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IHL trustees hear NCHEMS proposal outlining alternative higher‑education funding models
Summary
The IHL board heard a two‑part presentation from NCHEMS that presented four conceptual funding models — base‑plus, per‑FTE, all‑performance, and a hybrid adequacy approach — and outlined trade‑offs, implementation levers and recommended stakeholder engagement across the eight IHL institutions.
The Institutions of Higher Learning board on Wednesday heard a presentation from the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems (NCHEMS) detailing conceptual options to redesign how the state allocates operating appropriations across its eight public universities. NCHEMS representatives framed the work as an effort to align state funding with workforce needs and long‑term attainment goals such as the Ascent to 55% targets for postsecondary credentials.
NCHEMS described four broad approaches. The ‘‘base‑plus’’ model preserves prior allocations as a baseline and applies incremental adjustments (used historically by the…
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