Accountability and College, Career, and Military Readiness
How Texas OnCourse supports you

We support your accountability efforts
As the state’s definitive source for college and career planning, we help districts improve the college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) component of the Texas A–F Accountability system. Forty percent of Student Achievement for high school accountability is tied to CCMR indicators for your students in addition to STAAR scores (40%) and graduation rates (20%).
Our resources, including a middle school curriculum and online professional development for college and career advising, directly align with CCMR components. We also offer exclusive information and resources for administrators on CCMR and accountability. To access, register for our administrator newsletter. Each month, you’ll receive articles on accountability knowledge, strategies for boosting CCMR outcomes, links to statewide and national trends, and invitations to webinars and other events.
Read more below about how else you can leverage Texas OnCourse to support accountability outcomes in your school and district.

Create an accountability culture
Campus staff should be well versed in accountability measurement. You can help build a culture to support CCMR for all students. A great place to start is sharing this chart demonstrating key CCMR components and how the use of Texas OnCourse can support outcomes.

Share our training with your staff
Texas OnCourse can enhance CCMR skills for all staff through the Texas OnCourse Academy, our online professional learning platform. The Academy supports high-quality postsecondary planning. Campus staff that can benefit include counselors, teachers, career and technical education specialists, and others involved in college, career, and postsecondary planning.

Employ our middle school curriculum
Our curriculum for college and career readiness in middle school complies with Texas Education Code 28.016. With flexible lesson plans aligned with TEKS for college and career readiness and investigating careers, the curriculum can be modified and easily adopted in your context.

Visit DataDive
Explore and compare your campus and district college and career readiness data in clean, easy-to-read graphs. DataDive can help you explain accountability, track progress, and set goals.
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DATA AND ACCOUNTABILITY
DataDive
View and compare Texas school performance and college readiness data at the click of a button.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Texas OnCourse Academy
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Middle School
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Webinar: New College and Career Curriculum for 2021-2022
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College and Career Readiness Curriculum
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DataDive
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View and compare Texas school performance and college readiness data at the click of a button.

Getting Started with Texas OnCourse Guide
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Learn how to best use Texas OnCourse programing in your district. Includes a PD calendar and curriculum scope and sequence.

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DataDive
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Webinar: K-12 Updates from the 87th Texas Legislative Session
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FAFSA
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Federal Student Aid
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Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA)
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The Coalition Application
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Roadtrip Nation
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Texas Internship Challenge
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Texas Wages
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AutoCoder
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TWC Help Wanted Online
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My Next Move
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Common App Ready
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Financial Roadmap (Infographic for download)
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DataDive
DATA AND ACCOUNTABILITY
View and compare Texas school performance and college readiness data at the click of a button.

Texas College Bridge
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Future Focused TX
COLLEGE PLANNING
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College and Career Support from Texas College Bridge
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Getting Started with Texas OnCourse Guide
USING TEXAS ONCOURSE
Learn how to best use Texas OnCourse programing in your district. Includes a PD calendar and curriculum scope and sequence.
