Southern Regional Education Board Council of Alabama University Chief Academic Officers Meeting February 19, 2014

Southern Regional Education Board SREB’s Electronic Campus A gateway to e-learning opportunities and online services for adult learners wishing to start, continue, or complete their education.

Southern Regional Education Board SREB’s Electronic Campus (EC)  Launched in 1998 with 100 courses.  Fall 2013: Close to 10,000 courses  January 2014: 2,181 degree programs  All SREB states participate  Institutions are regionally accredited, not- for-profit and chartered in an SREB state  State approval process & sign off  Institutions meet Principles of Good Practice and Common Standards

Southern Regional Education Board SREB’s Electronic Campus (EC) Often forgotten about – but part of the Principles of Good Practice was reciprocity for the courses and programs listed on the EC. ..first step in its creation was to conduct a survey. The resulting report, SREB State Regulations as They Apply to Distance Learning, found that “… there appear to be no significant regulatory considerations that would halt the development of such a regional approach.” Thus, in January 1998, the Electronic Campus was launched.

Southern Regional Education Board SREB’s Electronic Campus (EC)

Southern Regional Education Board SREB’s Electronic Campus Regional Reciprocity Agreement (SECRRA)  In 2012 all SREB states were asked to re-affirm original reciprocity arrangement in writing  States could opt in/out  RECIPROCAL…states not agreeing to participate will be required to seek approval in other SREB states

Southern Regional Education Board SREB’s Electronic Campus Regional Reciprocity Agreement (SECRRA)  SECRRA reinforces the past Electronic Campus arrangement  The arrangement is limited to EC courses and programs  SECRRA was the only such agreement in the nation  All SREB states except Alabama participate, effective January 2014

Southern Regional Education Board Overview and Purpose of SARA National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) Alan Contreras, Coordinator, NC-SARA and W-SARA

Southern Regional Education Board Moving from SECRRA to SARA SREB is fully supportive of the national State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) model and effort and is committed to working to fully implement it SREB is fully committed to not leaving states without a reciprocity agreement Cannot have a ‘competing’ process to reciprocity

Southern Regional Education Board Moving from SECRRA to SARA SARA will begin to be implemented in SREB states Electronic Campus State Coordinators will continue with current SECRRA processes and procedures SECRRA and SARA parallel for the next couple of years

Southern Regional Education Board ALABAMA CUCAO MEETING Question & Answers NC-SARA Alan Contreras, / SREB