The Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Presented by Joshua S. Wyner Executive Director, College Excellence Program The Aspen Institute

Purpose Reward and shine a spotlight on community colleges that deliver exceptional student results Stimulate replication of effective practices and leadership Contribute to the development of high-quality measures and benchmarks for assessing community college student outcomes American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

Goals Define excellence Measure institutional excellence Celebrate winner (and finalists) Share effective practices American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

Partners Joyce Foundation Lumina Foundation for Higher Education Bank of America Charitable Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation U.S. Department of Education U.S. Department of Labor White House American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

Timeline American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

Round 1 January-March – convene Data Methodology Advisory Panel to craft process for assessing performance, improvement and equity and for identifying 100 to 150 eligible institutions based on IPEDs data April – eligible institutions announced and encouraged to apply June - applications due American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

Data Methodology Advisory Panel Tom Bailey, Community College Research Center Jacquee Belcher, Options Unlimited Keith Bird, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce Kevin Carey, Education Sector Randy Eberts, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research Kent Farnsworth, University of Missouri - St. Louis Earl Hale, Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board Robert McCabe, Miami-Dade College Jane Oates, U.S. Department of Labor Jon O’Bergh, U.S. Department of Education Charlene Nunley, Montgomery Community College American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans Jay Pfeiffer, MPR Associates, Inc. Kent Phillippe, Research and Student Success Shirley Robinson Pippins, American Council on Education Jessica Shedd, U.S. Department of Education David Stevens, University of Baltimore Jeff Strohl, Georgetown University Robynn Sturm, Executive Office of the President Bridget Terry Long, Harvard Graduate School of Education Bill Trueheart, Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count Thomas Weko, U.S. Department of Education

Round 2 June-July – Selection Committee of 8 subject matter experts to review applications and identify finalists that have produced outstanding student outcomes in: oCompletion (including transfer and progression) oLearning oLabor-market (employment and wages) September – 8-10 finalists announced American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

Round 3 September-October – conduct site visits of finalists to verify data and examine data practices November - Prize Jury of ten prominent Americans to determine one winner and two or three runners up December – Winners and finalists announced at a high-profile celebration American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention, April 9-12, 2011, New Orleans

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