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Trustees approve special tuition rate for Tennessee Aspiring Administrator Program Network participants
Summary
The Austin Peay State University Business and Finance Committee approved a special graduate tuition rate matching awards for Tennessee Aspiring Administrator Program Network grant recipients to automate scholarship processing; trustees voted unanimously.
The Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees Business and Finance Committee on April 11 approved a special tuition rate for graduate students participating in the Tennessee Aspiring Administrator Program Network grant that will match the grant award amounts for those students.
The special rate, approved by roll call, is meant to replace the university—s current practice of issuing individual scholarships to cover amounts remaining after the grant awards. Dr. Charuze Roopabar, vice president for finance and administration, told trustees the change "will stop the manual process of applying the individual scholarships" and "will not impact the university's financial performance as the revenue will be reduced by the same amount as the scholarship expenses."
The item matters because it standardizes billing for about 200 participants annually in the grant program and simplifies administrative processing, according to Roopabar. The university said the Tennessee Aspiring Administrator Program Network grant offers about $6,000,000 in funding over five years and that participants typically graduate and pass licensure at high rates: the presentation cited a 98% graduation rate and a 96% pass rate on the administrative and supervision licensure exam for recent cohorts.
In discussion, trustees asked clarifying questions and then the committee moved and seconded the item. The secretary called the roll: Trustee Atkins — yes; Trustee Cannata — yes; Trustee Jenkins — yes; Trustee McInnis — yes; Trustee Roe — yes. The motion carries.
The committee recorded the change as an administrative billing change tied specifically to grant recipients and not a tuition-policy change for other students. The presentation noted the special rate will apply to students enrolling to earn a master's in education and who are grant participants preparing for K–12 administrative licensure.
No ordinance, statute, or additional policy action was identified as required; implementation will be managed by university finance staff under existing authority.
Votes recorded on the item are summarized in the university minutes; the committee did not attach conditions to the approval and directed staff to implement the tuition rate change administratively.
