Grade Earned Data Collection and Reporting

2010-11 and Beyond

An alphanumeric grade assigned by a licensed educator indicating a student's level of accomplishment in a course. Grade earned is based on a 4.000 numeric point scale and should be unweighted. DPI has included several alternative grade earned indicators for courses when a numeric grade earned is not appropriate.

Code	Description/Comments
N.NNN	Based on a 4.000 numeric point scale.
CBC	Competency Based Credit – credit based on the competency level and/or proficiency level achieved.
E	The course or program is exempt from receiving a grade earned.
O	Other is available for grading exceptions ONLY. DPI will be auditing school districts that report other as a grade earned in an effort to evaluate the need for additional grade earned indicators/codes.
NA	Use of ‘NA’ or not applicable is available for scenarios such as records where completion status is ‘Incomplete’ or a pass/fail course when a numeric grade should not be applied to a student's GPA.

USES: Grade earned is needed to meet the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and address existing gaps in the state LDS data sets, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will build a new student level data collection and begin accumulating new data the first quarter of 2011 and beyond. The main objectives of this effort will be to address 2 key components referenced in ARRA and specified in the America COMPETES Act, the ability to match teachers with students and capture student-level transcript information, including courses completed.

Submit questions, comments and suggestions about the WSLS or ISES to the 24x7 DPI Online Helpdesk Application or call 800-507-5744

Last updated on 11/7/2011 4:18:30 PM