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**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION**

**Education Data Exchange Network (EDEN)**

**N100 -- Vocational Concentrator Dropout File Specifications**

**Version 2.0**

**(New for 2005--06)**

**August 2006**

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  **Title:**      N100 -- Vocational Concentrator Dropout File
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[]{#__RefHeading___Toc145327635 .anchor}PREFACE

This document provides technical instructions for building files that
can be submitted through the Education Data Exchange Network (EDEN).
This document is used in coordination with the EDEN Workbook and the
EDEN Submission System User Guide.

EDEN is a centralized, coordinated repository of state reported, K--12,
educational data residing at the U.S. Department of Education.  The EDEN
Submission System is an electronic system that facilitates the efficient
and timely transmission of data from SEAs to the U.S. Department of
Education.

**Contents**

[DOCUMENT CONTROL ii](#__RefHeading___Toc145327634)

[PREFACE iii](#__RefHeading___Toc145327635)

[1.0 PURPOSE 1](#purpose)

[1.1 Changes from the 03--04 and 04--05 File Specification
1](#changes-from-the-0304-and-0405-file-specification)

[1.2 Requirements for Submitting this Data Group
1](#requirements-for-submitting-this-data-group)

[2.0 FILE NAMING CONVENTION 2](#file-naming-convention)

[3.0 GUIDANCE FOR SUBMITTING THIS FILE
3](#guidance-for-submitting-this-file)

[4.0 SEA VOCATIONAL CONCENTRATOR DROPOUT FILE
4](#sea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[4.1 Header Record Definition 4](#header-record-definition)

[4.2 Data Record Definition 5](#data-record-definition)

[4.3 SEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File Examples
8](#sea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file-examples)

[4.3.1 Partial Record Sample for Fixed Format SEA Vocational
Concentrator Dropout File
8](#partial-record-sample-for-fixed-format-sea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[4.3.2 Partial Record Sample for Comma--Delimited File Format SEA
Vocational Concentrator Dropout File
9](#partial-record-sample-for-commadelimited-file-format-sea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[4.3.3 Partial Record Sample for Tab--Delimited File Format SEA
Vocational Concentrator Dropout File
10](#partial-record-sample-for-tabdelimited-file-format-sea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[5.0 LEA VOCATIONAL CONCENTRATOR DROPOUT FILE
11](#lea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[5.1 Header Record Definition 11](#header-record-definition-1)

[5.2 Data Record Definition 12](#data-record-definition-1)

[5.3 LEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File Example
15](#lea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file-example)

[5.3.1 Partial Record Sample for Fixed Format LEA Vocational
Concentrator Dropout File
15](#partial-record-sample-for-fixed-format-lea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[5.3.2 Partial Record Sample for Comma--Delimited File Format LEA
Vocational Concentrator Dropout File
16](#partial-record-sample-for-commadelimited-file-format-lea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[5.3.3 Partial Record Sample for Tab--Delimited File Format LEA
Vocational Concentrator Dropout File
17](#partial-record-sample-for-tabdelimited-file-format-lea-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[6.0 SCHOOL VOCATIONAL CONCENTRATOR DROPOUT FILE
18](#school-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[6.1 Header Record Definition 18](#header-record-definition-2)

[6.2 Data Record Definition 19](#data-record-definition-2)

[6.3 School Vocational Concentrator Dropout File Example
22](#school-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file-example)

[6.3.1 Partial Record Sample for Fixed Format School Vocational
Concentrator Dropout File
22](#partial-record-sample-for-fixed-format-school-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[6.3.2 Partial Record Sample for Comma--Delimited File Format School
Vocational Concentrator Dropout File
23](#partial-record-sample-for-commadelimited-file-format-school-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

[6.3.3 Partial Record Sample for Tab--Delimited File Format School
Vocational Concentrator Dropout File
24](#partial-record-sample-for-tabdelimited-file-format-school-vocational-concentrator-dropout-file)

# PURPOSE

This document contains instructions for building fixed and delimited
files to submit EDEN Data Group: Vocational Concentrator Dropout Table
File Specification, ID \# 620. The data collected through this file
specification is currently collected through the Consolidated Annual
Performance, Accountability, and Financial Status Report for the State
Basic Grant and Tech-Prep Grant Programs under the Carl D. Perkins
Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998.

A separate document contains the XML file formats. General guidance for
constructing all EDEN file types may be found in the *Education Data
Exchange Network (EDEN) Workbook.*

## Changes from the 03--04 and 04--05 File Specification

Not applicable. This is a new file specification for 2005-06.

## Requirements for Submitting this Data Group

The data group is submitted at the following levels:

-   SEA

-   LEA - Only for LEAs with vocational concentrators

-   School - Only for schools with vocational concentrators

The following table indicates the valid combinations of categories and
the sub--totals and/or totals needed for this file. An "X" in the column
indicates that the column must be populated when reporting that
particular category. The total indicator must be either "Y" (Yes) or "N"
(No). If the record is for a detail county, specify an "N" (No). If the
record is for a subtotal or grand total, specify a "Y" (Yes).

Table 1.2--1: Vocational Concentrator Dropout Table, Required
Categories, and Applicable Totals

+-----------+------+----+-----+----+--------+--------+-----+-------+
| **Table   | **R  | ** | **D | *  | **Ec   | **     | *   | **    |
| Name**    | ace/ | Ge | isa | *L | onomic | Single | *To | Comme |
|           | Eth  | nd | bil | EP | D      | P      | tal | nts** |
|           | nici | er | ity | St | isadva | arents | In  |       |
|           | ty** | ** | Sta | at | ntaged | or     | dic |       |
|           |      |    | tus | us | St     | Pr     | ato |       |
|           |      |    | (I  | ** | atus** | egnant | r** |       |
|           |      |    | DEA |    |        | St     |     |       |
|           |      |    | )** | ** |        | atus** |     |       |
|           |      |    |     | (O |        |        |     |       |
|           |      |    |     | nl |        |        |     |       |
|           |      |    |     | y) |        |        |     |       |
|           |      |    |     | ** |        |        |     |       |
+===========+======+====+=====+====+========+========+=====+=======+
| **VCCNC   | *    | ** | **  | *  | ** **  | ** **  | **  |       |
| TRDRPOT** | *X** |  X |  ** | *  |        |        | N** |       |
|           |      | ** |     | ** |        |        |     |       |
+-----------+------+----+-----+----+--------+--------+-----+-------+
| **VCCNC   | *    |    | **  |    | ** **  | ** **  | **  |       |
| TRDRPOT** | * ** |    | X** |    |        |        | N** |       |
+-----------+------+----+-----+----+--------+--------+-----+-------+
| **VCCNC   | *    | *  |     | *  | ** **  | ** **  | **  |       |
| TRDRPOT** | * ** | *  |     | *X |        |        | N** |       |
|           |      | ** |     | ** |        |        |     |       |
+-----------+------+----+-----+----+--------+--------+-----+-------+
| **VCCNC   | *    | *  | **  |    | **X**  | ** **  | **  |       |
| TRDRPOT** | * ** | *  |  ** |    |        |        | N** |       |
|           |      | ** |     |    |        |        |     |       |
+-----------+------+----+-----+----+--------+--------+-----+-------+
| **VCCNC   | *    | *  | **  | *  | ** **  | ** X** | **  |       |
| TRDRPOT** | * ** | *  |  ** | *  |        |        | N** |       |
|           |      | ** |     | ** |        |        |     |       |
+-----------+------+----+-----+----+--------+--------+-----+-------+

# FILE NAMING CONVENTION

Being able to readily identify any particular file transmission is an
important consideration for users of the EDEN Data Submission System.
Being able to identify a particular file can greatly facilitate any
technical assistance that may be requested by the State. A maximum of 25
characters (including the file extension) is allowed for the file name.
The following is the naming convention for Vocational Concentrator
Dropout file submissions:

sslev**VCCNTDRPT**vvvvvvv.ext

Where:

> **ss** = Two--character USPS State Abbreviation for the submitting
> SEA.
>
> **lev** = Three--character abbreviation for the level submitted. Use:
>
> SEA for a State Education Agency Vocational Concentrator Dropout
> submission
>
> LEA for a Local Education Agency Vocational Concentrator Dropout
> submission
>
> SCH for a School Vocational Concentrator Dropout submission
>
> **Filename** = **VCCNTDRPT**(no more than nine digits)
>
> **vvvvvvv** = Up to seven--character alphanumeric string designated by
> the SEA to uniquely identify the individual submission, (e.g.,
> ver0001, v010803)
>
> **.ext** = Three--character file extension identifying the file format
> as follows:

.txt -- fixed format

.csv -- comma--delimited format

.tab -- tab--delimited format

**NOTE:** For additional information on file naming conventions, refer
to the *Educational Data Exchange Network (EDEN) Workbook*.

# GUIDANCE FOR SUBMITTING THIS FILE

A Vocational Concentrator is a student who enrolled in a threshold level
of vocational education. The threshold level is defined by the state and
includes a sequence of courses that provides individuals with the
academic and technical knowledge and skills the individuals used to
prepare for further education and for careers (other than careers
requiring a baccalaureate, masters, or doctoral degree) in current or
emerging employment sectors.

The data collected in this file should count those vocational
concentrators who dropped out. A dropout is defined as a student who
was:

-   enrolled in school at some time during the school year and was not
    enrolled on October 1 of the following school year, **or**

-   was not enrolled on October 1 of the school year although expected
    to be in membership (i.e., was not reported as a dropout the year
    before), **and**

-   has not graduated from high school or completed a state or
    district-approved educational program, **and**

-   did not meet any of the following exclusionary conditions:

1.  transfer to another public school district, private school, or
    state- or district-approved educational program;

2.  temporary school-recognized absence due to suspension or illness; or

3.  death.

Fields in this file specification that are defined as "Number" can
contain values with leading zeros or without leading zeros.
Additionally, when submitting fixed format files, "Number" fields can be
either right or left justified. This applies to the following fields:

-   "Total Records in File" in the Header

-   "File Record Number" in the Data Record

-   "Count" fields in the Data Record, i.e., Teacher Count, Student
    Count

For this data collection, the five permitted values from Directive 15
are used for race/ethnicity. "Multiracial" and race/ethnicities beyond
the five in Directive 15 are not included in the permitted values for
race/ethnicity. If your state uses values for race/ethnicity that are
not included in Directive 15 and those values can not be cross-walked to
the five permitted values in Directive 15, then those students are not
reported in the detailed records.

# SEA VOCATIONAL CONCENTRATOR DROPOUT FILE

This section describes the fixed file and delimited file specifications
used to transmit information pertaining to the SEA Vocational
Concentrator Dropout File. The file type is specified in the header
record.

## Header Record Definition

The header record is required and is the first record in every file
submitted to the EDEN Submission System. The purpose of the header
record is to provide information as to the file type, number of Data
Records in the file, file name, file identifier, and file reporting
period.

Section 4.3 contains examples of the header record.

Table 4.1--1: SEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout, Header Record

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Data       **Start\     **Length**   **Type**   **(M)andatory / **Definition /          **Permitted
  Element      Position**                           (O)ptional**    Comments**              Values**
  Name**                                                                                    
  ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- --------------- ----------------------- --------------
  File Type    1            50           String     M               Identifies the type of  **SEA
                                                                    file being submitted.   VOCATIONAL
                                                                                            CONCENTRATOR
                                                                                            DROPOUT**

  Total        51           10           Number     M               The total number of     
  Records In                                                        Data Records contained  
  File                                                              in the file. The header 
                                                                    record is NOT included  
                                                                    in this count.          

  File Name    61           25           String     M               File Name and extension 
  (Including                                                        are provided by the     
  file                                                              SEA. The file name      
  extension)                                                        should be the same as   
                                                                    the external file name. 
                                                                    (Please see *File       
                                                                    Naming Convention* in   
                                                                    Section 2.0 of this     
                                                                    document.)              

  File         86           32           String     M               Any combination of      
  Identifier                                                        standard characters to  
                                                                    further identify the    
                                                                    file as specified by    
                                                                    the SEA, e.g., a date,  
                                                                    person's name, version  
                                                                    number.                 

  File         118          9            String     M               Enter the Academic      
  Reporting                                                         School Year for which   
  Period                                                            data is being reported. 
                                                                    The required format for 
                                                                    entering the File       
                                                                    Reporting Period is     
                                                                    \"CCYY--CCYY\" or       
                                                                    \"CCYY CCYY\", where    
                                                                    either a hyphen or a    
                                                                    space must separate the 
                                                                    beginning and ending    
                                                                    years, e.g., 2005--2006 
                                                                    or 2005 2006.           

  Filler       127          359          String     M               Leave filler field      
                                                                    blank.                  

  Carriage     486          1                       M                                       
  Return /                                                                                  
  Line Feed                                                                                 
  (CRLF)                                                                                    
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

## Data Record Definition

Data Records are required and immediately follow the header record in
every file submitted to the EDEN Submission System. Data Records provide
counts for the specified categories as well as sub--totals and grand
totals.

Section 4.3 contains examples of Data Records.

Table 4.2--1: SEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout, Data Record

+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **Data   | **  | ** | **  | *      | **Definition / | **Permitted  |
| Element  | Sta | Le | Typ | *(M)an | Comments**     | Values**     |
| Name**   | rt\ | ng | e** | datory |                |              |
|          | P   | th |     | /      |                |              |
|          | osi | ** |     | (O)pti |                |              |
|          | tio |    |     | onal** |                |              |
|          | n** |    |     |        |                |              |
+==========+=====+====+=====+========+================+==============+
| File     | 1   | 6  | Num | M      | A sequential   |              |
| Record   |     |    | ber |        | number         |              |
| Number   |     |    |     |        | assigned by    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the State that |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | is unique to   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | each row entry |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | within the     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID     | 7   | 2  | Str | M      | The two--digit | For a list   |
| 559\     |     |    | ing |        | Federal        | of valid     |
| **FIPS   |     |    |     |        | Information    | FIPS State   |
| State    |     |    |     |        | Processing     | Codes, refer |
| Code     |     |    |     |        | Standards      | to the *EDEN |
|          |     |    |     |        | (FIPS) for the | Workbook*.   |
|          |     |    |     |        | state,         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | District of    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Columbia, and  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the            |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | possessions    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and freely     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | associated     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | areas of the   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | United States  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | (e.g., Puerto  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Rico).         |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID     | 9   | 2  | Str | M      | A number used  | **01** --    |
| 570\     |     |    | ing |        | in EDEN to     | State        |
| **State  |     |    |     |        | uniquely       | Education    |
| Agency   |     |    |     |        | identify state | Agency       |
| Number   |     |    |     |        | agencies. This |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | ID cannot be   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | updated        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through this   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 11  | 14 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 25  | 20 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Table    | 45  | 20 | Str | M      | The number of  | **VC         |
| Name     |     |    | ing |        | students       | CNCTRDRPOT** |
|          |     |    |     |        | reaching a     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | state-defined  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | threshold of   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | vocational     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | education      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | (vocational    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | concentrator)  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and who have   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | dropped out.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 65  | 15 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Race/E   | 80  | 15 | Str | O      | The general    | **AM** --    |
| thnicity |     |    | ing |        | racial         | American     |
|          |     |    |     |        | category that  | Indian or    |
|          |     |    |     |        | most clearly   | Alaskan      |
|          |     |    |     |        | reflects the   | Native\      |
|          |     |    |     |        | individual's   | **AS --**    |
|          |     |    |     |        | recognition of | Asian or     |
|          |     |    |     |        | his or her     | Pacific      |
|          |     |    |     |        | community or   | Islander\    |
|          |     |    |     |        | with which the | **BL** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        | individual     | Black (Not   |
|          |     |    |     |        | most           | Hispanic)\   |
|          |     |    |     |        | identifies.    | **HI** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Hispanic\    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **WH** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | White (Not   |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Hispanic)\   |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Gender   | 95  | 15 | Str | O      | A person's     | **M** --     |
|          |     |    | ing |        | gender.        | Male\        |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **F** --     |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Female\      |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Di       | 110 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **WDIS** --  |
| sability |     |    | ing |        | of a child's   | Children     |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | qualification  | with one or  |
| (IDEA)   |     |    |     |        | for special    | more         |
|          |     |    |     |        | education,     | disabilities |
|          |     |    |     |        | such as        | (IDEA)       |
|          |     |    |     |        | autism,        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | d              | **WODIS** -- |
|          |     |    |     |        | eaf-blindness, | Children     |
|          |     |    |     |        | developmental  | without      |
|          |     |    |     |        | delay,         | d            |
|          |     |    |     |        | emotional      | isabilities\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | disturbance,   | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | hearing        | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        | mental         | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        | retardation,   | Collected    |
|          |     |    |     |        | multiple       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | disabilities,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | orthopedic     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | specific       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | learning       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | disability,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | speech or      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | language       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | traumatic      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | brain injury,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | visual         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment and |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | other health   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment.    |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| LEP      | 125 | 15 | Str | O      | This status is | **LEP** --   |
| Status   |     |    | ing |        | used only when | Limited      |
| (Only)   |     |    |     |        | students with  | English      |
|          |     |    |     |        | LEP status     | proficient   |
|          |     |    |     |        | need to be     | (LEP)        |
|          |     |    |     |        | included.      | Student\     |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Economic | 140 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **ECODIS**   |
| Disad    |     |    | ing |        | of whether the | -- Economic  |
| vantaged |     |    |     |        | student meets  | D            |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | the state      | isadvantaged |
|          |     |    |     |        | criteria for   | (ED)         |
|          |     |    |     |        | classification | Students\    |
|          |     |    |     |        | as             | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | economically   | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | disadvantaged. | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Single   | 155 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **SPPT** --  |
| Parents  |     |    | ing |        | that           | Single       |
| or       |     |    |     |        | vocational     | Parents or   |
| Pregnant |     |    |     |        | concentrators  | Pregnant     |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | are either     | Teenagers\   |
|          |     |    |     |        | single parents | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | or pregnant    | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | teenagers.     | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 170 | 45 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 215 | 30 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 245 | 30 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Total    | 275 | 1  | Str | M      | An indicator   | **N** --     |
| I        |     |    | ing |        | that defines   | specifies    |
| ndicator |     |    |     |        | the count      | detail level |
|          |     |    |     |        | level (i.e.,   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | detail level,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | subtotal level |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | or grand total |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | level).        |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Exp      | 276 | 2  | Str | O      | Submitted      |              |
| lanation |     | 00 | ing |        | files will be  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | processed      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | various edit   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | checks. When   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | unusual        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | conditions are |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | detected,      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | warning errors |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | may be issued, |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | even though    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the data may   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | be valid. When |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | this occurs,   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | an explanation |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | responding to  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the warning    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | may be         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | submitted with |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the data, or   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | after files    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | have been      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | processed. The |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Department of  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Education will |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | verify         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | explanations,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and after      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | verification,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | accept the     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | data.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Student  | 476 | 10 | Num | M      | If the count   |              |
| Count    |     |    | ber |        | provided is    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | either a       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | subtotal or    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | grand total,   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | it must be     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | equal to or    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | greater than   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the sum of its |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | parts.         |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Carriage | 486 | 1  |     | M      |                |              |
| Return / |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| Line     |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| Feed     |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| (CRLF)   |     |    |     |        |                |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+

## SEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File Examples

### Partial Record Sample for Fixed Format SEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows a portion of the header row and data rows. The
highlighted ruler line is provided to help the reader visually identify
the column placement of the data. The ruler line should not be included
in submitted files.

### Partial Record Sample for Comma--Delimited File Format SEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows the header row and data rows.[^1]

### Partial Record Sample for Tab--Delimited File Format SEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows the header row and data rows.[^2]

# LEA VOCATIONAL CONCENTRATOR DROPOUT FILE 

This section describes the fixed file and delimited file specifications
used to transmit information pertaining to the LEA Vocational
Concentrator Dropout File. The file type is specified in the header
record.

## Header Record Definition

The header record is required and is the first record in every file
submitted to the EDEN Submission System. The purpose of the header
record is to provide information as to the file type, number of Data
Records in the file, file name, file identifier, and file reporting
period.

See Section 5.3 for examples of the header record.

Table 5.1--1: Vocational Concentrator Dropout, Header Record

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Data       **Start\     **Length**   **Type**   **(M)andatory / **Definition /         **Permitted
  Element      Position**                           (O)ptional**    Comments**             Values**
  Name**                                                                                   
  ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- --------------- ---------------------- --------------
  File Type    1            50           String     M               Identifies the type of **LEA
                                                                    file being submitted.  VOCATIONAL
                                                                                           CONCENTRATOR
                                                                                           DROPOUT**

  Total        51           10           Number     M               The total number of    
  Records In                                                        Data Records contained 
  File                                                              in the file. The       
                                                                    header record is NOT   
                                                                    included in this       
                                                                    count.                 

  File Name    61           25           String     M               File Name and          
  (Including                                                        extension are provided 
  file                                                              by the SEA. The file   
  extension)                                                        name should be the     
                                                                    same as the external   
                                                                    file name. (Please see 
                                                                    *File Naming           
                                                                    Convention* in Section 
                                                                    2.0 of this document.) 

  File         86           32           String     M               Any combination of     
  Identifier                                                        standard characters to 
                                                                    further identify the   
                                                                    file as specified by   
                                                                    the SEA, e.g., a date, 
                                                                    person's name, version 
                                                                    number.                

  File         118          9            String     M               Enter the Academic     
  Reporting                                                         School Year for which  
  Period                                                            data is being          
                                                                    reported. The required 
                                                                    format for entering    
                                                                    the File Reporting     
                                                                    Period is              
                                                                    \"CCYY--CCYY\" or      
                                                                    \"CCYY CCYY\", where   
                                                                    either a hyphen or a   
                                                                    space must separate    
                                                                    the beginning and      
                                                                    ending years, e.g.,    
                                                                    2005--2006 or 2005     
                                                                    2006.                  

  Filler       127          359          String     M               Leave filler field     
                                                                    blank.                 

  Carriage     486          1                       M                                      
  Return /                                                                                 
  Line Feed                                                                                
  (CRLF)                                                                                   
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

## Data Record Definition

Data Records are required and immediately follow the header record in
every file submitted to the EDEN Submission System. Data Records provide
counts for the specified categories as well as sub--totals and grand
totals.

See Section 5.3 for examples of the Data Record.

Table 5.2--1: LEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout, Data Record

+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **Data   | **  | ** | **  | *      | **Definition / | **Permitted  |
| Element  | Sta | Le | Typ | *(M)an | Comments**     | Values**     |
| Name**   | rt\ | ng | e** | datory |                |              |
|          | P   | th |     | /      |                |              |
|          | osi | ** |     | (O)pti |                |              |
|          | tio |    |     | onal** |                |              |
|          | n** |    |     |        |                |              |
+==========+=====+====+=====+========+================+==============+
| File     | 1   | 6  | Num | M      | A sequential   |              |
| Record   |     |    | ber |        | number         |              |
| Number   |     |    |     |        | assigned by    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the State that |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | is unique to   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | each row entry |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | within the     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID     | 7   | 2  | Str | M      | The two--digit | For a list   |
| 559\     |     |    | ing |        | Federal        | of valid     |
| **FIPS   |     |    |     |        | Information    | FIPS State   |
| State    |     |    |     |        | Processing     | Codes, refer |
| Code     |     |    |     |        | Standards      | to the *EDEN |
|          |     |    |     |        | (FIPS) for the | Workbook*.   |
|          |     |    |     |        | state,         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | District of    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Columbia, and  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the            |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | possessions    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and freely     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | associated     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | areas of the   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | United States  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | (e.g., Puerto  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Rico).         |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID     | 9   | 2  | Str | M      | A number used  | **01** --    |
| 570\     |     |    | ing |        | in EDEN to     | State        |
| **State  |     |    |     |        | uniquely       | Education    |
| Agency   |     |    |     |        | identify state | Agency       |
| Number   |     |    |     |        | agencies. This |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | ID cannot be   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | updated        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through this   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID 4\  | 11  | 14 | Str | M      | The identifier |              |
| **State  |     |    | ing |        | assigned to a  |              |
| LEA      |     |    |     |        | local          |              |
| Id       |     |    |     |        | education      |              |
| entifier |     |    |     |        | agency (LEA)   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | by the State   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Education      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Agency (SEA).  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Also known as  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | State LEA ID.  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | This ID is a   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | required       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | field. This    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | data element   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | cannot be      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | updated        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through this   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 25  | 20 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Table    | 45  | 20 | Str | M      | The number of  | **VC         |
| Name     |     |    | ing |        | students       | CNCTRDRPOT** |
|          |     |    |     |        | reaching a     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | state-defined  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | threshold of   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | vocational     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | education      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | (vocational    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | concentrator)  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and who have   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | dropped out.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 65  | 15 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Race/E   | 80  | 15 | Str | O      | The general    | **AM** --    |
| thnicity |     |    | ing |        | racial         | American     |
|          |     |    |     |        | category that  | Indian or    |
|          |     |    |     |        | most clearly   | Alaskan      |
|          |     |    |     |        | reflects the   | Native\      |
|          |     |    |     |        | individual's   | **AS --**    |
|          |     |    |     |        | recognition of | Asian or     |
|          |     |    |     |        | his or her     | Pacific      |
|          |     |    |     |        | community or   | Islander\    |
|          |     |    |     |        | with which the | **BL** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        | individual     | Black (Not   |
|          |     |    |     |        | most           | Hispanic)\   |
|          |     |    |     |        | identifies.    | **HI** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Hispanic\    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **WH** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | White (Not   |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Hispanic)\   |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Gender   | 95  | 15 | Str | O      | A person's     | **M** --     |
|          |     |    | ing |        | gender.        | Male\        |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **F** --     |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Female\      |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Di       | 110 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **WDIS** --  |
| sability |     |    | ing |        | of a child's   | Children     |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | qualification  | with one or  |
| (IDEA)   |     |    |     |        | for special    | more         |
|          |     |    |     |        | education,     | disabilities |
|          |     |    |     |        | such as        | (IDEA)       |
|          |     |    |     |        | autism, deaf-  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | blindness,     | **WODIS** -- |
|          |     |    |     |        | developmental  | Children     |
|          |     |    |     |        | delay,         | without      |
|          |     |    |     |        | emotional      | d            |
|          |     |    |     |        | disturbance,   | isabilities\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | hearing        | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | mental         | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        | retardation,   | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        | multiple       | Collected    |
|          |     |    |     |        | disabilities,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | orthopedic     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | specific       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | learning       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | disability,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | speech or      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | language       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | traumatic      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | brain injury,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | visual         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment and |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | other health   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment.    |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| LEP      | 125 | 15 | Str | O      | This status is | **LEP** --   |
| Status   |     |    | ing |        | used only when | Limited      |
| (Only)   |     |    |     |        | students with  | English      |
|          |     |    |     |        | LEP status     | proficient   |
|          |     |    |     |        | need to be     | (LEP)        |
|          |     |    |     |        | included.      | Student\     |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Economic | 140 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **ECODIS**   |
| Disad    |     |    | ing |        | of whether the | -- Economic  |
| vantaged |     |    |     |        | student meets  | D            |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | the state      | isadvantaged |
|          |     |    |     |        | criteria for   | (ED)         |
|          |     |    |     |        | classification | Students\    |
|          |     |    |     |        | as             | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | economically   | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | disadvantaged. | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Single   | 155 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **SPPT** --  |
| Parents  |     |    | ing |        | that           | Single       |
| or       |     |    |     |        | vocational     | Parents or   |
| Pregnant |     |    |     |        | concentrators  | Pregnant     |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | are either     | Teenagers\   |
|          |     |    |     |        | single parents | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | or pregnant    | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | teenagers.     | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 170 | 45 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 215 | 30 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 245 | 30 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Total    | 275 | 1  | Str | M      | An indicator   | **N** --     |
| I        |     |    | ing |        | that defines   | specifies    |
| ndicator |     |    |     |        | the count      | detail level |
|          |     |    |     |        | level (i.e.,   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | detail level,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | subtotal level |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | or grand total |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | level).        |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Exp      | 276 | 2  | Str | O      | Submitted      |              |
| lanation |     | 00 | ing |        | files will be  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | processed      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | various edit   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | checks. When   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | unusual        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | conditions are |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | detected,      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | warning errors |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | may be issued, |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | even though    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the data may   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | be valid. When |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | this occurs,   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | an explanation |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | responding to  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the warning    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | may be         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | submitted with |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the data, or   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | after files    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | have been      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | processed. The |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Department of  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Education will |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | verify         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | explanations,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and after      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | verification,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | accept the     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | data.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Student  | 476 | 10 | Num | M      | If the count   |              |
| Count    |     |    | ber |        | provided is    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | either a       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | subtotal or    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | grand total,   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | it must be     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | equal to or    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | greater than   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the sum of its |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | parts.         |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Carriage | 486 | 1  |     | M      |                |              |
| Return / |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| Line     |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| Feed     |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| (CRLF)   |     |    |     |        |                |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+

## LEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File Example 

### Partial Record Sample for Fixed Format LEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows a portion of the header row and data rows. The
highlighted ruler line is provided to help the reader visually identify
the column placement of the data. The ruler line should not be included
in submitted files.

### Partial Record Sample for Comma--Delimited File Format LEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows the header row and data rows.[^3]

### Partial Record Sample for Tab--Delimited File Format LEA Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows the header row and data rows.[^4]

# SCHOOL VOCATIONAL CONCENTRATOR DROPOUT FILE 

This section describes the fixed file and delimited file specifications
used to transmit information pertaining to the School Vocational
Concentrator Dropout File type. The file type is specified in the header
record.

## Header Record Definition

The header record is required and is the first record in every file
submitted to the EDEN Submission System. The purpose of the header
record is to provide information as to the file type, number of Data
Records in the file, file name, file identifier, and file reporting
period.

See Section 6.3 for examples of the header record.

Table 6.1--1: SCH Vocational Concentrator Dropout, Header Record

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **Data       **Start\     **Length**   **Type**   **(M)andatory / **Definition /          **Permitted
  Element      Position**                           (O)ptional**    Comments**              Values**
  Name**                                                                                    
  ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------- --------------- ----------------------- --------------
  File Type    1            50           String     M               Identifies the type of  **SCHOOL
                                                                    file being submitted.   VOCATIONAL
                                                                                            CONCENTRATOR
                                                                                            DROPOUT**

  Total        51           10           Number     M               The total number of     
  Records In                                                        Data Records contained  
  File                                                              in the file. The header 
                                                                    record is NOT included  
                                                                    in this count.          

  File Name    61           25           String     M               File Name and extension 
  (Including                                                        are provided by the     
  file                                                              SEA. The file name      
  extension)                                                        should be the same as   
                                                                    the external file name. 
                                                                    (Please see *File       
                                                                    Naming Convention* in   
                                                                    Section 2.0 of this     
                                                                    document.)              

  File         86           32           String     M               Any combination of      
  Identifier                                                        standard characters to  
                                                                    further identify the    
                                                                    file as specified by    
                                                                    the SEA, e.g., a date,  
                                                                    person's name, version  
                                                                    number.                 

  File         118          9            String     M               Enter the Academic      
  Reporting                                                         School Year for which   
  Period                                                            data is being reported. 
                                                                    The required format for 
                                                                    entering the File       
                                                                    Reporting Period is     
                                                                    \"CCYY--CCYY\" or       
                                                                    \"CCYY CCYY\", where    
                                                                    either a hyphen or a    
                                                                    space must separate the 
                                                                    beginning and ending    
                                                                    years, e.g., 2005--2006 
                                                                    or 2005 2006.           

  Filler       127          359          String     M               Leave filler field      
                                                                    blank.                  

  Carriage     486          1                       M                                       
  Return /                                                                                  
  Line Feed                                                                                 
  (CRLF)                                                                                    
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

## Data Record Definition

Data Records are required and immediately follow the header record in
every file submitted to the EDEN Submission System. Data Records provide
counts for the specified categories as well as sub--totals and grand
totals.

See Section 6.3 for examples of the Data Record.

Table 6.2--1: SCH Vocational Concentrator Dropout, Data Record

+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **Data   | **  | ** | **  | *      | **Definition / | **Permitted  |
| Element  | Sta | Le | Typ | *(M)an | Comments**     | Values**     |
| Name**   | rt\ | ng | e** | datory |                |              |
|          | P   | th |     | /      |                |              |
|          | osi | ** |     | (O)pti |                |              |
|          | tio |    |     | onal** |                |              |
|          | n** |    |     |        |                |              |
+==========+=====+====+=====+========+================+==============+
| File     | 1   | 6  | Num | M      | A sequential   |              |
| Record   |     |    | ber |        | number         |              |
| Number   |     |    |     |        | assigned by    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the State that |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | is unique to   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | each row entry |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | within the     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID     | 7   | 2  | Str | M      | The two--digit | For a list   |
| 559\     |     |    | ing |        | Federal        | of valid     |
| **FIPS   |     |    |     |        | Information    | FIPS State   |
| State    |     |    |     |        | Processing     | Codes, refer |
| Code     |     |    |     |        | Standards      | to the *EDEN |
|          |     |    |     |        | (FIPS) for the | Workbook*.   |
|          |     |    |     |        | state,         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | District of    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Columbia, and  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the            |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | possessions    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and freely     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | associated     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | areas of the   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | United States  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | (e.g., Puerto  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Rico).         |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID     | 9   | 2  | Str | M      | A number used  | **01** --    |
| 570\     |     |    | ing |        | in EDEN to     | State        |
| **State  |     |    |     |        | uniquely       | Education    |
| Agency   |     |    |     |        | identify state | Agency       |
| Number   |     |    |     |        | agencies. This |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | ID cannot be   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | updated        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through this   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID 4\  | 11  | 14 | Str | M      | The identifier |              |
| **State  |     |    | ing |        | assigned to a  |              |
| LEA      |     |    |     |        | local          |              |
| Id       |     |    |     |        | education      |              |
| entifier |     |    |     |        | agency (LEA)   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | by the State   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Education      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Agency (SEA).  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Also known as  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | State LEA ID.  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | This ID is a   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | required       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | field. This    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | data element   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | cannot be      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | updated        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through this   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| **ID 5\  | 25  | 20 | Str | M      | The identifier |              |
| **State  |     |    | ing |        | assigned to a  |              |
| School   |     |    |     |        | school by the  |              |
| Id       |     |    |     |        | State          |              |
| entifier |     |    |     |        | Education      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Agency. Also   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | known as the   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | State School   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Identification |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Number. This   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | ID cannot be   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | updated        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through this   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | file.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Table    | 45  | 20 | Str | M      | The number of  | **VC         |
| Name     |     |    | ing |        | students       | CNCTRDRPOT** |
|          |     |    |     |        | reaching a     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | state-defined  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | threshold of   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | vocational     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | education      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | (vocational    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | concentrator)  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and who have   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | dropped out.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 65  | 15 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Race/E   | 80  | 15 | Str | O      | The general    | **AM** --    |
| thnicity |     |    | ing |        | racial         | American     |
|          |     |    |     |        | category that  | Indian or    |
|          |     |    |     |        | most clearly   | Alaskan      |
|          |     |    |     |        | reflects the   | Native\      |
|          |     |    |     |        | individual's   | **AS --**    |
|          |     |    |     |        | recognition of | Asian or     |
|          |     |    |     |        | his or her     | Pacific      |
|          |     |    |     |        | community or   | Islander\    |
|          |     |    |     |        | with which the | **BL** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        | individual     | Black (Not   |
|          |     |    |     |        | most           | Hispanic)\   |
|          |     |    |     |        | identifies.    | **HI** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Hispanic\    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **WH** --    |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | White (Not   |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Hispanic)\   |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Gender   | 95  | 15 | Str | O      | A person's     | **M** --     |
|          |     |    | ing |        | gender.        | Male\        |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **F** --     |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Female\      |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Di       | 110 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **WDIS** --  |
| sability |     |    | ing |        | of a child's   | Children     |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | qualification  | with one or  |
| (IDEA)   |     |    |     |        | for special    | more         |
|          |     |    |     |        | education,     | disabilities |
|          |     |    |     |        | such as        | (IDEA)       |
|          |     |    |     |        | autism, deaf-  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | blindness,     | **WODIS** -- |
|          |     |    |     |        | developmental  | Children     |
|          |     |    |     |        | delay,         | without      |
|          |     |    |     |        | emotional      | d            |
|          |     |    |     |        | disturbance,   | isabilities\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | hearing        | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | mental         | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        | retardation,   | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        | multiple       | Collected    |
|          |     |    |     |        | disabilities,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | orthopedic     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | specific       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | learning       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | disability,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | speech or      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | language       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment,    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | traumatic      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | brain injury,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | visual         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment and |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | other health   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | impairment.    |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| LEP      | 125 | 15 | Str | O      | This status is | **LEP** --   |
| Status   |     |    | ing |        | used only when | Limited      |
| (Only)   |     |    |     |        | students with  | English      |
|          |     |    |     |        | LEP status     | proficient   |
|          |     |    |     |        | need to be     | (LEP)        |
|          |     |    |     |        | included.      | Student\     |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Economic | 140 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **ECODIS**   |
| Disad    |     |    | ing |        | of whether the | -- Economic  |
| vantaged |     |    |     |        | student meets  | D            |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | the state      | isadvantaged |
|          |     |    |     |        | criteria for   | (ED)         |
|          |     |    |     |        | classification | Students\    |
|          |     |    |     |        | as             | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | economically   | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | disadvantaged. | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Single   | 155 | 15 | Str | O      | An indication  | **SPPT** --  |
| Parents  |     |    | ing |        | that           | Single       |
| or       |     |    |     |        | vocational     | Parents or   |
| Pregnant |     |    |     |        | concentrators  | Pregnant     |
| Status   |     |    |     |        | are either     | Teenagers\   |
|          |     |    |     |        | single parents | **MISSING**\ |
|          |     |    |     |        | or pregnant    | **           |
|          |     |    |     |        | teenagers.     | NOTCOLLECT** |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | -- Not       |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | Collected    |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 170 | 45 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 215 | 30 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Filler   | 245 | 30 | Str | M      | Leave filler   |              |
|          |     |    | ing |        | field blank.   |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Total    | 275 | 1  | Str | M      | An indicator   | **N** --     |
| I        |     |    | ing |        | that defines   | specifies    |
| ndicator |     |    |     |        | the count      | detail       |
|          |     |    |     |        | level (i.e.,   | level\       |
|          |     |    |     |        | detail level,  | **Y** --     |
|          |     |    |     |        | subtotal level | specifies a  |
|          |     |    |     |        | or grand total | subtotal or  |
|          |     |    |     |        | level).        | grand total  |
|          |     |    |     |        |                | level        |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Exp      | 276 | 2  | Str | O      | Submitted      |              |
| lanation |     | 00 | ing |        | files will be  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | processed      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | through        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | various edit   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | checks. When   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | unusual        |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | conditions are |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | detected,      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | warning errors |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | may be issued, |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | even though    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the data may   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | be valid. When |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | this occurs,   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | an explanation |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | responding to  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the warning    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | may be         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | submitted with |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the data, or   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | after files    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | have been      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | processed. The |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Department of  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | Education will |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | verify         |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | explanations,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | and after      |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | verification,  |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | accept the     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | data.          |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Student  | 476 | 10 | Num | M      | If the count   |              |
| Count    |     |    | ber |        | provided is    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | either a       |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | subtotal or    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | grand total,   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | it must be     |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | equal to or    |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | greater than   |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | the sum of its |              |
|          |     |    |     |        | parts.         |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+
| Carriage | 486 | 1  |     | M      |                |              |
| Return / |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| Line     |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| Feed     |     |    |     |        |                |              |
| (CRLF)   |     |    |     |        |                |              |
+----------+-----+----+-----+--------+----------------+--------------+

## School Vocational Concentrator Dropout File Example 

### Partial Record Sample for Fixed Format School Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows a portion of the header row and data rows. The
highlighted ruler line is provided to help the reader visually identify
the column placement of the data. The ruler line should not be included
in submitted files.

### Partial Record Sample for Comma--Delimited File Format School Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows the header row and data rows.[^5]

### Partial Record Sample for Tab--Delimited File Format School Vocational Concentrator Dropout File

The following text shows the header row and data rows.[^6]

![](media/image1.png){width="1.5in" height="1.5in"}

Our mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote
educational excellence throughout the nation.

www.ed.gov

[^1]: ^\*^ Using EXCEL will produce extraneous delimiters at the end of
    the header record. They will be disregarded during file processing
    and so will not generate a file format error.

[^2]: ^\*^ Using EXCEL will produce extraneous delimiters at the end of
    the header record. They will be disregarded during file processing
    and so will not generate a file format error.

[^3]: ^\*^ Using EXCEL will produce extraneous delimiters at the end of
    the header record. They will be disregarded during file processing
    and so will not generate a file format error.

[^4]: ^\*^ Using EXCEL will produce extraneous delimiters at the end of
    the header record. They will be disregarded during file processing
    and so will not generate a file format error.

[^5]: ^\*^ Using EXCEL will produce extraneous delimiters at the end of
    the header record. They will be disregarded during file processing
    and so will not generate a file format error.

[^6]: ^\*^ Using EXCEL will produce extraneous delimiters at the end of
    the header record. They will be disregarded during file processing
    and so will not generate a file format error.