Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool (ICAT)
Achieving the Dream’s Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool (ICAT), is a self-assessment that helps colleges understand where they’ve been, so they can build a path forward grounded in the fundamentals that make transformation possible.
Learn more about ICATGood Fit For
- Institutions seeking to align their practices with a student- and community-centered framework
- Leadership teams committed to engaging stakeholders across all areas of the institution for collaborative action towards key goals
- Institutions aiming to address communication gaps and build a shared vision for student success
- Colleges preparing for strategic planning and aiming to leverage data for informed decision-making
- Campuses navigating accreditation processes and looking to demonstrate institutional capacity and improvement
What You Get
- Acquire insight into institutional strengths and opportunities for improvement
- Identify shared concerns, priority actions, and gaps in communications and perception
- Gain engagement of stakeholders across the institution
- Become more data informed and student- and community-centered
Learn from Dr. Lisa Richardson, executive director for student success and retention and Dr. Stacey Randall, executive director of institutional effectiveness, innovation, and planning, why the ICAT with Capacity Café made sense for Waubonsee Community College.
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How it Works
The ICAT With Capacity Café is a two-part service that provides institutions a detailed self-assessment as well as an all-college workshop where insights gleaned from the assessment are then used to guide discussion and inform recommendations. The Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool (ICAT) measures the development of seven essential capacities required to plan, design, and implement bold, holistic, and sustainable institutional change in promotion of student success and a student- and community-focused culture. After an institution completes the ICAT, ATD’s expert coaches facilitate a comprehensive workshop (Capacity Café) to summarize and discuss results and ways to turn awareness into action.
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