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Alternative Education programs are designed to meet the needs of public school students in grades 6-12 who have not been successful in the traditional setting. Students are provided with a variety of options that can lead to graduation and are supported by services essential to success.
Students may have multiple Alternative Education records. However, Alternative Education dates may not overlap one another. Before creating a new record, all previous records must be end dated and assigned a Reason Exited status.
See the core Alternative Education article for information on necessary tool rights, available Ad hoc fields, and guidance on adding and printing Alternative Education records.
Start Date
Reports the start date for the Alternative Education record. This is a required field.
End Date
Use this field to enter the date on which the student completed the alternative education program. This field may be left blank if the program is ongoing or the student has not yet completed the program.
To ensure proper reporting, once an End Date is entered for the student's participation in the program, be sure to enter a Reason Exited status for the student.
Membership Days
The number of alternative education membership days applicable to the student during this alternative education record. This field is automatically calculated from the entered Start Date to the current date or to the entered End Date.
Referral Reason
Lists the reason the student was referred to alternative education.
To ensure proper reporting, be sure to enter an End Date is entered for the student.
Referral Reason - Other
Lists another reason the student was referred to alternative education.
Comments
Identifies any comments associated with a student's Alternative Education program record.