Framework for Progress, 2021-23

HECC Vision*

HECC Values*

What needs to change?

A Strategic Roadmap for

Postsecondary Education and

Training

HECC Action Areas*

Reporting Funding

PathwaysOutreach

2021-23 HECC Initiatives

Strategic Goals and

Key Performance Measures*

Established 2013-2019

Institution and partner-led strategies and initiatives

How do we get there?

Adopted August, 2021 (here) 2022 and beyond

Where are we going?

*See HECC Strategic Framework, December 2017

Five strategies to drive change, shared by HECC, postsecondary institutions, and other education and training partners.

Transform and innovate to serve learners best

• Support education and training institutions in continuing to transform, expand, and redesign their outreach and delivery models to engage today’s learners.

Center higher education and workforce training capacity on current and future state needs

• Focus postsecondary education and training resources to serve Oregonians where they are and who they are, with a priority on communities and populations that have been historically underserved.

Ensure that postsecondary learners can afford to meet their basic needs

• Improve college affordability for Oregonians and ensure that fewer students struggle with homelessness, housing insecurity, and food insecurity.

Create and support a continuum of pathways from education and training to career

• Ensure that all learners have access to a full range of education and training options beyond high school, including apprenticeships, career certificates, and college degrees.

Increase public investment to meet Oregon’s postsecondary goals

• Through adequate and sustained levels of public investments, minimize tuition increases and build programs and services to equitably serve learners.

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Strategic Roadmap – August 2021

From the HECC Strategic Roadmap, August 2021

HECC Action Areas – 2017 Strategic Framework

As a coordinating commission, the HECC focuses its action in four primary areas. Through this work, we aim to improve affordability, equity, student success, and economic and community impact for Oregonians.

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Reporting:

• We use data analysis and reporting to steer progress toward state attainment and equity goals.

Funding:

• We develop funding strategies to prioritize student success.

Pathways:

• We make it easier to navigate and succeed in education and training, and link graduates with careers.

Outreach:

• We work to ensure equitable access to college and career resources.

Potential HECC-sponsored initiatives (could begin 2021-23)

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POTENTIAL INITIATIVE / GOAL STRATEGYACTION

AREANOTE(S)

Faculty innovation

Grant funding to support faculty research, development, and/or implementation of courses, pedagogies, and or

other practices for equitable student success.

Transform delivery Funding Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Workforce system innovation

Invest in continuous improvement and innovation by funding recommendations of the WTDB’s continuous

improvement committee, and essential employability.

Transform delivery

Broaden options

Funding Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Partnerships for high-demand career training

Foster partnerships between community colleges and other institutions to increase enrollment in high-demand

medical programs.

Align capacity Pathways Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Expand FAFSA/ORSAA completion strategies

Increase FAFSA/ORSAA completion through enhanced marketing, direct outreach, translation, and incentives for

students/sites.

Improve affordability Outreach Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Housing and emergency assistance for AmeriCorps members

Fund rental and/or emergency assistance for AmeriCorps service members.

Improve affordability Funding Potential 2021-23

opportunity

ASPIRE expansion

Partner with ODE to increase the number of high schools participating in HECC’s advising/mentoring program,

ASPIRE.

Improve affordability

Broaden options

Outreach Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Potential HECC-sponsored initiatives (could begin 2021-23)

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POTENTIAL INITIATIVE / GOAL STRATEGY ACTION AREA NOTE(S)

Integrate agency-wide communication tools for learners

Expand new student-facing online portal at www.oregonstudentaid.gov, with access to

financial aid tools as well as other HECC resources, including workforce pathways.

Improve affordability

Broaden options

Outreach Potential 2021-23

opportunity

GED completion

Increase the number of GED completers by identifying and supporting the nearly 4000 recent

test-takers who have passed 3 of 4 tests.

Broaden options Pathways Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Better math pathways

Strengthen coordination with ODE and OCCA to develop and implement more accessible,

relevant, rigorous math pathways.

Broaden options Pathways Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Career Connect Oregon

Create and implement a statewide plan to expand career-connected learning for young

Oregonians.

Broaden options Pathways Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Return on Investment report

Assess and report on the return on investment (ROI) associated with investments in

postsecondary education and training.

Increase investment Reporting Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Survey of Oregon learner experiences

Conduct a comprehensive annual, generalizable survey of the experiences of Oregon’s

postsecondary learners.

All Reporting Potential 2021-23

opportunity

Potential HECC-sponsored initiatives (likely require legislation)

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POTENTIAL INITIATIVE / GOAL STRATEGY ACTION AREA NOTE(S)

Regional K-12 partnerships

Grants to institutions and/or community organizations to foster partnerships that expand

postsecondary access, transitions, and success for K-12 students.

Transform delivery Funding

Pathways

Legislative opportunity

E-Transcript system

Create a single academic record that would follow a student across the P-20 system.

Transform delivery Pathways Legislative opportunity

Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Provide dedicated state funding to upgrade equipment and advising within postsecondary

CTE programs.

Transform delivery Funding Legislative opportunity

Supports for adult learners

Grants to support thousands of low-income Oregonians in accessing career pathways

through education, training, and wraparound supports.

Transform delivery

Increase investment

Funding

Pathways

Legislative opportunity

Public University strategic fund

Establish a state fund to fund innovative and transformational activities at Oregon public

universities.

Transform delivery

Increase investment

Funding Legislative opportunity

Apprenticeship for the future

Diversify and expand registered apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeship pathways in career

areas such as the care economy, technology, advanced manufacturing, and more.

Transform delivery

Broaden options

Funding

Pathways

Legislative opportunity

Potential HECC-sponsored initiatives (likely require legislation)

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POTENTIAL INITIATIVE / GOAL STRATEGY ACTION AREA NOTE(S)

Accelerated learning equity

Establish a new funding stream to increase equitable access for high school students to

college-level courses.

Align capacity Funding

Pathways

Legislative opportunity

Community-based ASPIRE mentoring

Expand the ASPIRE mentorship program to community organizations working with diverse

populations.

Align capacity Outreach Legislative opportunity

Comprehensive reporting and evaluation

Expand the HECC’s capacity to collect and analyze learner-level data from all postsecondary

institutions in Oregon.

Align capacity Reporting Legislative opportunity

Career navigator portal

Building on recommendations from the Adult Learner Advisory Committee, create a learner-

oriented online portal to connect education pathways to high-value careers.

Align capacity

Broaden options

Improve affordability

Pathways

Outreach

Legislative opportunity

Oregon Promise equity

Modify the Oregon Promise grant program to increase its impact on closing equity gaps.

Improve affordability Funding

Outreach

Legislative opportunity

Expand need-based financial aid

Significantly increase the Oregon Opportunity Grant to meet the growing college

affordability gap, and expand its flexibility.

Improve affordability

Increase investment

Funding Legislative opportunity