PRIORITY #1:
Raise CWU employee salaries by 3% to 4% annually

Investments Needed for 2023-2025 Biennium: $12.61 million

• At least a 4% pay increase for all employees in FY 2024; 3% pay increase for all employees in FY 2025
• 4% pay increase in both FY 2024 and FY 2025 would cost $15.15 million
• Increase the state’s fund split to 76% to support market competitiveness for all CWU employees

PRIORITY #2:
Expand availability of dual-language and STEM instruction

Investments Needed for 2023-2025 Biennium: $3.07 million

• Yakima and Des Moines centers: $844,100
• Teacher Academies: $220,200
• Grow Your Own Residency Programs: $967,400
• Student Teaching Conditional Scholarship: $856,000
• Practica Pipeline: $182,400

PRIORITY #3:
Address learning loss caused by the pandemic

Investments Needed for 2023-2025 Biennium: $2.02 million

• Learning Commons Development and Expansion: $1.4 million
  • Peer Assisted Learning Sessions (PALs) ‧ Academic Success Coaching
  • Discipline-Specific Tutoring
• Reading Intervention Center: $612,400

PRIORITY #4:
Improve financial literacy and increase FAFSA and WASFA completion rates

Investments Needed for 2023-2025 Biennium: $2.17 million

• Center for Financial Wellness: $1.47 million
• Money Savvy Wildcats Program: $303,000
• High School Partnerships Personal Finance Course: $400,000