DATA A Historical Lens
and a Real-Time Measure
of CCMR Progress
Leverage a strategic mix of data to improve student experiences and postsecondary outcomes
Top Data Resources
CCMR Data Indicators
An exploration of indicators for CCMR qualification from the Texas Education Agency
Data Infrastructure
A guide from the Texas Education Agency to create a CCMR data solution
CCMR Accountability vs Outcomes Bonus
A comparison of CCMR Accountability and Outcomes Bonus requirements
Texas Performance Reporting System (TPRS)
A guide to the primary source of Texas CCMR data
Performance Reporting Resources
A resource and FAQ list for understanding Texas accountability information
Strategic Use of Data Accelerates CCMR Achievement.
College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) is more than a standard to be met. It’s a golden opportunity for school districts to assess their programs, refine their processes, close achievement gaps, and discover new ways to guide students toward success after high school. For educators, getting the most out of CCMR initiatives means relying on insights grounded in a mix of historical and real-time data.
That may sound simple, but it’s not. Five common data obstacles can keep districts from moving ahead in CCMR:
PACE
Many districts operate without a system to organize and interpret real-time data. Lack of data access and management causes delays in both recognizing problems and responding to them.
PRECISION
Aggregated historical data often hides how different students are. Many districts settle for a one-size-fits-all approach to a data-driven decision, but what works for one school, class, or student may not make sense for others.
PEOPLE
Doubts about data quality and lack of training make it difficult for teachers, administrators, and counselors to trust, interpret, and use the available information.
PARTITIONS
Siloed data means users often have to look in multiple places to answer a single question, creating an unsustainable burden on educators.
PERTINENCE
Giving teachers, principals, and counselors the same huge set of data can create confusion. Instead, each data user should receive a tailored set, so they can understand how different metrics within it — e.g., attendance, test scores, median post-graduation income — apply to their unique role in supporting CCMR.
For the greatest impact on CCMR outcomes,
school districts should rely on two data types:
Historical Data
Find out which strategies have worked for students over time and which have not. Use these findings to build out high-impact policies and programs.
Real-Time Data
Monitor the impact of high-level strategies all the way down to individual students, and fine-tune policies and programs.
Data is the difference-maker for strategic approaches to CCMR. The right data in the right format can not only transform culture, create urgency, and reconnect educators to their purpose, but also create dynamic, holistic pictures of CCMR progress.
With historical data showing educators the impact of their efforts over time, and real-time data driving improvements in programs and interventions, students’ lives change for the better. This double benefit is not possible with either data type on its own.
You’ll find a wealth of resources here to help you get started or jump into solving specific problems.
Explore Starter CCMR Data Resources
Creating a CCMR-Ready
Data Infrastructure
CCMR data strategies should have four key characteristics. These can be evaluated on their own and as a whole these pillars can inform a robust and intentional CCMR strategy.
DYNAMIC
Combined historical and real-time data provides deep insights at the individual, cohort, school, and district levels. Data disaggregated into student subgroups allows educators to take precise action.
RAPID
Real-time data allows advisors to provide targeted support when students need it most, instead of looking at data at the end of the year to support next year’s students.
NAVIGABLE
Organized data is delivered in ways that are relevant, digestible, and promote data-informed decisions.
LEARNABLE
Training opportunities with standardized tools and programs help schools and educators upskill and support a data-friendly culture.
Building the infrastructure for informed CCMR support involves four related tasks:
The infrastructure that districts shape around these four priorities will ensure that educators have streams of relevant, current, and holistic student data at their fingertips in every decision related to CCMR outcomes.
Forming an Intentional,
Data-Driven Community
CCMR success through the use of data doesn’t happen overnight, and it doesn’t happen in solitude. Teachers, administrators, and counselors in high-achieving districts form data-driven communities that offer their members continual support, updates, feedback, and inspiration.
A data-driven community is:
A SOURCE OF INSIGHT
Districts, schools, and educators need data that is clear and well-organized to inform interventions, special programs, and curricula. A data strategy that specifies resources to support data collection, management, and dissemination is essential.
A MINDSET
In a data-first environment, educators use their intuition and experiences alongside school- or district-wide data to pinpoint issues or challenges and design solutions.
A PRACTICE
Using data to validate trends and ideas requires practice. Frameworks that support discussion and offer simple paths to request or pull data help create a habit of reaching for it.
A SKILL
Interpreting data is a skill unto itself. Having dedicated data specialists to provide support to others or offering training to all staff can maximize data use and ensure it’s used correctly.
CASE STUDY
The Impact of Data:
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Data and CCMR Funding
Guided by contextualized real-time and historical views of data elements that support CCMR strategy and achievement, school districts can optimize their CCMR initiatives and their chances of securing CCMR Bonus Outcomes, which allow them to re-invest in those same initiatives.
At least 55% of CCMR Outcomes Bonus funding must be spent on improving CCMR in grades 9-12. This broadens the pathway for districts to strengthen their data-driven infrastructure and access more funding based on a successful data strategy.
Texas districts earned
in CCMR Outcomes Bonuses for
the 2020-2021 school year.
