1. Implementing the 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate

2. Projected Four-Year Dropout Rate – A measure of the cumulative proportion of the 9 th grade class that would drop out prior to graduation if that year’s grade-specific dropout rate was to remain constant over the four years until that class is to graduate. Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate – Number of high school graduates receiving a high school diploma in a given year divided by the average number of students enrolled in 8 th grade five years earlier, 9 th grade four years earlier, and 10 th grade three years earlier. AYP Graduation Rate – Number of graduates divided by number of graduates, plus the number who exit with documents other than a diploma and number of dropouts from graduating class in 9 th, 10 th, 11 th, and 12 th grades. 4-Year Cohort Graduation Rate – Number of on-time graduates in a given year divided by the number of first-time entering 9 th graders four years earlier adjusting for transfers in and out.

4. Graduate – A student who receives a high school diploma within four years. Transfers in – A student who joins a cohort after the beginning of the 9 th grade during the 4-year cohort period. Transfers out – A student who transfers to another school, emigrates, or dies during the 4-year cohort period.

5. Any student who drops out of school. Any student who was not promoted to the next grade and who will not graduate with their cohort. Any student who failed to return. Any student who passed all required subtests of the AHSGE but did not earn all required credits. Any student who earned all of credits for graduation but did not pass required subtests of the AHSGE. Any student who earned a Graduation Certificate in fulfillment of their IEP requirements. Any student who completed their GED.

7. 9 th Grade Transition Freshmen Academies Advisement Programs FIRST CHOICE Alternatives to Retention (K–12) Credit Recovery Response to Instruction (RtI) Academic and Career Counseling and Support