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Cross-Agency ProjectCross-Agency Project
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)(THECB)
Texas Education Agency (TEA)Texas Education Agency (TEA)
State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)
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PurposePurposeProvide ready access to integrated public Provide ready access to integrated public primary, secondary, and higher education primary, secondary, and higher education information for purposes of research, information for purposes of research, planning, policy, and decision-making.planning, policy, and decision-making.
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ObjectivesObjectivesEnhance analysis and reporting capabilities of agency staff Enhance analysis and reporting capabilities of agency staff and external stakeholdersand external stakeholders
Support trend analysis—some data start as early as 1989Support trend analysis—some data start as early as 1989
Provide access to consistent results through uniform data Provide access to consistent results through uniform data definitionsdefinitions
Support multiple means of access—view data on-line, Support multiple means of access—view data on-line, formatted reports, download data in various formatsformatted reports, download data in various formats
Reduce time to fulfill requests for dataReduce time to fulfill requests for data
Evaluate and implement additional external data sources Evaluate and implement additional external data sources such as census bureau statisticssuch as census bureau statistics
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Project StakeholdersProject Stakeholders
State LeadershipState Leadership
State AgenciesState Agencies
CitizensCitizens
EducatorsEducators
ResearchersResearchers
Schools and Schools and Higher Education Higher Education InstitutionsInstitutions
Professional Professional OrganizationsOrganizations
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Financial (State& Federal Grants
& Programs), District Data
Financial, Accountability,
Professional Discipline
THECB
TEA
Degree Programs, Courses, Classes,Testing Results, Facilities
Students, Staff,Teacher
Certification
SBEC
Organization - CollaborationOrganization - Collaboration
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Project MetricsProject Metrics
Initial PhaseInitial Phase
THECB – 30 million records loadedTHECB – 30 million records loaded
TEA – 630 million records loadedTEA – 630 million records loaded
SBEC – 20 million records loadedSBEC – 20 million records loaded
End of FY 03 – additional 300 million End of FY 03 – additional 300 million recordsrecords
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Priority ReportsPriority Reports
Agency SpecificAgency SpecificGraduates – High School and Higher EducationGraduates – High School and Higher Education– High School Graduates 1990-91 forwardHigh School Graduates 1990-91 forward– Higher Education Graduates 1989-90 forward Higher Education Graduates 1989-90 forward
Admissions and Enrollment - Higher EducationAdmissions and Enrollment - Higher Education– Higher Education Enrollment 1990-91 forwardHigher Education Enrollment 1990-91 forward– Higher Education Admissions 1998-99 forwardHigher Education Admissions 1998-99 forward
Educator CertificationsEducator Certifications– Educator Credentialing 1992-93 forwardEducator Credentialing 1992-93 forward
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Priority Reports (continued)Priority Reports (continued)
Cross-agency (PK-16 Linkages)Cross-agency (PK-16 Linkages)
High School to Higher EducationHigh School to Higher Education
Sources of Certified TeachersSources of Certified Teachers
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105,63699,54194,84992,51088,59286,962
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
The percent of students entering from public high schools has remained steady.
(44.1%) (43.6%) (43.4%) (44.1%)(44.2%)
Percent of GraduatingClass
(44.4%)
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94,84992,51088,59286,962
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
Recommended & Above Regular
Large increases in the percent of entering students with the Recommended or Above
Curriculum
55% 53%
65%73%
78%
53%
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Few 7th graders from 1992 received Few 7th graders from 1992 received awards at public institutions by 2003awards at public institutions by 2003
100%
82%
58%
45%
13%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
7th 9th Graduated In HigherEduc
Awards
255,000 214,000 143,000 113,000 34,000
Did not graduate froma public high school (16,959)
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Economically Disadvantaged Students Economically Disadvantaged Students are Less Likely to Enroll in Higher are Less Likely to Enroll in Higher EducationEducation
60%48% 47%
67%66%
41%40%35%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
White Black Hispanic Asian
Non Economically DisadvantagedEconomically Disadvantaged
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What We LearnedWhat We Learned Understand the motivation for undertaking your Understand the motivation for undertaking your
project.project. Respond to stakeholder requests for student Respond to stakeholder requests for student
performance and outcomes.performance and outcomes. Allow online access to view and analyze data and the Allow online access to view and analyze data and the
ability to download formatted reports and data.ability to download formatted reports and data. Have high-level management sponsorship.Have high-level management sponsorship. The sponsor(s) must understand the project vision The sponsor(s) must understand the project vision
and concept and provide ongoing public support of it, and concept and provide ongoing public support of it, including financial resources.including financial resources.
Assemble a project team with the appropriate Assemble a project team with the appropriate business and technical resources dedicated to it, with business and technical resources dedicated to it, with the ability to draw upon other resources as needed.the ability to draw upon other resources as needed.
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TPEIR DemonstrationTPEIR DemonstrationQuestions and AnswersQuestions and Answers
TPEIR Website - TPEIR Website - www.texaseducationinfo.orgwww.texaseducationinfo.org
THECB – Kathy Benson – [email protected] – Kathy Benson – [email protected] – Belinda Dyer – [email protected] – Belinda Dyer – [email protected]
SBEC – Bill Akin – [email protected] – Bill Akin – [email protected]