Senator Russell Olson, Chair Representative Tad Perry, Vice Chair

Third Meeting Rapid City & Spearfish, SD September 19, 2012 7:30 AM

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

7:30 a.m. Tour University Center-Rapid City --A complimentary continental breakfast will be provided in Room 127

9:00 a.m. Tour Western Dakota Technical Institute --Meet in Dakota Lecture Hall

10:30 a.m. Tour School of Mines and Technology --Meet in the Surbeck Center, Dorr Room --At the conclusion of the tour, a complimentary box lunch will be provided for committee members and staff

11:45 a.m. Committee members travel to Spearfish

1:00 p.m. Tour Black Hills State University --Meet in President’s Conference Room, 2nd floor, Student Union

2:00 p.m. Call to Order Determination of Quorum Approval of Minutes from the Second Meeting Approval of the Agenda Opening remarks of the Chair and Vice Chair

2:15 p.m. How to monitor the quality of an academic program

--Sarah Carter, Interim Director Division of Curriculum, Career and Technical Education South Dakota Department of Education

--Duane Hrncir, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at SDSM&T

2:45 p.m. Postsecondary Technical Institutes--Review of the current funding formula

--Mark Wilson, President Western Dakota Technical Institute

--Greg Von Wald, President Mitchell Technical Institute

3:05 p.m. Board of Regents--Review of the current funding approach, the performance funding pilot, and the proposed performance funding model

--Dr. Jack Warner, Executive Director South Dakota Board of Regents

3:45 p.m. Report of the subcommittee

--Representative Perry and other subcommittee members

4:15 p.m. Public Testimony

4:30 p.m. Committee Discussion and Planning Staff Directives

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

PLEASE NOTE: All times are Mountain Daylight Time and are approximate.

Members: Senator Russell Olson (Chair); Representative Tad Perry (Vice Chair); Senators , J. Mark Johnston, , , J.E. ‘Jim’ Putnam, and ; Representatives Dan Dryden, Tom Jones, , Scott Munsterman, , Dean Wink and .

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