VFA Year Two:What it looks like

FOR community

colleges

VFA Overview

BYcommunity

colleges

The Voluntary Framework of Accountability is the first national system of accountability

SPECIFICALLY

for community collegesby community colleges.

accountability

Objectives for the VFA Make the VFA the principle accountability system for community colleges

Continually increase utility (so we can meet all the goals listed here)

• Value-added metrics for accountability (using data to measure performance and make better decisions)

• National benchmarking for good practices

• Opportunity to streamline reporting / relieve IR capacity

• Ability to tell a better, more robust story

• Better data to inform public policy and advocacy

Utility

Cohorts

Reporting VFA

Measures

Six Year Cohort

Two Year Cohort

Main

Credential Seeking

First Time In College

Developmental Education Progress

Measures

Two-Year Progress Measures

Six-Year Outcomes Measures

Career & Technical Education Measures

Adult Basic Education Measures

CTE Cohort

ABE Cohort

VFA Data Collection

Workflow: Data Configuration

Workflow: Managing Data Collection

VFA Manual Data Entry

VFA Cohorts Disaggregated

VFA Data Dashboards

VFA Export: Outcomes Dashboard

VFA Benchmarking Dashboard: Benchmarking Selectors

VFA Benchmarking Dashboard: Six-Year Outcomes

VFA Data Exports

VFA Export: Tabular Data

VFA Export: Public Dashboard Report

VFA Data Resources

VFA Metrics Manual

VFA Metrics Manual (cont.)

VFA Overview & Training Webinars

http://vfa.aacc.nche.edu/webinars/Pages/default.aspx

Y2 , Y3, Y4…

Notes

Sign-ups open October 1st

Data collection opens November 3rd

Contact VFA at VFA@aacc.nche.edu

principle accountability

system