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TDOE advisory council proposes tighter Alt Ed survey to clarify SRO eligibility and require completed transition plans
Summary
The Tennessee Department of Education’s Alternative Education Council advanced a package of proposed changes to the statewide alternative education survey intended to reduce reporting confusion and clarify which programs qualify for school resource officer (SRO) funding.
The Tennessee Department of Education’s Alternative Education Council advanced a package of proposed changes to the statewide alternative education survey intended to reduce reporting confusion and clarify which programs qualify for school resource officer (SRO) funding.
Leslie Watson, executive chairperson of the council, led the presentation, saying she wants the survey window moved earlier "to close that on June 15." The change would narrow the current May 1–June 30 window to help keep reporting on schedule, Watson said.
Why it matters: Council members said inconsistencies in how districts report programs — for example, listing a program as a school when it is actually a virtual or hybrid program — led to some alternative programs not receiving SRO grant funding. "So I really wanna make a drop down there so that if they report they're a school and this…
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