Mr. Workman reinforced that the second task is crucial. The benchmarks will provide a guiding principle from which the institutions may work. Dr. McCall introduced Dr. Charles Gould who provided the Sector Committee a description of the internal Technical College work processes to address performance measures and benchmarks. Between August 10 and August 30 three subcommittees worked on assigned indicators. Dr. Olson explained that the same format of the Task Force committees was carried over into the subcommittee working on suggested benchmarks and funding assignments.
Quantifiable benchmarks are difficult to establish for some indicators.
The report will inform the Sector Committee where the Tech System stands on each indicator and what the Tech System can do to enhance performance on each indicator. Mr. Workman stated that the Tech Committee should worry about what the system is currently doing on all indicators. That is the essence of what the Sector Committee needs. In year 1 each institution must measure all 37 of these indicators which are applicable to the Technical Colleges. Mr. Krech noted that it was his understanding that the Steering Committee had yet to decide if the overall size of an institution should be incorpoated in one indicator or should be considered outside of the indicators.