[S-SARA] SARA Update

Tue Dec 15 09:53:18 CST 2020

NC-SARA Update
Courtesy of Marianne Boeke

NC-SARA finalized the Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Scores & Heightened Cash Monitoring (HCM) Process Document (see attachment #1). State feedback was greatly appreciated and the edits are incorporated into the document. Also attached is the compact's letter to NC-SARA outlining the S-SARA RSC's suggested/proposed policy modifications. This letter was submitted on your behalf on November, 30, 2020.

WCET Update
Courtesy of Lindsey Downs

The WCET State Authorization Network (SAN) is pleased to celebrate our sixth year recognizing the outstanding efforts of SAN member institutions and organizations by awarding SANsational Awards<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcetsan.wiche.edu%2Fresources%2Fsansational-awards&data=04%7C01%7CElisa.Jaden%40SREB.ORG%7C9d077c18796549180efa08d89d0916a0%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0%7C0%7C637432009672368319%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=nbClppgeBKCwfiMMj%2FJgMtayBJscHyVKY65fPjzO%2BAc%3D&reserved=0>. Institutions often ask, "Who is doing good work with state authorization compliance?" The SANsational Awards are given for the development of high-quality, comprehensive solutions for challenging state authorization issues.

Each summer, SAN members may self-nominate their institution or organization to share their practices, processes, or institution policy developed and implemented to manage state authorization compliance. This year an SREB institution is a SANsational Award winner! Congratulations to the University of Kentucky for outstanding efforts providing innovative solutions to state authorization challenges with its work with Licensure Disclosure Project and Field Placement Coordination.

  *   2020 SANsational Award Winning Projects<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcetsan.wiche.edu%2Fresources%2F2020-sansational-award-winning-projects&data=04%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C67f78fcd2fe04276bd9308d89dd72c85%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0%7C0%7C637432894788730713%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vP%2FaltMKValSuvjYvn4zu5c1mUXN%2BF4wk2Z8GL9F0ZI%3D&reserved=0> - Webpage with recording presentations and slide decks of each award winner
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SREB Update

2020 is almost over and we survived! We thank you for your continued support of SREB and SARA. We are honored to work with you year after year and look forward to continued good work with you. We wish you a safe, healthy, happy, restful holiday season. See you next year!

SARA
Southern Regional Education Board
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From: Wanda Barker <Wanda.Barker at sreb.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2020 11:53 AM
To: Elisa Jaden <Elisa.Jaden at SREB.org>
Subject: FW: HCM Process Document

Hi Elisa,
Has this gone out to the SPEs yet? I'm still working on email - but haven't made much progress because of meetings!
Thanks,
Wanda

From: Marianne Boeke <mboeke at nc-sara.org<mailto:mboeke at nc-sara.org>>
Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 11:43 AM
To: Wanda Barker <Wanda.Barker at sreb.org<mailto:Wanda.Barker at sreb.org>>; Elisa Jaden <Elisa.Jaden at SREB.org<mailto:Elisa.Jaden at SREB.org>>; Christina Sedney <csedney at wiche.edu<mailto:csedney at wiche.edu>>; Shelley Plutto <splutto at wiche.edu<mailto:splutto at wiche.edu>>; Rachael Stachowiak <rstachowiak at nebhe.org<mailto:rstachowiak at nebhe.org>>; Sheridan Miller <smiller at nebhe.org<mailto:smiller at nebhe.org>>; emilyj at mhec.org<mailto:emilyj at mhec.org>; saraa at mhec.org<mailto:saraa at mhec.org>
Cc: mlarson at nc-sara.org<mailto:mlarson at nc-sara.org>; Melanie Booth <mbooth at nc-sara.org<mailto:mbooth at nc-sara.org>>; Jeannie Yockey-Fine <jyockey-fine at nc-sara.org<mailto:jyockey-fine at nc-sara.org>>
Subject: HCM Process Document

Greetings -
Attached please find the Federal Financial Responsibility Composite Scores & Heightened Cash Monitoring (HCM) Process Document. We got a lot of good feedback from the states back in August and we have incorporated all edits in this document.

There were three requests for edits that we did not include - those are listed below with the rationale for non-inclusion. This list and rationale is not intended to be sent out to the states, but rather gives you the information in case you are asked about it.

  1.  Is HCM in the SARA manual?

Yes - SARA Manual 20.3 - 3.2

  1.  Should the FFRCS process be like the HCM process?

No - reviewing the FFRCS directly is important to SPE work.

  1.  Please create a form that a SPE completes to remove an institution from SARA membership if FFRCS is below 1.0 at the time of "the U.S. Department of Education's periodic publication of Composite Scores." This is based upon our understanding that a SPE must take that action to remove the institution from membership within 90 days of notification.

Yes - we have this already. See SARA Institution Provisional Participation Form (AF3)

Let me know if you have any questions - otherwise, please share with your states.
Thanks!
MB

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Marianne Boeke, Ph.D.
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NC-SARA
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