Performance Accountability Indicators – [Name Of Institution]

Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures 1.1 1.4 Quality FY09: 07-08 grads Percent of nursing Maryland Board of The number of Salisbury University FY10: 08-09 grads program graduates Nursing Website undergraduate nursing (SU) collects the data FY11: 09-10 grads passing the NCLEX- http://www.mbon.org/main.p bachelor degree annually from the FY12: 10-11 grads RN licensing hp? recipients who took Maryland Board of v=norm&p=0&c=education/ examination nlcex_stats.html and passed the Nursing’s (MBON) NCLEX-RN exam the Website. The MBON first time divided by publishes annually the total number of pass rate statistics for Nursing bachelor each degree-granting degree recipients who Nursing program in took the exam. Maryland. The number of SU Nursing graduates sitting for the NCLEX-RN exam for the first time, and the number of those passing the exam are reported. By dividing those who passed by the population of test takers, the pass rate percentage is verified and reported. 1.2 1.2 Quality FY 09: Program completers 10/1/07 through 9/30/08 Percent of Praxis results from The number of teacher Salisbury University FY 10: Program Completers 10/1/08 through 9/30/09 undergraduate and Educational Testing education bachelor and collects the data FY 11: Program Completers 10/1/09 through 9/30/10 MAT students who Service (ETS) through MAT degree recipients annually from SU’s FY 12: Program Completers 10/1/10 through 9/30/11 passed Praxis. SU Education who passed the Praxis Education Department, Department, and exam divided by the and verifies it against verified at Title II total number of teacher the Title II Website. Website education bachelor Title II of the Higher https://www.title2.org/i degree and MAT Education Act ndex.htm. OR degree recipients who mandates annual https://title2.ed.gov/Tit took the Praxis. reporting of pass rates le2DR/Assessments.as on the PRAXIS.

1 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures p Educational Testing Service administers the PRAXIS exam, and reports annually (reporting period October 1 to September 30) on the number of test takers, those who pass the exam, and the resulting pass rate. 1.3 4.7 Quality FY 00: 98-99 grads Student satisfaction MHEC follow-up The percentage of SU performs a FY 02: 00-01 grads with education survey of recent bachelor’s degree triennial survey of its FY 05: 03-04 grads received for graduate graduates recipients who baccalaureate degree FY 08: 06-07 grads or professional school enrolled in graduate recipients using the FY 11: 09-10 grads or professional school MHEC-approved within one year of alumni survey graduation and who instrument. The rated their preparation population represents for advanced any student who education as graduated with a excellent, good or fair baccalaureate degree in the previous academic (adequate). year. Mailing Respondents who addresses are drawn replied “I have not from alumni records enrolled in graduate excluding or professional study” deceased/”no-contact” are excluded from the alumni. Each survey is denominator. coded and correlates, for tracking purposes, with a specific graduate. No less than three mailings are posted with the first

2 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures mailing sent to all the population, and each subsequent mailing sent to non- respondents. Address changes provided by the US Postal Service are coded as status “2” (bad address, forwarded by UARA or USPS). Surveys returned with “No Forwarding Address” are coded “3” “Bad Address”. Address change status, and responses are manually keyed into an SPSS database. The key operator initials the hardcopy documentation when completing data entry. Questions that bear multiple responses are left to the judgment of the key operator who makes a determination based upon responses to contiguous questions. Once all responses have been entered into the database, frequencies

3 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures of the data are run to highlight potential inaccurately-keyed data. A random sample of surveys is checked against the database to verify the precision of data entry. Once the database is finalized, University Analysis, Reporting, and Assessment (UARA) conducts SPSS queries to generate the data in accordance with the operational definition. 1.4 4.6 Quality FY 00: 98-99 grads Student satisfaction MHEC follow-up The percentage of Please refer to SU FY 02: 00-01 grads with education survey of recent bachelor’s degree objective 1.3 for FY 05: 03-04 grads received for graduates recipients employed Alumni Survey control FY 08: 06-07 grads employment full-time within one procedures. FY 11: 09-10 grads year of graduation and who rated their education as excellent, good, or fair (adequate) preparation for their job. Uncertain responses, if applicable, are excluded from the denominator. 2.1 1.1 Outcome FY 00: 98-99 grads The percentage of MHEC follow-up The percentage of SU performs a FY 02: 00-01 grads graduates employed in survey of recent bachelor degree triennial survey of its FY 05: 03-04 grads Maryland. graduates recipients who held baccalaureate degree FY 08: 06-07 grads full- or part-time jobs recipients using the

4 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures FY 11: 09-10 grads within one year of MHEC-approved graduation within the alumni survey state of MD. The instrument. The denominator is based population represents on the number of any student who respondents to this graduated with a question that indicated baccalaureate degree in that they were the previous academic employed or were year. Mailing currently seeking addresses are drawn employment. from alumni records excluding deceased/”no-contact” alumni. Each survey is coded and correlates, for tracking purposes, with a specific graduate. No less than three mailings are posted with the first mailing sent to all the population, and each subsequent mailing sent to non- respondents. Address changes provided by the US Postal Service are coded as status “2” (bad address, forwarded by UARA or USPS). Surveys returned with “No Forwarding Address” are coded “3” “Bad

5 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures Address”. Address change status, and responses are manually keyed into an SPSS database. The key operator initials the hardcopy documentation when completing data entry. Questions that bear multiple responses are left to the judgment of the key operator who makes a determination based upon responses to contiguous questions. Once all responses have been entered into the database, frequencies of the data are run to highlight potential inaccurately-keyed data. A random sample of surveys is checked against the database to verify the precision of data entry. Once the database is finalized, University Analysis, Reporting, and Assessment (UARA) conducts SPSS queries to generate the data in

6 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures accordance with the operational definition. 2.2 1.1 Outcome FY 00: 98-99 grads Employment rate of MHEC follow-up The percentage of Please refer to SU FY 02: 00-01 grads graduates survey of recent bachelor degree objective 1.3 for FY 05: 03-04 grads graduates recipients who held Alumni Survey control FY 08: 06-07 grads full- or part-time jobs procedures. FY 11: 09-10 grads within one year of graduation. The denominator is based on the number of respondents to this question that indicated that they were employed or were currently seeking employment. 2.3 1.2 Output FY 09: 07-08 grads Estimated number of DIS file The number of all The number of FY 10: 08-09 grads Teacher Education Bachelor’s and Teacher Education FY 11: 09-10 grads graduates graduate degree Bachelor’s and FY 12: 10-11 grads recipients who Master’s degree received a degree recipients comes from (maj1, maj2, or maj3) the DIS (Degree in one of the following Information System) Teacher Education file. The PeopleSoft majors (HEGIS Code): SQR used to generate EDUC-0801.00 the DIS was designed EDLeadership-0827.00 in 2004 according to MAT-0803.12 the existing MHEC- ECED-0823.00 approved extract HEALTHED-0837.00 detail. All data items MATHED-0833.00 are subject to MIDMATH-1799.05 analytical review, and PHYSED-0835.01 statistics are cross- READ-0830.00 checked with the

7 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures *Students with a Registrar’s office. Secondary Education MHEC provides a track of PTCH, PSCD, secondary backup with SCED, or TCHR are their consistency/edit also included in these check procedures. counts. Any discrepancies are resolved. UARA uses SPSS queries to extract the data from the DIS and alumni survey database in accordance with the operational definition. 2.4 1.3 Output FY 09: 07-08 grads Estimated number of DIS file The number of all The number of STEM FY 10: 08-09 grads STEM graduates Bachelor’s and Bachelor’s and FY 11: 09-10 grads graduate degree Master’s degree FY 12: 10-11 grads recipients (must have recipients comes from received a degree) who the DIS (Degree received a degree Information System) (maj1, maj2, or maj3) file. The PeopleSoft in one of the following SQR used to generate STEM majors (HEGIS the DIS was designed Code) Do NOT in 2004 according to include double majors: the existing MHEC- COSC-0701.00 approved extract BIOL & Applied detail. All data items Biology- are subject to -0401.00 and 0401.01 analytical review, and ENVH- statistics are cross- 0420.01*discontinued checked with the MATH-1701.00 Registrar’s office. INFO-0702.00 MHEC provides a CHEM-1905.00 secondary backup with PHYS-1902.00 their consistency/edit ERTH-1917.00 check procedures.

8 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures GEOG-2206.00 Any discrepancies are GIS-2206.04 resolved. UARA uses MATHEducation- SPSS queries to extract 0833.00 the data from the DIS *May use IPEDS and alumni survey completion survey to database in accordance calculate this rate with the operational definition. 2.5 1.4 Output FY 09: 07-08 grads Estimated number of DIS file The number of all The number of FY 10: 08-09 grads Nursing graduates Bachelor’s and Nursing Bachelor’s FY 11: 09-10 grads graduate degree and graduate degree FY 12: 10-11 grads recipients who recipients comes from received a degree the DIS (Degree (maj1, maj2, or maj3) Information System) in one of the following file. The PeopleSoft Nursing majors SQR used to generate (HEGIS Code): the DIS was designed NURS-1203.00 in 2004 according to *Note-second majors the existing MHEC- and PBC are NOT approved extract included; can use detail. All data items IPEDS completions are subject to survey to get this analytical review, and number. statistics are cross- checked with the Registrar’s office. MHEC provides a secondary backup with their consistency/edit check procedures. Any discrepancies are resolved. UARA uses SPSS queries to extract the data from the DIS

9 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures and alumni survey database in accordance with the operational definition. 3.1 3.2 Input FY 09: Fall 08 Percentage of African- From SU Fact Books Total African- The EIS (Enrollment FY 10: Fall 09 American (B-2.0); source is American Information System) FY 11: Fall 10 undergraduates Enrollment undergraduates divided file is the source for FY12: Fall 11 Information System by the total number of these data. The freeze undergraduates date occurs at the end excluding students of of drop/add, typically unknown ethnicity. one week after the start of the semester. An additional two weeks are allowed to resolve incorrect/missing data items before the census file is considered final. Heavy focus is placed on collecting missing data for coop students from their home institution. The PeopleSoft SQR used to generate the EIS was designed in 2003 according to the existing MHEC- approved extract detail. All data items are subject to analytical review, and statistics are cross- checked with Admissions, International Student

10 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures Services., and the Registrar. MHEC provides a secondary backup with their consistency/edit check procedures. Any discrepancies are resolved. UARA uses SPSS to extract the data from the EIS in accordance with the operational definition. 3.2 3.1 Input FY 09: Fall 08 Percentage of minority From SU Fact Books; The sum of all The EIS (Enrollment FY 10: Fall 09 undergraduates source is Enrollment minority Information System) FY 11: Fall 10 Information System undergraduates, which file is the source for FY12: Fall 11 includes the these data. The freeze race/ethnicities of date occurs at the end African-American, of drop/add, typically Hispanic, Asian- one week after the start American, Native of the semester. An American, and additional two weeks students of Two or are allowed to resolve More races divided by incorrect/missing data the total number of items before the census undergraduates file is considered final. excluding students of Heavy focus is placed unknown ethnicity. on collecting missing data for coop students from their home institution. The PeopleSoft SQR used to generate the EIS was designed in 2003 according to the

11 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures existing MHEC- approved extract detail. All data items are subject to analytical review, and statistics are cross- checked with Admissions, International Student Services, and the Registrar. MHEC provides a secondary backup with their consistency/edit check procedures. Any discrepancies are resolved. UARA uses SPSS to extract the data from the EIS in accordance with the operational definition. 3.3 3.7 Input Fiscal year basis- Current % based on students enrolled in Fall 2011. % of economically Common Data Set Number of degree- Data are reported disadvantaged students (refer to US News and seeking undergraduate using the definition attending SU World Report, SU students, both full- and established by USM submissions) part-time, who applied and taken from the for financial aid and Common Data Set, who were determined which is a is a to have financial need collaborative effort (from line H2c of the among the higher Common Data Set) education community, divided by the total the College Board, number of degree- Thomson Peterson's, seeking and U.S. News & undergraduates (line World Report, to H2a). develop clear, 12 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures standard data items and definitions for reporting among U.S. higher education institutions--CDS definitions typically align with the U.S. Department of Education’s integrated postsecondary education data system (IPEDS). SU’s Financial Aid office prepares this portion of the CDS for University Analysis, Reporting, and Assessment using financial aid data compiled and reported in accordance with MHEC guidelines. The data is generated in accordance with the operational definition. 4.1 3.3, Output FY 09: 2007 cohort Second year retention EIS The percentage of SU annually receives 3.4, FY 10: 2008 cohort rate: all students first-time, full-time retention and 4.1 FY 11: 2009 cohort MHEC-provided degree-seeking graduation rate data FY 12: 2010 cohort undergraduates who from the Maryland re-enrolled at any Higher Education Maryland public four- Commission 13 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures year institution one (MHEC). Each year after Spring, the MHEC matriculation. prepares second-year retention and six-year graduation rate data for the most recent applicable Salisbury University cohorts of all freshmen students, African-American freshmen students, and minority freshmen students. These data are reviewed and compared with internally prepared rates using the same data files (EIS and DIS) that MHEC uses to prepare their rates. Any discrepancies are resolved. 4.2 3.3, Output FY 09: 2007 cohort Second year retention EIS The percentage of Please refer to SU 3.4, FY10: 2008 cohort rate: African- first-time, full-time objective 4.1 for 4.1 FY 11: 2009 cohort American students MHEC-provided degree-seeking control procedures. FY 12: 2010 cohort African-American undergraduates who re-enrolled at any Maryland public four- year institution one year after matriculation. 4.3 Output FY 09: 2007 cohort Second year retention EIS The percentage of Please refer to SU

14 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures FY 10: 2008 cohort rate: minority students first-time, full-time objective 4.1 for FY 11: 2009 cohort MHEC-provided degree-seeking control procedures. FY 12: 2010 cohort minority undergraduates who re-enrolled at any Maryland public four- year institution one year after matriculation. Minority includes African-American, Hispanic, Asian- American, and Native American. 4.4 3.5, Output FY 09: 2002 cohort Six year graduation EIS, DIS The percentage of all Please refer to SU 3.6, FY 10: 2003 cohort rate: all students first-time, full-time objective 4.1 for 4.2 FY 11: 2004 cohort MHEC-provided degree-seeking control procedures. FY 12: 2005 cohort undergraduates who graduated from any Maryland public four- year institution within six years of matriculation 4.5 3.5, Output FY 09: 2002 cohort Six year graduation EIS, DIS The percentage of all Please refer to SU 3.6, FY 10: 2003 cohort rate: African- African-American objective 4.1 for 4.2 FY 11: 2004 cohort American students MHEC-provided first-time, full-time control procedures. FY 12: 2005 cohort degree-seeking undergraduates who graduated from any Maryland public four- year institution within six years of matriculation. 4.6 Output FY 09: 2002 cohort Six year graduation EIS, DIS The percentage of Please refer to SU 15 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures FY 10: 2003 cohort rate: minority students minority first-time, objective 4.1 for FY 11: 2004 cohort MHEC-provided full-time degree- control procedures. FY 12: 2005 cohort seeking undergraduates who graduated from any Maryland public four- year institution within six years of matriculation. Minority includes African-American, Hispanic, Asian American, and Native American. Additional Indicators AI.1 AI.1 2.2 Outcome FY 00: 98-99 grads Median salary of SU salary data: Self-explanatory. FY 02: 00-01 grads Salisbury University MHEC follow-up Salisbury University FY 05: 03-04 grads graduates one-year survey of recent data are collected by FY 08: 06-07 grads after graduation. graduates the alumni survey FY11: 09-10 grads question on annual salary and calculated using “median of grouped data” computation for graduates employed full-time. Med = [{(Sample Size/2) – cumulative frequency of preceding class}/number of observations in class containing median]*(width of the

16 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures interval containing the median) +Lower boundary of class containing median AI.2 AI.2 2.2 Outcome FY 00: 98-99 grads Ratio of median salary SU salary data: Self-explanatory. FY 02: 00-01 grads of Salisbury University MHEC follow-up Methodology: survey FY 05: 03-04 grads graduates one-year survey of recent year matches CPS FY 08: 06-07 grads after graduation to the graduates sample year. FY11: 09-10 grads median earnings of the US salary data: US Salisbury University U.S. civilian work Census Bureau/Bureau data are collected by force with bachelor's of Labor Statistics the alumni survey degree Current Population question on annual Survey (CPS) salary and calculated using “median of grouped data” computation, divided by the median salary of US residents 25 years of age and older who have a bachelor's degree (from CPS Website).

AI.3 Input Fall 2008 Number of applicants SU’s Nursing All students who Professional program Fall 2009 to the professional Department apply to the admissions statistics Fall 2010 Nursing program professional Nursing are tabulated in SU’s Fall 2011 program in the given Nursing department. Fall semester. Students must first be admitted to the University. Students then apply for program-level admissions to the

17 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures professional Nursing program. The requirements for admission to the Nursing program are more stringent than for admission to the university. Nursing faculty/staff operate the professional program applicant tracking process.

AI.4 Input Fall 2008 Number of applicants SU’s Nursing The number of Professional program Fall 2009 accepted into the Department students who are admissions statistics Fall 2010 professional Nursing conditionally are tabulated in SU’s Fall 2011 program admitted to the Nursing department. professional Nursing Students must first be program. These admitted to the students must University. Students satisfactorily meet all then apply for criteria for admission program-level before they are admissions to the granted final professional Nursing program. The admission. requirements for admission to the Nursing program are more stringent than for admission to the university. Nursing faculty/staff operate the professional program applicant/acceptance

18 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures process matching applicant data against predetermined admission criteria.

AI.5 Input Fall 2008 Number of applicants SU’s Nursing Applicants who were Professional program Fall 2009 not accepted into the Department rejected because they admissions statistics Fall 2010 professional Nursing did not meet are tabulated in SU’s Fall 2011 program acceptance criteria, or Nursing department. who failed to follow Students must first be through on their admitted to the application to the University. Students professional Nursing then apply for program. program-level admissions to the professional Nursing program. Students not meeting criteria are rejected. AI.6 Input Fall 2008 Number of new SU’s Nursing Students who have Professional program Fall 2009 enrollments in the Department enrolled in the admissions statistics Fall 2010 professional Nursing institution, and have are tabulated in SU’s Fall 2011 program met all professional Nursing department. Nursing program Students must first be criteria. admitted to the University. Students then apply for program-level admissions to the professional Nursing program. If accepted,

19 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures students are eligible to enroll officially as professional Nursing majors.

AI.7 1.4 Outcome FY 00: 98-99 grads Estimated number of MHEC follow-up The percentage of Please refer to SU FY 02: 00-01 grads Nursing graduates survey of recent NURS bachelor degree objective 1.3 for FY 05: 03-04 grads employed in Maryland graduates recipients (maj1, maj2, Alumni Survey control FY 08: 06-07 grads as a health professional or maj3 = NURS) who procedures. The FY 11: 09-10 grads responded to the number of Nursing survey, are working in bachelor degree MD, and are working recipients comes from as a health professional the DIS (Degree of all Nursing Information System) graduates responding file. The PeopleSoft to the survey, SQR used to generate multiplied by the total the DIS was designed number of Nursing in 2004 according to bachelor degree the existing MHEC- recipients. approved extract detail. All data items are subject to analytical review, and statistics are cross- checked with the Registrar’s office. MHEC provides a secondary backup with their consistency/edit check procedures. Any discrepancies are resolved. UARA uses

20 Salisbury University September 2012 Template Objective Indicator Special Timeframe Operational SU USM Type Issues Indicator/Measure Source Definition Control Procedures SPSS queries to extract the data from the DIS and alumni survey database in accordance with the operational definition.

EIS - MHEC Enrollment Information System DIS - MHEC Degree Information System