The Strategic Planning and Student Success Division is responsible for coordinating and updating the Board of Regent’s (BoR) Master Plan, including the development of policy, resources, and initiatives to support Master Plan goals. The division also shares responsibility for many statewide and federal reporting requirements, responding to legislative requests and resolutions, and fulfilling data requests from a wide range of stakeholders. The section oversees the registration and licensure of non-academic proprietary schools in Louisiana, as well as statewide workforce and education planning coordinated through the LaSTEM Advisory Council and Cybersecurity Education Management Council.
Master Plan for Higher Education
Article VIII of Louisiana’s Constitution authorizes the Board of Regents (BoR) to develop a master plan for higher education in Louisiana. This Master Plan provides a broad vision for the State’s higher education system and acknowledges its interdependence with the economy and its many contributions towards better lives for Louisiana’s citizenry. The actions outlined in this Plan are guided by the reality that Louisiana must raise the educational attainment of its adult citizens if it is to compete successfully in the 21st century world economy. The Plan also addresses the need to strategically invest in targeted research to sustain and expand the State’s economic development. Finally, increased accountability is a common thread which undergirds every element of this Master Plan.
To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030. As we stand on the brink of a new decade, this Master Plan, born of the Board of Regents’ unique charge to guide postsecondary education across the state, will set the foundation to increase opportunity. Our Talent Imperative is to Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate.
To review the complete Master Plan, click here:
MASTER PLAN FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Institution Role, Scope, and Mission Strategic Plan 2020-21 through 2024-25 Data Dashboard – Master Plan
- Previous Master Plans (1972-2011)
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Master Plan Annual Reviews
- Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education: 2011 – Revised April, 2012
- First Annual Review of the Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education: August, 2012
- Second Annual Review of the Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education: August, 2013
- Third Annual Review of the Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education: August 2014
- Fourth Annual Review of the Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education – August 2015
LaCASU
The Louisiana Center Addressing Substance Use in Collegiate Communities (LaCASU) office provides outreach and support to Louisiana’s institutions of higher education to aid in reducing the negative consequences of substance use. Through the Louisiana Higher Education Coalition (LaHEC), a project funded by the Louisiana Department of Health — Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), we facilitate a statewide coalition of over 35 institutions of higher education across Louisiana, including four-year institutions, two-year institutions, community colleges, and technical community colleges.
Councils
Reports
Health Works Commission
The purpose of the Health Works Commission is to serve as a collaborative working group to integrate and coordinate resources relative to healthcare workforce development within various state departments and key organizations.
Teacher Education Initiatives
In 1997, the Louisiana Legislature designated that funding be established for a Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITAL) within the Louisiana Board of Regents for the purpose of improving university-based teacher training programs in Louisiana. CITAL’s mission is to improve K-12 teacher preparation and educational leadership programs in all disciplines, consistent with state and national standards, statewide education reform initiatives, and policies of the Board of Regents and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Institutional Licensure
Board of Regents serves as the authorizing body for post-secondary schools operating in Louisiana that are not part of Louisiana State System Schools. This includes occupational and trade schools, defined as Proprietary Schools and Degree-Granting schools, both those that offer Academic Degrees and Religious Degrees.
Proprietary schools
Degree-Granting Institutions
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SARA
Louisiana became a member of SARA on December 1, 2014. SARA is a national initiative which seeks to establish comparable national standards for the interstate offering of postsecondary distance-education courses and programs. SARA is a voluntary agreement among regional compacts (SREB, NEBHE, MHEC, and WICHE) and member states. Each member state approves their in-state institutions for SARA participation. Institutional membership is voluntary and open to accredited, degree-granting institutions from all sectors of postsecondary education (proprietary, public, private). Once approved, SARA member institutions may offer distance education programs in other SARA member states without additional authorization. For more information on SARA, and for the latest listing of participating states and institutions, visit www.nc-sara.org/directory
PLEASE NOTE: As of January 11, 2021, Initial and Renewal applications have been combined into one document with a check box to select initial or renewal. The link to the updated application is under step #2 below.
For postsecondary institutions located in Louisiana: Accredited, degree-granting institutions located in Louisiana seeking INITIAL SARA membership and RENEWAL SARA membership should do the following:
1) Review the following document: Louisiana SARA Institutional Application Process and Student Complaint Process
2) Complete the Application and Approval Form for Institution Participation in SARA
3) Attach the following documents to the Application for Institutional Approval to Participate in SARA:
(a) A copy of the institution’s student complaint process;
(b) documentation explaining the institution’s policies and practices addressing catastrophic events; and
(c) continuity of operations
4) Enclose a check or money order in the amount of $1,500, made payable to the Louisiana Board of Regents
5) Submit the above items to:
The Louisiana Board of Regents
P.O. Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA. 70821-3677
Attention: LeAnn Detillier
Applications are reviewed and approved on a rolling-basis. Applications will be reviewed and submitted to the Board of Regents for consideration within 60 days of receipt.
If you have questions regarding the SARA institutional application process, please contact LeAnn Detillier at LeAnn. Detillier@laregents.edu.
For SARA-approved postsecondary institutions located outside of Louisiana:
SARA-approved postsecondary institutions listed on the NC-SARA website’s listing of approved institutions (www.nc-sara.org) may operate within Louisiana without additional authorization, unless the institution offers courses or programs which require clinical experiences in the State of Louisiana and such clinical experiences place more than 10 students from each program in Louisiana who are physically present simultaneously at a single facility/site.
SARA Student Complaints (NOTE: THIS PROCESS IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO SARA STUDENTS)
If you are a student living outside of Louisiana in a state currently participating in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), and you are enrolled via distance education in a Louisiana college/university that is a current member of SARA, and you are unable to resolve a complaint with the college/university, or feel that not all issues were resolved with the final disposition of the college/university, you may appeal to the Louisiana Board of Regents. To find out whether or not your college/university is SARA-approved and/or the state in which you reside is a SARA state, please visit the National Council for SARA website at www.nc-sara.org. Below are links to the forms you will need to file your formal complaint:
Louisiana SARA Student Complaint Process (read this first)
Data/Policies
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Data
Data Governance & Advisory Council
- Reporting Calendar
- Statewide Student Profile System (AY, 2020)
- Enrollment, Statewide Student Profile System – Statewide Student Profile
- Statewide Completers System (AY 2019-2020)(Current)
- Completion, Statewide Completers System – Degrees and Certificates and Awarded
- Financial Aid Data System (FADS)
- Retention/Transfer/Exit Reports
- Inventory of Degree and Certificate Programs
- Student Credit Hour Production Data
- Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
- Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR)
- HigherEdInfo.org – National Information Center for Higher Education Policymaking and Analysis (Created by NCHEMS)
- NCES The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
- SREB Data Exchange
- Policies
Staff
Dr. Susannah F. Craig | Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Planning and Student Success | susannah.craig@laregents.edu |
Dr. Lisa Smith Vosper | Associate Commissioner for Workforce Education & Training | lisa.vosper@laregents.edu |
Mellynn Baker | Assistant Commissioner for Student Success | mellynn.baker@laregents.edu |
Dr. Allison Smith | Assistant Commissioner for Student Health and Wellness | allison.m.smith@laregents.edu |
Melissa Anders | Program Administrator | melissa.anders@laregents.edu |
Courtney Britton | Proprietary Schools Program Administrator | courtney.britton@laregents.edu |
Chandra Cheatham | Director of Procurement Services & Proprietary School Program Specialist | chandra.cheatham@laregents.edu |
Christina Cheek | Teacher and Leadership & STEM/Cybersecurity Initiatives Program Coordinator | christina.cheek@laregents.edu |
Hannah Courtney | Program Coordinator for Strategic Planning and Student Success | hannah.courtney@laregents.edu |
Dr. Michelle DeMeulenaere | Program Manager for Early Childhood & Literacy Initiatives | michelle.demeulenaere@laregents.edu |
Brianna Golden | Policy Advisor for Strategic Planning and Student Success | brianna.golden@laregents.edu |
Mighan Johnson | Assistant Program Manager, Proprietary Schools | mighan.johnson@laregents.edu |
Antonio Williams | Assistant Program Manager, Proprietary Schools | antonio.williams@laregents.edu |
Dr. Lupe Lamadrid | Senior Policy Analyst | lupe.lamadrid@laregents.edu |
Cara Landry | Executive Assistant/Program Coordinator | cara.landry@laregents.edu |
The Master Plan
To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030. As we stand on the brink of a new decade, this Master Plan, born of the Board of Regents’ unique charge to guide postsecondary education across the state, will set the foundation to increase opportunity. Our Talent Imperative is to Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate.
Master Plan for Higher Education