Strategic Planning and Student Success

Welcome

The Strategic Planning and Student Success Division is responsible for coordinating and updating the Board of Regents’ (BoR) Master Plan, including the development of policy, resources, and initiatives to support Master Plan goals. The division also shares responsibility for many statewide and federal reporting requirements, responding to legislative requests and resolutions, and fulfilling data requests from a wide range of stakeholders. The section oversees the registration and licensure of non-academic proprietary schools in Louisiana, as well as statewide workforce and education planning coordinated through the LaSTEM Advisory Council and Cybersecurity Education Management Council.

Contacts

Dr. Susannah Craig
Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Planning and Student Success

 

Dr. Lisa Smith Vosper
Associate Commissioner for Workforce Education & Training

 

Mellynn Baker
Assistant Commissioner for Student Success

 

Dr. Allison Smith
Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness

 

Melissa Anders

Program Administrator

 

Courtney Britton
Proprietary Schools Program Administrator

 

Chaundra Cheatham
Director of Procurement Services & Proprietary School Program Specialist

 

Christina Cheek

Teacher and Leadership & STEM/Cybersecurity Initiatives Program Coordinator

 

Hannah Courtney

Program Coordinator for Licensure

 

Dr. Michelle DeMeulenaere

Program Manager for Early Childhood & Literacy Initiatives

 

Brianna Golden

Program Manager

 

Mighan Johnson

Assistant Program Manager

 

Dr. Lupe Lamadrid

Senior Policy Analyst

 

Cara Landry

Executive Assistant/Program Coordinator

 

Board of Regents Planning, Research & Performance Committee

The primary purpose of the PRP Committee is to address items related to the BoR Master Plan.  This includes matters relative to the role, scope, and mission of institutions, as well as developing and refining BoR’s Master Plan.  The Committee is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance of systems and institutions related to student success, attainment goals, and addressing state workforce needs.  The Committee may also recommend policies specific to Master Plan goals and objectives and authorize research that supports the development of such policies and initiatives.

PRP Committee Membership:

Terrie P. Sterling, Chair
Judy A. Williams-Brown, Vice Chair
Stephanie Finley
Robert Levy
Charles McDonald
Sonia Pérez 
Wilbert Pryor
Felix Weill

• Master Plan for Higher Education
  • Article VIII of Louisiana’s Constitution authorizes the Board of Regents (BoR) to develop a master plan for higher education in Louisiana. The Master Plan is available HERE.
  • Institution Role, Scope, and Mission

  Previous Master Plans (1972-2011)

  • 1972
  • 1972 Supplement
  • 1978
  • 1980
  • 1982
  • 1984
  • 1994
  • 2001
  • 2011
  • 2011 Annual Review
• Student Success Council

  Click HERE for more information on the Student Success Council.

• LaSTEM Advisory Council

  ACT 392

  ACT 392 of the 2017 Legislative Session creates the LaSTEM Advisory Council to oversee the creation and delivery of STEM programs in Louisiana. Click HERE for the LaSTEM website.

• Cybersecurity Education Management Council

  R.S. 17:3138.9 Established the Louisiana Cybersecurity Talent Initiative Fund, created within the state treasury as a special fund for the purpose of funding degree and certificate programs in cybersecurity fields. This also created the Cybersecurity Education Management Council.

• Proprietary Schools

  Click HERE for more information on Proprietary Schools.

• Agency Strategic Plan
  • Strategic Plan 2020-21 through 2024-25
  • Strategic Plan FY 2014-2015 through FY 2018-19
• Policies
  • HBCU Designation
  • Quality Postsecondary Credentials of Value
• Data

  Data Governance & Advisory Council

  • Reporting Calendar
  • Statewide Student Profile System (AY, 2020)
  • Enrollment, Statewide Student Profile System – Statewide Student Profile
  • Statewide Completers System (AY 2019-2020)(Current)
  • Completion, Statewide Completers System – Degrees and Certificates and Awarded
  • Financial Aid Data System (FADS)
  • Retention/Transfer/Exit Reports
  • Inventory of Degree and Certificate Programs
  • Student Credit Hour Production Data
  • Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
  • Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR)
  • HigherEdInfo.org – National Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis (Created by NCHEMS)
  • NCES The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
  • SREB Data Exchange
• TOPS Reports
  • 2021 TOPS Report – October
  • 2020 TOPS Report – October
  • 2019 TOPS Report – October
  • 2018 TOPS Report – October
  • 2017 TOPS Report – October
  • 2016 TOPS Report – December
  • 2015 TOPS Report – December
• Special Reports
  Legislative Responses and Special Reports can be found here.