New CALPADS Data Requirement for Graduation Data
High School
Pursuant to Senate Bill 532 (Chapter 918, Statutes of 2022), beginning with students graduating in the 2023鈭24 school year, LEAs will be required to confirm whether graduating high school students completed all state graduation requirements for a standard high school diploma but were exempt from local graduation requirements.
Specifically, LEAs must populate on the Student Enrollment the Graduation Exemption Indicator with a 鈥淵鈥 or 鈥淣鈥 for all students exiting with Student Exit Category code, E230 鈥 CompleterExit, and School Completion Status 100 鈥 Graduated, Standard HS Diploma.
LEAs must properly populate the Graduation Exemption Indicator for all students exiting on or after July 1, 2023 with an E230/100.
In collaboration with the College & Career Readiness Department, Technology Services developed a new procedure as part of the End of Year CALPADS submission.
The attached document provides more information.