Campus OS Demo

Impact Allocation

Resources flow to where learning gaps are closing. Not to whoever argued loudest at the budget meeting.

Current model at most institutions

73%

of budget allocated by
historical precedent

0%

allocated by measured
learning impact

Impact Leaderboard

Programs ranked by measured learning impact — not budget size

1English Comp — AI Coaching
97
220 students+14.6ptsDFW −9.8%$40/student

Smallest budget ($12K). Highest impact.

2Peer Coaching Marketplace
95
200 students+13.2ptsDFW −8.4%$0/student
3Bio 201 Study Groups
84
150 students+10.1ptsDFW −6.3%$53/student
4Calculus I Supplemental Instruction
72
130 students+8.7ptsDFW −5.9%$85/student
5Psychology Writing Lab
61
95 students+7.4ptsDFW −4.1%$126/student
6Chemistry Tutoring Center
44
80 students+5.8ptsDFW −3.2%$312/student
7History Lecture Series
28
60 students+4.2ptsDFW −2.1%$750/student
8Intro to Business — Large Lecture
12
340 students+1.9ptsDFW −0.4%$324/student

Largest budget ($110K). Lowest impact.

Resource Flow

How money should move when impact drives allocation

Budget Sources

Tuition Revenue

$620K

State Funding

$280K

Grants

$95K

Endowment

$45K

AI Impact Engine

Evaluates
impact per
dollar

Destinations (by impact)

Peer coaching program

$180K current

+$180K

AI coaching integration

$145K current

+$60K

Faculty development

$120K current

Lab equipment

$195K current

Traditional tutoring

$160K current

-$180K

Administrative overhead

$240K current

AI Recommendation: Reallocate $180K from low-impact traditional tutoring to high-impact peer coaching. Projected result: 3.2x more students served at 18x lower cost per student improved.

ROI Comparison

Cost per student improved, side by side

Full-time tutorlow
Cost: $45K/yearStudents: 60Per student: $750Improvement: 4.2 pts
AI coachinghigh
Cost: $12K/yearStudents: 300Per student: $40Improvement: 6.8 pts
Peer marketplacehigh
Cost: $0/yearStudents: 200Per student: $0Improvement: 6.4 pts
Study group facilitationmoderate
Cost: $8K/yearStudents: 150Per student: $53Improvement: 5.1 pts

The Old Way vs. The New Way

The Old Way

  • ×Budget committee meets in March.
  • ×Departments submit requests. Politics determine allocation.
  • ×Nobody measures impact until the annual report.
  • ×Which nobody reads.

The New Way

  • ✓AI continuously measures learning impact per dollar.
  • ✓Resources shift in real time toward what’s working.
  • ✓Every dollar has a measured return.
  • ✓Every reallocation is evidence-based.
Projected Impact

If this institution reallocated just 15% of its instructional budget based on measured impact:

+84

additional students retained

$1.2M

additional tuition revenue

−6.2%

DFW rate reduction

Money follows learning. Learning improves outcomes. Outcomes generate revenue. It’s not complicated — it’s just never been measured.