Federal, state, and local governing bodies play an enormous role in post-secondary planning and access. College counseling curriculum for guidance counselors (or lack thereof), graduation requirements, public university admission standards, and financial aid programs are but a few of the ways these bodies determine student outcomes. Come learn how the governmental agencies in our state shape the education and post-secondary options of our students, as well as the make-up of the post-secondary institutions we serve. Included will be an in-depth discussion on how financial aid programs impact a university’s incoming class and bottom line.
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B15 The Governmental Role in Post-Secondary Planning & Access
1. The Governmental Role in Post-
Secondary Planning & Access
ROBERT ANDREWS, SCHULER FOUNDATION
WILLIAM MORRISON, HIGHLAND PARK HS
JERRY CEBRZYNSKI, LAKE FOREST COLLEGE
4. ISBE Graduation Requirements
Academic Course Requirements
4 yrs of English
3 yrs of math (Algebra I and a course that “includes
some Geometry content”)
2 yrs of science (no lab req.)
2 yrs of Social Science (one US History)
One yr chosen from: art, music, for. lang., voc. educ.
_______________
Total: 12 Academic Credits
5. University of Illinois U/C
Minimum Required Years Recommended Years of
Subject
of Coursework Coursework
English 4 4
Math 3 or 3.5 1 4
Social Sciences 2 4
Lab Sciences 2 4
One Foreign Language 2 4
Flexible Academic
2 4+
Units
Total 15-15.5 24+
6. Northern Illinois University
English 4 years
3 years (algebra, geometry, algebra II,
Mathematics
trigonometry or higher)
Science 3 years (at least one year lab science)
3 years (at least one must be US History
Social Studies
or US Government)
Foreign Language, Art, or 2 years
Music.
Elective Chosen from Above 1 year
Total 16 credits
7. SIU - Edwardsville
English 4 years
Math 3 years
Lab Science 3 years
Social Science 3 years
Academic Electives 2 years
Total 15 credits
8. To Review…
ISBE Grad Requirements 12 credits
Univ. of Illinois 15-24 (60%)
NIU 16 (75%)
SIUE 15 (80%)
9. Access to Quality Counseling
IL student:counselor ratio in 2009-2010 was 667:1
5th highest ratio in the U.S.
ASCA recommended ratios – 250:1
10. Access to Quality Counseling
Type 73 – School Service Personnel
Requirements include training in:
-The structure, organization and operation of the
educational system, with emphasis on P-12 schools.
-The growth and development of children and youth,
and their implications for counseling in schools.
-The diversity of Illinois students and the laws and
programs that have been designed to meet their
unique needs.
-Effective management of the classroom and the
learning process.
11. Access To Quality Counseling
Something missing?
No state requirement for any type of transition
planning on the part of counselors
Individual schools have their own requirements,
such as:
12. Career Development
“This course represents an introduction to career psychology and
counseling (areas central to the professional identity of community
counseling, school counseling, and counseling psychology). Career
counseling requires competence and knowledge in three broad areas.
First, it requires the basic counseling skills required of all counselors.
Second, it requires a thorough knowledge of major theories of career
development, choice and adjustment and the research derived from
them. Third, it requires counselors to apply relevant theory and
research in working with clients with career development, choice, and
adjustment concerns across the life span…Additionally, technology
has had a significant impact on career counseling practice. It is,
therefore, also necessary to introduce the student to Internet and
computer-based career services and the professional and ethical issues
involved in using these technologies.”
13. Bringing it Full Circle…
IL state graduation standards simply don’t cut the
mustard in regards to college prep
Counselors relied upon to provide the info necessary
to bridge that gap, despite averaging ratios of 667:1
Many have no training
14. What do we do about it?
Advocacy!
Inclusion of college access agenda in Elementary and
Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization
-use of Title I funds for college prep purposes:
creating a college resource center, prof. dev. For
counselors, etc.
Working with Governor’s office on white paper for
inclusion of college counseling in Type 73 cert.
language
-IL P-20 council
15. Funding
Obama 2013 Budget Request
Maintain Maximum Pell
Limit Eligibility for In-School Interest Subsidy
Tie Campus-Based Aid to Outcomes
16. Funding
Grants
Pell
TEACH
Federal Loans
Interest rate
Interest subsidy
Campus Based Aid
Double the number of FWS jobs
Expand Perkins Loan from $1B to $8.5B a year
Shift aid away from colleges that fail to keep net tuition down, and
toward those colleges and universities that do their fair share to keep
tuition affordable, provide good value, and serve needy students well
Access and Affordability Proposals
17. Access & Affordability
Create incentives for states and colleges, mirrored after the K-12 Race to the
Top initiative, to keep costs under control
Create a new $55 million initiative to increase college access and
completion, up to $20 million of which will go directly to minority serving
institutions
Provide $30 million for grant program, Hawkins Centers of Excellence, to
improve and expand teacher education programs at minority-serving
institutions, a significant pipeline for preparing a diverse teaching force; and
$9 million to promote post-baccalaureate programs for Hispanic-Americans
Fund a new initiative designed to improve access to job training across
nation to support state and community college partnerships with businesses to
build skills of American workers to give them the skills employers explicitly
need
18. Access & Affordability
Focus on three broad areas:
Shared responsibility on college affordability
State incentive programs
Consumer protections
19. Access & Affordability
House GOP budget (Passed):
Eliminate Maximum Pell Grant Increases
Eliminate In-School Interest Subsidy
Limit Eligibility for Student Aid Program
*Many predicting that the contentious FY 2013 budget debate won't be
resolved until the lame-duck session after Election Day in November.
20. NASFFA Advocacy
NASFAA Reauthorization Task Force To Focus
Recommendations on Access and Accountability
NASFAA Advocacy
21.
22. IL Monetary Award Program (MAP)
FY12: $420 million to 147,000 students
Proposals could reduce funding by 5 – 15%
$3,000 max FR, SOPH
1st come, 1st served
Stronger merit component
Genuine funding threats
$2.7B Medicaid cuts goal
Pension system reform
Governor Quinn has proposed reductions in State
spending to pre-2008
23. 2010-11 MAP Awards, by sector
$180,000,000
$160,000,000
50,000
$140,000,000
$120,000,000
Total Dollars Received
Number of Recipients
$100,000,000 35,000
$80,000,000
$60,000,000
20,000
$40,000,000
$20,000,000
$0 5,000
Public 4 year Private 4 year Public 2 year Proprietary
Amount Received $159,981,571 $158,081,497 $53,740,110 $25,204,735
# of recipients 44,743 38,954 53,411 8,364
Average MAP amount $3,576 $4,058 $1,006 $3,013
24.
25. MAP Funding
At some IL colleges, half of their students
receive MAP
Decrease or loss of MAP may shift students to other sectors
Loss of students will lead to cost cutting at colleges (fewer
faculty, staff, etc.)
Economic impact on surrounding communities
26. MAP Funding
Resolution: MAP Task Force
Chaired by ISAC
All sectors and professional organizations (ex. IBHE)
represented
Save MAP Funding
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28. Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC)
Other ISAC Services:
ISAC Corp
60 peer counselors
Federally funded, at risk
January - March
651 FAFSA events
10,000 students helped
29. Student Protection
College Scorecard
Enable students and families to compare college costs and
outcomes before making a decision on postsecondary
education
Gainful Employment
30. Student Protection
Gainful Employment - Institution must annually
submit information on students who complete a program
leading to gainful employment in a recognized occupation
including:
Student and program information
Amount from private loans or finance plans.
Defines “gainful” to be when a substantial number of the
program’s students –
Are repaying their Title IV loans (Repayment Rate)
Have a reasonable debt burden (Debt to Earnings
Ratio).