Discover CTE programs and best practices ideas designed and created for CTE administrators. You can also view online resources for students, families, and administrators.
The Graduation Toolkit provides details about the new Foundation High School Program and other planning information for high school years and beyond. There are two download options, Individual Flyer pages or Booklet format. Both options provide printing specifications.
Use this form with students who are graduating on a Foundation only diploma plan. This is to opt-out of an Endorsement.
- Financial Aid Requirement
In accordance with Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.0256, beginning with students enrolled in 12th grade during the 2021-2022 school year, each student must do one of the following in order to graduate:
- View the CTE Programs of Study including coherent sequences of courses, industry-based certifications, and work-based learning to ensure students are prepared for post secondary success.
- Need help determining what Math courses are best suited to your students? Look through this compilation document to support your curriculum discussions for aligning high school math courses for Foundation and Endorsements.
State law requires every Texas school district to adopt an attendance accounting system that includes procedures to ensure the accurate recording and reporting of student attendance data. The Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) contains the official attendance accounting requirements that all public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas must meet. The agency collects student attendance data primarily to ensure that Foundation School Program (FSP) funds can be correctly allocated to Texas’s public schools. Download the TEA Student Attendance Accounting Handbook.
The collection of Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) data is required of all school districts and charter schools [local education agencies (LEAs)] by TEC §42.006. The PEIMS Data Standards provides instructions regarding the submission of PEIMS data from LEAs to the Texas Education Agency.
The 2014-2015 standards:
- Describe the PEIMS data reporting requirements;
- Provide descriptions of data elements and the codes used to report them;
- Detail the responsibilities of local education agencies, education service centers, and the Texas Education Agency in connection with the data collection process; and
- Provide descriptions of the data collection requirements, including collection record layout specifications and data edit specifications.
- Learn more about the PEIMS Data Standards.
