CHANGE IN TARGET

WISCONSIN DPI SPECIAL EDUCATION TEAMSTAKEHOLDERS MEETING

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Indicator 1 Graduation

Indicator 1 – Current Targets and Goal

For the development of the State Performance Plan, we used the 2014 graduation goal of 98%, based on Wisconsin’s NCLB Consolidated State Application (September 1, 2003 submission)

CIFMS Stakeholders developed plateau-step targets demonstrating substantial improvement to 2010-11.

‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08 ‘09 ‘10 ’11 ‘12 ‘13 ‘14

Rate

91 91 91 92 93 93 93 95 95 95 97 98

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‘05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ‘10

Rate 80.6 84.08 84.08 87.56 87.56 91.04

OSEP Guidance for APR – Changes to Indicator 1

Indicator 1: Percent of youth with IEPs graduating from high school with a regular diploma. (20 U.S.C. 1416 (a)(3)(A)) Measurement: States must report using the

graduation rate calculation and timeline established by the Department under the ESEA

Instructions for Indicators/Measurement: Targets should be the same as the annual graduation rate targets under Title I of the ESEA

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Wisconsin Title I Graduation Rate Target

The 2008 Title I regulations also require each State to set a goal and targets for high school graduation and to incorporate the goal and targets into its AYP definition, beginning in 2009-2010.

NCLB High School Graduation Rate Non-Regulatory Guidance, December 2008

Wisconsin’s current AYP target under Title I of the ESEA is: A high school graduation rate of at least 80

percent ….From Wisconsin DPI’s An AYP Primer

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Wisconsin SPP Graduation Rate Target5

Indicator 1 targets should be the same as the annual graduation rate targets under Title I of the ESEA

Indicator 1: Eighty percent of youth with IEPs will graduate from high school with a regular diploma.

New ESEA Title I Requirement:Establish Annual Graduation Rate Targets

A State must establish annual graduation rate targets that reflect continuous and substantial improvement from the prior year toward meeting or exceeding the State’s graduation rate goal (34 C.F.R. §200.19(b)(3)(i)(B)).

NCLB High School Graduation Rate Non-Regulatory Guidance, 2008

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Wisconsin DPI – ESEA Graduation Rate Workgroup

A DPI cross-agency ESEA workgroup has been convened to set new graduation targets demonstrating continuous and substantial improvement in 2010 The Special Education Team is represented on that

workgroup

Because of OSEP’s new directive, our Indicator 1 targets will be aligned with the new ESEA targets once they are developed

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