presented by: dr. connie graunke executive director florida center for advising & academic...

Presented By:

Dr. Connie GraunkeExecutive Director Florida Center for Advising & Academic SupportFlorida Department of EducationMarch 1, 2007

Florida’s Student Advising System

What is FACTS.org? Florida’s central web resource for student advising:

– Assists students plan and track educational progress

– Facilitates seamless transfer

For K-20 and beyond Customized student information Distributive system accessing postsecondary

institutions’ information systems Centralized system for secondary students to

access student records

1995 Legislation passed (s. 1007.28 F.S.)

Charged the Board of Regents and the State Board of Community Colleges with the establishment and maintenance of “a single, statewide, computer assisted student advising system…”

Background

Average of Excess Credit Hours by Major Changes

Source: DOE, State University System

1998 Prototype and Plan Completed

Distributive System Utilizing Florida Information Resource Network

(FIRN) FASTER Transcripts Institutional Audits Web Access

1998 Legislature funded effort

2000 System rolled out

INSTITUTION E, F, . . .

INSTITUTION A, B, . . .

Institutional Communication Servers -Applications and Data at Host Sites

Users

FACTS.org Postsecondary Data Flow

FACTS.org

College Degree/Program Audits

Compare a student’s transcript to degree requirements (real-time, Florida-based)

– Any program, any school, any time!• Guest Audit• Local Audit• Remote Degree/Program Shopping• 2+2 University Transfer Evaluation

2+2 Evaluation Data Sources

Users

FACTS.org2+2

Evaluation Community College Gen Ed

Common Prerequisites

SUS Upper & Lower Level Courses

FACTS.org Plan

Identify Career Path

Plan High School ePEP & Eval

Explore & Apply

Admissions& Fin Aid

Track & TransferPostsecondary

Progress to Degree

Employment &

Lifelong Learning

FY 00-01 2,015,872

FY 05-06 12,200,252

More Background

2001Department of Education Re-org

2002High School Academic Evaluations

2005 ePEP (High School Course Planner)

2006A++ Legislation

Users

FACTS.org

ePEP

ePEP Data Sources

State Master School ID File

State Student InformationSystem

State High School TranscriptDatabase (NWRDC)

Major Areas of InterestDatabase

State K-20 Data Warehouse

ePEP Features Plan high school courses (from Middle to High

School) Select College Prep, Career Prep, or Standard

Graduation Prep Select courses specific to school and grad plan Alternate views (by subject area or grade level) Ability to print with signature lines Compare Feature High School Evaluation Save and Print feature with parent, counselor,

student signature lines

Supports Strategic Initiatives Help student prepare for and enroll in P.S.

education Aligns high school with P.S. Helps reduce drop out and increase graduation by

helping to provide relevance between career selections and high school curriculum

Reduces Excess Hours Students Centered- Empowers students (and

parents) Provides exceptional value that institutions could

not achieve by themselves or with another vendor. Technology for today’s student

Questions?

Dr. Connie W. GraunkeFlorida Center for Advising & Academic SupportFlorida Department of Education325 West Gaines Street, Suite 834Tallahassee, Florida 32399(850) 245-0518Connie.Graunke@fldoe.org

FACTS.org Helpdesk (866) 324-2618