Content Type: Roadmap
Prioritize the IT Projects that Best Serve Your Institution
Demand for IT projects and services frequently exceeds the resources available to IT organizations. Discover how to clear out unproductive backlogs, rationalize the project intake process, and apply robust, standardized criteria for project prioritization.
Create a COVID-19 Financial Contingency Plan
The precise financial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak is still unclear, but higher education institutions are preparing for the worst. Explore this Roadmap for five steps to create a COVID-19 financial contingency plan.
Align Early Grades Instruction to the Science of Reading
Far too many elementary students lack reading proficiency by third grade. The good news is that scientific evidence provides a blueprint for effective reading instruction. Learn how district leaders can initiate and sustain science-based reading reforms to ensure that all students reach this critical academic milestone.
Design Student-Centered Guided Pathways to Achieve Strategic Goals
Guided Pathways was developed as a solution to stagnant completion rates, but implementation of this model varies widely. Use this roadmap to launch or improve upon your Guided Pathways efforts.
Enhance Your Capital Project Planning Process
While critical for modernizing campus for functional and aesthetic reasons, the process for determining which capital projects are funded—and which are not—is complex and politically fraught.
Identify High-Potential Employer Partners and Plan Your Pitch
Successful institutions use data to identify high-potential partners and strategically plan their pitch around an employer’s specific needs.
Create the Infrastructure to Support Employer Partnerships
Ensure professional and adult education staff have the time they need to research and coordinate with potential partners, and to design offerings that will appeal to them.
Create a Community College Pipeline to Place Students in Right-Fit Careers
As automation and technological innovation continue to create volatility within the workforce, many individuals may not know the best way to prepare for or advance their careers. Learn how community colleges can attract underemployed workers and prepare students to succeed in the workforce.
Launch Grand Challenge Initiatives to Attract Large-Scale Research Investments
In response to stagnating federal funding growth, universities have been diversifying support for research. Discover how to launch grand challenge initiatives that focus on societal problems to build large-scale research collaborations and attract funding.
Adopt a Proactive Approach to Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Funding
Chief research officers need to confront persistent shortcomings in F&A communication, recovery, and investment strategies. Our Roadmap outlines how to create audience-specific F&A messaging, improve return rates, and align F&A investments with research goals.
