Algorithmic Policy & Governance · Capstone brief

POL-06 · Costed mitigation

Price one mitigation (human review, audit, or opt-out) for a hypothetical district of a size you state — show the arithmetic.

The question

Price one mitigation (human review, audit, or opt-out) for a hypothetical district of a size you state — show the arithmetic.

Policy / materials

Assumptions table (staff rates, hours, vendor fees) with sources or labeled estimates. Spreadsheet or worksheet.

Expected failure modes

Inventing precise dollars without labels. Ignoring who pays. Pretending volunteers are free forever.

Done looks like

Cost model with assumptions; sensitivity (±20%); recommendation tied to what the district can actually staff.

Five C's

CT: estimate vs fact. CR: transparent assumptions. CO: peer attacks one assumption. CM: one-page budget ask. CZ: students if mitigation is skipped.

Mentor role

Business or gov teacher reviews assumptions. School-supervised.

Rubric calibration

R1: one mitigation. R2: arithmetic shown. R3: status quo cost named. R4: sensitivity. R5: ask-ready. R6: refuses fake precision.

Two ways this goes wrong

(a) A single magic number. (b) A mitigation nobody can staff.

Credit lane fit

Lane A immediately. No verified credit claim.