Memo Text
The Adjusted Cohort
Graduation Rates System (ACGRS) will be open from October 30- November 13,
2023. ACGRS allows authorized district staff to validate graduation status for
actual graduates that may reflect as non-graduates, remove on-time students who
have transferred out, and add actual graduates not submitted during cycle 9
submission.
*New for 2023 - Districts/schools
will be able to indicate if a student is on the alternate pathway to graduation
and the status of the student. Options for students on the alternate pathway
for 2023 include: (a) Student completed graduation requirements for the alternate
pathway and is ready to graduate with their original cohort (actual grad) or
(b) Student should be placed in “holding” while they complete the pathway, age
out due to F.A.P.E., or exits with
no credentials (drops out).
All corrections with
proper documentation must be completed no later than 5 PM on November 13, 2023.
Documentation must be uploaded into ACGRS for each correction. Failure to
complete this action will result in an automatic denial. Superintendents must certify
data regardless if corrections are made on behalf of the school or district.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Non-Regulatory Guidance for High School Graduation Rate will be used
to decide whether corrections are allowable.
ACGRS is designed to
improve the data quality used to calculate the four-year and five-year adjusted
cohort graduation rates at the school, district, and state levels. ACGRS
includes two adjusted cohorts of students. 2023 four-year and 2023 five-year
adjusted cohorts start with different groups of students, therefore it is
essential to review both cohorts carefully. The figure below illustrates which
students are included.
4-Year Cohort
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5-Year Cohort
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2022-2023
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Graduate
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2022-2023
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5th Year
Graduate
|
2021-2022
|
11th Grade
|
|
2021-2022
|
12th Grade
|
2020-2021
|
10th Grade
|
|
2020-2021
|
11th Grade
|
2019-2020
|
9th Grade
|
|
2019-2020
|
10th Grade
|
|
|
|
2018-2019
|
9th Grade
|
Access to the system is
available through ADE
Cohort Graduation Rates System. District employees must log in using
their Triand credentials. For help accessing your account, see TRIAND Login
Information. For more information on ACGRS including technical videos
and corrections documents, please visit our website at Division of Elementary
and Secondary Education - Offices - Public School Accountability - School
Performance and Monitoring - Cohort Graduation Rates.