In this issue:

• PERSONNEL UPDATES
• IMPORTANT UPCOMING DEADLINES
• RESOURCES
• FY25 DIGITAL FOLDERS
• STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
• COFFEE WITH THE ALTED TEAM – DATES & REGISTRATION:

PERSONNEL UPDATES

We wish to inform you that there may be a change in the personnel designated as alternative education specialists for your area.  Missy Corn will be responsible for evaluating regions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8, whereas Leslie Frazier will be responsible for regions 6, 7, 9, and 10. Please send all of your teaching out of certification forms to your school's specialist. Should you have any inquiries or require further clarification, please do not hesitate to contact us.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DEADLINES

Districtwide Student Needs Assessment

• The Districtwide Student Needs Assessment is open in Single Sign-On.
• This report collects information regarding GPA, attendance, promotion, and suspension data for all students in grades 7-12. 
• Note: This report should include information on ALL students, not just those in alternative education programs.
• Information collected for this report should be used to determine at-risk student needs while also serving as a resource in the development of your district's Alternative Education Implementation Plan.
• All districts are required to complete this report, which is due June 30.

FY24 End of Year Survey

• The FY24 Alternative Education End of Year Survey has been sent via email.  Please reach out to your AltEd specialist if you need assistance.
• Here is a link to preview the questions so you may begin gathering information.
• This data is collected annually from programs to provide participation, engagement, and graduation data specifically pertaining to students served in the alternative education program setting.
• The survey should be completed by program directors/administrators, shared with district leadership and sending schools (if participating in a coop). The survey is due June 30.
  *Sending schools of a Coop do NOT need to fill out this report.

RESOURCES

Here are several sample documents to help you with the 16 Criteria documentation

• Individualized Graduation Plan
• Sample COOP MOU (between host school and sending school)
• Sample MOU between district and state and local organizations
• Chronic Absenteeism Policy – derived from suggestions in our Coffee Talks

FY25 DIGITAL FOLDERS

In order to create a more secure location to upload program and student information, we are moving away from Google folders.  Schools will upload their documents in a Microsoft TEAMS folder going forward. 

An email with the link and instructions have been sent to all programs – please reach out to your specialist if you have questions or have trouble accessing these folders.

Remember:

• Current data should be used for Criteria 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 14
• Current and/or previous year data may be used for Criteria 2, 5, 6, 7, 8,  12, 13, 15, 16