Indicator 1 is the percentage of youth ages 14-21 with individual education programs (IEPs) graduating with regular diploma.

Terms to Know:

High school diploma: The student has completed the required course of study with the minimum number of credit hours as required by 704 KAR 3:305 and any applicable LEA requirements. "High school diploma" does not mean a certificate of completion or a General Education Development (GED).

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Data Collection: DoSEs review the data in the Special Ed Exit Report in IC prior to July 31.

Graduation data are based on a school year (July 1 through June 30). For more information, please see OSEEL’s Data Manual.

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Measurement: The OSEEL calculates Indicator 1 by taking the number of youth with IEPs ages 14-21 who exited special education due to graduating with a regular high school diploma and

dividing it by the sum of all youth with IEPs ages 14-21 who graduated with a regular high school diploma, graduated with an alternate diploma, reached maximum age or dropped out and

then converting the result to a percentage. Students who exited special education by transferring to regular education or moving (but are known to be continuing in an educational program) are

not included in the calculation.