Foundation High School Program

Background

The Foundation High School Program (FHSP) metric at the district level provides educators with information related to student participation in plans related to the Foundation High School Program, including their pursuit of Endorsements and the Distinguished Level of Achievement.

Students who entered high school beginning in the 2014-2015 school year will graduate under the FHSP. Students entering high school prior to that school year may elect to graduate under the FHSP and may be included in this metric.  The metric shows the percent of students on each graduation plan, with comparison to district goals for each. 

User Interface

Dashboard Example

Figure 1 shows the Foundation High School Program metric as seen on the district dashboard.

 

Figure 1 TSDS Foundation High School Program Metric

Status Definition

The Status column indicates the percentage of current students across grades 9-12 targeting the three types of graduation plan options specified by the State of Texas, as follows:

  • Foundation graduation plan
  • Foundation with Endorsements graduation plan
  • Distinguished Level of Achievement graduation plan

The Status indicator is determined by district goals. The TSDS default goals are

  • Foundation Plan is 10%
  • Foundation with Endorsements Plan is 70%
  • Distinguished Level of Achievement Plan is 20%

Table 1 lists the Status indicators as seen on the district dashboard.

Table 1 Metric Indicators for Foundation High School Plan Metric

Metric Indicators

 

Metric Name

Sub-metric Name

Metric Status  Indicator
(a)

Campus Attainment

Foundation High School Program

Foundation

Red (Percentage) =  if the percentage of students in grades 9-12 participating in the plan is higher than district goal

Green (Percentage) = if the percentage of students in grades 9-12 is lower than or equal to district goal

The number of campuses meeting their campus goal over the number of campuses with data for the metric

Foundation with Endorsements

Red (Percentage) if the percentage of students in grades 9-12 participating in the plan is less than district goal

Green (Percentage) if the percentage of students in grades 9-12 participating in the plan is greater than or equal to district goal

The number of campuses meeting their campus goal over the number of campuses with data for the metric

Distinguished Level of Achievement

Red (Percentage) = if the percentage of students in grades 9-12 participating in the plan is less than district goal

Green (Percentage) = if the percentage of students in grades 9-12 participating in the plan is greater than or equal to district goal

The number of campuses meeting their campus goal over the number of campuses with data for the metric

 

Trends

The dashboards do not currently support trends at the district level for this metric.

Delta Definition

The delta appears only in the campus list and displays the individual campus goals rather than the district goal.

Table 2 Delta Indicator for TSDS District Foundation High School Program Metric

Delta Indicators: Objective is to indicate All Discipline Incidents Rate

Metric Name

Sub-Metric Name

Campus Goal

Delta

Foundation High School Program

Foundation

Set campus goal

Red (Delta Percentage) = if the plan percentage is greater than the campus goal

Black (Delta Percentage) = if the plan percentage is equal to or less than the campus goal

Foundation with Endorsements

Set campus goal

Red (Delta Percentage) = if the plan percentage is less than the campus goal

Black (Delta Percentage) = if the plan percentage is equal to or greater than the campus goal

Distinguished Level of Achievement

Set campus goal

Red (Delta Percentage) = if the plan percentage is less than the campus goal

Black (Delta Percentage) = if the plan percentage is equal to or greater than the campus goal

Periodicity

At minimum, load this information at the beginning of a school year to assess any interventions required.

Table 3 Recommended Load Characteristics for Foundation High School Program

Recommended Load Characteristics

Calendar

Each semester or at least yearly

Frequency of data load

At least twice a year

Interchanges

TSDS: StudentEnrollmentExtension

PEIMS: StudentExtension Interchange; StudentEnrollment Extension

Tooltips

The standard tool tips for the metric definition, column headers, and help functions display for this metric.

  • Green metric status: OK
  • Red metric status: LOW
  • 'More' indicates drill down views for this metric

Business Rules

The Foundation High School Program metric indicates the percentage of current students across grades 9-12 targeting the three types of graduation plan options specified by the State of Texas, as follows:

  • Foundation graduation plan
  • Foundation with Endorsements graduation plan
  • Distinguished Level of Achievement graduation plan

Data Assumptions

  • All students are assigned a graduation plan for grades 9-12.
  • Students are not assigned to the "Standard" or "Career Technical Education" graduation plans.
  • A student's graduation plan assignment in the TSDS interchanges is the same as the graduation assignment in PEIMS interchanges.

Computed Values

Table 4 defines how values in the Status column are calculated. The result of the calculation displays in the Status column on the district dashboard.

 

MetricCalculation
Table 4 Computed Values for District High School Graduation Plan Metric
Foundation High School Graduation ProgramTotal number of all campuses serving grades 9-12 meeting their goal for the specific graduation plan*100/Total number of campuses serving students in grades 9-12

Calculation

Data Anomalies

Anomalies

  • Transfer students will not be included in this metric until the student is assigned to a graduation plan.

Implementation Considerations

Graduation Plan Periodicity

Some districts automatically assign a default graduation plan to all students upon entry into high school. Counselors and other administrators update plan information as they work with students to define college and career goals, thus this metric changes more frequently during a school year – particularly in the later grades preceding graduation. In these and similar situations, loading this data more frequently is recommended.

Drill Downs

Drill Down Views

The dashboards include the option to see more detail that is associated with a metric. Table 5 lists drill down views that are recommended for this metric.

Table 5 Drill Down Views for Foundation High School Program Metric
Campus ListList of campuses and whether or not they meet their goal for this metric for the specified period.

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