FileSpec:202502FebruaryCycleStudentGraduateFollow-up
Item Item Name Column Name Required Definition Code Set Data Type Length Precision
005 Collection Version CollectionVersion Required Collection version should contain this value '2025Feb1.0StuGradFllw' for the 2025Student Graduate Follow-up February Cycle File Layout.
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010 Current School Year CurrentSchoolYear Required The ending year of the current school year. For example, use '2025' for the 2024-2025 school year.
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025 Reporting District Code ReportingDistrictCode Required DESE assigned 6 digit county district code for the district reporting. DESE_District_Codes Text 6
030 Reporting School Code ReportingSchoolCode Required DESE assigned 4 digit school code for the school reporting. DESE_School_Codes Text 4
035 CTE Attending District Code CTEAttendingDistrictCode Conditional DESE assigned 6 digit county district code of the district where the student received career technical education if applicable. DESE_District_Codes Text 6
040 CTE Attending School Code CTEAttendingSchoolCode Conditional DESE assigned 4 digit school code of the school where the student received career technical education if applicable. DESE_School_Codes Text 4
045 MOSIS Student ID StateID Required State assigned student identifier. See https://dese.mo.gov/data-system-management/core-datamosis for more information.
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050 Local Student ID LocalStudentID Optional Local student id maintained by the district. Allows for data to be associated to local systems from DESE source systems.
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055 Legal Last Name LastName Conditional Legal last name.
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060 Legal First Name FirstName Conditional Legal first name.
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065 Legal Middle Name MiddleName Optional Legal middle name.
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070 Legal Name Suffix Suffix Optional Legal name suffix. E.g. Jr, Sr
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075 Date of Birth DateOfBirth Required Date of birth.
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080 Social Security Number SSN Conditional Required for postsecondary and adult students taking special adult programs.Social Security Number. Formats allowed (999999999) or (999-99-9999)
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085 Gender Gender Required Gender Gender_Codes Text 1
090 Race/Ethnicity RaceEthnicity Required Pre-defined Race / Ethnic code. PAP_Race_Ethnicity Text 1
095 Perkins Concentrator PerkinsConcentrator Conditional A student who has achieved Perkins Concentrator status. Postsecondary student earning 12 credit hours required to complete a degree in an approved career education subject area. An Adult Perkins Concentrator is a student in an Adult program that has completed a minimum of five hundred (500) clock hours. Yes_No Boolean 1
100 IEP/Disabled IEP/Disabled Required Classification is defined as an individual with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment. Yes_No Boolean 1
105 Disadvantaged Disadvantaged Conditional Disadvantaged is defined as students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunch or Pell Grants. Yes_No Boolean 1
110 Nontraditional Student NonTradStudent Conditional Only collected for postsecondary and adult students taking special adult programs. Classification is defined as persons entering a career education training program or occupation nontraditional to their gender. Yes_No Boolean 1
115 Single Parent SingleParent Conditional Only collected for postsecondary and adult students taking special adult programs. Classification is defined as an individual who is unmarried or separated from their spouse and is pregnant or has sole or joint custody of a minor child or children. Yes_No Boolean 1
120 Displaced Homemaker DisplacedHomemaker Conditional Only collected for adult student taking special adult programs. Classification is defined as an individual who has worked primarily without remuneration to care for a home and family and for that reason has diminished marketable skills; or has been dependent on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income; or is a parent whose youngest dependent child will become ineligible to receive assistance under social security; and is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment. Yes_No Boolean 1
125 Other Barriers OtherBarriers Optional Only collected for postsecondary and adult students taking special adult programs. Classification is defined as individuals who under previous career education legislation were considered educationally disadvantaged. Educationally disadvantaged means an individual who scores at or below the 25th percentile on a standardized achievement or aptitude test, whose secondary grades are below 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (where the grade “A” equals 4.0), or who fails to attain minimum academic competencies. This definition does not include individuals with learning disabilities. Yes_No Boolean 1
130 LEP / ELL LEPELL Conditional DESE assigned LEP/ELL code set. This code set is used to declare if a student is an English Learner receiving services, English Learner not receiving Title III services due to parent request, first year monitored English Learner, second year monitored English Learner, former English Learner Accountability Year 3, or former English Learner Accountability Year 4. English Learner - In coordination with the state’s definition based on Section 8101(20) of the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, the term ‘English learner’, when used with respect to an individual, means an individual: (A) who is aged 3 through 21; (B) who is enrolled or preparing to enroll in an elementary school or a secondary school; (C ) (who is i, ii, or iii) (i) who was not born in the United States or whose native languages are languages other than English; (ii) (who is I and II) (I) who is a Native American or Alaska Native, or a native resident of the outlying areas; and (II) who comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the individual’s level of English language proficiency; or (iii) who is migratory, whose native language is a language other than English, and who come from an environment where a language other than English is dominant; and (D) whose difficulties in speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language may be sufficient to deny the individual (who is denied i or ii or iii)[1] (i) the ability to meet the challenging State academic standards; (ii) the ability to successfully achieve in classrooms where the language of instruction is English; or (iii) the opportunity to participate fully in society. Note - To be classified as an English learner, an individual must be A, B, C, and D. For C, an individual can be i, ii, or iii. If C-ii, the individual must be I and II. For D, an individual must be denied i or ii or iii.[2] LEP_Codes Text 3
135 Follow-Up Status FollowUpStatus Required Follow Up Status for End of Year Graduates Followup_Status_Codes Text 3
140 CTE Placement Relation CTEPlaceRelation Conditional CTE Placement relation. The relationship between Vocational education and Follow-up Status. Required for all students who have a career status code of CHS or CNP (Perkins Concentrator). Not required for students who have an NHS, LTO, or PHS career status code. Followup_Placement_Relation_Codes Text 2
145 CIP Code CIPCode Conditional Classification of Instructional Programs Code. Required for all students who have a career status code of CHS or CNP (Perkins Concentrator). Not required for students who have an NHS, LTO,  or PHS career status code.
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150 CTE Program Code CTEProgramCode Optional Career Education program code. Exhibit 9 in Core Data Manual. CTE_Program_Codes Text 4
155 Placement Zip Code FollowUpZip Optional Only collected for postsecondary and adult students taking special adult programs. 5-digit Postal Zip Code for the students’ placement status. Employed students should report the Zip Code of their place of employment. Continuing Education students should report the Zip Code of their institution of continued education. Military students should report the Zip Code closest to their military station. Unemployed students should report their home Zip Codes. Students located outside the United States or Status Unknown should report Zip Code 99998.
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160 Educator SSN EducatorSSN Optional Educator's Social Security Number
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162 SPED Follow-up Definition Met SPEDMetDefinition Conditional Required if IEP/Disabled is Y and Followup-Status is a type of Continuing education or Employment. Report (Y)es or (N)o Meets the Special Education definition related to follow-up status: Enrolled for at least one complete term (Continuing education) or Worked for a period of 20 hours a week for at least 90 days (Employment). Yes_No Text 1
165 NSC Comment NSCComment Conditional Required if student was not found or does not match follow-up status in National Student Clearinghouse.
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