1999 School Accountability Cohort Definition

The 1999 school accountability cohort consists of all students, regardless of their current grade status, who were enrolled in the school on October 3, 2001 (BEDS day) and met one of the following conditions:

• first entered grade 9 (anywhere) during the 1999–2000 school year (July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000); or

• in the case of ungraded students with disabilities, reached their seventeenth birthday during the 1999–2000 school year.

The State will exclude the following students when reporting data on the 1999 school accountability cohort (though these students must be included in your file):

1. students with severe disabilities who participate in the New York State Alternate Assessment (NYSAA) as specified in their IEPs;

2. limited English proficient (LEP) students and new immigrants who first entered a New York State school after their seventeenth birthday and were assigned to grade nine or ten;

3. students who transferred to another high school, criminal justice facility, or approved alternative high school equivalency preparation program after BEDS day 2001;

4. students who left the U.S. and its territories after BEDS day 2001; and

5. students who died after BEDS day 2001.

Students who transferred into the school after BEDS day 2001 (October 3, 2001) will not be included in the 1999 school accountability cohort.

Students who have dropped out may NOT be excluded from the 1999 cohort. A dropout is any student (regardless of age) who left your school prior to graduation for any reason except death and did not enter another school or high school equivalency preparation program.

The 1999 graduation-rate cohort includes all members of the 1999 school accountability cohort plus students who were excluded from the school accountability cohort solely because they transferred to a high school equivalency preparation program.

To earn a high school diploma, with certain exceptions, students in this cohort must earn a score of 65 or higher (55 with approval of the local school board) (or earn a satisfactory score on a Department-approved alternative assessment) on the following examinations:

• the Regents examination in comprehensive English;

• a Regents examination in mathematics;

• a Regents examination in global history;

• the Regents examination in United States history and government; and

• a Regents examination in science.

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