I submitted my AD report and got a few errors as we have 6 students that are homebound students with IEP's that are not attending school at all but are receiving services from us.  We submitted these students as missing 430 minutes and therefore we got an error because the maximum we could use was 300 minutes.  Am I supposed to include these students on this report, and if so do I just use 300 minutes and say that they are receiving instruction for the remainder of the day, or do I not include them at all?

These students are included in the report. For those students whose IEP is less than a full day of instruction, please provide the average for 1 week. Example: the elementary student (300 minutes a day) receives instruction for 1 hr a week. The average for 1 week is 288 minutes lost.

How do we report shortened day students that move within our district during the year and remain on shortened day? (What if they move at 90 days? What if they move at 120 days?)

Since we are not asking for specific dates of the shortened day, report the student for each school the student attends and remains on shortened day. If the student returns to a school within your district, report only one record for that school, that student.

High Ability (GT) Questions and Answers

If a family’s house burns down and they have to stay with relatives for awhile would we use Code D for disaster or is that just for Katrina victims?  The layout says “such as”.  Also if the Board of Health request that the family moves out for a couple of weeks until its conditions are deemed livable are they considered “homeless” for that period of time?

Code D was used to help us identify Katrina victims that came to our state. Families that are homeless because of other disasters should be coded as Identified. You will be notified when to use Code D again, hopefully never.

Where can I find more information about a school flex instructional program?   

School flex instructional program
     Sec. 2.2. (a) As used in this section, "eligible student" means a student in grade 11 or 12 who has:
        (1) failed the ISTEP+ graduation exam at least twice;
        (2) been determined to be chronically absent, by missing more than ten (10) unexcused days of school in one (1) school year;
        (3) been determined to be a habitual truant, as identified under IC 20-33-2-11;
        (4) been significantly behind in credits for graduation, as identified by an individual's school principal;
        (5) previously undergone at least a second suspension from school for the school year under IC 20-33-8-14 or IC 20-33-8-15;
        (6) previously undergone an expulsion from school under IC 20-33-8-14, IC 20-33-8-15, or IC 20-33-8-16; or
        (7) been determined by the individual's principal and the individual's parent or guardian to benefit by participating in the school flex program.
    (b) An eligible student who participates in a school flex program must:
        (1) attend school for at least three (3) hours of instructional time per school day;         (2) pursue a timely graduation;
        (3) provide evidence of college or technical career education enrollment and attendance or proof of employment and labor that is aligned with the student's career academic sequence under rules established by the Indiana bureau of child labor;
        (4) not be suspended or expelled while participating in a school flex program;
        (5) pursue course and credit requirements for a general diploma; and
        (6) maintain a ninety-five percent (95%) attendance rate.
    (c) A school may allow an eligible student in grade 11 or 12 to complete an instructional day that consists of three (3) hours of instructional time if the student participates in the school flex program.
    (d) If one (1) or more students participate in a school flex program, the principal shall, on forms provided by the department, submit a yearly report to the department of student participation and graduation rates of students who participate in the school flex program.
As added by P.L.242-2005, SEC.16.