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Trustees dig into allocation framework and model; many call for value-driven review
Summary
Trustees spent a large portion of the March 19 meeting reviewing Minnesota State’s allocation framework and its $663 million institutional allocation model, raising substantive questions about fairness, transparency and whether the model advances agreed strategic goals.
The Minnesota State Board of Trustees spent a substantial portion of its March 19 session on the system allocation framework — the set of principles and formulas that guide how state appropriations are distributed among colleges and universities.
Vice Chancellor Bill Mackey and system staff provided a historical overview: the broader framework includes statutory system-office funding and set-asides, priority allocations, systemwide set-asides and institutional allocations; the allocation model (the largest single component) distributes about $663,000,000 in base operating appropriation among campuses. Mackey reminded trustees the…
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