1998-99 BASE FUNDING
$909,699,000
For FY 1998-99, MnSCU anticipates revenues of $2,254,997,000 from state appropriations, tuition, financial aid and other sources. Included in the total is MnSCU's request for a state appropriation of $909,699,000 to support the educational programs and services offered by its 37 colleges and universities serving approximately 145,000 students on 54 campuses. In return for the financial investment that Minnesota makes, MnSCU is becoming more learning centered, performance based, technology driven and accountable to the people of Minnesota.
SPECIAL MnSCU INITIATIVES
MnSCU seeks $127,947,000 to enhance student access, to improve performance and to manage its resources more effectively. The request is consistent with the Board of Trustees' strategic goals and the board's commitment to increased quality and efficiency.
ENHANCING STUDENT ACCESS
- Student Opportunity Grants
$14,000,000MnSCU seeks $14 million in Fiscal Year 1999 to provide supplemental financial support for MnSCU students from families with the lowest incomes. This means that MnSCU students with the fewest financial resources will receive an additional $500 on the average to be applied to the student's share in the current financial aid model. Funds will be administered by the colleges and universities in a manner similar to the federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (SEOG). The general fund appropriation request amounts to approximately 20 percent of the net revenue of the Minnesota Lottery. Use of these funds is consistent with the original intent of the lottery, which was designed to support higher education, environmental protection and economic development.
IMPROVING PERFORMANCE
- MnSCU seeks funding to support the Board of Trustees' six strategic goals and to provide the colleges and universities with the financial support necessary to achieve these goals.
Systemwide Strategic Initiatives
$15,947,000- 1. Academic Accountability. $4,750,000
MnSCU will evaluate its educational performance by measuring student learning at several points on the educational ladder. MnSCU will ensure that students, employers and taxpayers are fully informed of the academic effectiveness of each MnSCU institution.2. Skill-based Transfer. $2,550,000
MnSCU will strengthen and expand the movement of students between institutions by creating transfer opportunities based on what students know and can do. This new skill-based transfer option will complement the existing ability of students to transfer credits between and among MnSCU institutions.3. Career Education. $3,300,000
MnSCU will ensure that its career programs provide students with the general education and technical skills needed for a changing job market. MnSCU will develop an inventory of MnSCU career program skills, identify employer expectations and match program skills with employer needs.4. Program Alignment. $2,802,000
MnSCU will review its educational programs and services to ensure that they 1) meet student and employer demand, 2) are optimally located, 3) avoid unnecessary duplication and 4) are adjusted over time to meet changing state needs.5. MnSCU/K-12 Partnership. $2,545,000
MnSCU proposes to establish a more integrated and comprehensive partnership between MnSCU and K-12 education by establishing a systemwide effort to reach out to schools in Minnesota and by linking high school graduation requirements to MnSCU college readiness requirements. The initiative also assures that MnSCU students entering the teaching profession are proficient in the use of learning technologies, are trained to work with students from diverse backgrounds and have extensive field experience.
Electronic Academy
$34,000,000The board's sixth strategic goal seeks to ensure that electronic education becomes a core element of all MnSCU programs. Work on this goal began last year when the 1996 legislature appropriated $4.5 million in seed funding to support the MnSCU Electronic Academy. The Electronic Academy envisions complete academic programs delivered statewide via interactive television, multi-media instructional technology across the curriculum, automated student services available on-line and through the Internet, staff development and challenge grants for innovative technology applications.
- 1. Academic Accountability. $4,750,000
MANAGING MnSCU EFFECTIVELY
- Continuous Improvement Funding
$49,000,000MnSCU is committed to substantial institutional progress in the next two years and requests funding to improve college and university performance. In phase one, $8 million for the biennium will be used to identify baseline measures, quality and efficiency indicators and benchmarks for goal setting. In phase two, $41 million will be made available to the colleges and universities for achieving their quality and efficiency goals and to support those initiatives which have outcomes consistent with MnSCU's strategic plan. Funding will be allocated to colleges and universities after institutional performance plans have been negotiated with the chancellor.
Management Information Systems Development
$15,000,000To augment MnSCU's current investment in new information infrastructure, MnSCU seeks $5.6 million in one-time funding to develop an integrated student records system, to create a comprehensive fiscal management system and $1.2 million to upgrade the technology needed to carry information. MnSCU also requests $4.8 million to cover the 1997, 1998 and 1999 payments to the Department of Finance for costs related to the new state payroll and accounting systems, and $3.4 million to cover the costs of additional MnSCU staff needed to support the state's new human resources system (SEMA4).
REQUEST FOR 1998-99 STATE SUPPORT:
| 1998-99 Base Funding: | $909,699,000 | ||
| Special Initiatives: | $127,947,000 | ||
| Enhancing Student Access | $14,000,000 | ||
| Improving Performance | $49,947,000 | ||
| Managing MnSCU Effectively | $64,000,000 | ||
| GRAND TOTAL: | $1,037,646,000 |
