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New Hampshire Department of Education Chooses NBH Solutions

Concord, NH. May 30, 2008. New Hampshire Department of Education (www.ed.state.nh.us/education) contracted with NBH Solutions (www.nbhsolutions.com) to help the P-16 Working Group explore strategies and options for combining P-12, higher education, work force, economic development and demographic data in support of the evaluation of educational programs at all levels, the measurement of supply and demand for educational programs and labor pools, and educational and economic development research. New Hampshire Governor John Lynch appointed the P-16 Working Group to determine the need and feasibility of developing a business intelligence system that will combine data from data systems used across the educational institutions with workforce and other economic data.

To accomplish this goal, a unique combination of institutional research and information technology expertise is required. For the P-16 Group to be successful, the services of a consultant with significant hands-on experience designing reporting, tracking, data warehouse and business intelligence solutions were required. NBH Solutions was selected because Richard Middaugh, President, during more than twenty-five years serving education as an institutional researcher and technologist, has designed and implemented state-wide systems to document student success and educational outcomes. These systems employ meaningful solutions aimed at increasing student access to education, increasing enrollment, decreasing time to program completion, and facilitating student transfer between institutions while meeting comprehensive reporting and accountability requirements. Members of the P-16 Working Group include:

Lyonel B. Tracy, Commissioner of the N.H. Department of Education (www.ed.state.nh.us/education/)

Stephen J. Reno, Chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire (www.usnh.edu)

Richard A. Gustafson, Chancellor of the Community College System of NH (www.ccsnh.edu)

Kathryn G. Dodge, Executive Director of the N.H. Postsecondary Education Commission (www.nh.gov/postsecondary)

Thomas R. Horgan, Executive Director of the New Hampshire College and University Council (www.nhcuc.org)

Michael Power, President of the New Hampshire Workforce Opportunity Council (www.nhworks.org)

Alison Stebbins, Leader from the New Hampshire Business Community

Christen Lavers, Governor Designee Special Assistant for Policy (www.nh.gov)