[SE-Dir] Corrected Listserv: Graducation/Dropout Reporting

[SANDBERG Ruby]

The listserv message below regarding Graduation/Dropout Reporting, has been corrected regarding the Cumulative Average Daily Membership collection.  I apologize for any confusion this has caused.
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The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:


Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.
Assistant Superintendent
Office of Learning/Student Services
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October 8, 2014


Many of you had questions regarding the Graduation/Dropout Reporting for this last school year, which comes from the Cumulative Average Daily Membership (ADM) collection, not the Special Education Leaver reports.  Because this collection is often completed by staff in the districts other than Special Education, staff found some students on IEPs were miscoded and identified as dropouts when really they were in a district transition program, or had left with a modified or extended diploma.

This is to inform you that the NCES Dropout Rate<http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1827http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1827> validation opens October 30th, and the Cohort Graduation Rate<http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2644> validations will open November 6th.  Both validations close on December 12th.  The Exit Adjustment Window will be open October 16th through December 1st.  Corrections should be made during this time.

Trainings on these validations<https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=236> and the Exit Adjustment Window are scheduled for 2 pm on October 13th (part 1) and October 28th (part 2).

There will be a number of changes to the graduation and dropout reports this year:


*       Students earning modified diplomas will count as graduates<http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9975&TypeID=4>

*       Students who have met diploma requirements<https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/info/docs/AdditionalGuidance_4F_072314.pdf> but have not been awarded their diplomas will count as graduates in the cohort rates.

The Cohort Policy and Technical Manual<https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/info/docs/CohortGraduationRate_PolicyManual_201314.pdf> and the Dropout Rate and Exit Adjustment Manual<https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/info/docs/dropout_exitadj_manual_20132014.pdf> have been posted.  If you have questions, please contact your ESD Partners<http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/oaks/esdpartners.pdf> or Isabella Jacoby at Isabella.Jacoby at state.or.us<mailto:Isabella.Jacoby at state.or.us>





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