Alternative Education Program Data Collection and Reporting

2010-11 and Beyond

Available for alternative education programs that are not credit producing (e.g. s.118.15 contracts for HSED, GEDO#2, competency-based). Should not be used when local course title and credits are available.

Alternative Education Program	Code	Description/Comments
Challenge Academy	CA	An Alternative Education Program operated by the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs open to students’ ages 16.9 to 19.
Competency-Based and Project-Based Programs	CBPB	Middle school and high school programs that rely on completion of competencies, not credits.
GEDO #2	GEDO2	GED Option 2 program for high school youth operated by a school district for 11th and 12th graders.
118.15 Contracts	HSED	Students who are enrolled at a technical college or with a community based organization for HSED preparation for 11th and 12th graders.
118.15 Contracts (2)	HSC	Students who are enrolled in high school classes taught by the technical college for high school credit.
Jail and Detention	JD	Students who are enrolled to a school district where a county jail or detention center is located, generally for a short duration. Long-term enrollment may result in course and credit completion.
MPS Partnership Schools	PS	Alternative Education Programs operated by community based programs under contract with Milwaukee Public Schools for at-risk youth in grades 6-12.
Not Applicable	NA	This course is not associated with an Alternative Education Program.

USES: The alternative education program indicator is needed to meet the requirements of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and address existing gaps in the state LDS data sets, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) will build a new student level data collection and begin accumulating new data the first quarter of 2011 and beyond. The main objectives of this effort will be to address 2 key components referenced in ARRA and specified in the America COMPETES Act, the ability to match teachers with students and capture student-level transcript information, including courses completed. The School Performance Report (SPR) was created in 1991 with the passage of s.115.38 WI Statutes which includes reporting of courses offered and student participation in World Languages, Youth Options, and Part-Time Open Enrollment courses/programs.

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Last updated on 3/30/2012 11:18:38 AM