Budget Issue Discussion

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Budget Issue Discussion

• October 11 12, 2006

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Outline for Discussion

• Focus of current discussion
• Outline emerging and changing concepts in the USG
  budget process, and thus changing processes for
  UWG
• Changing assumptions
• Changing time frame and processes
• Parameters for UWG requests

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Outline of Budget Discussion

• Salary increases based on state average salary
  increases are NOT included in budget requests
  directly (indirect references will likely be
  included in benchmark discussions later)
• Specific references to specific unit, program and
  department budgets will not be included here

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Outline for Discussion

• Emerging and changing concepts
• Entire Institutional budgets, and not simply new
  budget requests, will serve as the basis for
  budget discussionsrough approximation of zero
  based budget assumptions
• Budget analysis would be conducted by groups of
  budget analysts both in and outside of system
  office (5 or 6 budgets to an analysis group)
• Analysis will include several elements
• 1) links of new dollar requests to system and
  institutional planning goals

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Emerging and Changing concepts

• 2) use of shadow budgets to provide benchmarks
  for institutional budgetscome from at least
  three sources
• IPEDS data with comparable institutions in broad
  categories of activities (handout)
• Program cost average data based on Delaware
  research (attempting to translate to department
  costs)
• General comparative data among system
  institutions on a state dollar per FTE student
  basis

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Emerging and Changing Concepts

• 2) Accountability, outcome measures, and linkage
  of later support to achievement of outcomes
• Likely to track success, as well as lack thereof,
  from support given
• Evaluations will be linked to performanceRPG
  funding from last Spring likely to serve as a
  modelno assumption of continuation
• Good for UWGbelieve we have a good record of
  return for investment, and that assessment will
  prove that we are a good investment

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Parameters for Requests within New Budget Strategy

• 1) Time frame for requests has been compressed by
  several monthsbudget hearings moved from January
  and February to Early December
• 2) Multiple items have been made part of a system
  allocation from formula funding requestssee
  handout for specifics

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Parameters for Requests

• 3) Requests for increases beyond 5 will require
  special justifications5 is 2.227 million, not
  including salary increases at system average-our
  plan will be to make a case for greater amounts
  linked to budget comparison data, benchmarks.
• 4) requests may require multiple year plans

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Budget DiscussionGoal and planning based budgets

• http//www.westga.edu/spc/reports.html
• Support for customer service initiative,
  beginning with improvements in business practices
• Improvement in university communications through
  priority analysis of current challenges
• Measurable Improvement in Retention, Persistence
  and Graduation rates
• Modification of program review process to advance
  programs central to institutional goals
• Measurable increase in external financial/in-kind
  support

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UWG and System Goals Continued

• 1) Re-examine undergraduate curriculum, including
  general education, to highlight liberal arts
  learning and improvements in teaching and
  learning
• 2) Increase the capacity for targeted
  programmatic growth
• 3) Investments in programs to aid Georgias
  position in an international economic system

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System Goals

• 4) Work to meet national and international
  benchmarks for student preparation for post
  secondary education
• 5)Provide high quality education at a more
  competitive price and cost than comparable
  institutionshand out on draft document in packets