1. Graduation Rate Process (Grade 9 Students) Anthony Tran Department of Research & Evaluation 12/01/2011

2. Demographics 2 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

3. Different Graduation Rate Formulas 3 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)

4. What’s Missing? 4 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 –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?

5. Necessary Clarifications 5 Non-graduates are not the same as dropouts GraduateNon-GraduateDropout Definition: Students who completed all graduation requirements and earned a high school diploma Example: Student earned 220 credits, passed CAHSEE and completed all other graduation requirements Definition: Students who earned a special education certificate; earned a GED or passed the CHSPE; etc. Example: Student who passed away, exited school for medical issues, or transferred to another school 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 who did not pass CAHSEE, transferred, but never enrolled, expelled and not enrolled at another school

6. Important CALPADS Codes 6 High School Graduates and Completers Exit Reason Completion StatusDescriptionGraduateCompleter E230100Graduated and received a standard high school diploma Yes E230250Left school and obtained high school diploma through Adult Ed Yes E230106Graduated with CAHSEE waiverNoYes E230108Graduated with CAHSEE exemption NoYes E230330Left after passing the California High School Proficiency Exam NoYes E230320Left school and completed GEDNoYes E230120Student with an IEP left with a certificate of completion NoYes

7. Important CALPADS Codes 7 Exits counted as dropouts for grades 7-12 and Ungraded Secondary (US) Exit ReasonCompletion StatusDescription E140No known enrollment, identified as truant E300Expelled with no known enrollment E400Other or unknown N420Student completed prior school year but did not return next year T270Transfer to Adult Ed and then dropped out T380Transfer to a non-academic institution and not in a program to get a HS diploma T460Transfer to a home school program not affiliated with a private school or independent study program at a public school E230104Completed HS graduation requirements, but did not pass CAHSEE E230360Completed, 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

8. Our Cheat Sheet 8 sample.....

9. Grade 9 Cohort, pt 1 9

10. Grade 9 Cohort, pt 2 10 So what do the different rates mean? but our dropout rate was not 48%

11. What We Learned 11 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

12. What We Did & Continue to Do 12 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

13. Contact Information 13 Department of Research and Evaluation Anthony Tran 714-558-5793 anthony.tran@sausd.us