Tool Search: Alternative Education
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 various 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.
Oklahoma Alternative Education EditorStart 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 Program Exit Reason status for the student.
Program Placement Reason
Use this field to indicate why the student was placed in the support program.
Program Exit Reason
This field allows the user to enter the reason the student has exited the program.
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 - Other
Lists another reason the student was referred to alternative education.
Comments
Identifies any comments associated with a student's Alternative Education program record.
District Defined Elements
District-specific data elements are established using the Custom Attribute/Dictionary tool.
- Fields are not displayed in the Alternative Education editor. Users must select the record to see this detail.
- Fields are available in Ad hoc Reporting.
- The header for this section is not displayed until district-defined elements are added.
