Graduation End Codes
AYP Calculation: Graduation Measurement
The Graduation measurement is one of the Secondary Indicators. The Graduation computation is based on MARSS enrollment data reported over a five year period; End of Year data from the previous four years and Fall data from the current year. The graduation measure is computed for all disaggregated groups, but is only used as an AYP Secondary Indicator measure for the ‘All’ group where required. The disaggregated group AYP marks are only used when determining Safe Harbor status.
Student record selection
Generally, students in grades 8-12 within a school are evaluated to compute the Graduation measurement. Records with the following MARSS characteristics are excluded from the Graduation measurement:
• MARSS Status equals 1
• Grade not equal to 08 - 12
Additionally, students with the following State Aid Categories are excluded from the Graduation measurement:
• 14 – Attending in another State
• 15 – Attending in MN but tuition paid by another State
• 16 – Shared Time
• 17 – Shared Time
• 18 – Shared Time/Tuition
• 25 – Adult Student
• 28 – Resident Attending Non-Public School
Determining the unduplicated count (using the last reported student record in the MARSS system)
An unduplicated count of student records over multiple years is required. To do so, only the last record reported for any particular MARSS Number is selected. All other records are ignored in the Graduation measurement.
To find the last reported record for an individual MARSS Number, the selected records are evaluated in order by Fiscal Year and then the Status End Date. If two records for the same MARSS Number end on the same date, the lower Status End code is used. If both have the same status end code, the record with the higher record number (SQL StudentID) is used. Only that final record is included in the computation with its corresponding demographics and status end code (graduate or dropout code). The computation uses the following MARSS elements when selecting records:
From the student table:
• Submission Code
• Fiscal Year
• Status End Date
• MARSS Number
• Grade
• Status End Code
Once the last record is determined, the status end codes are then evaluated. Only those records with a graduation or dropout code are retained. All other records are ignored.
Graduate Status End Codes
• 08, 09
Dropout Status End Codes
• 06, 07, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37
Definitions:
08 Graduated - not IEP
09 Graduated - IEP
06 Compulsory Age/Drop
07 Written Election/Drop
14 Fifteen Day Rule/Drop
15 Student Married/Drop
16 Expelled - No Inst/Drop
17 Student Pregnant/Drop
18 Student withdrew no transcript issued/Drop
19 Enlisted-Armed Services/Drop
31 Due to Social Reasons/Drop
32 Due to Finance Reasons/Drop
33 Due to Family Reasons/Drop
34 No Reason Specified/Drop
35 Reached Max Age/Drop
37 To Pursue a GED/Drop
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