Virtual Education (Indiana)

Tool Search: Virtual Education

The Virtual Education tool allows districts to track and report the time a student participates in virtual learning as defined by the state of Indiana. It incorporates the 'Virtual Student' and 'Distance Learning' data components that are currently located under the State Reporting Fields section of the Enrollment record.

Image of the Indiana Virtual Education Editor.Virtual Education Editor

Read - View Virtual Education records.
Write - Edit existing Virtual Education records.
Add - Add new Virtual Education records.
Delete - Remove Virtual Education records.

For more information about Tool Rights and how they function, see the Tool Rights article.

Add a Virtual Education Record

  1. Click the New button. A Virtual Education Detail editor displays.
  2. Enter the applicable information for the student.
  3. Click the Save icon when finished. The saved record displays in the Virtual Education summary.

Use the Federal/State Program Updater to import existing Virtual Education records for students or to update records for multiple students.  

Virtual Education Detail

Virtual Education data reports in the Student Program Associations Ed-Fi resource.

FieldDescriptionAd hoc Inquiries
Database Location
Data is stored in the Instruction Mode table.
Start Date
(Required)
Start date for the record.Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > startDate

instructionMode.startDate
End DateEnd date for the record.Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > endDate

instructionMode.endDate
Reporting SchoolSchool associated with the virtual education program.
Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > school

instructionMode.school
Instruction Type
(Required)

Method used for delivering instruction to the student.

  • 01: In-Person
  • 02: Hybrid
  • 03: Remote
Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > status

instructionMode.status
CommentsAdditional information about the record.Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > comments

instructionMode.comments

State Defined Elements

Virtual Education data reports in the Student Program Associations Ed-Fi resource.

FieldDescriptionAd hoc Inquiries
Database Location
Data is stored in the Instruction Mode table.
Percent VirtualPercentage of time a student spent in virtual education.Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > percentVirtual

instruction Mode.percentVirtual
Reason ExitedThe reason the virtual education record was end-dated.
  • 99: No longer qualifies
  • EOY: End of Year
Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > exitReason

instructionMode.exitReason
Virtual Education ProviderIndicates the service provider used for a student's virtual program instruction.
01: 3rd Party Educator
02: LEA Educator
03: LEA and 3rd Party Educator
Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > educationProvider

instructionMode.educationProvider

District Defined Elements

District-specific data elements are established under the Instruction Mode section of the Custom Attribute/Dictionary tool.

  • Fields do not display in the Virtual Education Editor. Users must select the record to see this detail.
  • The header for this section will not be displayed until district-defined elements are added.

Print Summary

Click the Print button to generate a report of the Virtual Education records for the student.

Screenshot of an example Virtual Education Summary.Virtual Education Summary