Coursework Completion System(CWCS) Alternative Education Data Field Webcast date: February 27, 2013 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Webcast Presenter Susan Rose-Adametz, CBAP Application, Data and Technical Support

Alternative Education

Submission Guidelines Challenge Academy (CA) An alternative education program held at the Challenge Academy. The general education or alternative education teacher teaches all students alternative curriculum within the Challenge Academy. The monitoring educator from your district assigns a grade earned value of "exempt" for all students and a completion status value of "not applicable“. The monitoring educator from your district reports all students through CWCS. Competency-Based and Project-Based (CBPB) An alternative education program held in an alternative education classroom. The general education or alternative education teacher teaches all students general curriculum (competency based or project based) in the subject area the general education teacher is licensed to teach. The general education or alternative education teacher assigns grades and reports all student through CWCS. High school credits may not apply for an alternative education program that is competency based or project based (CBPB).

Submission Guidelines GED Option #2 (GEDO2) An alternative education program held in an alternative education classroom. The general or alternative education teacher teaches all students general curriculum the teacher is licensed to teach. The general or alternative education teacher assigns grades and completion status for all students. The general or alternative education teacher reports all students through CWCS Contracts (HSED) or High School Education Diploma An alternative education program held at a the CESA, technical college, or Community Based Organization (CBO). The CESA, technical college, or CBO teacher teaches all students general education development (GED) curriculum within the CESA, technical college, or CBO setting. The CESA, technical college, or CBO teacher does not assign numeric grade earned values to students in HSED programs. The grade earned value should equal "NA“. A completion status should be assigned. Your district monitoring educator reports all students through CWCS.

Submission Guidelines Contracts (2) (HSC) High School Credit This is modified general curriculum held in a technical college, or a district classroom. The technical college teacher teaches at risk students modified general curriculum. The technical college teacher assigns grades and completion status to all students. The district's monitoring educator reports all students through CWCS. Students who are enrolled in high school classes taught by the technical college for high school credit. Jail or Detention (JD) This is the alternative education program held at the district jail or detention center. The alternative or general education teacher teaches all students general curriculum within the jail or detention center setting. The alternative or general education teacher from your district assigns a grade earned value and a completion status value to all students. The general education teacher from your district reports all students through CWCS.

Submission Guidelines MPS Partnership Schools (PS) This is the alternative education program operated by community based programs as a partnership school under contract with Milwaukee Public Schools for at-risk youth in grades 6 – 12. The general education teacher teaches all students general curriculum in the subject the general education teacher is licensed to teach. The general education teacher from the partnership school assigns grades and completion statuses to all students. The partnership school from your district reports all students through CWCS. Not Applicable This program is not associated with an Alternative Education Program.

Submission Guidelines Computer Aided Instruction Alt Ed Code is set to not applicable (NA) This is alternative education held in an alternative education or general education classroom for credit. The curriculum is offered on-line or through computer aided instruction (NovaNet, Plato, E2020, etc.) with the general or alternative education teacher facilitating instruction in the general curriculum the teacher is licensed to teach. The general or alternative education teacher assigns grades and completion status for all students. The general or alternative education teacher reports all students through CWCS. Alt Ed offered for Credit Alt Ed Code is set to not applicable (NA) This is an alternative education held in an alternative education classroom for credit. The general or alternative education teacher teaches all students general curriculum the teacher is licensed to teach. The general or alternative education teacher assigns grades and completion status for all students. The general or alternative education teacher reports all students through CWCS.

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