to reach goal from 40% to 60% with a higher education credential Supported by Complete College America a nationwide effort involving an alliance of 34 of other states

Performance-Based Funding Montana Two-Year CollegesGoal: Increase the percentage of the Montanans with a higher education credential from 40% to 60%

Primary Objective:Improve student learning and attainment outcomes Strategy: A portion of funding to MUS institutions based on their performance on metrics designed to lead to achievement of the goal

In order to achieve the goal of increasing the percent of Montanans with higher ed credential from 40 to 60%

To improve student learning and attainment

A portion of funding to MUS colleges will be based on performance metrics

What common metrics exist to determine funding for performance for colleges?

4Performance-Based Funding Montana Two-Year Colleges6 priority target areas have been identifiedIntended to drive metrics which vary by institutional typePromote mission differentiationEncourage innovative institutional-level strategies

In order to develop the metrics to determine performance-based funding, 6 priority targets were developed

The performance based funding taskforce

Understood metrics would need to acknowledge the individuality of institutions

Promote differentiation

Encourage innovation

5Performance-Based Funding Montana Two-Year Colleges6 targets (Do they intersect Perkins-funded Activities?)Increase success of under-represented student populations (ex. economically disadvantaged, American Indian, and veterans)Increase early college access for Montana high school studentsImprove student success in freshmen year (ex. freshmen/sophomore retention, improve success of remedial students)Increase the number of students transferring from 2-year to 4-year campusesIncrease the number of students completing degree and certificate programs, particularly in niche program areas with significant economic impact to MontanaGrow graduate education and research capacity consistent with institutional missions

Performance-Based Funding Montana Two-Year CollegesStatus of Montanas implementation of performance-based funding

Long termPilot PhaseCompletion and RetentionSecond PhaseMay 2014 The Montana University System is engaged in the process of exploring and developing performance funding models to be included as an additional component in the allocation methodology for distributing state appropriations to the MUS campuses.The process has been split into two phases, 1) ashort-term pilot phasedirected at the allocation of funds specifically for FY 2015, and 2) a second phase aimed at developing a performance funding model to be used on a longer-term basis.This second phase will occur during the 2013-14 academic year, whereby the MUS will engage faculty and staff throughout the system in an effort to fully develop a performance funding model. APerformance Funding Steering Committeehas been appointed to provide oversight and direction of this process.

EXPECTATIONS:The initial model designed for FY15 will help facilitate the University Systems completion agenda through the measurement of performance in one or two metrics aimed at driving improvement in college completion. The model will also contain an allocation methodology for distributing the $7.5M in performance funds to campuses that demonstrate progress. Work with Perkins to develop method for collecting