Transcript Slide 1

Graduation Rate Process
(Grade 9 Students)
Anthony Tran
Department of Research & Evaluation
12/01/2011
Demographics
• 53,104 enrolled in K-12
– 36 Elementary, 9 Intermediate, 10 High
School
– 95.4% Hispanic
– 58.3% English Learner
– 77.3% Socio-Eco Disadv.
– 9.1% Special Education
– 95.0% API School Mobility
– 99.0% API District Mobility
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Different Graduation
Rate Formulas
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Number of graduates/number enrolled
Greene Method (Manhattan Institute)
Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR)
Cumulative Promotion Index (CPI)
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia,…
National Center for Education Statistics
definition (NCES)
• Cohort Outcome (CDE)
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What’s Missing?
• In-depth view of student movement, within
and in-and-out of district, throughout their
high school career and its effect on who
graduates.
• Critical Questions
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How much movement is there really?
Where do students go when they leave?
How many students leave & do they come back?
What is our procedure for students leaving school?
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Necessary
Clarifications
Graduate
Non-Graduate
Dropout
Definition:
Students who completed all
graduation requirements and
earned a high school diploma
Definition:
Students who earned a
special education certificate;
earned a GED or passed the
CHSPE; etc.
Definition:
Students who left prior to
completing the year AND is
not enrolled in another
program leading toward a
diploma OR grade 12 and did
not complete Grad
requirements (w/ exceptions)
Example:
Student earned 220 credits,
passed CAHSEE and
completed all other
graduation requirements
Example:
Student who passed away,
exited school for medical
issues, or transferred to
another school
Example:
Student who did not pass
CAHSEE, transferred, but
never enrolled, expelled and
not enrolled at another school
Non-graduates are not the same as dropouts
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Important
CALPADS Codes
High School Graduates and Completers
Exit
Reason
Completion
Status
E230
100
E230
Description
Graduate
Completer
Graduated and received a
standard high school diploma
Yes
Yes
250
Left school and obtained high
school diploma through Adult Ed
Yes
Yes
E230
106
Graduated with CAHSEE waiver
No
Yes
E230
108
Graduated with CAHSEE
exemption
No
Yes
E230
330
Left after passing the California
High School Proficiency Exam
No
Yes
E230
320
Left school and completed GED
No
Yes
E230
120
Student with an IEP left with a
certificate of completion
No
Yes
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Important
CALPADS Codes
Exits counted as dropouts
for grades 7-12 and Ungraded Secondary (US)
Exit Reason
Completion Status
Description
E140
No known enrollment, identified as truant
E300
Expelled with no known enrollment
E400
Other or unknown
N420
Student completed prior school year but did not return next year
T270
Transfer to Adult Ed and then dropped out
T380
Transfer to a non-academic institution and not in a program to get a
HS diploma
T460
Transfer to a home school program not affiliated with a private
school or independent study program at a public school
E230
104
Completed HS graduation requirements, but did not pass CAHSEE
E230
360
Completed, but did not complete grad requirements
T160*
Transfer to another California school
T165*
Disciplinary transfer within California
T167*
Non-disciplinary referral to adult alternative or independent study
* Counts as a dropout if not subsequently enrolled at another school as of Census Day
See CALPADS Code Sets for more detailed exit code and completion status descriptions
See CALPADS Data Guide (Section 3.7, pp. 143-151) for detailed dropout definition
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Our Cheat Sheet
sample.....
Attendance Grad
Exit Code Code
230
110
230
104
230
106
Name
Definition
Graduated, standard The student left school after meeting all state
HS diploma
and local high school graduation requirements
and received a standard high school diploma.
Completed all local Has all requirements for graduation, but failed
and state graduation CAHSEE
requirements, failed
CAHSEE
Grad,CAHSEE
mods & waiver
Special Education student who passes
CAHSEE with 350 or higher using a
modification and receives a board waiver.
Accountability: Transfers
GRAD/NON(sending
Acceptable Evidence
GRAD/
school must
DROPOUT
follow-up )
Graduate
•Transcript • Graduation Date on SIS
Dropout
• Documentation of Parent/Guardian
contact attempts on SIS •date •staff name
• who they spoke to • type of contact
Non-Graduate
•IEP•Waiver Paperwork
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Grade 9 Cohort, pt 1
2007 thru 2010 Enrollments
2007 Grade 9
Cohort
4,837
Newly
Enrollment
enrolled
-4,837
2007 Grade 9
Cohort
4,181
Newly
Enrollment
enrolled
266
4,447
2007
Grade 9
2008
Grade
10
(124 re-enrolled)
4,057 + 124 =
4,181
2007 Grade 9 Cohort Status (End of Year)
4,837
0
0
605
88
76
0
0
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4,057
Spec Ed w/ certificate
Graduated
School transfer
Out of state
Out of country
GED/CHSPE/military
Illness/deceased
Dropout
Expected to enroll in 2008
4,181
0
0
328
70
127
0
4
49
3,603
Spec Ed w/ certificate
Graduated
School transfer
Out of state
Out of country
GED/CHSPE/military
Illness/deceased
Dropout
Expected to enroll in 2009
124 Re-enrolled in 2008:
0
-116
10
31
0
0
0
-33
Spec Ed w/ certificate
-School transfer
Out of state
Out of country
GED/CHSPE/military
Illness/deceased
Dropout
No Shows
189 Re-enrolled in 2009:
0
+43
85
22
26
0
2
20
-9
Spec Ed w/ certificate
Re-enrolled from 2007
School transfer
Out of state
Out of country
GED/CHSPE/military
Illness/deceased
Dropout
No Shows
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Grade 9 Cohort, pt 2
2007 Grade 9
Cohort
3,789
2009
Grade
11
Newly
enrolled
430
3,789
Enrollment
4,158
(189 re-enrolled)
3,603 + 189 =
3,789
2007 Grade 9
Cohort
2,963
2010
Grade
12
Newly
enrolled
369
0
26
484
52
99
12
34
8
108
2,966
2,963
Enrollment
3,393
(3 No Show s)
2,966 - 3 = 2,963
Grad rate for students that stay until grade 12
is 85% (2,522/2,963)
Spec Ed w/ certificate
Graduated
School transfer
Out of state
Out of country
GED/CHSPE/military
Adult Ed/ISUS
Illness/deceased
Dropout
Expected to enroll in 2010
40
2,522
183
2
2
0
4
24
1
185
Spec Ed w/ certificate
Graduated
School transfer
Out of state
Out of country
GED/CHSPE/military
Home schooled
Adult Ed, non-dropout
Illness/deceased
Dropout
Cumulative
Graduates: 2,782/3,393 = 82%
3 No Shows in 2010:
0
+19
23
10
3
1
0
2
30
-91
Spec Ed w/ certificate
Re-enrolled from 2007
School trans fer
Out of s tate
Out of country
GED/CHSPE/m ilitary
Adult Ed/ISUS
Illnes s /deceas ed
Dropout
No Shows
Dropout Reasons
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92
1
1
62
Not Pas s CAHSEE
Did not m eet Grad Req's
Adult Ed dropout
No s how
No known enroll
260
3
136
1
10
2
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Graduates
Spec Ed w/ certificates
Dropouts
hom e s chool
adult ed
s chool trans fers
incorrectly coded as exits
Grad rate for grade 9 students in 2007 is 52%
(2,522/4,837)
but our dropout rate was not 48%
So what do the different rates mean?
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What We Learned
• We didn’t have as many dropouts as people perceived
• Roughly 38% (1,874) of grade 9 students from 2007
didn’t make it to senior year as a result of transfers to
another CA school, move out of state, move out of US,
etc.
• 52% of grade 9 students from 2007 graduated, but it
doesn’t mean we have a 48% dropout rate
• Passing CAHSEE is not the biggest obstacle to
graduating, credit completion is
• There is a lot of confusion on appropriate use of exit
codes & their definitions
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What We Did &
Continue to Do
• Hired district-level registrar
• Monthly meetings/trainings for Registrars and
Assistant Principals of Guidance
• Continuing to assist with correct use of CALPADS exit
codes
• Reemphasis and training on credit completion
• Monitoring credit completion at all grade levels
• Credit recovery beginning in grade 9
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Contact Information
Department of Research and Evaluation
Anthony Tran
714-558-5793
[email protected]
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