Adult Persistence

Documentation

Retention Source Hierarchy

Retention sources are evaluated according to a hierarchy.

Name Change (2019-05-14)

In 2018-2019, DC PCSB renamed the Adult Retention PMF Measure to be called Adult Persistence. We've changed the name of the table

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Key Information

• Users Can Submit Data Never
• Users Cannot Create, Cannot Update Rows

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Collection Template

Position	Column Name	Required	Format	Description
0	Data Type	True	Text	Adult Retention
1	LEA ID	True	Integer (Small)
2	LEA	False	Text
3	Campus ID	True	Integer (Small)
4	Campus	False	Text
5	School Year	True	Text	YYYY-YYYY
6	USI	True	Integer (Big)
7	First Name	False	Text
8	Last Name	False	Text
9	Assessment Grade	False	Text
10	Persistence Source	True	Mapped Text	The mechanism by which the student's retention status was assessed. Accepted Values: A+ CERTIFICATION ATTENDANCE GED NEDP NONE NRS NWEA SUPERA TABE ESPANOL WORKFORCE CREDENTIAL WORKFORCE EXAM
11	Persistence Result	True	Boolean (True/False)
12	Accountability Numerator	False	Integer (Small)	0 (Negative Outcome) or 1 (Positive Outcome) A student is considered to have a positive outcome if their Retention Result is TRUE.
13	Accountability Denominator	False	Integer (Small)	0 (Excluded from Rates) or 1 (Included in Rates)
14	Accountability Universe ID	True	Mapped ID	This field denotes if a record is included in a school’s Accountability Measure or Charter Goals metric calculations. Accepted Values: EXCLUDED: ALTERNATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY CAMPUS EXCLUDED: ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT IN CURRENT YEAR EXCLUDED: ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT IN PRIOR YEAR EXCLUDED: DID NOT MEET MINIMUM ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS EXCLUDED: ENROLLED LESS THAN 30 DAYS AFTER 10TH DAY OF SCHOOL EXCLUDED: INCOMPLETE TEST EXCLUDED: INELIGIBILITY REASON NOT AVAILABLE EXCLUDED: INELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT EXCLUDED: INVALIDATED SCORE EXCLUDED: INVALID SCORE IN CURRENT YEAR EXCLUDED: INVALID SCORE IN PRIOR YEAR EXCLUDED: MISSING OR INSUFFICIENT SUPPORTING EVIDENCE EXCLUDED: NEW TO US EXEMPTION EXCLUDED: NO SCHOOL/LEA FAY IN CURRENT YEAR EXCLUDED: NO SCORE OR MINIMUM ENROLLMENT IN PRIOR YEAR EXCLUDED: NOT A CERTIFIED GRADUATE EXCLUDED: NOT AUDITED AT LEA IN PRIOR YEAR EXCLUDED: NOT EL IN CURRENT YEAR EXCLUDED: NOT EL IN PRIOR YEAR EXCLUDED: NOT ENROLLED ON ROSTERING DATE EXCLUDED: NOT IN ACCOUNTABILITY UNIVERSE EXCLUDED: NOT IN ACHIEVEMENT UNIVERSE IN PRIOR YEAR EXCLUDED: NOT IN TESTING GRADE IN PRIOR YEAR EXCLUDED: OFF-GRADE TEST EXCLUDED: ONLY IN PMF UNIVERSE EXCLUDED: ONLY IN STAR UNIVERSE EXCLUDED: PENDING DC PCSB REVIEW EXCLUDED: PREVIOUSLY PROFICIENT EXCLUDED: PRIOR TO SY 2022-2023 DATA NOT COLLECTED EXCLUDED: PROFICIENT IN FIRST YEAR OF TESTING EXCLUDED: SCHOOL-SPECIFIC EXCEPTION EXCLUDED: SCORE/OUTCOME DOES NOT MEET PASSING REQUIREMENT EXCLUDED: STUDENT DECEASED EXCLUDED: STUDENT DID NOT ATTEND FULL ACADEMIC YEAR AT CAMPUS EXCLUDED: STUDENT EXPELLED FOR FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED REASON EXCLUDED: STUDENT IN NON-PUBLIC PLACEMENT EXCLUDED: STUDENT RECEIVED CREDENTIAL IN PREVIOUS YEAR EXCLUDED: STUDENT TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER CAMPUS IN SAME LEA EXCLUDED: STUDENT WITHOUT ENROLLMENT PERIOD, SCHEDULED TO BE DELETED EXCLUDED: TERMINAL GRADE (NOT RETAINED) EXCLUDED: TESTED AT A DIFFERENT SCHOOL IN CURRENT YEAR EXCLUDED: TEST NOT TAKEN EXCLUDED: THREE-YEAR GRADUATE EXCLUDED: UNKNOWN REASON EXCLUDED: VALID EXIT EXCLUDED: WAS NOT CONTINUOUSLY ENROLLED DURING TESTING WINDOW INCLUDED INCLUDED: CONDITIONAL/PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE INCLUDED: ELEMENTARY GRADES INCLUDED: ENROLLED AT ANOTHER CHARTER INCLUDED: ENROLLED AT DCPS INCLUDED: EVIDENCE/DOCUMENTATION NOT PROVIDED INCLUDED: INSUFFIENCT EVIDENCE/DOCUMENTATION INCLUDED: MIDDLE GRADES INCLUDED: NOT IN SECTOR PARTICIPATION UNIVERSE INCLUDED: NOT IN SECTOR REPORTING UNIVERSE

Shading Key

Primary Key Column	Column(s) which uniquely define the row, and is required in all submissions
Expected Column	Column which is expected in a complete submission; in case where the data are missing and the column is not required, these columns may be left blank
Calculated Column	Column which is calculated based on other data (provided in submission or otherwise); these columns can be left blank
Non-Loaded Column	Column which is not loaded; these columns are provided to support use of the table, but can be left blank in submissions

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