The colleges identified the following policy priorities that will be the focus of the state’s ATD policy goals from October 1, 2007, to September 30, 2008:

Data and Performance Measurement

• Create a data-driven accountability system to track student outcomes and institutional effectiveness. 

Student Success

• Engage in a visible, statewide campaign making community college student success an explicit policy goal.

K-12 and Postsecondary Alignment

• Align expectations, standards, and assessments across the K-16 education spectrum so that student postsecondary transitions are successful.

Transfer and Articulation

• Develop and promote state policies that fully recognizr the transfer and articulation of an Associate degree to a four-year institution.

Financial Aid

• Expand and strengthen financial aid policies and incentives for students who face financial barriers to degree completion.
• Improve financial aid policies for students requiring remedial or developmental education.