How to Report Students Graduate (Academic) Record / Grad Pathways

Report a record for each graduating student providing:

A Diploma Type from one of the allowable descriptors in below chart:

A Diploma Level from one of the allowable descriptors in below chart:

Graduate / Grad Plan: Descriptors

Graduation Pathway Data (as needed) (Required for students identified with 2023 Cohort and beyond) includes:

One of the Employability Skills from one of the allowable descriptors in below chart:

One of the Post Secondary Competency descriptors from one of the allowable in the below chart:

One of the Locally Created Pathway (when utilized) from the chart below:

The Diploma Award Date:

Provide the accurate award date if student completes their graduation requirements prior to the end of the school year OR the date of the graduation ceremony after the last day of the school calendar.

Student GPA Information including:

Reporting GPA data requires:

Overall Cumulative GPA (GradePointAverageValue)
- Updates should be provided on the Student Academic Record when course outcomes affect a change in cumulative GPA.
  - The GPA begins when students take their first high school course. A student’s high school career may begin prior to entering 9th grade.
  - Any time a course outcome is completed and credit is awarded, the cumulative GPA may change and should be updated on the Student Academic Record.
    - This is not the GPA of each course, each term, or each school year; this is to be and overall cumulative GPA.
- Students may have an overall cumulative GPA value higher than 4.0 provided.
Grade Point Average Type Descriptor identifying if the GPA is considered weighted or unweighted
- Reporting may be at the school level or student level based on current reporting values schools have in place.
GPA ‘Is Cumulative’
- This is always ‘True’ as the state expects the GPA provided to be cumulative.
Maximum GPA value (maxGradePointAverageValue)
- Provide the maximum cumulative GPA value
- Reporting of this value may be at the school level or student level based on current reporting values schools have in place
- Example: Schools on a 4.0 grade scale should provide 4.0 for the (maxGradePointAverageValue).
- Example: Schools on a 12.0 maximum grade point scale should provide 12.0 for the (maxGradePointAverageValue).
- The overall cumulative GPA may surpass the maxGradePointAverageValue depending on local weighting practices