Alternative Education Schools and Programs
Annual Registration for Private Alternative Schools
All private alternative education schools and programs must be registered with the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) before a school district may contract with or distribute public funds to the program; the application deadline is every March 31, materials are available January-March. Applications and all required documentation are to be submitted through a checklist form. Please see linked documents below.
Standards for Private Alternative Education Programs - Private alternative schools standards, approved by the State Board of Education December, 2002.
Evaluation of Alternative Education Programs and Schools
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District School Board Evaluation - A resource for school districts and school district boards for self-assessments of their alternative education program policies and procedures. Includes references to ORS, OAR, Private Alternative Program Standards, and sample policies of the Oregon School Boards Association.
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District Evaluation - A resource for school districts and school district boards for their approvals of the public or private alternative education programs that they will operate or contract with another entity.
Annual Alternative Education Data Collection
Thank you for completing this data collection for your school district!
- Who: Data Submitters
- What: Alt Ed data collection – a count of all students enrolled in alternative schools, programs, and contracted alternative schools
- When: Annually, between the beginning of March and the middle of May
- Why: So that ODE has a clearer picture of the number of students in alternative learning settings
Each year, ODE asks districts to take a count of the number of students enrolled in alternative learning settings (in-district and contracted) so that ODE can include these numbers in policy decisions. The count is a snapshot of all enrollments up to the date of submission (between the beginning of March and the middle of May), and should include students enrolled in any district-run alternative school or program, as well as those attending contracted alternative schools and programs.
Please reference the alternative education collection instructions here.
If you have questions, please contact Annie Marges.