Go Higher Florida, education pays! What is FACTS.org?  Florida’s central web resource for student advising  Middle School Students  High School Students  Parents  College Students  Counselors, Advisors, and Administrators  Assists students plan and track educational progress – secondary and postsecondary

Go Higher Florida, education pays! Tools for Students  Career Planning  High School Planning (ePEP)  High School Evaluations  College/Career Tech Planning  Admissions  Financial Aid  College transcripts and grades  Track progress towards college graduation

Go Higher Florida, education pays! High School Evaluations  HS Evaluations compare student transcripts to requirements for:  High School Graduation  SUS Admissions  Bright Futures awards (includes weighted GPA)  Currently being revised…  FCAT scores  State GPA  College Readiness

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e-Personal Education Planner (ePEP)  Based on high school graduation requirements and student’s goals for postsecondary/career  Two versions  Started 9 th grade in 2006 and earlier  Started 9 th grade in 2007 and thereafter  Includes Major Area of Interest  Completed in Middle School  Additional advising features

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ePEP for current th graders

Go Higher Florida, education pays! ePEP for current 9th graders, contains new advising tools

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Counselor Access  District has been given access codes  permission tree  Able to sort in many ways  Grade level  ePEP or not  Graduation plan selected  Number of credits planned  Career Cluster and Major area of Interest

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District Reporting - MAIs  August 23, 2007 memo  Questions and Answers  File Formats  MAI credits must be reported on student transcripts  3 methods

Go Higher Florida, education pays! Methods 1.District-generated 2.FACTS.org ePEP Course File 3.DOE Reconciliation File

Go Higher Florida, education pays! ePEP Course File  Occurs 2x a year, following survey 2 and 3  Contains all students enrolled in a public school in grades 7-12  Student demographic info with all ePEP setting info and course record info from ePEP  If student doesn’t have ePEP and/or no planned courses, 0 courses records will be provided

Go Higher Florida, education pays! DOE Reconciliation File  Student transcripts vs. ePEP planned major credits  Results:  Direct match- specific course found on transcript for planned MAI credit  MAI match- course found on transcript (as EL) for planned MAI  MAI match- course found on transcript (as core) for planned MAI  Occurs 2x a year, following transcript submissions  Contains only 9 th graders (this year)

Go Higher Florida, education pays! Reporting Process Workflow #2, #5 FACTS.org ePEP #3, #5 School Districts #4 DOE OAS NWRDC Upload/Download 1.MAI File (September) 2.ePEP Course File (October) 3.Student Transcripts (October) 4.Reconciliation File (November) 5.Student Transcripts with MAI code (January); displayed in FACTS.org 6.Annual snapshot of MAI credits on transcripts for longitudinal studies #1, #6 DOE EIAS

Go Higher Florida, education pays! Important Dates  Late September – Student Activity System for current year available  Late September – Test files at NWRDC including MAI file  Late October to November – First ePEP Course File and DOE Reconciliation File at NWRDC

Go Higher Florida, education pays! #1 Question  Do current 9 th graders have to have an ePEP this year? Reporting methods 2 and 3 require an ePEP. Check with your district to see how they plan to handle MAI reporting. (*If so, remember there are two Reconciliation runs.)

Go Higher Florida, education pays! Career Planning  Florida CHOICES Planner  Free online interest & skill assessments  Information on thousands of jobs; education and skills required; salary information  Occupational Outlook Handbook  Employ Florida  Workforce Florida  Institution Career Services Links

Go Higher Florida, education pays! College & Career Tech Planning  Institution search and profiles  Locator maps  Degree/Program Search  Degree/Program Requirements (Audit)  Bachelor Degrees at Community Colleges

Go Higher Florida, education pays! Financial Aid  Recently revised!!  Fact and fiction about paying for college  Financial aid programs  Apply online for federal and state programs  Application status check

Go Higher Florida, education pays! Admissions  Higher Ed Admissions Requirements  Residency guidelines  Admission Applications  Transient Student Form  Institution Admission Links

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Go Higher– Get Accepted  Goal: To help all high school seniors apply to and be admitted into college  Focus on:  Career Assessment  Testing Services  Complete Admissions Application  Complete Financial Aid Application  Results:  22 Community Colleges  90 High Schools  4,698 Participated; 1,896 applied

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Go Higher Florida, education pays! FACTS.org is brought to you by the Florida Center for Advising & Academic Support and the Florida Department of Education Questions? FACTS.org Helpdesk Toll free number