The Impetus for Missouri's New Strategic Plan

The Impetus for Missouri's New Strategic Plan: Question 6. What was the impetus in Missouri for building a higher education system for the 21st century?
Missouri has operated for a number of years with a major public agenda thats about 15 years old. It really made a difference in the state of Missouri, but the time has come to redo a major public agenda for higher education. I want to emphasis the point: this is a public agenda for higher education, not an agenda simply for higher education. It is a public agenda that involves all of the higher education providers in the state of Missouri.
The impetus to establish this agenda was to create an important foundation in public policy that will serve as a catalyst and as a foundation for collaborative efforts across all providers to move this state forward in its production and in its productivity regarding higher education. By doing Imperatives for Change, we are establishing the important priority goals for the state of Missouri and we are saying to all of the higher education providers, how do you align with these goals?
Everyone has a part to play: We are also engaging the governor, elected officials, legislature and the Missouri public in using this statewide plan to garner increased support and understanding that higher education is part of the solution for the future security of this country.
So, Imperatives for Change is a major plan for the state of Missouri that serves as a foundation for our future. We are going to be establishing goals, baseline data, timeline and accountability reports, using Imperatives for Change, to be able to track and know that we are being effective with state resources. The major goals for imperatives for change are increasing education, producing a competitive workforce and being wise stewards of public funds through accountability and transparency.

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