CEC Meeting minutes of October 9th, 2018

ACCE Meeting Report of Meeting in Huntington, WV, September 24, 2018

- President Jerome Gilbert of presented to the finance subcommittee a funding formula called the “Gilbert Plan”. The BRC Meeting on September 20th meeting minutes, item #3 listed their DRAFT – Recommendation from the Finance Subcommittee for this presentation. https://wvblueribbonhighered.org/agendas/september-20-2018- finance-subcommittee-meeting

- Connect with members of the Blue-Ribbon Commission. They are welcoming feedback on their website, please visit the website and leave your comments. Also, the members contact information is listed for you to personally connect with as well. https://wvblueribbonhighered.org/

- Handouts of the Blue Ribbon Commission Meeting minutes of September 20, 2018. This meeting discussed the funding formula of the Gilbert Plan. Also, the contact information for the BRC was handed out to those in attendance of the CEC

- Bruce Cottrill, Director of Class and Compensation of the HEPC commented on the current status of institutions with the minimum classified salary schedule and the annual market review. HEPC will use market pay software and CUPA-HR salary surveys. The Job Classification Committee is also working on job titles and job descriptions (JCC). A concern is that is lacking in reporting and lacking enforced accountability for salary research.

- PEIA updates; https://peiataskforce.wv.gov/Pages/default.as

FAFSA changes; This year FAFSA now works on mobile devices. In addition to being mobile friendly, there is also a Federal Student Aid app. Students/parents are required to have an FSA ID in order to log into the app. It was felt that this change may help with some of the issues dealt with regarding financial aid.

BRC – concerns that their meeting minutes are sometimes brief and lacking details. They are to report to the LOCEA in December making recommendations on behalf of higher education. Go to this website to review the Guidelines Meetings, Recommendation and Report here.

Here is a link for an article talking about the Financial Aid changes: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/applying-for-college-financial-aid-is-finally-going-to-be- easier-2018-09-10

Discussion of the following topics:  Future of HEPC proposal to restructure or eliminate  Role of BRC regarding this function and advisory role for the state of WV institutions  Be effective and proactive with our legislators on behalf of our employees and students to provide increased funding for our budgets. Also, as this is an election year, review those running for offices voting record and how it affects higher education. Be informed!

- https://wvblueribbonhighered.org/agendas/september-20-2018-finance-subcommittee-meeting

Blue Ribbon Commission

Finance Subcommittee Meeting

Agenda: Thursday, September 20, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m.

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1. Presentation by Chris Treadway of HEPC Funding Formula 2. Questions and Discussion relating to Treadway Presentation 3. Presentation by President Gilbert on Short Term Adjustment to Regional Institutions Budget and Longer Term Funding 4. Questions and Discussion relating to Gilbert Presentation 5. Scheduling of Future Meetings, including meeting to receive alternative proposals to the HEPC Funding Formula

For agenda item number 1: http://www.wvhepc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/FundingModelPresentation.pdf

http://www.wvhepc.edu/wp- content/uploads/2018/08/StudentFocusedFunding_Commission_24Aug2018_Rev25Aug2018.pdf

http://www.wvhepc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/StrategyLabs_ProposalAnalysis_Aug2018.pdf

http://www.wvhepc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/HEPC_FundingModelComments_23Aug2018.pdf

For agenda item number 3:

DRAFT - Recommendation from Finance Subcommittee

1. Short Term Adjustment to Address Budget Inequities.

Background: In recent years, funding to four-year institutions of higher learning has not been adjusted to account for enrollment changes. In 2018, the HEPC began working on a funding formula to make adjustments to funding by taking into account a variety of factors, including enrollment. The initial output of the formula suggested that there were budget inequities for a number of the regional institutions. Furthermore, it was noted that approximately $60M has been cut from the higher education funding over the past 6 to 7 years.

Recommended Actions: Informed by the initial output of the spring 2018 HEPC funding formula, it is proposed to increase the funding to various regional institutions by asking the WV legislature to allocate an addition $10M in appropriations to the institutions below.

Action 1.1. The legislature will be asked to identify $10M in funds to be added to various regional institutions. The $10M will be a combination of new money and up to $2M in reallocation from the appropriated HEPC budget. This will essentially be a restoration of approximately 16.7% of the funds that had been cut from higher education.

Action 1.2. Each identified regional institution will be asked to provide a succinct report to the legislature to explain how the additional revenues will be used to support a sustainable budget for the institution for the next five years.

Action 1.3. Upon receipt of the report for the institution as indicated in Action 2 above, the following distributions will be made:

Bluefield State College $568,000 $1,822,000 Fairmont State University $2,620,000 Potomac State College of WVU $302,000 $2,840.000 $1,364,000 West Virginia State University $484,000

2. Longer Term Funding to Higher Education.

Background: It is important that there be a reliable plan for funding of higher education in West Virginia. We think that a funding formula should be established after the distribution of the $10M partial restoration of funding to higher education

Recommended Actions: This formula should include elements of productivity and enrollment and also should take into account the unique roles played by the various institutions in the state. There also needs to be an effort to establish a plan to proportionally tie future funding to higher education to the increase in state revenues in the future. This funding could then be distributed through the formula.

Action 2.1. After providing a short-term adjustment as described in #1 above, convene a group to begin developing a new funding formula. This group will meet collectively with the institutional presidents and develop consensus around their approach. Action 2.2. It will be recommended to the legislature that they develop an approach for long-term funding of higher education that will be tied to the revenues of the state. As the revenue base of the state increases, a fixed percentage will be directed to higher education.