Education Assessment


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: Assessment Overview

Section 2: Elementary and Secondary Education

  1. Introduction
  2. Scope
  3. Student Demographics
  4. School Dropouts
  5. Student Achievement
  6. Learning Environment
  7. Indicators

Section 3: Post-Secondary Education

  1. Introduction
  2. Scope
  3. Diversity in Higher Education
  4. Link Between Education and Economy
  5. Participation
  6. Enrollment
  7. Retention
  8. Graduation
  9. Additional Considerations
  10. Promising Strategies
  11. Concluding Note

Section 4: Transitions

  1. Overview
  2. Continuum of Education
  3. System Alignment
  4. Concluding Note

Section 5: Expenditures

  1. Overview
  2. Public Schools
  3. Higher Education
  4. The Basics

Section 6: Recommendations

Appendices

  1. Map of Area Independent School Districts
  2. Annual Dropout Rates, Grade 7-12, 1997-2000
  3. High School Completion Rates, Classes of 1998-2000
  4. Population by Race/Ethnicity, 1990-2000 Census
  5. College Costs 2001-2002, Student Budgets
  6. Higher Education Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, 1998-200
  7. Higher Education, First Year Student Retention, 1996-1999
  8. Graduation Trends, Area Higher Education Institutions, 1997-2001
  9. “Closing the Gaps” – Goals for the Higher Education Coordinating Board
  10. Assessment Methodology
  11. Financial Snapshots, Area ISD’s
  12. References