College-Going Data to Drive School Improvement
AASA is committed to assisting school system leaders in tracking post-secondary access, persistence, and success and in creating college-going cultures.
StudentTracker for High Schools
AASA has partnered with the National Student Clearinghouse to bring tools and resources to high schools and districts that provide depth of research on enrollment trends, benchmarking, and tracking student success after high school.
The new National Student Clearinghouse Student Tracker 2011: http://research.studentclearinghouse.org/studenttracker.html
StudentTracker enables school leaders to follow their students' progress anywhere in the country. With the only national database of postsecondary student records, leaders receive reliable, real-time information on student dropouts, transfers, and out-of-state enrollments which are difficult for schools to track on their own.
Leaders have access to a suite of standard reports at their fingertips and are also able to generate specific reports on key data elements of their choosing.
AASA and College Summit - College-Going Data to Drive School Improvement
As part of the agreements made in the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, in September 2011, state agencies will report the college enrollment and credit accumulation rates for students from all districts and high schools.
Districts should be ready for the release of this data and prepared, conversant, and knowledgable about college enrollment rates in their community.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has funded AASA, in partnership with College Summit, to brief school system leaders around the country. AASA has held regional meetings in Hartford (CT), Arlington Heights (IL), Atlanta (GA), and Dallas (TX) throughout the summer.
See the AASA calendar http://aasa.org/Calendar.aspx for upcoming in-person and virtual learning opportunities including:
October 19, 2011 - Pacific Coast Regional Meeting, San Diego, California
November 4, 2011 - Northwest Regional Meeting, Portland, Oregon
November 10, 2011 – Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Reston, Virginia
Please visit the College-Going Data to Drive School Improvement Toolkit for a host of resources including communication strategies, presentations, regulations, and tips for creating a college-going culture.