ExitCodes+Dropout.xlsx

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1	Exit Code	Description	Definition	Considered Dropout	Dropout Reason	Dropout Date	NoShow Reason	Moved to District	Moved to School	Adult Ed Entry Date	Adult Ed Exit Date	Adult Ed Graduation Date	GED	Additional Details

2	W10	Transfer /In-District	Student has transferred out of school to attended another school in the same district	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
3	W20	Withdrawn/Unknown Status	Student has moved out of district or the state to another district or state and is not known to have enrolled in another school	Yes	Yes - Code 20	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
4	W21	Graduated	The student left school after meeting all state and local high school graduation requirements and received a high school diploma	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
5	W22	Transfer/Out of District	Student who has transferred to another public or private school/district and the school has received a records request	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
6			Student has moved out of the United States and whose enrollment status is unknown (foreign exchange, family military move) Student Émigré (Include here students from active or reserve military families transferring without a request for records.)	No	No	No	No	Yes - OTHE	Yes - OTHE	No	No	No	No	Foreign Exchange: •Student was enrolled in a Student Program for dates of attendance identified as Foreign or Cultural Exchange. •Exit Comment must indicate Foriegn Exchange Military: •Parent Military Status field must be populated. •Exit Comment must indicate Émigré and location of emigration.
7			has moved out of the United States and whose enrollment status is unknown	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
8	W23	Transfer/Adult Education	The student enters an educational program that provides an alternative certification to a high school diploma such as adult education or a GED program that does not track students or report dropouts to the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE): •student did not complete the adult education program by Oct 1 of the current school year	Yes	Yes - Code 23	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	If the student completed the adult education program by Oct 1, of the current school year they will not be considered a dropout
9	W24	Moved Out of District/School Unknown	Student has moved outside of the district zone and not received a records request	Yes	Yes - Code 20	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
10	W25	Withdrawn/Home Schooled	Student has withdrawn to attend a home school program	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Use the "Home Schooled - HOME" dropdown option in the Moved to District and School fields
11	W26	Withdrawn/Health or Pregnancy	Student has withdrawn from the school due to temporary illness, long-term illness or pregnancy (student must return to school or be participating in a educational program)	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
12	W27	Withdrawn/Tech School	Student transfers to an institution that does not offer an educational program leading to a high school diploma or alternative certification (i.e., proprietary, trade or technical (vocational) schools)	Yes	Yes - Code 27	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
13	W28	Withdrawn/4-Year College	Student has enrolled in a full-time higher education program without having been awarded a high school diploma	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
14	W29	Withdrawn/Work	Student withdrew from/left school and entered an institution that is not primarily academic (workforce) and is not in a secondary program leading toward a high school diploma.	Yes	Yes - Code 29	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
15	W30	Withdrawn/Military	Student withdrew from/left school and entered an institution that is not primarily academic (military) and is not in a secondary program leading toward a high school diploma.	Yes	Yes - Code 30	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
16	W31	Withdrawn/Juvenile Corrections	Student has been incarceratd within a Evaluation or Detention Center that is part of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
17	W32	Withdrawn/Adult Corrections	Student has been incarcerated within a Evaluation or Detention Center that is part of the SC Dept of Corrections (DOC)	Yes	Yes - Code 32	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Moved to District - 5208 Moved to School - Choose applicable school
18	W32	Withdrawn/Adult Corrections	Student has been incarcerated and enrolled in Palmetto Unified School District within the DOC. School must receive a records request for the student to count as a dropout.	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Moved to District - 5209 Moved to School - Choose applicable school
19	W33	Withdrawn/Expulsion	Student is residing in the district but is not attending school because of disciplinary action: •and has been expelled and given the option to return but the disciplinary period is still in effect	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
20			•and was expelled and given the option to return but has not returned even though the disciplinary period has ended	Yes	Yes - Code 33	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
21			•and was expelled and has transferred to another district	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
22	W34	Withdrawn/Charter School	Student withdrew from/left school to attend another charter school outside of the district.	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
23	W35	Deceased	Student died while enrolled in school or student completed the school year, was expected to return, and died during the summer break.	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
24	W36	Dropout	Student has not reenrolled for the current school year and whose educational status was unknown as of October 1 of the current school year	Yes	Yes - Code 20	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	NO	No
25			Student has withdrew from the school due to pregnancy and did not return.	Yes	Yes - Code 26	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
26			Student was expelled and given the option to return but has not returned even though the disciplinary period has ended	Yes	Yes - Code 33	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
27			Student is no longer attending school or has 10 consecutive missed days.	Yes	Yes - Code 37	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
28			Student has dropped out of school due to marriage.	Yes	Yes - Code 39	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
29			Student has dropped out of school due to low or failing grades.	Yes	Yes - Code 40	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
30			Student has been emancipated by the courts but has not graduated from high school and is not currently enrolled	Yes	Yes - Code 41	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
31			Student was suspened and did not return to school	Yes	Yes - Code 42	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
32			Student has been hospitalized with no eductional program.	Yes	Yes - Code 43	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
33			Student is in a Rehabilitavtive Facility with no educational program.	Yes	Yes - Code 44	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
34	W37	Re-enrolled Next School Year	Student has chosen to reenroll in the upcoming school year	No										Dont use.
35	W38	Adult Ed – Diploma Tracking	School has an agreement with an educational program that provides a high school diploma and tracks students or reports dropouts to the SCDE:	Yes	Yes Code 23	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	•Dont use unless your school has a MOU/MOA with a Adult Education program that tracks and reports students to SCDE. •If the student completed the adult education program by Oct 1, of the current school year they will not be considered a dropout
36	W39	Exceeded Max Age for Attendance	Student has reached the age of twenty-one without having graduated from high school or completed an approved program	Yes	Yes - Code 38	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
37	W40	Adult Ed – GED Tracking	School has an agreement with an educational program that provides a GED and tracks students or reports dropouts to the SCDE:	Yes	Yes Code 23	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	•Dont use unless your school has a MOU/MOA with a Adult Education program that tracks and reports students to SCDE. •If the student completed the adult education program by Oct 1, of the current school year they will not be considered a dropout
38	W41	South Carolina High School Credential	Student has a special education certificate or South Carolina High School Credential: •a student with a disability who has completed the requirements of an IEP (individualized education program •a severely disabled student who has reached the age of twenty-one •a severely disabled student who has entered a residential or day care facility	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
39	W42	Non-Diploma Document	Student has received a district issued document	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
40	W43	Out of Country		No	No	No	Yes - N21			No	No	No	No	Exclude student from grad rate and dropout calculations.
41	EG	Early Graduate	Student has graduated before the current years spring graduation	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
42	GC	Grade Change	Student remains within the same school but whose grade level is being changed during the school year	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
43	NS	No Show •Student did not attend school within the first 10 days of the current school year, or •Student registered during the school year and did not attend school within their first 10 days of the current school year	•and a records request was received from a school within the district	No	No	No	Yes - N10	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	District - 4701 School - Choose applicable school
44			•and a records request was received from a school outside of the district	No	No	No	Yes - N11	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Review list of district in the dropdown field.
45			•and a records request was received from a school not in S.C.	No	No	No	Yes - N12	Yes	Yes	No	No	No		GA - 9002 NC - 9001 Non-Border State - 9009
46			•and a records request was not received	Yes	Yes - Code 20	Yes	Yes - N11	No	No	No	No	No	No	Level Data will flag as warning
47			•and the student will be attending a Adult Education GED program	Yes	Yes - Code 23	Yes	Yes - N13	No	No	Yes	Yes (When GED earned)	Yes (When GED earned)	Yes	If the student completed the adult education program by Oct 1, of the current school year they will not be considered a dropout
48			•and the student will be attending a Adult Education Diploma program	Yes	Yes - Code 23	Yes	Yes - N14	No	No	Yes	Yes (When Diploma earned)	Yes (When Diploma earned)	No
49			•and the student will be attending a Adult Education (Other) program	Yes	Yes - Code 23	Yes	Yes - N15	No	No	Yes	Yes (When earned)	Yes (When earned)	No
50			•and the student is a early graudate.	No	No	No	Yes - N16	No	No	No	No	No	No	Make sure the Diploma Earned and Graduation Date fields have been populated.
51			•and the student will be attending a home school program.	No	No	No	Yes - N17	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Moved to District - HOME Moved to School - HOME
52			•and the student was in a cultural exchange or academic study program (foriegn exchange)	No	No	No	Yes - N18	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Moved to District - OTHE Moved to School - OTHE
53			•and the student was retained at their previous school	No	No	No	Yes - N19	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
54			•and the student died while enrolled in school or student completed the school year, was expected to return, and died during the summer break.	No	No	No	Yes - N20	No	No	No	No	No	No
55	P	Promoted (For End of Year Process)	Student was promoted from one grade to another grade, same school or next school.	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
56	R	Retained (For End of Year Process)	Student was not promoted to the next grade level at the end of the regular school session or the student was demoted to a lower grade.	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
57	EF	Ed-Fi No-Show Record	This code is used to updated SCDE via Ed-Fi that a student has graduated after the school district has already rolled both PS and Ed-Fi over for the next school year.	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Do Not Use Only used for Ed-Fi purposes during SY23-24
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