1. Welcome and Introductions - 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

   Mr. Edward L. Flippen
   Commission Chairman
   

   Mr. John P. Ackerly, III
   Rector, University of Virginia
   

2. Opening Remarks - 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

   The Honorable M. Boyd Marcus, Jr.
   Chief of Staff to the Governor
   

   The Honorable John H. Chichester
   Co-Chairman of the Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education Funding Policies
   

   The Honorable Alan A. Diamonstein
   Co-Chairman of the Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education Funding Policies
   

3. Establishing a Context: An Overfview of Where We've Been - 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

   Ms. Phyllis A. Palmiero
   Deputy Director for Administration
   State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
   

   WORK SESSION I: QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
   Moderators: Mr. Frank Atkinson & Dr. Larry Sabato

4. Part 1- Quality and Assessment - 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
   

   • A. An Overview of Quality Issues
   • B. Proposals for Ensuring and Measuring Quality
   • C. The Difference in Community Colleges

5. Part II - Productivity, Efficiency and Financial Accountability - 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
   
   • A. Available Tools for Managers, Boards and SCHEV
   • B. Financial Management Standards and Controls
   • C. Efficiency and Productivity Measures

6. Part III - Incentive Funding and Performance Consequences - 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

   • A. Incentive Funding
   • B. Performance Consequences

7. Presdient's Reception - 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

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Posted: July 12, 1999
By The Educational Policy Institute of Virginia Tech
sjanosik@vt.edu