TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD Agency Operations and Communications P.O. Box Austin, Texas PDF Free Download

TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD Agency Operations and Communications P.O. Box 12788 Austin, Texas 78711 LINDA BATTLES, M.P.AFF. Deputy Commissioner Agency Operations and Communications/Chief Operating Officer 512-427-6205 Fax 512-427-6127 KEN MARTIN Assistant Commissioner for Financial Services/Chief Financial Officer 512-427-6173 Fax 512-427-6169 CHARLES W. PULS, Ed.D Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Student Financial Aid Programs 512-427-6365 Fax 512-427-6423 SIDNEY F HODGSON Assistant Commissioner for Information Solutions & Services 512-427-6305 Fax 512-427-6447 TONIA SCAPERLANDA Director Human Resources 512-427-6193 Fax 512-427-6510 JOHN WYATT Director External Relations 512-427-6586 Fax 512-427-6127 To: Presidents and Chancellors Directors of Student Financial Aid Texas Public Community, Technical, and State Colleges From: Charles W. Puls, Ed.D. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Date: June 26, 2015 RE: Preliminary Texas Educational Opportunity Grant Program Allocations This announcement does not imply any official allocation of funds to your institution at this time. Any institution offering aid prior to official allocation announcements from the Coordinating Board does so at its own risk. On June 24, the Coordinating Board approved the allocation methodologies created during the Negotiated Rule-Making activities of June 17 and 18. This rule will now be published in the TEXAS Register. In the meantime, we are beginning the allocation process by providing preliminary figures for your review. In accordance with the rules affecting TEOG, institutions are being provided 10 business days from the date of this memo to review the data that will be used to make final allocations in order to confirm that the spreadsheets accurately reflect the data that institutions submitted to the Board staff. Institutions have until the end of the 10 day period, the close of business on July 10, 2015, to advise staff of any inaccuracies in the data they submitted to the Coordinating Board. (Failure to respond will be interpreted as confirmation of the accuracy of the school s data.) If you will be providing corrected data, please contact Tanya Trevino (tanya.trevino@thecb.state.tx.us) to coordinate the submission process. On June 17, the agency convened a Negotiated Rule-Making Committee with representatives from the public community colleges. The committee reached unanimous consensus on a rule that will allocate funding to each institution based on weighted enrollments full-time, three-quarter-time, and half-time. The committee also proposed and agreed to a hold harmless provision to provide a two-year transition period, during which no institution will receive less than 85% of their prior year allocation. This was done to allow schools to adapt to the new allocation methodology, which does result in some significant changes for a few schools. On June 18, the agency convened a second Negotiated Rule-Making Committee, this time with representatives from the public technical and state colleges. Once again, unanimous consensus was reached for an allocation methodology. Allocations will be based on weighted enrollments, with consideration of tuition levels at each institution. Tuition levels in the methodology are represented by the maximum TEOG award allowable at full-time, three-quarter-time, and half- AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

time enrollment. The public technical and state colleges did not suggest a hold harmless provision, and thus it is not included in that section of the rules. Once the 10-day review period has completed, calculations will be finalized and disseminated to announce official FY2016 allocations. Please direct any questions regarding this memo to TEOG@THECB.state.tx.us or 1-800-242-3062. cc: Ken Martin, Assistant Commissioner DeCha Reid, Director, Grants and Special Programs Tanya Trevino, Systems Support Specialist Attachments: TEOG Grant Allocation Calculations and Summary of Negotiated Rule-Making activities AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Appropriations $ 43,236,459.00 Full Time Grant 3/4 Time Grant 1/2 Time Total Grant % of 85% Hold Preliminary FY2016 FICE Institution Full Time 3/4 Time 1/2 Time Grand Total Need Need Grant Need Need Total Harmless Allocation 003539 Alvin Community College 564 329 304 1197 $ 1,543,104 $ 675,108 $ 415,872 $ 2,634,084 0.37% $ 196,920 $ 196,920 003540 Amarillo College 2525 1318 985 4828 $ 6,908,400 $ 2,704,536 $ 1,347,480 $ 10,960,416 1.52% $ 772,827 $ 772,827 006661 Angelina College 1927 524 648 3099 $ 5,272,272 $ 1,075,248 $ 886,464 $ 7,233,984 1.01% $ 387,254 $ 387,254 012015 Austin Community College 3655 4043 5312 13010 $ 10,000,080 $ 8,296,236 $ 7,266,816 $ 25,563,132 3.56% $ 1,386,829 $ 1,619,549 003549 Blinn College 4253 1087 826 6166 $ 11,636,208 $ 2,230,524 $ 1,129,968 $ 14,996,700 2.09% $ 635,744 $ 767,574 007287 Brazosport College 567 336 405 1308 $ 1,551,312 $ 689,472 $ 554,040 $ 2,794,824 0.39% $ 239,049 $ 239,049 004003 Central Texas College 3000 831 1267 5098 $ 8,208,000 $ 1,705,212 $ 1,733,256 $ 11,646,468 1.62% $ 538,821 $ 634,624 003553 Cisco College 1414 284 282 1980 $ 3,868,704 $ 582,768 $ 385,776 $ 4,837,248 0.67% $ 231,809 $ 246,480 003554 Clarendon College 488 78 98 664 $ 1,335,168 $ 160,056 $ 134,064 $ 1,629,288 0.23% $ 107,816 $ 107,816 003546 Coastal Bend College 1185 280 247 1712 $ 3,242,160 $ 574,560 $ 337,896 $ 4,154,616 0.58% $ 208,408 $ 213,118 007096 College of the Mainland Community College District 892 416 464 1772 $ 2,440,512 $ 853,632 $ 634,752 $ 3,928,896 0.55% $ 165,142 $ 220,587 023614 Collin County Community College District 4358 1840 2184 8382 $ 11,923,488 $ 3,775,680 $ 2,987,712 $ 18,686,880 2.60% $ 755,183 $ 1,043,433 003561 Dallas County Community College District 14320 6055 5475 25850 $ 39,179,520 $ 12,424,860 $ 7,489,800 $ 59,094,180 8.22% $ 3,491,654 $ 3,491,654 003563 Del Mar College 2478 1248 1460 5186 $ 6,779,808 $ 2,560,896 $ 1,997,280 $ 11,337,984 1.58% $ 949,062 $ 949,062 010387 El Paso Community College District 8989 3983 3961 16933 $ 24,593,904 $ 8,173,116 $ 5,418,648 $ 38,185,668 5.31% $ 2,823,880 $ 2,823,880 003568 Frank Phillips College 383 43 65 491 $ 1,047,888 $ 88,236 $ 88,920 $ 1,225,044 0.17% $ 136,553 $ 136,553 006662 Galveston College 479 221 238 938 $ 1,310,544 $ 453,492 $ 325,584 $ 2,089,620 0.29% $ 115,076 $ 116,767 003570 Grayson County College 1795 471 456 2722 $ 4,911,120 $ 966,492 $ 623,808 $ 6,501,420 0.90% $ 311,822 $ 338,848 003573 Hill College 1419 367 515 2301 $ 3,882,384 $ 753,084 $ 704,520 $ 5,339,988 0.74% $ 296,835 $ 296,835 010633 Houston Community College System 13024 9452 5683 28159 $ 35,633,664 $ 19,395,504 $ 7,774,344 $ 62,803,512 8.74% $ 3,775,874 $ 3,775,874 003574 Howard College 948 291 274 1513 $ 2,593,728 $ 597,132 $ 374,832 $ 3,565,692 0.50% $ 195,204 $ 195,204 003580 Kilgore College 1629 635 516 2780 $ 4,456,944 $ 1,303,020 $ 705,888 $ 6,465,852 0.90% $ 435,505 $ 435,505 003582 Laredo Community College 4934 1354 329 6617 $ 13,499,424 $ 2,778,408 $ 450,072 $ 16,727,904 2.33% $ 827,202 $ 827,202 003583 Lee College 1477 433 466 2376 $ 4,041,072 $ 888,516 $ 637,488 $ 5,567,076 0.77% $ 281,489 $ 295,776 011145 Lone Star College System District 10279 8790 10299 29368 $ 28,123,344 $ 18,037,080 $ 14,089,032 $ 60,249,456 8.38% $ 3,034,857 $ 3,655,874 003590 McLennan Community College 3453 751 807 5011 $ 9,447,408 $ 1,541,052 $ 1,103,976 $ 12,092,436 1.68% $ 663,464 $ 663,464 009797 Midland College 790 286 348 1424 $ 2,161,440 $ 586,872 $ 476,064 $ 3,224,376 0.45% $ 177,069 $ 177,267 003593 Navarro College 4247 863 860 5970 $ 11,619,792 $ 1,770,876 $ 1,176,480 $ 14,567,148 2.03% $ 822,869 $ 822,869 003558 North Central Texas College 2596 842 838 4276 $ 7,102,656 $ 1,727,784 $ 1,146,384 $ 9,976,824 1.39% $ 587,244 $ 587,244 023154 Northeast Texas Community College 1319 381 315 2015 $ 3,608,784 $ 781,812 $ 430,920 $ 4,821,516 0.67% $ 512,824 $ 512,824 000307 Northwest Vista College 4113 1093 1152 6358 $ 11,253,168 $ 2,242,836 $ 1,575,936 $ 15,071,940 2.10% $ 1,069,684 $ 1,069,684 003596 Odessa College 965 324 395 1684 $ 2,640,240 $ 664,848 $ 540,360 $ 3,845,448 0.54% $ 184,697 $ 209,633 023413 Palo Alto College 2408 699 626 3733 $ 6,588,288 $ 1,434,348 $ 856,368 $ 8,879,004 1.24% $ 636,410 $ 636,410 003600 Panola College 1048 159 163 1370 $ 2,867,328 $ 326,268 $ 222,984 $ 3,416,580 0.48% $ 156,790 $ 170,544 003601 Paris Junior College 2574 290 349 3213 $ 7,042,464 $ 595,080 $ 477,432 $ 8,114,976 1.13% $ 543,924 $ 543,924 003603 Ranger College 762 72 61 895 $ 2,084,832 $ 147,744 $ 83,448 $ 2,316,024 0.32% $ 109,286 $ 111,414 009163 San Antonio College 6742 2219 2156 11117 $ 18,446,112 $ 4,553,388 $ 2,949,408 $ 25,948,908 3.61% $ 1,268,369 $ 1,383,899 003609 San Jacinto College District 6282 3348 3204 12834 $ 17,187,552 $ 6,870,096 $ 4,383,072 $ 28,440,720 3.96% $ 1,276,306 $ 1,597,640 003611 South Plains College 3400 722 647 4769 $ 9,302,400 $ 1,481,544 $ 885,096 $ 11,669,040 1.62% $ 900,300 $ 900,300 031034 South Texas College 10095 3471 2987 16553 $ 27,619,920 $ 7,122,492 $ 4,086,216 $ 38,828,628 5.40% $ 1,893,040 $ 2,060,600 003614 Southwest Texas Junior College 1887 532 763 3182 $ 5,162,832 $ 1,091,664 $ 1,043,784 $ 7,298,280 1.02% $ 460,866 $ 460,866 003608 St. Philip's College 2661 754 924 4339 $ 7,280,496 $ 1,547,208 $ 1,264,032 $ 10,091,736 1.40% $ 628,204 $ 628,204 003626 Tarrant County College District 14067 5851 5980 25898 $ 38,487,312 $ 12,006,252 $ 8,180,640 $ 58,674,204 8.16% $ 2,664,175 $ 3,223,912 003627 Temple College 1912 843 1027 3782 $ 5,231,232 $ 1,729,836 $ 1,404,936 $ 8,366,004 1.16% $ 422,361 $ 470,802 003628 Texarkana College 1280 325 267 1872 $ 3,502,080 $ 666,900 $ 365,256 $ 4,534,236 0.63% $ 235,777 $ 235,777 003643 Texas Southmost College District 1439 749 836 3024 $ 3,937,104 $ 1,536,948 $ 1,143,648 $ 6,617,700 0.92% $ 596,625 $ 596,625 003572 Trinity Valley Community College 2722 368 343 3433 $ 7,447,392 $ 755,136 $ 469,224 $ 8,671,752 1.21% $ 514,663 $ 514,663 003648 Tyler Junior College 4126 597 497 5220 $ 11,288,736 $ 1,225,044 $ 679,896 $ 13,193,676 1.84% $ 602,713 $ 649,812 010060 Vernon College 1057 369 377 1803 $ 2,891,952 $ 757,188 $ 515,736 $ 4,164,876 0.58% $ 192,373 $ 224,446

Appropriation $ 3,759,692.00 Full Time Grant 3/4 Time Grant 1/2 Time Grant % of Preliminary FY16 FICE Institution Full Time 3/4 Time 1/2 Time Grand Total Need Need Need Total Grant Need Total Allocation 36273 Lamar Institute of Technology 794 222 129 1145 $ 6,733,120.00 $ 1,411,920.00 $ 546,960.00 $ 8,692,000.00 15% $ 575,831.37 23582 Lamar State College at Orange 608 147 162 917 $ 5,155,840.00 $ 934,920.00 $ 686,880.00 $ 6,777,640.00 12% $ 449,008.02 23485 Lamar State College at Port Arthur 752 139 210 1101 $ 6,376,960.00 $ 884,040.00 $ 890,400.00 $ 8,151,400.00 14% $ 540,017.47 3634 *Texas State Technical College Waco 5842 1402 1143 8387 $ 25,926,796.00 $ 4,667,258.00 $ 2,536,317.00 $ 33,130,371.00 58% $ 2,194,835.13 Grand Total 7996 1910 1644 11550 $ 44,192,716.00 $ 7,898,138.00 $ 4,660,557.00 $ 56,751,411.00 100% $ 3,759,692.00 *TSTC's have been granted a single accreditation from SAC's Beginning in FY2016, TSTC's will receive one allocation through TSTC Waco, below is the break down of each institution data: FICE Institution Full Time 3/4 Time 1/2 Time Grand Total Full Time Grant Need 3/4 Time Grant Need 1/2 Time Grant Need Total Grant Need % of Total 9225 Texas State Technical College Harlingen 2559 919 853 4331 $ 11,356,842.00 $ 3,059,351.00 $ 1,892,807.00 $ 16,309,000.00 29% 33965 Texas State Technical College Marshall 340 61 45 446 $ 1,508,920.00 $ 203,069.00 $ 99,855.00 $ 1,811,844.00 3% 3634 Texas State Technical College Waco 2309 309 176 2794 $ 10,247,342.00 $ 1,028,661.00 $ 390,544.00 $ 11,666,547.00 21% 9932 Texas State Technical College West Texas 634 113 69 816 $ 2,813,692.00 $ 376,177.00 $ 153,111.00 $ 3,342,980.00 6%

Summary of TEOG Allocation Rule as determined by Negotiated Rule-Making Activities on June 17 & 18, 2015 22.262. Allocation and Reallocation of Funds (a) Allocations for Fiscal Year 2015. (1) Initial Year Funds. Available program funds for initial year awards will be allocated to each participating institution in proportion to each institution's share of the state's undergraduate financial aid population with significant amounts of financial need. (2) Renewal Year Funds. Available program funds for continuation or renewal awards will be allocated in proportion to the number of prior year recipients reported for each institution, adjusted for the institution's student retention rate. (b) Allocations for public junior colleges for Fiscal Year 2016 and Later. Allocations are to be determined on an annual basis as follows: (1) The allocation base for each eligible institution will be the number of students it reported in the most recent Financial Aid Database Report who met the following criteria: (A) were classified as Texas residents, (B) were enrolled as undergraduates half-time, three-quarter time or fulltime, (C) completed either the FAFSA or the TASFA, and (D) have a 9-month Expected Family Contribution less than or equal to the Federal Pell Grant eligibility cap for the year reported in the Financial Aid Database Report. (2) Each institution's percent of the available funds will equal its percent of the state-wide need as determined by multiplying each institution s enrollments by the respective award maximums of students who meet the criteria in (b)(1) of this section, (3) No institution s annual allocation will be reduced by more than 15 percent of the prior year s annual allocation not including any reallocations that occurred in that prior year. This provision will apply to FY2016 and FY2017 allocations after which it will expire. (c) Allocations for public technical colleges and public state colleges for Fiscal Year 2016 and Later. Allocations are to be determined on an annual basis as follows: (1) The allocation base for each eligible institution will be the number of students it reported in the most recent Financial Aid Database Report who met the following criteria:

(A) were classified as Texas residents, (B) were enrolled as undergraduates half-time, three-quarter time or fulltime, (C) completed either the FAFSA or the TASFA, and (D) have a 9-month Expected Family Contribution less than or equal to the Federal Pell Grant eligibility cap for the year reported in the Financial Aid Database Report. (2) Each institution's percent of the available funds will equal its percent of the state-wide need as determined by multiplying each institution s enrollments by the respective award maximums of students who meet the criteria in (b)(1) of this section. (d) Verification of Data for Fiscal Year 2016 and Later. Allocation calculations will be shared with all participating institutions for comment and verification prior to final posting and the institutions will be given 10 working days, beginning the day of the notice's distribution and excluding State holidays, to confirm that the allocation report accurately reflects the data they submitted or to advise Board staff of any inaccuracies. (e) Reallocations. Institutions will have until the close of business on February 20 or the first working day thereafter if it falls on a weekend or a holiday to encumber the program funds that have been allocated to them. On that date, institutions lose claim to any unencumbered funds, and the unencumbered funds are available to the Board for reallocation to other institutions. For the institutions that request additional funds, reallocations for amounts up to the amount requested per institution will be calculated on the same basis as was used for the allocation for the relevant fiscal year. If necessary for ensuring the full use of funds, subsequent reallocations may be scheduled until all funds are awarded and disbursed. (f) Disbursement of Funds to Institutions. As requested by institutions throughout the fall and spring terms, the Board shall forward to each participating institution a portion of its allocation of funds for immediate release to students or immediate application to student accounts at the institution. (g) Authority to Transfer Funds. Institutions participating in a combination of the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant and Texas College Work-Study Programs, in accordance with instructions from the Board, may transfer in a given fiscal year up to the lesser of 10 percent or $20,000 between these programs. This threshold is applied to the program from which the funds are being transferred.

TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD Agency Operations and Communications P.O. Box Austin, Texas 78711