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164.0203
Strategic agenda -- Strategic implementation plan -- Benchmarks -Review of goals and plan.
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The Council on Postsecondary Education shall adopt a strategic agenda that
identifies specific short-term objectives in furtherance of the long-term goals
established in KRS 164.003(2).
(a) The purpose of the strategic agenda is to further the public purposes under
KRS 164.003 by creating high-quality, relevant, postsecondary education and
adult education opportunities in the Commonwealth. The strategic agenda
shall:
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Serve as the public agenda for postsecondary education and adult
education for the citizens of the Commonwealth, providing statewide
priorities and a vision for long-term economic growth;
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State those important issues and aspirations of the Commonwealth's
students, employers, and workforce reflecting high expectations for their
performance and the performance of the educational institutions and
providers that serve them; and
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Sustain a long-term commitment for constant improvement, while
valuing market-driven responsiveness, accountability to the public,
technology-based strategies, and incentive-based motivation.
(b) The council shall develop a strategic implementation plan, which may be
periodically revised, to achieve the strategic agenda. The strategic agenda
shall serve as a guide for institutional plans and missions.
The framework for the strategic implementation plan of the strategic agenda shall
include the following elements:
(a) A mission statement;
(b) Goals;
(c) Principles;
(d) Strategies and objectives;
(e) Benchmarks; and
(f) Incentives to achieve desired results.
The implementation plan for the strategic agenda shall take into consideration the
value to society of a quality liberal arts education and the needs and concerns of
Kentucky's employers.
The council shall develop benchmarks using criteria that shall include but not be
limited to:
(a) Use of the statistical information commonly provided by governmental and
regulatory agencies or specific data gathered by authorization of the council;
(b) Comparison of regions and areas within the Commonwealth and comparisons
of the Commonwealth to other states and the nation; and
(c) Measures of educational attainment, effectiveness, and efficiency, including
but not limited to those set forth in KRS 164.095.
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The council shall review the goals established by KRS 164.003(2) at least every
four (4) years and shall review its implementation plan at least every two (2) years.
In developing the strategic agenda, the council shall actively seek input from the
Department of Education and local school districts to create necessary linkages to
assure a smooth and effective transition for students from the elementary and
secondary education system to the postsecondary education system. Upon
completion of the strategic agenda and strategic implementation plan, the council
shall distribute copies to each local school district.
The strategic agenda shall include a long-term strategy, developed in partnership
with the Kentucky Adult Education Program, for raising the knowledge and skills of
Kentucky's adult population, and ensuring lifelong learning opportunities for all
Kentucky adults, drawing on the resources of all state government cabinets and
agencies, business and civic leadership, and voluntary organizations.
Effective: July 12, 2006
History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 102, effective July 12, 2006. -Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 526, sec. 4, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1997 (1st
Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 6, effective May 30, 1997.
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