Tool Search: Alternative Education
Alternative Education programs are designed to meet the needs of public school students 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.

Use the Federal/State Program Updater tool to import Alternative Education information to this tool.
Add an Alternative Education Record
Fields in red with an asterisk are required.
- Click the New button. An Alternative Education Detail editor displays.
- Enter the applicable information for the student. This may include state or district defined fields.
- Click the Save icon when finished. The saved record displays in the Alternative Education summary.
Print a Summary Report of Alternative Education Records
A Summary Report of a student's Alternative Education records can be generated by clicking Print Summary Report.

Alternative Education Field Descriptions
The fields listed here may not be the fields available in your state.
Field | Description | Ad hoc Field Name |
---|---|---|
Start Date Required | Reports the start date for the Alternative Education record. | altProgram.startDate |
End Date | Reports the end date for the Alternative Education record. | altProgram.endDate |
Program Status | By default, the name of the program. | altProgram.programStatus |
Program Type Required | Defines the type of program to which the student is assigned. | |
Comments | Use this field to enter any comments. Comments are limited to 255 characters. | altProgram.comments |
Created By | Displays in the Editor. The district name, date, and timestamp indicating who created the entry are auto-generated. | |
Modified By | Displays in the Detail Editor. Indicates the person who last saved the selected record. | |
State Defined Elements | ||
Alternate School ID Required | Identifies the school associated with the selected student's Alternative Education program. | |
Alternative System Required | Use this field to select the district from which the student receives services. |
Read - Access and view Alternative Education records.
Write - Modify existing Alternative Education records.
Add - Add new Alternative Education records.
Delete - Delete Alternative Education records.
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