Graduation (Pennsylvania)

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The Graduation tool provides districts with the ability to track graduation information used in state reporting, AYP (Average Yearly Progress) determinations and NCLB (No Child Left Behind) report cards. Districts can track when a student first entered ninth grade and calculate their expected graduation date.

The fields listed below are the specific to Pennsylvania. See the Graduation article for information on creating or deleting a Graduation record, Tool Rights information, and graduation scenario examples.

Graduation Awards Information

Screenshot of the graduation awards information fields.Graduation Awards Information

Field Description Additional Information
Date Earned
Required
The date the student earned the award.

Database Location: GraduationSeal.earnedDate


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.earnedDate

Award
Required
Identifies the type of award earned upon graduation to be placed on a student's transcript.
  • CTE: CTE Industry Credential
  • NCTE: Non-CTE Credential Award
  • SEAL: Seal of Biliteracy

Database Location: GraduationSeal.stateSeal


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.stateSeal

Provider The provider of the award or credential. This is an open attribute dictionary list.
When the Provider field is null for CTE and NCTE records, Graduation Award information does not print on the student's Transcript. See the Transcript article for additional information.

Database Location: GraduationSeal.provider


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.provider

Award Type: Industry Credential The type of CTE award or credential.
This field displays when the Award is marked as CTE.

Database Location: GraduationSeal.type


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.type

Award Type: Award Fact The type of award credential.
This field displays when the Award is marked as NCTE.

Database Location: GraduationSeal.certification


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.certification

Language The language in which the student earned state recognition. The values available are populated from the Definition.iso639-2Language dictionary.
This field displays when the Award is marked as Seal.

Database Location: GraduationSeal.language


Ad hoc Inquiries: Student > Learner > GraduationElements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.language