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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#953735;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">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.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">Assistant Superintendent</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">October 8, 2014</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">This is to inform you that the
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1827http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1827">
NCES Dropout Rate</a> validation opens October 30<sup>th</sup>, and the <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2644">
Cohort Graduation Rate</a> validations will open November 6<sup>th</sup>. Both validations close on December 12<sup>th</sup>. The Exit Adjustment Window will be open October 16<sup>th</sup> through December 1<sup>st</sup>. Corrections should be made during
this time.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121"><a href="https://district.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=236">Trainings on these validations</a> and the Exit Adjustment Window are scheduled for 2 pm on October
13<sup>th</sup> (part 1) and October 28<sup>th</sup> (part 2). </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">There will be a number of changes to the graduation and dropout reports this year:<br>
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</span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9975&TypeID=4">Students earning modified diplomas will count as graduates</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:#212121">Students who have <a href="https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/info/docs/AdditionalGuidance_4F_072314.pdf">
met diploma requirements</a> but have not been awarded their diplomas will count as graduates in the cohort rates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">The
<a href="https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/info/docs/CohortGraduationRate_PolicyManual_201314.pdf">
Cohort Policy and Technical Manual</a> and the <a href="https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/info/docs/dropout_exitadj_manual_20132014.pdf">
Dropout Rate and Exit Adjustment Manual</a> have been posted. If you have questions, please contact your
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/teachlearn/testing/oaks/esdpartners.pdf">
ESD Partners</a> or Isabella Jacoby at <a href="mailto:Isabella.Jacoby@state.or.us">
Isabella.Jacoby@state.or.us</a> </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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