Transcript A Uniform, Comparable Graduation Rate

Understanding the New
Graduation Rate
Sample Presentation
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Why Did the Graduation Calculation
Change?
 In an effort to standardize the method being
used among the states, the U.S. Department of
Education has mandated a four-year adjusted
cohort calculation method for all states,
beginning in the 2010-2011 school year.
 The intent is to have a uniform, comparable rate
and to be transparent about graduation data.
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What is the Four- Year Adjusted
Cohort Graduation Rate?
The number of students who graduate in four
years with a regular high school diploma divided
by the number of students who entered high
school four years earlier (adjusting for transfers in
and out).
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2010 Four- Year Adjusted Cohort
Graduation Formula
# of cohort members graduating by (2009-2010)
# 1st time 9th graders (fall 2006) plus transfers in,
minus students who transfer out, emigrate or die
during 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10
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What is Different about the Four- Year
Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate?
The number of students who graduate in four
years with a regular high school diploma divided
by the number of students who entered high
school four years earlier (adjusting for transfers in
and out).
1. Students must graduate in four years
2. Students must receive a regular high school
diploma
3. Students can only transfer out of the cohort
with certain EXIT codes
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1. Students must graduate in four years
 In order to be included in the four-year adjusted
cohort graduation rate, a student must receive
their diploma by Oct 1 (in the year they
graduate).
 Any student who takes longer than four years to
graduate will be counted as a non-graduate in
the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
 This does apply to students with disabilities
who have an IEP and English language learners
who have an ILP that says they can stay in
school until their 21.
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2. Students must receive a regular high
school diploma
 A regular high school diploma means the
standard high school diploma awarded to
students in a state that is fully aligned with the
state’s academic content standards and does
not include a GED credential, certificate of
attendance, or any alternative award.
 Students who leave high school to attend an
unaccredited private school or homeschool will
count as non-graduates because these schools
are not required to be fully aligned with the
state’s academic content standards.
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3. Students can only transfer out of the
cohort with certain EXIT codes
 A student can transfer out of the cohort for the
following reasons:
 Transfer to a public school in Kansas
 Transfer to a public school in another state
 Transfer to an accredited private school
 Transfer to a juvenile correctional facility where
educational services are provided
 Moved to another country
 Student death
 All other EXIT codes (except graduation) will
count the student as a non-graduate.
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How is the Cohort Established?
 The Kansas Individual Data on Students (KIDS)
system allows us to track individual students
throughout their high school career.
 The cohort is established the first time we see
the student as a ninth grader.
 First-time ninth grade status is based on End of
Year Accountability (EOYA) records.
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How is Subgroup Membership
Determined?
 Race, ethnicity and gender:
 Based on the EXIT or EOYA record with the
latest school entry date.
 Students with disabilities, free and reduced
lunch, English learners, migrant and homeless
status:
 Based on whether the student was classified
in these subgroups at any time during high
school
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How is the Cohort Finalized?
 The last EXIT record submitted for a student
during his or her high school years is used when
calculating the graduation rate.
 EXIT codes determine status of student at time
of cohort graduation rate calculations (i.e.
graduate, non-graduate or transfer out)
 If a student has an EOYA record but no EXIT
record then it is presumed that the student is
remaining in school for a fifth year.
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What About Early Graduates?
 Students who graduate in less than four years
will have their graduation “banked” and applied
to their original cohort graduation rate.
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What About Late Graduates?
 Students who graduate over the summer (by
Oct 1st) will be included in their four-year
adjusted cohort rate.
 Students who graduate the following year (their
fifth year) will be counted as graduates in their
five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
 The state is considering whether to calculate a
six-year adjusted cohort graduation rate.
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Kansas 2010 Graduation Rates
Student Group
4-Year (20072010)
5-Year (20062010)
All Students
80.7%
75.2%
Free/Reduced
70.1%
63.3%
IDEA students
68.7%
65.6%
ELL
66.8%
62.2%
Black/African Am.
66.2%
60.5%
Hispanic
70.3%
62.1%
White
84.5%
81.1%
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Kansas 2010 Four-Year Graduation Rates
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Kansas 2010 Five-Year Graduation Rates
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District__ Four-Year Graduation Rates
Insert District and School data here
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District__ Five-Year Graduation Rates
Insert District and School data here
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Goals & Targets for Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP)
 Goal—80%
 Targets—
◦ If rate is 80% or higher, target is 0
◦ If rate is between 50-79%, target is 3%
improvement of prior year’s rate
◦ If rate is less than 50%, target is 5%
improvement of prior year’s rate
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AYP Determinations
 For AYP determinations, Kansas will
◦ First look at four-year adjusted cohort
 If goal or target is met, made AYP
◦ If goal or target is not met, look at five-year rate
 If goal is met, made AYP
 For 2011 AYP, the four-year cohort started in
2006-07
 For 2011 AYP, the five-year cohort started in
2005-06
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Difference Between Graduation and
Dropout Calculations
 The graduation rate is calculated using the four-
year adjusted cohort rate.
 The dropout rate is calculated annually and
reflects the number of seventh– twelfth grade
students who drop out in any one school year.
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Difference Between Graduation and
Dropout Rates
The dropout rate cannot be the inverse of the
graduation rate for two specific reasons:
 The dropout rate is calculated using one year of
data while the graduation rate is calculated
using four years of data.
 The dropout rate is calculated on seventh–
twelfth grade students while the graduation
rate is calculated on ninth-twelfth grade
students.
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Keep the Main Thing, the Main Thing
-A note from KSDE
 Don’t let this federal regulation or your
graduation rate keep you from doing what is best
for the students.
 If they need the extra time in school, give it to
them. Don’t be deterred from enrolling students
who will not finish in four-years.
 We are developing an Early Warning Indicator
System to help schools identify students who are
off-track for success.
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Contact Information
Insert your contact information here
Jessica Noble, Education Program Consultant
Kansas State Department of Education
785-296-3163
[email protected]
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