1. FTE & Student Reporting GRADUATION RATE ESSENTIAL TRAINING PJ D’Aoust, Director 434-8824 or px 48824

2. Withdrawal Codes How they affect the Graduation Rate (Federal Uniform Rate) Completers (these students are the numerator if code is within 4 years from entering 9 th grade) WFAGRAD STD DIPL-18 CRD CO/ALT ASSMT WFBGRAD STD DIPL-18 CRD CAR/ALT ASSM WFTSTD GRAD FCAT WAIVER/ALT ASSMT WFWSTD GRAD ESE W/FCAT WAIVER W06GRADUATE WITH STANDARD DIPLOMA W6ASTD DIPLOMA 18 – CRDT COL PREP W6BSTD DIP 18 CRDT CAREER PREP W43HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA THROUGH ADULT ED W52HS DIPLOMA THRU ADULT ED/ALT ASSMT

3. Withdrawal Codes How they affect the Graduation Rate (Federal Uniform Rate) Left District (these students removed from grad cohort – the cohort is the denominator) W3AWD TO ANOTHER DIST IN STATE W3BWD OUT-OF-STATE W04WD PRIVATE SCHOOL W12WITHDRAWN DUE TO DEATH W24WD HOME EDU PROGRAM

4. Withdrawal Codes How they affect the Graduation Rate (Federal Uniform Rate) Dropout (these students are the numerator for the District Dropout rate (grades 9-12) and remain in the grad cohort) W05OVER COMPULSORY AGE, NO RETURN W13WD DUE TO COURT ACTION W15WD DUE TO NON-ATTENDANCE W18WD FOR MEDICAL REASON W21WD DUE TO EXPEL SCHL W22WD-WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN W23WD EXCPT W01, W22, W24-W26

5. Withdrawal Codes How they affect the Graduation Rate (Federal Uniform Rate) Non-Grad (not a Dropout but remains in grad cohort – these students left the district and did not re-enter a district school) W01RETURN TO SAME SCHL (CREDIT DEFICIENT) W02XFER DIFF SCHL SAME DISTRICT (CRED DEFICIENT) W07GRAD/SPECIAL DIPOLMA-1MASTERY W08CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION (GPA DEFICIENT) W8AGRAD ELIG FOR CPT W/O MASTERY (TEST DEFICIENT) W09SPECIAL CERTIFICATE COMPLETION W10GED –ST OF FL HIGH SCHL DIPLOMA W27GRAD/SPECIAL DIPLOMA-2MASTERY W26ENTER ADLT PROG, NOT GRAD W45STUDENT LEFT SCHOOL WITH GED WGAGED EXIT OPTION/ALT ASSMT WGDWITHDRAWAL – GED EXIT OPTION

6. Cohort Pool

7. COHORT INFO First Year in District Sets Cohort Set at End of Year (Survey 5) IE…Last Day of School Sets Cohort!

8. Cohort Scenarios Where’s Waldo? Student registering in May Private School Students Transfers to Adult Education ELL Students

10. Gatekeeper (Grad Contact) Monitors the Following: Point Person Between Dept and School Dropout Reports Faxed, Notification to Principal Entrance into Cohort Non-Attendance Mid-Year Promotes (promoting ahead of cohort) Dropouts (including Adult Ed Non-Completers)

11. Cleaning up Your Dropout Report L ocating Dropouts Phone Calls Ask a Friend Facebook Relatives Teachers IE: Beat the Bushes! Goal: Back in School or Report as Left Cohort

12. Left Cohort Students Documentation is Kept at School Site! W/D Form Transcript Request Non-Completer Form

13. Secondary & Adult Ed Non-Completer Report

14. Rollover/Mid Year Promote Set for second week in January No students auto-promoted ahead of cohort group