Tool Search: Graduation
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 his/her expected graduation date.
Graduation fields are included in the Ad hoc Filter Designer using the Student Data Type. Information on those fields is included below.
Information on this page is specific to New Jersey. For general information on the Graduation tool, refer to the main Graduation article.
New Jersey Graduation Information Editor
Enrollment Data Fields
The Enrollment Data section repeats the information from the student's General Enrollment Information editor. It cannot be modified from the Graduation tool. See the core Graduation article for more information.
New Jersey Graduation Enrollment Data
General Graduation Information Fields
General Graduation Information Fields
Element Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
Diploma Date | Entered date (MMDDYY format) indicates when the student received their high school diploma or equivalent measure of achievement (GED). | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.diplomaDate |
| Diploma Type | Selection indicates the received measure of achievement the student received upon high school graduation. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.diplomaType |
| Diploma Period | Selection indicates the time of year the student received the diploma. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.diplomaPeriod |
| Date First Entered the 9th Grade | Entered date (MMDDYY format) indicates when the student first entered the ninth grade. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.grade9Date |
| NGA Cohort End Year | This field is used as part of the National Governor’s Association graduation calculation rate. The selected year is often four years after the ninth grade start year; if a student has not graduated high school in four years (could be less than or more than four years), this selection can be changed. A System Preference exists that allows districts to set the year value for this field. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduationcohortYearNGA |
NCLB Cohort End Year | Read-only field that is auto-populated when the Date First Entered the 9th Grade field is set. Shows the expected year of graduation for the student for use in NCLB calculations. This field cannot be edited | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.cohortYearNCLB |
| Post Grad Intended Location | Selection indicates where the student is participating in after-high school activities, either IS: In-State or OS: Out-of-State. These activities are based on the selection for the Post Grad Plans fields. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.postGradLocation |
| Post Grad Plans | Selection indicates what the student is planning on doing after high school graduation. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.postGradLocation |
State Reporting Graduation Fields
New Jersey State Reporting Graduation Fields
Element Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
Projected Graduation Year | Entered year (YYYY) indicates when the student is expected to graduate. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.gradYear |
| ELA Graduation Pathway | Indicates the graduate's pathway to graduation for ELA. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.gradPathELA |
| Math Graduation Pathway | Indicates the graduate's pathway to graduation for Math. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.gradPathMath |
| IEP Graduation Course Requirement | An indication of whether the Individualized Education Program (IEP) of a student with a disability contains an exemption or modification to the state course requirement component of NJDOE graduation requirements. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.iepGradCourseReq |
| IEP Graduation Attendance | An indication of whether the Individualized Education Program (IEP) of a student with a disability contains an exemption or modification to the local attendance requirement component of NJDOE graduation requirements. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > graduation.iepGradAttendance |
State Seal Information
State Seal Information
The Language Assessment and the Language fields report in the SMART SID Management Extract in the World Language Assessment and World Language fields. Up to five State Seals can be assigned.
Element Name | Description | Location |
|---|---|---|
State Seal Required | Indicates the Seal of Biliteracy the student achieved. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.stateSeal |
| Date Awarded | Indicates the date the State Seal was awarded. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.earnedDate |
| Language Assessment Required | Lists the assessment taken by the student. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.method |
| Language Required | Lists the language that was assessed. | Student > Learner > Graduation Elements > Graduation Seal > graduationSeal.language |
