National Association of State Administrators and Supervisors of Private Schools

2019 Annual ConferenceHyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront | April 14-17, 2019

www.nasasps.org

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NASASPS Board Members

PresidentLane Goodwin

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education

Vice PresidentCrystal PuderbaughKansas Board of Regents

TreasurerJulie Woodruff

Tennessee Higher Education Commission

DirectorLorna Candler

Colorado Division of Private Occupational Schools

DirectorCathie A. Maeyaert

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

DirectorSylvia Rosa-Casanova

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

DirectorRhesa Rudolph

Florida Commission for Independent Education

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Table of Contents

2019 NASASPS Conference Information ....................................................................2Name Badges ...........................................................................................................................2Hospitality Suite .....................................................................................................................2Conference Rooms ...............................................................................................................2Online Conference Evaluation .....................................................................................2Smoking .......................................................................................................................................2Meeting Etiquette .................................................................................................................2Attire ...............................................................................................................................................2Conference Mobile App ....................................................................................................2

NASASPS 2019 Presentation Summary ......................................................................3Sunday, April 14 ......................................................................................................................3Monday, April 15 ....................................................................................................................3Tuesday, April 16 ....................................................................................................................5Wednesday, April 17 ............................................................................................................9

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National Association of State Administrators and Supervisors of Private Schools

2019 Annual ConferenceHyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront | April 14-17, 2019

www.nasasps.org

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2019 NASASPS Conference Information

NAME BADGESName badges are required for admission to all conference sessions, meal functions and sponsored evening events. You are requested to wear yours at all times. If you misplace your name badge, please inform the NASASPS registration table and a replacement will be provided. Please note that magnets are used in this year’s name badges. If you have a medical condition that does not allow you to wear magnets, please notify staff at the registration table.

HOSPITALITY SUITEThe NASASPS Hospitality Suite is located on the 18th floor in Room 1830. The suite is open to all attendees and is available throughout the evening on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday after the conclusion of the conference activities for each day.

CONFERENCE ROOMSAll conference rooms are found on the Third Floor of the hotel.

ONLINE CONFERENCE EVALUATIONNASASPS uses an online evaluation tool to measure the success and help improve future conferences. Attendees are encouraged to complete the electronic evaluation form that will be emailed to them at the conclusion of the conference.

SMOKINGSmoking is strictly prohibited at all conference sessions, meal functions and receptions.

MEETING ETIQUETTEPlease refrain from talking during presentations or holding conversations immediately outside of a meeting. Please turn all electronic devices to silent mode during conference functions.

ATTIREAttire for all program sessions and evening events is business casual.

CONFERENCE MOBILE APPNASASPS has created a free mobile app for the 2019 conference with Guidebook for devic-es operating with iOS, Android, Blackberry 10+ or Amazon Kindle. To access the app, search for Guidebook in your device’s app store or scan this QR code:

After you download the app, you can download the NASASPS app by searching for “2019 NASASPS Annual Conference” and following the instructions.

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NASASPS 2019 Presentation Summary

SUNDAY, APRIL 143–6 p.m. Registration

3rd Floor Skybridge

3:30–4:30 p.m. NASASPS Board of Directors Meeting

4:30–5:30 p.m. State Regulator Forum (open to state regulators only)River Terrace 2

6–7:30 p.m. Welcome ReceptionPool Deck (River Terrace 1 in case of inclement weather)

MONDAY, APRIL 158 a.m.–4 p.m. Exhibitor Showcase

River Terrace 1

8 a.m.–4 p.m. Registration3rd Floor Skybridge

8–9 a.m. Continental BreakfastRiver Terrace 1

9–9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks and Host State WelcomeConference Center A

§Lane Goodwin, NASASPS President §Sam Ferguson, Executive Director, Florida Commission forIndependent Education

9:15–10:45 a.m. General Session | Rethink Higher Education: Strengthening the TriadConference Center AU.S. Principal Deputy Under Secretary Diane Auer Jones will address NASASPS attendees about current issues facing the postsecondary education sector.

§Diane Auer Jones, U.S. Principal Deputy Under Secretary,U.S. Department of Education

10:45–11:15 a.m. Break and NetworkingRiver Terrace 1

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11:15 a.m.– General Session | States Helping Meet SARA Requirements Conference Center AThis is a panel discussion of out-of-state activities covered by SARA and governed by state regulations. The panel will focus on the C-RAC Guidelines and disclosure requirements and how states can assist institutions in achieving compliance.

§ Joan Bouillon, Director of Regulatory Compliance, Pearson § Jeannie Yockey-Fine, State Regulatory Services Specialist,Hogan-Lovells §Mary Agnes Larson, Associate Director for Student andInstitution Support, NC – SARA §Leroy Wade, Assistant Commissioner, Financial Assistanceand Proprietary Certification, Missouri Department ofHigher Education

12 noon– Welcome Luncheon & Presentation of State Updates Conference Center B

State regulators will give brief reports on new or pending changes to their state regulations or processes and respond to questions as time allows.

1:45–2:45 p.m. General Session | The Role of Receiverships, Bankruptcies, and other Restructuring Options in Higher Education Conference Center AAcross all sectors, higher education has witnessed an increase in the number of institutions facing financial distress. This has led to a related increase in the number of schools attempting operational and financial restructuring, pursuing merger, acquisition, investment opportunities, and seeking court and agency assistance. The presenters have worked extensively with distressed schools and other organizations managing receiverships, bankruptcies, assignments and similar processes. They will explore the distinctions among these various options, discuss their application to higher education, and, through case studies, reflect on lessons learned.

§Aaron Lacey, Partner, Higher Education Practice, ThompsonCoburn LLP §Craig Dean, Managing Principal, AEG Partners and AEGCapital

2:45–3 p.m. Break and NetworkingRiver Terrace 1

12 noon

1:30 p.m.

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3–4 p.m. General Session | School Closures from the Institution and Regulator Perspectives Conference Center AWith school closures and teach-outs on the rise, both institutions and state regulators are rethinking what information is needed to best inform the closure process and how to get it. The session will allow regulators and others to gain an understanding of the information closing institutions must provide, to whom, and within what time frames, while regulators can inform institutions and other entities of what information they need to best serve students.

§Kim Walsh, Director of State Licensing, The Art InstitutesInternational §Lane Goodwin, Program Manager, Postsecondary InstitutionLicensing, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education §Chris Lambert, Associate Executive Director, ACCSC

4:15–5 p.m. NASASPS Business Meeting (open to all NASASPS members)Conference Center A

TUESDAY, APRIL 168 a.m.–4 p.m. Exhibitor Showcase

River Terrace 1

8–9:30 a.m. Breakfast Sessions | Regulator, Accreditor and U.S. Department of Education Breakfast MeetingRiver Terrace 2

Attendee Networking BreakfastRiver Terrace 1

WCET/State Authorization Network (SAN) Member Breakfast | Out-of-State Learning Activity Compliance Organizer and ChecklistCity Terrace 9The Out-of-State Learning Activity Compliance Organizer and Check-list will help you successfully tackle the State Authorization challenge of consolidating all the required tasks, deadlines and communications in a prioritized order to develop, implement and maintain a Distance Education Compliance program. This simple and free tool will help you organize tasks around key elements such as building leadership, developing institutional policy, and creating and managing processes that enable your institution to be in compliance. The presenters will demonstrate two “flavors” of the Organizer utilizing Excel and Smart-sheet, respectively.

§Sarah E Cheverton, Assistant Coordinator of Online Learning, JamesMadison University / Office of Vice Provost §Cheryl E Carroll, Manager of Academic & Distance EducationCompliance, Provost Office, University of Virginia

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Concurrent Session | Updates from the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)’s Strategic Communications Team (Regulators and Accreditors Only) River Terrace 2In this session for state regulators, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP)’s Strategic Communications Team will provide updates and answer questions on:

§Methods to identify possible visa mills operating in our respectivestates; § Identifying contact people at your agency that would work with stateregulators on issues regarding possible visa mill activity; § Identifying suspicious activities at regulated schools that should bereported to your agency; and §Methods and activities to increase effective interaction between stateagencies and Homeland Security/SEVIS/ICE

Concurrent Session | Coding Bootcamps: Disrupters or Bridging the Digital Skills Gap? Conference Center AAccording to a 2018 Course Report market study, Coding Bootcamps are a $240 million dollar industry and will graduate approximately 20,000 developers by the end of 2018, a 20% increase from 2017. There are 108 full-time coding bootcamps, and market growth is strong. Since 2013, bootcamps have increased 9x and are in 86 cities and 44 states. The goal of this presentation is to discuss the Coding Bootcamp model and how best to work in partnership with traditional education, state regulators, and students.

§Lauren Ellisberg, Compliance and Government Relations Officer,Coding Dojo

Concurrent Session | Communicating About State Authorization: Institutional Examples (SAN Session) City Terrace 9How do you explain what state authorization is and why it’s important to stakeholders? It can be tricky to communicate about complex and evolving distance education regulations to institutional leaders, faculty, staff and students. State authorization staff from The Ohio State University and Purdue University will share institutional state authorization communication strategies and tools.

§Lisa Siefker, State Authorization Program Manager, The Ohio StateUniversity §Marcelle Jones, Program Accessibility and Compliance Specialist,Purdue University

10:45–11 a.m. Break and NetworkingRiver Terrace 1

9:45– 10:45 a.m.

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11 a.m.–12 noon Concurrent Session | Misrepresentation of Career Eligibility in Advertising and Other Marketing Conference Center AThis presentation will discuss a Minnesota lawsuit verdict related to false and misleading advertising, marketing, and recruitment regarding graduates’ eligibility and suitability for certain careers and what an institution and regulator can look for when evaluating advertisements, disclosures, and other marketing to determine whether there is false messaging to students for programs delivered nationally or in multiple states.

§Betsy Talbot, Manager of Registration & Licensing, MinnesotaOffice of Higher Education §Kate McCartan, Institutional Monitoring Specialist, MinnesotaOffice of Higher Education

Concurrent Session | NC-SARA Reporting – Institutional Approaches to Collect Supervised Field Experience Data City Terrace 9Institutions will share their processes for coordination of data needed for NC-SARA reporting of out-of-state learning placements.

§Allison Rogers, Communications Coordinator, Texas Woman’sUniversity §Alayna Schmeider, Compliance Specialist, The Pennsylvania StateUniversity

12 noon– Lunch on your own

1:30–2:30 p.m. Concurrent Session | Annual School Data Reporting Process– Data Collection, Reporting, and Future UsesConference Center AThis panel will discuss how states collect annual school reporting data, the hurdles they’ve had to overcome, and how they use the collected data. Each state is in a different phase of the data collection process and will be able to answer questions from the audience on their experiences.

§ John Ware, Executive Director, Ohio State Board of CareerColleges and Schools § Jennifer Armour, Associate Director of Academic Affairs, KansasBoard of Regents §Laura Vieth, Deputy Director, Georgia Nonpublic PostsecondaryEducation Commission

1:30 p.m.

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Concurrent Session | Creating a Culture of Compliance City Terrace 9 For Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) compliance is not

a hurdle to overcome, but rather a supporting partner in driving the university mission. ERAU department of State Authorizations has found a way to work hand-in-hand with university leadership to utilize compliance requirements as tools to support retention, increase enrollments, and support student persistence.

§Rachel Durrance, Assistant Director, State Authorizations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University §William Muldoon, Vice Chancellor for Campus Operations, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

2:30–3 p.m. Break and Networking River Terrace 1

3–4 p.m. Concurrent Session | Washington Potpourri: A Whirlwind Tour of the Legislative Landscape and the Department of Education Activities

Conference Center A We passed the mid-term elections and we are now in the 116th

Congress. What can we expect from Congress in higher education? How likely will there be a reauthorization of the Higher Education Act? While there have been tensions between the Republicans and Democrats, there are a number of bipartisan areas of support, such as the desire to simplify the FAFSA, the need for accreditation revision, loan repayment plans simplification, state authorization, and lifting the student unit record ban. What will happen on the regulatory front? Will the Department of Education change the rules on accreditation, distance education, state authorization and other provisions? Will the Department make changes to the rules for areas that some believe should be made by Congress? Predictions will be offered as to what is likely to happen.

§Sharon Bob, Higher Education Specialist on Policy and Regulation, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC

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3–4:30 p.m. Concurrent Session | Professional Licensure Research, Compliance, and Disclosures - The Illustration of Three Institutions’ Processes

City Terrace 9 Three institutions will share their varied approaches to

institution collaboration to support out-of-state students participating in programs and activities leading to professional licensure.

§Ronald Brownie, Director, Online & Continuing Education, Northern State University §Tyson Heath, Manager of State Authorization and Accreditation, Western Governors University §Bridget Beville, Associate General Counsel, University of Phoenix §Mitchell Gilbert, Manager of Regulatory Affairs, Western Governors University

4:15–5 p.m. NASASPS Annual Meeting (open to regular members) Conference Center A

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 177:30–11 a.m. Exhibitor Showcase River Terrace 1

7:30–8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast River Terrace 1

8:30–9:30 a.m. Concurrent Session | International Online Programs--What’s New and What’s Not

Conference Center A Thanks to the rapid development and widespread acceptance

of online programs over the last decade, American universities and their respective business partners now offer degree or non-degree programs entirely online around the world. The international market is very appealing to U.S. institutions for many reasons including decreasing domestic U.S. enrollments. But when considering online programs abroad, important U.S. and non-U.S. legal and compliance issues arise. Building on last year’s successful program, we will provide an overview and update on legal developments and lessons learned regarding offering online programs internationally.

§Gregory Ferenbach, Counsel, Hogan Lovells §Megan Mason, Associate, Hogan Lovells

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Concurrent Session | Impartial and Lawful Investigations River Terrace 2 A review of Colorado’s streamlined investigation process

along with lessons learned along the way. §Lorna Candler, Director, Colorado Division of Private Occupational Schools §Mary Kanaly, Deputy Director, Colorado Division of Private Occupational Schools

9:30–9:45 a.m. Break and Networking River Terrace 1

9:45-10:30 a.m. General Session | NC-SARA Update Conference Center A State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA)

provides a uniform compliance option for more than 1900 participating institutions nationwide in member states. Currently, 49 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have been approved as SARA member states. Distance education activities, such as online learning and supervised field experiences, are authorized through SARA for SARA participating institutions offering their activities in SARA member states. This session will give a brief update on the national SARA landscape, provide insights on the current U.S. Department of Education regulations, share information about enrollment data that has been collected on online learners (including data from 3 years of reporting and the lessons learned from the first year optional placement reporting), and discuss upcoming SARA projects, such as the NC-SARA website, the Searchable Catalog of Programs, and The Guide. This presentation will provide ample time for questions from the audience.

§Marshall A. Hill, Executive Director, NC-SARA §Marianne Boeke, Associate Director for Policy Research and State Support, NC-SARA §Mary Agnes Larson, Director, Associate Director for Student and Institution Support, NC-SARA

10:30–11 a.m. Break and Networking River Terrace 1

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11 a.m.–12 noon General Session | Federal Regulations-Negotiated Rulemaking 2019

Conference Center A The U.S. Department of Education convened the

Accreditation and Innovation Rulemaking Committee in early 2019. Presenters will share the outcome of the committee meeting and share how the outcomes will likely affect post-secondary institutions.

§Russ Poulin, Director, Policy and Analysis, WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies § Jeannie Yockey-Fine, State Regulatory Service Specialist, Hogan Lovells

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