Coding of High School Students Instructions

Student Master Special Code for Diploma Path	Vocational Tab Related Information
CO4: Core 4 (Valid for most 12th graders)	No Career Cluster or Career Option required
CT4: Core 4 with CTE (Valid for some 12th graders)	Career Option required. (Select from A codes - P codes)
COB: Basic Core (Valid for some 12th graders)	Cluster/Concentration required
COD: Career Diploma (Valid for some 12th graders)	Cluster/Concentration required. Also post an "OM1" special code
CTU: TOPS University Diploma (Valid for most 09 to 11th graders)	No Career/Cluster or Career Option required
COJ: Career/Jumpstart Diploma (Valid for some 12th graders)	Career Option required. (Select from R-Regional, S codes, or T codes)
CCA: TOPS Tech Jumpstart Career Diploma (Valid for some 09 to 11th graders)	Career Option required. (Select from R-Regional, S codes, or T codes)
CJA: Jumpstart Alternate Pathway (L1 "LAA1") (Valid for some LAA1 09 to 11th graders)	Career Option required. (Select from R-Regional, S codes, or T codes)
CND: Not Declared. (Valid only for grade 09, and mid-year of grade 10.)	No Career Option required.
COA: Certificate of Achievement (Local code used to identify student earning Cert of Achievement and keep out of ranking)	Not Applicable. Local code only not reported to state.

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Special Codes Related to Privacy in STS

• CON: Consent to share Pii (STS data shared to LOSFA - TOPS)
• DNC: Do not consent to share Pii (STS data not shared to LOSFA - TOPS)
• Blank: Do not consent to share Pii (STS data not shared to LOSFA - TOPS)

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Act 833 Special Codes

• Based on IEP of student.
• ACS Act 833 EOC Alternate 5% Scale: Causes 5% calculation on EOC AND causes change in handling of Y/N of passage of tests for graduation.
• AC8 Act 833 Student: Causes change in handling of Y/N of passage of tests for graduation.

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State Student Information System Additional Diploma Related Path Codes (SIS)

• OM2: Op5 Non Diploma School/Program
• OM3: Op6 Connections Pathway (only grade 8)
• OM4: Op7 Skills Certificate after Connections Pathway
• OM5: Op8 Pursuing GED-HiSet after Connections Process
• TRA: Transitional 9th grade student. For student to be categorized as grade "T9" to State SIS system.

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Fastest Way to Update Special Codes for a Large Group of Students

• Go to Student Master / Loaders / Special Code Loader. Set for one grade level at a time.
• Place diploma codes and consent codes in same column to make for fast review.

Update Special Codes for a Single Student

• In Student Master, locate desired student.
• Click on the Special Codes field on the lower left.
• Pick the appropriate diploma related special code.
• Click SAVE.

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Fastest Way to Update Cluster/Concentration codes for COB (Basic Core) and COD (Career Diploma) Students

• Go to Student Master / Loaders / Vocational Concentration Cluster Loader.
• Set for Special Codes COB and COD.

Fastest Way to Update Career Options codes for CT4 (Core 4 with Tech), COJ (Jump Start), CCA (Tops Tech Jumpstart Career Diploma), or CJA (Jump Start Alt Pathway):

• Go to Student Master / Loaders / Career Loader.
• Set Career Options for ones offered at your school site.
• Set Special Codes to CT4, COJ, or CJA.

Update Cluster/Concentration or Career Options on a Single Student

• Go to the Student's Student Master record.
• Tap on the "Vocational" tab.
• "Cluster/Concentration" is on the lower middle.
• "Career Options" is on the far right.
• SAVE when done.

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