Timeline

This timeline outlines the planning phases, key activities, anticipated milestones, and implementation schedule for Seattle Colleges' Unified Student Experience Initiative.

Key Activities   

  • District-Wide Leadership Team introduction
  • Leadership readiness assessment
  • Opportunity and risk identification
  • Governance review
  • Formal launch
  • Governance activation
  • Workgroup formation
  • Leadership commitments  

Formal launch 

  • Governance activation
  • Workgroup formation
  • Leadership commitments 

Milestones

  • Unified Student Experience framework introduced
  • Student Test adopted Initiative officially launched 
  • Leadership opportunities and barriers inventory completed 
  • Pre-launch survey completed 
  • Steering Committee established 
  • Workgroup(s) activated
  • Decision Rights Framework approved
  • Board of Trustees presentation 

Key Activities

  • Current-state assessments
  • Student experience mapping 
  • Process reviews 
  • Organizational analysis 

Milestones

  • Student Experience Baseline completed 
  • Service inventory completed 
  • Initial enterprise opportunities identified 

Key Activities 

  • Evaluate opportunities 
  • Assess student impact 
  • Review fiscal implications 
  • Create priority portfolio 

Milestones 

  • Enterprise Opportunity Portfolio approved 
  • Year One priorities identified 
  • Resource needs documented 

Key Activities 

  • Governance refinement 
  • Accountability structure development 
  • Decision-rights clarification 

Milestones 

  • Accountability framework approved 
  • Decision-rights matrix finalized 
  • Escalation processes defined 

Key Activities 

  • Review recommendations 
  • Confirm implementation priorities 
  • Align resources 

Milestones

  • Board progress update 
  • Top implementation priorities approved 
  • Pilot initiatives selected 

Key Activities

  • Design pilot programs 
  • Define metrics 
  • Create implementation plans 

Milestones 

  • Pilot implementation plans approved 
  • Success measures established 
  • Change management plans completed 

Key Activities

  •  Begin implementation

  •  Monitor performance

  • Support participating teams

Milestones

  • Pilot initiatives launched

  • First dashboard reporting cycle completed

Key Activities 

  • Evaluate pilot performance 
  • Review fiscal sustainability progress 
  • Adjust priorities

Milestones

  • Mid-year initiative assessment completed
  • Executive dashboard published
  • Fiscal stabilization status reviewed 

Key Activities 

  • Define service standards 
  • Identify expansion opportunities 
  • Refine recommendations 

Milestones 

  • District service standards drafted 
  • Scaling recommendations developed 

Key Activities 

  • Consolidate findings 
  • Prepare long-term recommendations 
  • Develop Year Two roadmap 

Milestones 

  • Enterprise Transformation Portfolio completed 
  • Year Two initiatives identified 

Key Activities 

  • Assess outcomes 
  • Review recommendations 
  • Confirm Year Two priorities 

Milestones 

  • Board update presented 
  • Year Two investment recommendations completed

Key Activities 

  • Evaluate accomplishments 
  • Document lessons learned 
  • Transition to implementation-focused Phase II 

Milestones 

  • Phase I Final Report completed
  • Governance assessment completed
  • Student Experience Dashboard established 
  • Phase II roadmap approved