Graduation Dropout Review and Comment Application Listserv and E-mail Messages to Authorized Users

Center for Educational Performance and Information This page is being posted as a courtesy resource for all users of the Graduation/Dropout Review and Comment Application. Any messages that previously have been posted to the SRSD Listserv or e-mailed to authorized users, and/or that you may have missed, are here in one document. Sent 4/16/08 to SRSD listserv and GAD authorized users: The Graduation Dropout Review and Comment (GAD) application compiles records on individual students that were submitted over more than four years by multiple districts. Based on a review of frequently occurring data submission patterns and the varying quality of data from different districts, CEPI has implemented targeted changes to the 2007 Graduation Cohort data. Some changes were made to many records at once that represent data patterns, and other individual changes were made after a team of CEPI and MDE reviewers investigated and determined the course of action. This communication describes the bulk record changes that have been made to date. ACTION ITEM: Please review your data after a bulk change or individual change has been made, and determine whether the changes may require further action on your part. Changes to individual records will be communicated directly via e-mail to the authorized user who submitted the help ticket as well as to the authorized users of other affected districts. Bulk change notices will be sent to the SRSD listserv, as ...