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.
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
- Click the New button. A Virtual Education Detail editor displays.
- Enter the applicable information for the student.
- 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.
Field | Description | Ad 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 Date | End date for the record. | Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > endDate instructionMode.endDate |
Reporting School | School 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.
| Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > status instructionMode.status |
Comments | Additional 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.
Field | Description | Ad hoc Inquiries Database Location Data is stored in the Instruction Mode table. |
Percent Virtual | Percentage of time a student spent in virtual education. | Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > percentVirtual instruction Mode.percentVirtual |
Reason Exited | The reason the virtual education record was end-dated.
| Student > Learner > State Programs > Instruction Mode > exitReason instructionMode.exitReason |
Virtual Education Provider | Indicates 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.
