President Don SoltmanIdaho State Board of Education

January 20, 2014Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee

State Board Members

PendingGubernatorial Appointment

Don Soltman Emma Atchley Rod Lewis Richard Westerberg

Milford Terrell Bill Goesling Tom Luna

Idaho Public Education System2012-2013 Academic Year

Public K-12 Schools # of Students

Elementary 156,742

Secondary 127,576

Total 284,318

Higher Education

Academic Undergraduate 82,716

Graduate/Professional 12,718

Professional Technical 8,803

Workforce 4,421

Total 108,658

Idaho State Board of Education

Goal of

60%of Idaho’s citizens

aged 25-34 will have at least a 1-yearpostsecondary credential

by 2020

Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey.

25-34 Year Olds with Associate’s or Higher

35.0%

US Average = 40.1%

Idaho’s Economic Imperative

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Average Percentage of Degrees Needed in 5 Years Across All Occupations

60 Percent Goal

•Survey confirms relevance of the 60 percent goal

•67.4 percent of all jobs by 2018 will require a certificate, associate degree, bachelor’s degree or higher

Complete College Idaho

Talent(Skilled Workforce)

Economy(Project60)

Innovation(IGEM)

Key Strategies1. Strengthen the Pipeline2. Transform Remediation3. Structure for Success4. Reward Progress & Completion5. Leverage Partnerships

Strategy 1:Strengthening the

Pipeline• Ensuring College &

Career Readiness• Intentional Advising• Accelerated Pathways

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130

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Annual Credit Hours Taken and Enrollment

18.4%

13.3%

7.0%

10.1%

Task Force for Improving Education

Estimated Average Freshman Graduation Rate for SY 2009-10

84%

Idaho’s Go to College Rate

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10%

20%

30%

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49%

46%

Class of 2012 Class of 2013

Fall 2013 Enrollment Only

Strategy 2:Transforming Remediation

• Preparation/Alignment• Assessment• Delivery

Remediation Need

Data Source: Postsecondary institution remediation data submission to SBOE.

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20130%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

4-Year (avg by institution) 2-Year (avg by institution)

1st-Time, 1st-Year Students Who Graduated from an Idaho High School in the Prior 12 Months and Attended a Public Postsecondary Institution

(need identified by placement assessment)

Strategy 3:Structure for Success

• Web portal – articulation and transfer• General Education Reform

Articulation and Transfer

Strategy 4:Reward Progress &

Completion• Establish Metrics and Accountability Tied to Institutional Mission

• Recognize and Reward Performance

• Redesign the State’s Financial Support for Postsecondary Students

Program Prioritization• Review of all academic and non-academic

programs – Program improvement– More efficient resource allocation

• Fulfills Governor’s Zero-Base Budget mandate

Idaho Opportunity Scholarship

Statewide Longitudinal Data System (SLDS)

SLDS Example 1

% next year

% direct out of HS

6,431students/13,254

% 3 Years

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$20,534$22,708

$27,033

$48,957

$1,832 $2,026 $2,411$4,367

11.8%

7.9%

6.4%

3.5%

SLDS Example 2

Median Income Taxes Paid Series3

Poverty - Family of 4

Unemployment Rate

Strategy 5:Leverage Partnerships

Strengthen Collaborations Between Education and Business/Industry

• $4.4 million in competitive research won in FY 2013

• $5.5 million total research and other funding won in FY 2013

• $56.6 million in competitive research and other funding won since FY 2008

• $578,732 in scholarship, fellowship and other funding to partner universities in FY 2013

FY 2014 IGEM HERC GrantsYear 2 of 3 year projects

Avista, Comtech EF Data Corp., Campbell Company, Idaho Power and Power Engineers

International Isotopes, Iotron Industries and ON Semiconductor

Keynetics, Clearwater Analytics, White Cloud Analytics, Hewlett-Packard, Micron, Idaho Technology Council

$640,200 – cyber-security cluster project

$670,700– Development of isotopes

$700,000 – Computer Science Department expansion and restructuring

FY 2014 Appropriations Highlights• Enrollment Workload Adjustment (EWA)

• Funding for deferred maintenance• Director of Research position • WWAMI seats• Occupancy Costs

Education and Training PayA College Education’s Return on Investment (ROI) in Idaho

Cert./Assoc. Bachelor's MA/MS Ph.D.$0

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

$3,000,000

Additional Life-time earningsCosts of Postsecondary Education

ROI12 to 1 ROI

9 to 1ROI

9 to 1ROI

6 to 1

Source: Data analyzed from the Idaho Department of Labor and the National Center for Educational Statistics