The Texas Team is a committee made up of higher education, legislative, and business leaders. The Team guides the scope of work for Texas. Members of the 2012 committee can be found below:
Texas Team Members 2012
December 5, 2012 - AT&T Conference Center
Discussion of Productivity as a Movement in the US and Texas
James Applegate, Vice President for Program Development, Lumina Foundation
Raymund Paredes, Texas Commissioner of Higher EducationNational Media Scan of Productivity in Higher Education
Kate Shaw, Executive Director, Research for Action
Cost Efficiencies Survey Final Report
James Kallison, Higher Education Consultant
Ginger Gossman, Senior Research Specialist, THECB
Linda Battles, Associate Commissioner, THECB
Dominic Chavez, Director of External Relations, THECBWAVE Goals 2030
Team Planning Discussion - Moving Forward
Facilitated by Diane Miller, Principal, Civic Collaboration
Tuning Update - Dr. Mary Smith
Lumina Interim Report as of November 2012
Texas Scope of Work for 2013
Participants in the Memorandum of Understanding for Engineering
March 27 - 11:00 - 2:00 Sheraton Hotel, Austin
Welcome and Buffet Luncheon - Texas Team Members, THECB Staff, and invited guests
Discussion of Priorities for the 83rd Legislative Session - Linda Battles, Associate Commissioner, THECB; Texas Team Members; and THECB Staff
Discussion of the priorities for the 83rd Texas Legislative Session, particularly in terms of their impact on Closing the Gaps and the productivity agenda
Overview and Discussion of the Texas Formula Funding Recommendations for the 2014-15 Biennium - Susan Brown, Assistant Commissioner for Planning and Accountability, THECB; Texas Team Members; and THECB Staff
Summary and discussion of the Formula Funding Recommendations for the 2014-15 Biennium as proposed by the formula funding advisory committees and Commissioner, and as considered by the Coordinating Board's Strategic Planning and Policy Committee on March 20, 2012
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Discussion of Stakeholder Outreach - Dom Chavez, Senior Director of External Relations, THECB; Texas Team Members; and THECB Staff
Overview and discussion of plans for outreach to stakeholders regarding the primary features of the recommended outcomes-based funding formulas and the communication processes to be used to secure acceptance of the funding model by stakeholders
Team Planning Discussion - Texas Team Members and THECB Staff
Team planning session
Update on Tuning Texas and Project Mapping Work - Mary Smith, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy, THECB; Harrison Keller, Vice Provost for Higher Education Policy and Research, The University of Texas at Austin
Summary information on the final draft deliverables of the 2011 Tuning Oversight Council for Engineering and Science and the beginning of work of the 2012 Tuning Oversight Council for Mathematics, Business, and Information Systems; Update on the progress made to date on the Texas Project Mapping Work
September 30, 2011 - 11:00 - 2:00 Sheraton Hotel, Austin
Handouts and Presentations:
Tuning Update summary - Mary Smith, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Information for Presidents and Chancellors
Completed Tuning Packets for Civil, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering
Innovative Strategies for Achieving Closing the Gaps - Raymund Paredes, Commissioner of Higher Education, State of Texas
Tennessee Outcomes-based Funding Formula - Russ Deaton and Sean Tierney
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Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010 Legislation - Tennessee
Mapping project - Student Success Initiatives
December 15, 2010
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Lumina Reports:
Tuning Process Update - Reinold Cornelius
Reports from Regional Roundtables - Debbie Rodriguez
Outcomes-Based Formula Funding Presentation - Linda Battles
Myth #1 Academic Quality
Myth #2 Budget Cuts
Myth #3 Restricting Access
Editorial on Accountability - Dallas Morning News
College Accountability - Corpus Christi Caller
May 26, 2010
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February 2, 2010
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