Massachusetts Higher Education Commissioner Richard M. Freeland reviews the findings of "Time to Lead," the first report on the Vision Project, an ambitious strategic plan adopted by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education in 2010 to ensure that Massachusetts has the best-educated citizenry and workforce in the nation and is a national leader in research that drives economic development, and outlines Vision Project activities planned for the current academic year. Presented to the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education on October 16, 2012. More information at www.mass.edu/visionproject

2. Time to Lead
Video Presentation
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8i1-k-
aUG0&feature=plcp
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3. Time to Lead
Today’s Presentation
 Review of Time to Lead findings
 Priorities for Vision Project work
this year
 Next steps in data collection
and reporting
 Linking budget allocations and
Vision Project work
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4. Baseline Data
 College Readiness
▪ Too many college
entrants unprepared
▪ Significant
achievement gaps
by race, ethnicity,
income
 College Participation
▪ Disparities in
participation by race,
ethnicity, income
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5. AY2012-13
Priorities
 College Readiness
▪ MassCore opt-out
▪ PARCC
▪ Teacher education
 College Participation
▪ Pre-college programs
at campus level
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6. Baseline Data
 Above average but
below leadership in
graduation rates
 Significant achievement
gaps by race, ethnicity
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7. AY2012-13
Priorities
 Graduation Rates
 Campus commitments
to improve performance
 Developmental
Education
 Multiple campus
projects/PIF support
 Math Dev Ed Task Force
 Transfer
 Course Equivalencies
and Common Course #s
 Strategic Use of
Financial Aid: Pilot 7

8. Baseline Data
 Limited available
data suggests
average results
 Similar findings
across all segments
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9. AY2012-13
Priorities
 AMCOA II—
System-Level Work
 Developing LEAP-based
system-wide model
 Forming a multi-state
collaborative
 AMCOA II—
Campus-Level Work
 Continuation of
AMCOA Team
 Multiple projects to
achieve sustainability
with campus support
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10. Baseline Data
 Caveats regarding
workforce data
 Not on track toward
60% 2020 target
 Underproduction in
high-need fields
▪ Health care at
community colleges
▪ STEM at
four-year level
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11. AY2012-13
Priorities
 Deepen and confirm
current analysis
 Overall degree
production
 High-need fields
 Nursing/allied health
plan implementation/
extension
 STEM degree
completion
 New DHE
responsibilities
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12. AY2012-13
Priorities
 Formation of
task force
 Inventory campus
work and national
best practices
 Develop system-wide
strategy
 Develop metrics
 Report to BHE in
spring 2013
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13. Time to Lead
Next Steps in Data Collection/Reporting
 Continued enrichment/refinement of data
 School-to-College reports
 Community college success
 Comparative achievement gaps
 Workforce needs and outcomes
 Sharing of campus-level data
 Design dashboard for future public reports
 Merge Vision Project and Performance
Measurement Reports
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14. Time to Lead
Linking Budget Allocations and
Vision Project Work
 Task Force on Community College
Budget Allocation
 Role of performance budgeting
 Role of Performance Incentive Fund
 Building staff capacity within DHE
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15. Discussion