Request No. | 2022-10 |
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Date of Request | 6/3006/08/2022 (Revised 07/01/2022) |
Requester | Olivia Alvarado - LACCD |
Application(s) | Standard / Noncredit |
Section / Page | Education and Residency Algorithm |
Advisory Group Review Date | TBD |
Proposed Change to Data or Delivery | TBD |
Proposed Change to Residency Logic | TBD |
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Problems / Issues
CCCTC Tickets | Zendesk #: 750400 |
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Problems / Issues
Issue Summary:
California K-8 and 9-12 special admit (dual enrollment) students are getting incorrectly classified as B2 “possible resident” in the residency algorithm due to their response to an Education page question: Current or Last High School Attended. This is happening because there is not a clear response option (choice) for middle school (or lower grade) students when they get to that question; thus they either select one of the wrong options (which are inappropriate) or they abandon the process altogether due to lack of clarity.
This issue has been a problem for several years and the CCCApply Advisory committee has made several attempts to put forward a viable solution. I went back through old, deferred change requests and found two similar requests, almost verbatim. There are even screenshots that I created that are still somewhat applicable for one or more of the options below. Deferred Requests (for reference): 2018-26: Add Value to Last HS Attended in CCCApply and 2016-24: Middle School Students Classified as Non-residents Due to Last HS Attended
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The residency logic is flagging these K8 minor students because:
Area B Step 10: [RDD minus19 years > personal_info: birthdate AND education: hs_state != CA] |
Proposed Solution Options
Below are three options that could remedy this problem. Any selected option will require further review and scrutiny from the Advisory Group, and could require additional change specifications.
Option 1: Add a response option to "Current or Last High School Attended" for: “I attended a lower grade than high school” which will trigger/display only the “HS Country” field and the “HS State” field.
Outcome: This option would provide a more clear response option for the K8 student, and will collect the State value <hs_state>, which is currently called for in Area B. Thus preventing the bad flag and inaccurate residency status.
Option 2: Add a response option to "Current or Last High School Attended" for: “I will be attending high school” or something similar.
Outcome: This is the option that will display the same fields as “I attended high school”; thus capturing the student's intended high school information, including the CDS and CEEB school codes for the high school they will be attending
Option 3: Add a response option to the “Current or Last High School Attended” for: “I attended a lower grade than high school”. This response would not display or require additional fields, and would ultimately not trigger inaccurate residency status.
Outcome: This option is probably the most simple. It provides a clear response option without collecting any additional HS information. The solution would require a change to the logic, excluding the student based on this response option.
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NOTE: This solution would require a slight change to the logic in Step 10 of Area B residency to exclude users from the existing logic if they selected this option: “I attended a lower grade than high school”. (Additional validation checks may be needed but it would all be in the background.) |
Olivia Alvarado
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K-8 and 9-12 students are not asked the two questions above therefore, are inaccurately classified as residency B2 (requirements possibly met) and assigned flag 03 by the residency algorithm.
Proposed Solutions
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Issue: Residency Area D QuestionI added the Residency Class D attachment with screenshots from the CCCApply Standard Application and the Data Dictionary where it says applicants under 19 years of age are asked questions about their parent(s) or guardian(s) to determine CA residency for tuition purposes. However the Area D Flowchart and the Outline of Area D do not reflect this statement. This is why LACCD is requesting the residency algorithm be modified. Thank you in advance. |
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Additional Questions |
A: Yes. The residency classification of the parent or guardian is used when determining the status of a minor.
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Supporting Documentation
Title 5: Residence Classification
Student Enrollment Types & Classifications. (excepts from the SAAM)
CCCApply Standard & Noncredit Application Data Dictionary
SB03 - Student Birthdate (mentions validation for SB11)
SB11 - Education Status (HS Ed - Highest Ed Level)
SB12 - Last High School Attended
Dual Enrollment - Legal Opinion 16-02
Article 1. Admission of Students. (DIVISION 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGES [70900 - 88933]; PART 47. STUDENTS [76000 - 76407]; CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [76000 - 76143]
ARTICLE 3. High School Equivalency Certificates [51420 - 51427]
ARTICLE 7. Advanced Scholastic and Vocational Training Program [52620 - 52621]. ( CHAPTER 10. Adult Schools [52500 - 52621] - notes that Special Admits (K12 or Adult program) has burden of proof / permission to attend.
ARTICLE 11. Miscellaneous Provisions [68130 - 68134]Additional Notes:
Special K12 Admits must select Enrollment Status = Y (Y = “enrolling in high school, or lower grade, and college at the same time). The majority of K12 special admits are “minors” (under age 19). Selecting this enrollment status value triggers the following conditional questions on the Education page:
If <enroll_status = Y> THEN the next question “High School Education Level” is required;
the <hs_edu_level> question defaults to “1 = enrolled in high school, or lower grade, and college at the same time” value, then the “Current or Last School Attended” question is required;
the <hs_attendance> question does not have a comparable response option, prompting students to either select
At this time, this is current behavior.