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Cohort Graduation Rate

This article explains the concept of cohort graduation rates, its impact on schools and districts, and the factors that affect the calculation of these rates. It also provides guidelines and targets for achieving the graduation goal.

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Cohort Graduation Rate

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  1. Cohort Graduation Rate

  2. Cohort Graduation Rate Objectives • Understand the changes to the graduation rate • Understand how the cohort graduation rate will affect schools and districts Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  3. Cohort Graduation Rate Definition • The cohort graduation rate is based on students who enter high school in a given year and record how many of them graduate with a regular diploma within 4 years. • States must compute and report a 4 year rate. • States may request to also report a 5 year rate. • In Spring 2011 ODE will report the four-year cohort graduation rate for first-time 9th graders in 2006-07 and the five-year rate for first time 9th graders in 2005-06. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  4. Cohort Graduation Rate Definition (cont) • Modified diplomas and GEDs will reduce a school’s graduation rate. The non-regulatory guidance regarding the cohort rate can be found here: • http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/guid/hsgrguidance.pdf • May a GED, alternative diploma, or certificate of attendance be counted as a regular high school diploma? (see Section A, Regular high school diploma, A-34) • No. Alternative graduation credentials that are not fully aligned with a State’s academic content standards may not be counted as a regular high school diploma for the purpose of calculating the four-year or extended-year graduation rate. Thus, students who graduate with a credential other than a regular high school diploma, such as a GED, modified diploma, or certificate of attendance, may not be included in the numerator, but must be included in the denominator of the four-year and extended-year graduation rate. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  5. Cohort Graduation Rate Timeline Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  6. Cohort Graduation Rate Graduation Targets • State graduation goal is that 90% of students achieve a regular high school diploma in 4 years. • Establish yearly targets for the four- and five-year rates. • Targets increase over 11 years to reach the graduation goal. • Four-year rate target is 65% for 2010-11 AYP. • Five-year rate target is 70% for 2010-11 AYP. Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  7. Cohort Graduation Rate Cohort and AYP • Schools will meet on graduation if they meet any one of the following: • Their four-year rate meets or exceeds the four-year rate target. (65% for 2010-11) • They reduce the percent of students not graduating within four years by 10% from the previous year. • Their five-year rate meets or exceeds the five-year rate target. (70% for 2010-11) Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  8. Cohort Graduation Rate Dos and Don’ts Dos • Clarify what happened to students in the past using ODE’s survey tool • Code the reason why students leave school accurately in the new Cumulative ADM • Submit in SSID an accurate year for students’ first year in High School (9th grade) • Retain some information (i.e. documentation) regarding the reason students leave school in grades 7-12 Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  9. Cohort Graduation Rate Dos and Don’ts (cont) Don’ts • Districts should not code students at the district level unless a school is not accountable for the educational decisions regarding the student Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

  10. Cohort Graduation Rate In a Nutshell • Cohort Graduation Rate counts regular diplomas within 4 years • GEDs, modified diplomas, extended diplomas, and certificates will reduce the graduation rate Free Template from www.brainybetty.com

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