Board of Regents'
TOPS Reporting System

ACT 1202 of 2001 House Bill No. 2012 (RS: 17:3048.3) (ACT 1202) (Appendix B) of the 2001 Regular Legislative Session states: “The Board of Regents shall formulate, develop, establish, and implement a uniform Tuition Opportunity Program for Students reporting system for the purposes of policy analysis and program evaluation and for providing accurate data and statistics to the legislature, the governor and appropriate executive branch agencies, and the public relative to the program’s impact on the state and on students.” The reporting requirements of ACT 1202 include:

bulletRetention rates of program awards, including percentages of students losing award eligibility due to not meeting academic requirements;
bulletPersistence rates of students receiving a program award;
bulletGraduation rates for students receiving a program award, including the length of time required for a student to graduate;
bulletNumber of high school graduates who apply for a program and subsequently enroll in a college or university; and
bulletRelationship between the courses taken and grades earned by a high school student and the student’s score on the American College Test (ACT).

2004 Report

bullet2004 Report
bullet2004 PowerPoint Presentation to House Education Committee

2007 Report

bullet2007 Report
bullet2007 PowerPoint Presentation to House Education Committee




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