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Using State and Regional Data to Improve
Tech-Prep Programs
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Sources of Data Texas Education Agency (TEA) -
Secondary Data Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board (THECB) - Postsecondary Data
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• Types of Data
• Programs
• Articulation Agreements
• Enrollments
• Potential Cost Savings
• TAKS
• Attendance
• Dropout
• Graduation
• HSCollege-Workforce
• Website Statistics

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PEIMS DATA

Vocational Codes 0 No C/T Courses 1 C/T
Elective only 2 C/T Coherent Sequence 3
Tech-Prep Coherent Sequence
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Measuring Success

• Use as many types of data as possible
• Focus on big picture

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How is Tech-Prep Doing in Texas?
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Tech-Prep AAS Programs in Texas with active
articulation agreements 780
Top 5 Clusters

• Business, Management and Administration 158
• Health Science 135
• Information Technology 106
• Manufacturing 102
• Architecture and Construction 58

Source THECB
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Remaining 11 Clusters
6. Law, Public Safety and Security 44
7. Transportation Distribution and Logistics
40 8. Education and Training 38 9.
Hospitality and Tourism 22 10.
Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources 21 11.
Arts, A/V Technology and Communications
20 12. Marketing, Sales and Service 18 13.
Human Services 9 14. Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math 6 15.
Government and Public Administration
2 16. Finance 1
Source THECB
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Texas has 8,173 active articulation agreements
Source TEA
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2005-06 High School Enrollments
Tech-Prep Total Percent 160,320
1,227,389 13.1
Source TEA - PEIMS
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Sex of TP of Total Male
51.18 48.88 Female
49.82 51.12
Source TEA - PEIMS
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Ethnicity of TP of Total Native
American .32 .33 Asian
3.30 3.28 African American
13.92 14.78 White 42.16
40.13 Hispanic 40.30 41.48
Source TEA - PEIMS
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Special Populations of TP
of Total Special Education
10.41 11.90 At Risk
51.65 52.67 Bilingual/ ESL 3.54
5.55 Economically Disadvantaged
44.73 43.94
May include duplicate counts - will not equal
100
Source TEA - PEIMS
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Percent Enrollment 2005-06
Source TEA - PEIMS
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High School Enrollments

Source TEA - PEIMS
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Potential Cost Savings

• For 2005-06 Texas Tech-Prep Seniors and Families
• Assumptions
• 3 High School Units
• Units articulated as 3 college courses (9
  hours)
• 1 book per course

Average College Cost per Student - 653
Source TEA, TACC
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Potential Cost Savings
For 2005-06 Texas Tech-Prep Seniors and Families
35,125,107 in Savings
Source TEA, TACC
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Potential Cost Savings
For the State i.e. Taxpayers in 2005-06
34,542,468 in Savings
Source TEA, TACC, THECB Financial Index
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Postsecondary Enrollments Fall 2005
Tech-Prep Enrollments 60,893 Total
Enrollments 565,405 Tech-Prep 11
Source THECB CBM001
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• Measures of Student Success
• TAKS scores
• Attendance Rates
• Dropout Rates
• Graduation Rates
• HS-College-Workforce Rates
• Website Statistics

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2006 TAKS Scores - Grade 10
Met Standard
Source TEA - PEIMS
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2006 TAKS Scores - Grade 11
Met Standard
Source TEA - PEIMS
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Attendance Rates
Source TEA - PEIMS
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Dropout Rates
Source TEA - PEIMS
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Graduation Rates
Source TEA - PEIMS
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HS-College-Workforce
2003 HS Graduates at One Year Follow-up
Source TEA PEIMS, THECB, TWC
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HS-College-Workforce
2003 HS Graduates at One Year Follow-up
Source TEA PEIMS, THECB, TWC
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HS-College-Workforce
2003 HS Graduates at One Year Follow-up
TOP 4 Industries in Texas
Source TEA PEIMS, TWC
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• TechPrepTexas.org
• last 60 days -
• 84,814 hits
• last 7 days -
• 9,090 hits

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The Upside