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.