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Issue Students are not reading the RDD. are rushing through selecting their hs ed level status. and are seleting selecting the top response choice which is "Not a graduate". This is causing residency issues. They made some suggestonssuggestions, but this is the only one that I didn't talk them out of making. Screen shot coming.

Issue- NOTE - this is not part of this change request, just storing notes here. Related to number 1 above. Make enhancement to bring attention to the RDD field (dates) Students don't understand the significance of this date and it's not highlighted in any way. They would like the RDD bolded, or move up to the section header.

Proposed Solution

Notes

Supporting Documentation

Change the order FROM this order:
0 = Not a graduate of, and no longer enrolled in high school
1 = Will be enrolled in high school (or lower grade) and college at the same time
2 = Currently enrolled in adult school
3 = Received high school diploma from U.S. school
4 = Passed a high school equivalency test and received a certificate of high school equivalency
5 = Received a Certificate of California High School Proficiency
6 = Received a diploma/certificate of graduation from a Foreign secondary school

Proposed Solution

Revise the list of High School Ed Level response options to list the HS graduate and equivalent statuses at the top (put "not a graduate of, and no longer enrolled in High School" at the bottom). 

 TO THE FOLLOWING ORDER:
3 = Received high school diploma from U.S. school
4 = Passed a high school equivalency test and received a certificate of high school equivalency
5 = Received a Certificate of California High School Proficiency
6 = Received a diploma/certificate of graduation from a Foreign secondary school
1 = Will be enrolled in high school (or lower grade) and college at the same time
2 = Currently enrolled in adult school
0 = Not a graduate of, and no longer enrolled in high school

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Notes

This change would not affect the data download at all. The status response options would not change for this field (hs_edu_level), just the display of the responses that appear in the dropdown menu.

Also - college requested more visibility of the RDD in these questions. Say that students are rushing through, not reading, and selecting the first options in the listings.

Supporting Documentation

See the Change Request #2016-16