why should i care about public policy issues? (txdla 2014)
DESCRIPTION
Public policy issues determine the rules and regulations that impact all aspects of distance education. Failure to get involved in public policy discussion before decisions are rendered, guarantees that others who don't understand the issues will make those decisions.TRANSCRIPT
Why Should I Care About Public Policy Issues?
Ray Rose
Rose & Smith Associates
Chair, TxDLA Public Policy Committee
Public Policy…
“action, regulatory measures, laws, and funding priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives.”
wikipedia
Policymakers we should care about…
• Institutional Governance
• THECB
• TEA
• State Legislature
• Governor
• Accrediting Agencies
• Federal Legislature
• US Dept. of Education
TxDLA Membership Survey (November 2013)
Public Policy Issues• K-12
• HB 5• SB 1365 (supports competency-based learning)• HB 1926 (guarantees students grades 6-12 option to take up to 3 high quality online
courses)
• Post Secondary• X-State Approvals
• SREB (THECB) Texas Electronic Campus• WICHE SARA (State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement)
• All• Standards• Accessibility (OCR and other court decisions)• Funding
Take Action
• Ask for information
• Offer to provide information
• Call the office (as an individual) and express opinion
• Go to forums; listen and ask questions
• Write letters (to local paper)