PRISM · Portfolio Readiness Insight & Scoring Methodology

PRISM Self-Assessment

Know where you stand. Know what's next.

Where does your education R&D project actually stand on the three dimensions that matter: Prototype maturity, People composition, and Process discipline? Click through the levels, mark what's true, and see your full three-dimensional readiness profile. Built by SETA-ED on the same rubric funders are using on the other side.

Your readiness profile

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WriteAhead — an AI-powered writing feedback tool

A hypothetical (but typical) early-stage venture: an AI tool that gives middle school students feedback on their writing, designed for multilingual learners. Two co-founders, 15 students of pilot data, no formal evidence yet.

Today (engagement start)

PRL

PeoML

ProML

Prototype works in one classroom. Equity is stated in the mission, but no community partnerships and no equity-driven design decisions documented.

12 months from now (target)

PRL

PeoML

ProML

Medium-fidelity prototype validated in simulated classrooms. Community consultation mechanism documented. Equity-driven design decisions trail in place.

Activities required across all three dimensions

Months 1–3: Begin formal feasibility study (PRL); identify multilingual-learner community partners and establish paid advisory cadence (PeoML); translate equity goals into design-decision criteria with documented trail (ProML).
Months 4–7: Build integrated prototype with stable infrastructure (PRL); bring at least one design decision through community advisory review (PeoML); design simulated-classroom test as subgroup-first study with pre-registered analysis plan (ProML).
Months 8–10: Test prototype in lightly-simulated classroom environment (PRL); recruit at least one community member into paid team or advisory role (PeoML); run prototype test with subgroup-aware data collection (ProML).
Months 11–12: Produce evidence package — prototype results, scaling requirements, documented consultation mechanism, pre-registered subgroup analysis plan. This is the artifact that unlocks the next funding cycle.

The point: a credible R&D plan develops all three dimensions in parallel. WriteAhead's prototype work alone (PRL 3 → 5) would produce a working tool with no equity discipline behind it. The three readiness scores moving together are what make the evidence credible to a funder, useful to a district, and accountable to the multilingual learners it claims to serve.