The standard for program completion is a variable rate based upon all students who exit programs except for transfers. The standard is to increase each year until it reaches or exceeds a rate to be determined by the state. Placement at the secondary and postsecondary level is measured by calculating the rate of program completers who make a successful transition to additional training or education, military service, or work. Collaboration is measured at both levels. The standard is that documentation of collaborative activities between vocational education and other agencies must be maintained.
Retention is measured by the rate of graduation from high school of vocational students.
The graduation rate will equal or exceed that of the general school population. No measure of retention is established at the postsecondary level. The standard established for both the secondary and the postsecondary level is that the percentage of special population students enrolled in vocational programs be proportionate to the percentage of special population students in the general student population. This information is aggregated to the institution level. In the system, adjustments are provided for by weighting the calculations for special population students in the completion and placement measures.