W. Va. Code R. § 135-49-5 - Institution Compacts
Current through Register Vol. XXXIX, No. 11, March 18, 2022
5.1. Development.
5.1.1. The Council shall enter into a compact
with each higher education institution under its jurisdiction to accomplish
state and system goals, objectives and priorities as set forth in the system
master plan.
5.1.2. Before the
process of developing institution compacts begins, the Chancellor shall
identify specific focus areas and proposed outcomes that align with state and
system public policy goals, objectives and priorities for institutions to
address.
5.1.2.1. The Chancellor may identify
focus areas applicable to all institutions or a designated group of
institutions.
5.1.2.2. The
Chancellor may identify focus areas from which institutions may select only a
certain number to address.
5.1.3. Institutions should develop proposed
institution compacts in collaboration with as many institution units and
constituency groups as possible to increase the likelihood that implementation
will be effective.
5.1.4. Before
becoming effective, a proposed institution contact shall be approved by the
Council
5.1.5. Once approved, a
compact constitutes a negotiated contract between the state institution of
higher education and the Council.
5.2. Contents.
5.2.1. Each institution compact shall contain
a comprehensive assessment of education needs within the institution's
geographic area of responsibility, if applicable.
5.2.2 A summary of planned strategies and
initiatives to ensure access to comprehensive community and technical college
education by citizens in each community and technical college consortia
district.
5.2.3. Each institution
contract shall identify the institution's mission and address any changes that
may be necessary or expedient to the accomplishment of state, system and
institution goals, objectives and priorities.
5.2.4. Each institution compact shall explain
how the compact aligns with and will be implemented in conjunction with the
institution's master plan.
5.2.5.
Each institution compact shall address all required focus areas and an
appropriate number of elective focus areas, if any. For each focus area that an
institution addresses in its proposed contact, the institution at a minimum
must discuss:
5.2.5.1. Current performance in
addressing the focus area;
5.2.5.2.
Goals, objectives and priorities over the course of the compact
period;
5.2.5.3. Barriers to the
accomplishment of the identified goals, objectives and priorities;
and
5.2.5.4. Strategies for
focusing resources to accomplish the identified goals, objectives and
priorities.
5.2.6. Each
institution compact shall provide for collaboration and brokering of education
services as necessary or expedient to carry out the institutional mission and
meet its objectives, as appropriate.
5.2.7. Each institution compact shall address
the provision of student services at the optimum level to support the
institution mission and contact goals, objectives and priorities.
5.2.8. Each institution contact shall address
strategies for using existing infrastructure and resources within each region,
where feasible, to increase student access while controlling costs and
maintaining academic quality.
5.3. Implementation.
5.3.1. The institution's board of governors
and president shall be responsible for ensuring that the institution compact is
implemented.
5.3.2 Each institution
shall provide a compact update to the Council no later than August 1 of each
year. At a minimum, the update shall contain:
5.3.2.1. Outcomes associated with each goal,
objective or priority;
5.3.2.2. A
summary of strategies undertaken during the previous academic year to achieve
each goal, objective or priority, as well as an assessment of the effectiveness
of each strategy;
5.3.2.3 A summary
of strategies to be implemented during the upcoming academic year to achieve
compact goals, objectives and priorities;
5.3.2.4. Recommendations concerning any
modification of institution compact goals, objectives or priorities, approved
by the institution's board of governors.
5.3.3. The Chancellor shall develop system
strategies to assist institutions in accomplishing the goals, objectives and
priorities set forth in their respective institution
compacts.
5.4. Review and
Evaluation.
5.4.1. The Council shall analyze
institutional performance indicator data and review each contact progress
report no later than December 31 annually to determine whether each institution
is:
5.4.1.1. Making sufficient progress in
achieving identified goals, objectives and priorities; and
5.4.1.2 Proposing to implement strategies
that will produce continued progress in achieving identified goals, objectives
and priorities.
5.4.2. If an
institution's board of governors requests to modify its institution contact's
goals, objectives or priorities, the Council shall approve or disapprove its
request.
5.4.3. If the Council
determines that an institution is not making sufficient progress overall or in
a particular area, the Council may:
5.4.3.1.
Direct the institution to modify its compact implementation
strategies;
5.4.3.2. Direct the
institution to develop an overall remediation plan or a remediation plan in a
particular focus area;
5.4.3.3.
Direct the Chancellor to work with the institution's board of governors and or
president to remedy the deficiencies or to develop a remediation
plan;
5.4.3.4. Withhold approval of
a salary increase for the institution's president; and/or
5.4.3.5. Take whatever other action the
Coimcil deems necessary or appropriate to ensure that adequate progress is made
in the future.
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