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ISBE has created additional guidance documents for Illinois Graduation Requirements and Mandated Units of Study that may be helpful in answering questions not covered in this document.  \nQ  \nA  \nQ  \nA  \n1. How does ISBE calculate graduation rate?  \nISBE calculates two graduation rates, both federally mandated. The first is called an Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate and is required for federal accountability under the 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), now known as Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) . The second graduation rate is for Indicator 1 of the Special Education State Performance Plan (SPP) . The ESSA graduation rate uses an Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate calculation as described in Question 2. The calculations for Indicator 1 are described in Question 4. In both definitions, a student must have received a “regular high school diploma” to count as having graduated.  \n2. What is the Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate and how is this calculated?  \nThe Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate is the rate of graduates compared to the total number of students in their 4-year, 5-year, and 6-year cohort. ISBE calculates the Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for schools, districts, and the state.  \nThe graduation rate is calculated based on ESSA High School Graduation Rate guidance. Students are reported at their most recent home school. The cohort is based on the number of students who enter Grade 9 for the first time, adjusted by adding into the cohort any student who transfers in later during Grade 9 or during the next three years and subtracting any student from the cohort who transfers out, emigrates to another country, transfers to a prison or juvenile facility, or dies during that same period.  \nSee Illinois Report Card Business Rules for further information.  \n[isbe](isbe.net)[.net](isbe.net)  \nILLINOIS  \nSTATE BOARD OF  \nEDUCATION  \n\n| | This methodology for calculating Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate was introduced in 2008 to “ensure a uniform method of calculating secondary school graduation rates across states, districts, and schools that increases the comparability and accuracy of this measure throughout the country.”(U.S. Department of Education)\u003Cbr>3. Where is the Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate used?\u003Cbr>Per ESSA Section 1111 .(c)(4)(B)(iii)(I-II) (20 USC Section 6311), the 4-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (and at a state’s discretion, the 5-and 6-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate) is a required indicator in the state’s ESSA accountability system. It also must be reported on the state’s Annual Report Card and to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) via the  EDFacts collection.\u003Cbr>4. What is State Performance Plan Indicator 1 – Graduation? How is this calculated?\u003Cbr>The State Performance Plan (SPP) is developed as a six-year plan that is composed of Compliance Indicators that include Disproportionality, Early Childhood Transition, Secondary Transition, and General Supervision, as well as Results Indicators, including Graduation, Drop Out, Assessment, and Educational Environments. Each indicator incorporates a measurable and rigorous target for each year of the SPP cycle, and these targets are used as a basis for analyzing each district’s data for students with disabilities. 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