WAC 180-105-040   Definitions.  As used in Title 3 WAC:

     (1) "High school" means a public school in the state enrolling students in any of grades nine through twelve.

     (2) "Graduation rate" means the percentage of students who receive a regular high school diploma within four academic years of having enrolled for the first time as ninth grade students. Students who transfer to another school less than four academic years after initial enrollment in the ninth grade shall not be included in the calculation of the graduation rate for the school from which the student transfers. Students who become deceased shall not be included in the calculation of the graduation rate for the school last attended. Students who earn a regular high school diploma after their four academic years will be included in additional calculations and reports for the year a regular high school diploma is completed.

     (3) "Graduation rate goal" means the expected minimum graduation rate reported in a particular year for the prior year's graduating class. For example, the graduation rate goal for 2006 relates to students in the class of 2005.

     (4) "Graduating class" or "class of" or "cohort" of any particular year means the group of students who are scheduled to graduate in that particular year after having completed grades nine through twelve in four or fewer academic years.



[05-15-036, recodified as § 180-105-040, filed 7/11/05, effective 7/11/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.655.030 (1)(a). 05-11-046, § 3-20-390, filed 5/12/05, effective 6/13/05.]