October 10, Cross-Agency Project Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Texas Education Agency (TEA) State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)

October 10, Purpose Provide ready access to integrated public primary, secondary, and higher education information for purposes of research, planning, policy, and decision-making.

October 10, Objectives Enhance analysis and reporting capabilities of agency staff and external stakeholders Support trend analysis—some data start as early as 1989 Provide access to consistent results through uniform data definitions Support multiple means of access—view data on-line, formatted reports, download data in various formats Reduce time to fulfill requests for data Evaluate and implement additional external data sources such as census bureau statistics

October 10, Project Stakeholders State Leadership State Agencies CitizensEducatorsResearchers Schools and Higher Education Institutions Professional Organizations

October 10, 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 - Collaboration

October 10, Project Metrics Initial Phase THECB – 30 million records loaded TEA – 630 million records loaded SBEC – 20 million records loaded End of FY 03 – additional 300 million records

October 10, Priority Reports Agency Specific Graduates – High School and Higher Education –High School Graduates forward –Higher Education Graduates forward Admissions and Enrollment - Higher Education –Higher Education Enrollment forward –Higher Education Admissions forward Educator Certifications –Educator Credentialing forward

October 10, Priority Reports (continued) Cross-agency (PK-16 Linkages) High School to Higher Education Sources of Certified Teachers

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October 10, The percent of students entering from public high schools has remained steady. (44.1%) (43.6%) (43.4%) (44.1%) (44.2%) Percent of Graduating Class (44.4%)

October 10, Large increases in the percent of entering students with the Recommended or Above Curriculum 55% 53% 65% 73% 78% 53%

October 10, Texas sends fewer students to higher education compared to other states. Source: Measuring Up 2002 – 9 th graders in higher ed after 4 years.

October 10, Few 7th graders from 1992 received awards at public institutions by , , , ,000 34,000 Did not graduate from a public high school (16,959)

October 10, Economically Disadvantaged Students are Less Likely to Enroll in Higher Education

October 10, What We Learned Understand the motivation for undertaking your project. Understand the motivation for undertaking your project. Respond to stakeholder requests for student performance and outcomes. Respond to stakeholder requests for student performance and outcomes. Allow online access to view and analyze data and the ability to download formatted reports and data. Allow online access to view and analyze data and the 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 and concept and provide ongoing public support of it, including financial resources. The sponsor(s) must understand the project vision and concept and provide ongoing public support of it, including financial resources. Assemble a project team with the appropriate business and technical resources dedicated to it, with the ability to draw upon other resources as needed. Assemble a project team with the appropriate business and technical resources dedicated to it, with the ability to draw upon other resources as needed.

October 10, TPEIR Demonstration Questions and Answers TPEIR Website THECB – Kathy Benson – TEA – Belinda Dyer – SBEC – Bill Akin –