| Principal Investigator: | Greg Cumpton, PhD |
| Sponsors: | Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, TG, Texas Education Agency, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Surveys: | Central Texas Student Futures Project 2021 Surveys Hays CISD 2021 Surveys |
| Project Duration: | September 2004 – March 2024 |
| Participating Districts: | Austin ISD, Bastrop ISD, Del Valle ISD, Eanes ISD, Elgin ISD, Hays CISD, Hutto ISD, Lake Travis ISD, Leander ISD, Liberty Hill ISD, Lockhart ISD, Manor ISD, Pflugerville ISD, Round Rock ISD, San Marcos CISD |
| Description: | The Student Futures Project—formerly known as Creating a Central Texas High School Data Center—is a research partnership of the Ray Marshall Center, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Skillpoint Alliance, and a growing number of Central Texas independent school districts (ISDs). The project is documenting and analyzing the progress of Central Texas high school students as they move onto colleges and careers. It relies on a combination of student surveys and linked administrative records to improve feedback and policy and program alignment for Central Texas ISDs in preparing students for the demands of adulthood and for success in the workplace. The purpose of the Student Futures Project is two-fold: 1) To provide ISDs, postsecondary institutions, and employers with comprehensive, longitudinal research on what high school students are doing after graduation, why they are making these decisions, and how a variety of educational, personal, and financial factors are related to their success in higher education and the workforce; and 2) To offer workshops, seminars, and applied research on best practices and applied research that will assist ISDs, the Education Service Center, and postsecondary institutions to increase the number of regional youth who obtain postsecondary academic and workforce credentials.
Each year the Student Futures Project issues reports on area high school graduates to allow districts and schools to see exactly how their preparation has helped high school students move on to the next phase of their development either in college, training, or the workplace. The reports address the following questions, among others: • Who is and is not going to college and why? These reports will trace each graduating class as they move through work, postsecondary education and training, and other options for up to four years after graduation. The focus of these reports is to identify trends and practices that best enable students to capitalize on the opportunities they meet after graduation and to ensure that schools have a process for evaluating how they prepare their students for what lies beyond graduation. |
| Reports Available: | Findings from the 2014 Senior Surveys Authors: Carinne Deeds and Greg Cumpton Date: January 2015 Publication Type: Report, 88pp. Findings from the 2013 Senior Surveys Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Statistics through December 2011 for Class of 2011 Central Texas Graduates Trends in Low-Income Enrollment and Outcomes in Central Texas for School Districts and Campuses, 2008 through 2012 The Influence of Activities and Coursework on Postsecondary Enrollment and One-Year Persistence for the Class of 2010 FAFSA Filling Patterns and Direct to College Outcomes for Class of 2012 Central Texas Graduates Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Statistics through December 2012 Findings from the 2012 Senior Surveys Factors Associated with Education and Work after High School for the Classes of 2008 and 2009 Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Statistics for 2010 Central Texas Graduates through December 2010 Findings from the 2010 Senior Surveys Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Statistics through December 2009 for Class of 2009 Central Texas Graduates Findings from the 2009 Senior Surveys Central Texas Student Futures Project Conceptual Model Education and Work After High School: Central Texas Outcomes through December 2008 Education and Work after High School: Findings from Multi-Methods Research in Central Texas Findings from the 2008 Senior Surveys Education and Work after High School: A First Look at the Class of 2007 Student Futures Project 2007 Research Brief Findings from the 2007 Senior Surveys Community Briefing: Education and Work After High School: A First Look Outcomes One Year Later: An Update on the Class of 2006 Education and Work After High School: A First Look at the Class of 2006 Central Texas High School Graduate Data Center: Findings from the 2006 Senior Surveys Central Texas High School Graduate Data Center: Year One Report Brief Central Texas High School Graduate Data Center: Year One Final Report Beyond the Numbers: Improving Post-Secondary Success through a Central Texas High School Data Center Preliminary Year One Findings: January 2006 |
