[Submitted by Ken Prolo at the April 5^thmeeting.]

Recommendation Number 4:

3.A. The accreditation committee found few people on campus who understood how the budget process works or how it relates to the University's strategic plan or actual budget allocations. There was a lack of understanding on how the SBOE allocates funds to the institutions on the basis of enrollment workload adjustment (EWA). There is a need for more communication to clarify the planning process and how the SBOE's strategic and related plans and performance measures affect planning and budgets.

3.B.1.

1. The need to update this recommendation was discussed at the February SBOE Financial VP meeeting.
2. This was also included with the University of Idaho accreditation recommendation.
3. There was a first reading of changes to the EWA at the March SBOE meeting. These changes were made a number of years ago, but were not documented.

3.B.2.

1. The SBOE will have a second reading of the update to the EWA at the March meeting.
2. After Board approval, Board staff will update the SBOE Policies & Procedures web site.
3. Leo and I will review the current and proposed update to the web site to ensure no further updates to EWA policy are required.
4. I will have this topic included in the June SBOE Finance VP meeting.

3.B.3.

1. A written document is required which explains all aspects of the budget process and its relationship to the university and SBOE's strategic planning and performance measures.
2. The process for changes to the EWA policy needs to be on the web site with appropriate time for updates to be included.