Accountability Cohort and Graduation Rate Cohort
A Cohort is defined as a group of students who first enter grade 9 in the same school year. Accountability decisions for secondary-level English language arts and mathematics performance and for graduation rate are determined by a cohort of students. Cohort year is determined using the GRADE 09 ENTRY DATE reported in the school year the last enrollment record occurred as of the reporting date.
ACCOUNTABILTY COHORT / GRADUATION RATE COHORTThe Accountability Cohort is used to determine if a district has metthe ELA and Math Performancecriterion. / The Total Cohort is used to determine if a district met the Graduationrate criteria.
Accountability for 2012-2013 will be based on the 2009 Accountability Cohort. / Graduation-rate accountability for 2011-2012 will be based on the 2008 Total Cohort after four years or on the 2007 Total Cohort after five years.
- Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2009–10 school year
- enrolled in your school or district on October 3, 2012 (BEDS day)
- Reporting Date of June 30, 2013
- Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2008–09 school year
- based on last enrollment record as of June 30, 2012
- The graduate count includes diplomas awarded through August 31, 2012.
2007 Total Cohort after five years.
- Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2007–08 school year
- based on last enrollment record as of June 30, 2012
*For a more detailed list of which students are included or excluded in these cohorts, see page 232 in the SIRS manual.
Performance and graduation rate at the secondary-level are reported for“cohorts” of students; that is, students who first enter grade 9 in the same school year. Data for these cohorts are captured as of certain date (generally four or five years after first entering grade 9) and are used to make accountability determinations and to inform policy.
Cohort / Consists of / Reporting Date / Used for2009 ELA and Math Accountability Cohort / Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2009–10 school year / June 30, 2013 / ELA and math performance accountability
2008 Graduation-Rate Total Cohort (4-Year) for Accountability / Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2008–09 school year / June 30, 2012 count of students, includes diplomas awarded through August 31, 2012 / Graduation rate accountability
2007 Graduation-Rate Total Cohort (5-Year) for Accountability / Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2007–08 school year / June 30, 2012 count of students, includes diplomas awarded through August 31, 2012 / Graduation rate accountability
2009 Total Cohort
(4-Year June) / Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2009–10 school year / June 30, 2013 / Graduation-rate and Aspirational Performance Measure (APM) reporting and to inform policy decisions
2009 Total Cohort
(4-Year August) / Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2009–10 school year / June 30, 2013 count of students, includes diplomas awarded through August 31, 2013 / Graduation-rate reporting and to inform policy decisions
2008 Total Cohort
(5-Year June) / Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2008–09 school year / June 30, 2013 / Graduation-rate reporting and to inform policy decisions
2008 Total Cohort
(5-Year August) / Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2008–09 school year / June 30, 2013 count of students, includes diplomas awarded through August 31, 2013 / Graduation-rate reporting and to inform policy decisions
2007 Total Cohort
(6-Year June) / Students who first entered grade 9 in the 2007–08 school year / June 30, 2013 / Graduation-rate reporting and to inform policy decisions
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