MINUTES OF THE COMMISSION ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT Chairwoman Fralick Commissioner Carter Commissioner Clark Commissioner Frederick Commissioner Greiner COMMISSIONERS ABSENT Excused Vice Chair Commissioner Lynch Com

MINUTES OF THE COMMISSION ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

May 3rd, 2017 Meeting

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting, held at the Nevada Public Utilities Commission conference meeting rooms, in both Carson City, and Las Vegas, Nevada (via video conferencing), was called to order by Chairwoman Fralick at approximately 9:00 a.m

PUBLIC COMMENTS

None

Administrator Wuest certified compliance regarding the Agenda posting in compliance with the Open Meeting Law Chairwoman Fralick requested a roll call and Administrator Wuest complied A quorum was present

COMMISSIONERS PRESENT

Chairwoman Fralick

Commissioner Carter

Commissioner Clark

Commissioner Frederick

Commissioner Greiner

COMMISSIONERS ABSENT (Excused)

Vice Chair Commissioner Lynch

Commissioner North

STAFF IN ATTENDANCE

Ms Kelly Wuest, Administrator

Robert Whitney, Deputy Attorney General

Ms Maricris Wu, Education Specialist

Ms Michelle Nash, Education Specialist Veteran’s Affairs

Ms Susan Beckett, Administrative Assistant III

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE

Jeffrey Bryant – Southern States University

Jeanne Bishop-Parise – Nevada Assisted Living Association

Harold Daily – Finishing Trades Institute Southwest

Brian Hough – Liberty University

MaryAnn Jefferson – Nevada Career Institute

Serjic Kesachekian – Nevada Career Institute

Robert Kidd – Perry Foundation Academy of Health

Charles Perry – Perry Foundation Academy of Health

Thomas Pfundstein – Finishing Trades Institute Southwest

Ashley Reich – Liberty University

Nancy Richards – National Career Skills Institute

Dr Jim Seyfried – Assist to Succeed Minden

John Tucker – Southern States University

Julie Winkel – Maplewood Stables Training

ADOPTION OF AGENDA

No additions or corrections of the agenda were required Agenda was adopted as presented

Motion: Motion to adopt the agenda with extended on Southern States

Adopt the Agenda as posted

By: Commissioner Clark

Second: Commissioner Griener

Results: Unanimous

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion: To approve the minutes of February 2, 2017 meeting

By: Commissioner Frederick

Second: Commissioner Clark

Results: Unanimous

ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

Administrator Kelly Wuest gave the Administrators report:

1 Closure Updates

ITT Technical Institute – On March 28, 2017, CPE held the ITT Town hall meeting for Veterans impacted by the close of ITT A total of 40 people attended and we were able to provide information concerning potential refunds, transfers and information about DOE Title IV loans Only a small portion of student has filed a claim with CPE We will continue to send students emails of any updates and information on possible student refunds.

ITT Records: The trustee of the bankruptcy removed all student records from Nevada to GRM a private data storage company in Indiana Since the ITT Technical Henderson campus was established in 1997, there are four years of student records/transcripts being held by this company I have requested an inventory list of the Nevada boxes but have not received the list In a meeting between the impacts states and the trustee, the intent of the trustee is permit release of state specific documents but each state will incur the GRM expense of accessing the stored records, refilling and shipping records to their home state When I receive the inventory list, I will be able to provide the Commission with an estimated cost to retrieve those records The Commission will be able to transfer up to $10,000 from the student indemnification account to cover expenses

Records from 2001 to closure have been converted to electronic form by Parchment, a transcript retrieval service Parchment currently has possession of these student records from the 33 campus locations arranged by the bankruptcy trustee Parchment has indicated they intend to provide CPE with all transcripts files once they are given permission by the bankruptcy trustee but now are indicating there may

be a fee for the transfer In the meantime, students attending since 2001 can request records from Parchment for a $15.00 fee

Morrison University/Anthem College Transcripts – Staff continue to process the 310 boxes of documents provided by Iron Mountain Document storage We have processed 70 boxes at the time of this report.

2 Legislative Update

AB 484 - This is the governors restructuring bill for CPE There have been several committee meetings concerning the restructure plan

focusing on the budgetary changes The legislative council bureau requested an alternative budget of CPE remaining a stand alone agency The alternative budget included the addition of a management analyst position and additional IT items

SB440 – This bill will expand the requirement of the Alcohol Beverage Awareness Cards to all counties in 2018 I was able to submit an

unsolicited fiscal impact statement but due to the number of factors to concern can not determine to actual cost to CPE As this fiscal impact was not considered in the work program hearing, I will need to approach interim financial to fund this mandate

3 Quarterly Report - With 16 schools unreported, total enrollment for the January 1 – March 31, 2017 quarter stands at 6,449 students

Final Count 6,693 Students

4 CPE Quarterly Activities – January – March 2017

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5 CPE Student Complaints: January – March 2017

Resolved Complaints from Last Quarter

Board of Nursing disapproved program and school was required to teach out Unable

to substantiate student claim.

Closed

ACICS - The issue with ACICS concerning accreditation all the schools are in compliance with the US Department of Education There are no changes Every claim with the courts has been denied.

AB 484 did include our change regarding the definition.

All the schools are moving forward with the change in accreditation.

Commissioner Fralick asked a question about logistics If this bill goes through as is administration for the Commission of Postsecondary Education will you be able to stay at the same location or would you move to a new location under DETR? Administrator Wuest responded,

we plan on staying at our current location Currently our lease will be up in July 2018 so we would have to locate a new office anyway.

APPLICANTS FOR FULL TERM LICENSURE

Maplewood Stables Training

Testified: Julie Winkel

Discussion: CPE Staff, Maricris Wu gave background information on the application along with audit findings

Commissioner Fralick asked if she was aware of the audit findings Ms Winkel responded with yes she was aware and all the items have been corrected Ms Wu confirmed the corrections as well Administrator Wuest stated in August a visit will take place two conduct a follow up to the audit

Motion: The provisional license for Maple Training Stables, Inc be extended for six months, per staff recommendation

Second: Commissioner Carter

Southern States University

Testified: John Tucker – enrolled one student in Masters of Business Program during the provisional license period and

a site visit in March SSU is currently accredited by ACICS and has been granted a provisional program participation agreement by US Dept of Education The school has applied for regional accreditation and is moving forward as quickly as possible

Discussion: No further discussion

Motion: Extend the provisional licensure for Southern States University for an additional nine months as

recommended by staff

Second: Commissioner Clark

ADDED PROGRAM

Nevada Career Institute (Associates of Science)

Testified: MaryAnn Jefferson & Serjic Kesachekien gave a background on Nevada Career Institute

Discussion: Frederick updated confirmation of receipt of the Bond for Nevada Career Institute Commissioner Clark –

asked about why the request for this was delayed due to the approval from the accreditation body was in early 2016 Mr Kesachekein responded, it was logistical issue due to space for students Commissioner Griener asked about different Marketing for the associate’s degree Mr Kesachekein responded that the approach to marketing will be to direct marketing towards the current medical assistants whom want to further their education to obtain a degree Commissioner Griener asked if all instructors were adjunct or are any full time? Mr Kesachekein responded, currently we do not have any full time instructor for the

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program We may employ a full time Chair for the program

Motion: Nevada Career Institute be granted approval to offer the proposed Associate of Science Degree in

Healthcare Administration contingent on personnel information

Second: Commissioner Frederick

Comment by Kesachekien – for the record staff has been amazing

INITIAL PROVISIONAL LICENSURE

Assist To Succeed Academy Minden

Testified: Dr Jim Seyfried – I purchased a licensing agreement from Assist to Succeed – we have the curriculum all set

up with PowerPoint – 80 hour program – I intend to start small and hopefully grow it through out the year Discussion: Commissioner Clark asked if he has people interested? Dr Jim Seyfried responded, I was told to stop

advertising by the CPE staff Commissioner Clark, if you could help me understand the structure within the Assist to Succeed Is the cost $3995 for 80 hours of instruction? Response, yes Commissioner Clark asked how students will pay? Dr Jim Seyfried responded they can pay in payments Commission Clark asked about assisting students with employment? Dr Jim Seyfried responded that he will assist and plans on having some student become part of his staffing

Commissioner Clark asked how will the school advertise this program and do you have the staff for the program? Dr Jim Seyfried responded that he will be an instructor and will be hiring another instructor Commissioner Carter asked if Dr Seyfried knew why the ATS in Carson City is no longer in operation Dr Seyfried stated that he did not know what happened in Carson Commissioner Griener asked if the contract with Assist to Succeed is indefinite or when do you stop paying them the royalties? Dr Seyfried stated that

he would stop paying royalties after five years Dr Seyfried inquired about whether the review of finances is yearly since the cost to complete the process was about $6000 Administrator Wuest, explained the renewal process and financial component options once the school is full term

Motion: That a 12-month provisional license be granted to the Assist to Succeed Academy Minden to offer a program

for Dental Assisting, contingent upon receipt of a $10,000 surety bond, facility information, and personnel

Second: Commissioner Carter

Finishing Trades Institute Southwest

Testified: Mr Thomas Pfundstein gave on overview and background on the school and apprenticeship program

Currently, the programs have been in existence with the apprenticeship for the past 45 years Approximately 100 students are enrolled in the program due to current economic state The school received accreditation from the Council on Occupational Education in Fall 2016

Discussion: Commissioner Fralick commented- great program Is this the only program in Nevada or is there is a

program in Northern Nevada? Mr Pfundstein responded that currently we are not in Northern Nevada and there are two unions in the North However, they are part of our educational program Finishing Trades Institute is one of three schools in country There are currently about 15 others going through the process

of accreditation Commissioner Fralick asked about the Memorandum of Understanding stating only a partial was given in her document and how does the school find the pool of candidates? Mr Pfundstein responded we publish apprenticeship openings in the RJ and three other publications in addition we post at the high schools as required by law Commissioner Frederick asked if they have a partnership with the State Contractors Board Response, yes it is actually the State of Nevada

Motion: That a 12-month provisional license be granted to Finishing Trades Institute Southwest to offer programs in

Architectural Glazier, Master Glazier, Drywall Finishing, Commercial Paint and Floor Covering, contingent upon receipt of a $10,000.00 surety bond, and personnel information

Second: Commissioner Clark

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Liberty University

Testified: Ashley Reich and Brian Hough gave a background of Liberty University’s aeronautical program and

requested the PDF file he provided to staff be e-mailed to Northern Commissioners Mr Hough detailed the program components and services Liberty University is the seventh in the nation to be approved for the aeronautics program and is allowed to have special standards due to their programs Documents show six partnerships national with two additional partnerships having been added since the application to CPE The Las Vegas partnership is with Elite Flight and they are on teach out since they were not permitted to enroll students without proper licensing

Discussion: Commissioner Frederick stated that we have received the Bond for Liberty University Commissioner Fralick

asked if Liberty intends on staying in the Las Vegas area or do you plan expand to the Northern portion of Nevada? Mr Hough responded that the university currently has no immediate plans yet would be open to expansion should the opportunity arise

Motion: That a 12-month provisional license be granted to Liberty University to offer their Bachelor of Science

program in Aeronautics

Second: Commissioner Griener

Perry Foundation Academy of Health

Testified: Robert Kidd & Charles Perry – Perry Foundation started about four years ago as provider for continuing

education of nursing, social workers and health care providers Over the last few years the company has expanded our intentions to include the program for a Certified Nursing Assistant Training

Discussion: Commissioner Griener asked about a plan for placement and career services? Robert Kidd responded that

his organization has received requests from facilities for several years and the Perry Foundation Academy currently has career services staff

Motion: That a 12-month provisional license be granted to Perry Foundation Academy of Health, to offer the Nursing

Assistant Training program, contingent on facility information, curriculum approval from the Nevada State Board of Nursing and staffing information

Second: Commissioner Clark

ORDER TO REFUND

ITT Henderson

Administrator Wuest gave background information on the closure and explained the need for the order

Motion: Move to approve of the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order proposed in ITT Educational

Services, Inc., in Henderson; Order to Refund Surety Bond K06836811

Second: Commissioner Clark

Result: Unanimous

ITT North Las Vegas

Administrator Wuest gave background information on the closure and explained the need for the order

Motion: Move to approve of the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Order proposed in ITT Educational

Services, Inc., in North Las Vegas; Order to Refund Surety Bond K09169404

Second: Commissioner Clark

Result: Unanimous

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COMMISSION COMMENTS

Commissioner Carter is happy to be appointed as a Representative of the State Board of Education to this Commission and

hope to be of service for the next few years

Commissioner Fralick as if there is other term or others that are expiring? Administrator Wuest answered with she would

update her on the expiration

PUBLIC COMMENT

Jeanne Bishop-Parise -I am duly licensed as a skilled nursing facility administrator as the Perry Foundation will be training I

am also licensed as a living facility speaking on behalf of the Nevada Assisted Living Association, regarding in house training She updated the Commission about MedTech programs stating her belief that this is not a career program rather a certificate Medication Aide in her opinion should not be a career certificate She furthered with there was an update that CPE requires private sectors to become licensed There could be a negative impact if the issue is not clarified

Charles Perry – Ann Lynch has been ill She is a friend of 40 years – we wish her well

Administrator Wuest update the Commission on HCQC requirements and will update Commission at a later time

ADJOURNMENT

Chairwoman Fralick adjourned the meeting at approximately 10:31 am