presented by: dr. connie graunke executive director florida center for advising & academic...
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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) [email protected]
FACTS.org Helpdesk (866) 324-2618