6b.1. What is the budget available to support programs preparing candidates to meet standards? How does the unit's budget compare to the budgets of other units with clinical components on campus or similar units at other institutions?

In Louisiana, the university enrollment is the largest determining factor of budget size. ULM enrollment increased slightly from Fall 2006 to Fall 2008. A slight decrease was shown for Fall, 2007. As seen in Table 6b1.1, fall enrollments increased from 8,571 in 2006 to 8,767 in 2008 (Exhibit 6b1.1 ULM and CEHD Student Enrollment). The College enrollment has shown a slight decline from Fall 2006 to Fall 2008. As shown in Table 6b1.2, CEHD enrollment fell from 1,552 students in 2006 to 1,515 students in 2008.

Table 6b1.1 ULM Fall Enrollments by Year

Table 6b.2 College of Education and Human Development Enrollment by Year

The unit budget saw an increase over this three year time period. As seen in Table 6b1.3, the annual academic budget increased from $4,894,547 in 2006-2007 to $5,450,077 in 2008-2009. This increase is reflected in the unit’s percentage share of total university academic budgets, which increase from 13.1% in 2006-2007 to 13.27% in 2008-2009 (Exhibit 6b1.2 Unit Budget).

Table 6b.3 Annual Academic Budgets by ULM College

The unit budget compares favorably to other ULM units with clinical components. In the 2008-2009 year the Unit budget accounted for 13.27% of the total University of Louisiana Monroe budget. College of Business Administration (accounted for 13.95%) and the College of Health Science (accounted for 12.07%) of the total University of Louisiana Monroe budget. These two programs are similar in size to the unit.

6b.2. How adequately does the budget support all programs for the preparation of educators? What changes to the budget over the past few years have affected the quality of the programs offered?

The ‘08-‘09 CEHD budget provided adequate support for unit programs; Table 6b2.1. Each department has a material/supplies and travel budget for professional development and clinical supervision to support faculty members in various academic endeavors. In ‘05 an Operation Service component was added to help enhance quality of the program; funding has significantly increased each year since ‘05 (Exhibit 6b2.1 Financial Support for Professional Development).
Table 6b2.1

• Personnel Services (Salaries) = $5,221,441

• Operating Services = $40,000

• Supplies = $93,636

• Professional Fees = $2,000

• Capital Outlay = $26,000

• Travel = $67,000

Data, Table 6b2.2, show the amount of funded grants for the reporting period (Exhibit 6b2.2 CEHD Funded Grants ‘06-‘08) which supported professional development, teacher initiative programs, and technology enhancement. Examples of funding sources: U. S. Department of Education and Louisiana Board of Regents, etc.
Table 6b2.2 College of Education Funded Grants FY 2006-2009

Budget decisions affecting the unit are aligned with the ULM Strategic Plan (Exhibit 6b2.3 University Strategy Plan) and goals of the university. National accreditation is of highest priority, higher administration have provided financial support to all programs in this category. Over the past three years, unit enrollment decreased slightly but student credit hours (SCH) stabilized.

Table 6b2.3 shows, CEHD produces 13% of the university SCH’s, College of Business Administration produces 13%, College of Health Sciences produces 7% and College of Pharmacy produces 6%. In contrast, the cost per SCH in the CEHD is $393, whereas it is $420/SCH in the College of Business Administration, $732/SCH in the College of Health Sciences and $1,737/SCH in the College of Pharmacy. And, the unit generates more graduate SCH’s than College of Arts and Science and College of Business Administration combined.

Table 6b2.3 Student Credit Hours Generated by College

Table 6b2.4 presents a similar contrast when comparing cost per FTE among four colleges at ULM. The unit generates 14% of the FTE, receiving 13% of the university budget, and has a lower cost/FTE ($4,335) than College of Business Administration ($4,985), College of Health Sciences ($8,675), or College of Pharmacy ($15,644).

Table 6b2.4 Cost per SCH for Fall 2008

Table 6b2.5 Cost per FTE for Fall 2008

6b.3. (Optional Upload for Online IR) Tables, figures, and a list of links to key exhibits related to the unit's budget may be attached here. [Because BOE members should be able to access many exhibits electronically, a limited number of attachments (0-3) should be uploaded.]