July 18, 2014Conrad Hilton

Chicago, IL

Introductions

Scott Norberg – Deputy Consultant Ken Williams – Data Specialist Bojan Stankovic – Project Associate

Annual Questionnaire for 2014-2015◦Background◦Updates/Revisions to Annual Questionnaire◦Changes to Online System

ABAQuest web-based application◦Functionality◦Reports

Important Deadlines Q&A

Required of every approved law school, provisionally approved law school, and law schools seeking provisional approval.

Requirement of the Department of Education

Critical Part of Accreditation Process

Facilitates streamlined input for Site Evaluation Questionnaire

Downloadable editable copies of each part of the Annual Questionnaire can be found on the Questionnaire webpage◦ www.americanbar.org/legaled Then click on

Questionnaires Can also find

◦ Links to ABAQuest and Major Change Questionnaires

◦ Upcoming events◦ All Questionnaires with deadlines◦ Dean’s signature pages◦ Training Materials

Data Reporting◦ Take-off reports◦ Section website Legal Education Statistics◦ Ad Hoc data request

Home Screen Upon Login Part 1 - General Information – 509 Reporting Part 2 - Admissions Information –

◦LSAT Certification◦Transfers Reporting

Part 3 – Library & IT – No Change Part 4 – Scholarships – Conditional

Scholarships Part 5 – Profiles – Elimination of S/F Ratio Part 6 – Fiscal – No Change Part 7 – Foreign Programs – Minor Changes

Made up for 7 Parts1. General School Information2. Admission Information3. Library & IT Information4. Scholarships5. Administrator and Teacher Profiles6. Fiscal Information7. Semester Programs

New PDF InstructionsGlossary/DefinitionsFAQ’s

Background

◦ Contains the Annual Questionnaire, Site Evaluation Questionnaire, Employment Questionnaire.

◦ Reporting systems: 509 Standard Report System, Employment Summary Report System, Take Odd Reporting System

◦ While the application will have scheduled, announced maintenance, the application will be accessible 24/7 from any computer with an internet connection

Functionality◦ User Ids and Levels of Access

Each school will have an Admin user id and password Has full read/write access to all portions of the

questionnaires Only Admin user id can create/update user ids Only Admin user id can submit finalized Annual

Questionnaire

Create New User Ids◦Required fields

User id Password Name Email Address Status indicator

Active vs. Inactive

Level of Access◦ Write – can edit any data element and can

lock/unlock pages◦ Read – can view any page, but cannot edit ◦ Default access is full write/read access to all

sections of the Annual Questionnaire and Site Evaluation Questionnaire

◦ Levels of access can be mixed and matched◦ If no level is selected, there is NO access to that

section

Scott Norberg – Deputy Consultant

Transfer StudentsMatriculants (Consent decree from LSAC)S/F Ratio

Bar Passage

Have to enter first-time bar passage data for 2012 Based on Interpretation 301-6

Where a graduate took the bar examination twice in one administration (e.g., twice in February 2012 or twice in July 2012), the graduate shall be reported as having passed the bar if the graduate passed the exam in either or both of the jurisdictions, provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate passed.  If the graduate failed the bar exam in both jurisdictions, the graduate shall be reported once as not having passed, again provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate did not pass.  To reiterate, a graduate is counted as one passer even if the graduate passed the exam in both jurisdictions.

Bar Exam Bar Exam OutcomesOutcomes

Number of Number of TakersTakers

Reported asReported as

Pass, PassPass, Pass 1 Taker1 Taker 1 Passer*1 Passer*

Pass, FailPass, Fail 1 Taker1 Taker 1 Passer*1 Passer*

Fail, FailFail, Fail 1 Taker1 Taker 0 Passers**0 Passers**

* provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate passed.

** provided that the school is reporting bar pass results for a jurisdiction in which the graduate did not pass

Totals◦Sub Totals are in RED◦Grand Totals are in BOLDED RED

Reports◦Printouts of individual sections within each Part

◦Printouts of individual profiles◦Faculty Resource Summary Report

◦Administrator Resource Summary Report

The Annual Questionnaire is due October 31, 2015

ABAQuestionnaire Listserve www.americanbar.org/legaled and click on

Questionnaire link Contact me at

kenneth.williams@americanbar.org or 312.988.6739

Bojan.stankovic@americanbar.org or 312.988.5303