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State Alt Ed survey: fewer students overall but longer stays for K—65; transition planning is top technical-assistance need
Summary
The Tennessee Alt Ed survey (100% response) recorded 24 schools and 152 programs. Overall students served decreased 2% (from 16,439 to 16,122) while average length of stay rose in every grade band, most sharply for K—5. Transition planning, exemplary practices and virtual learning were the top requests for technical assistance.
The Tennessee Department of Educationexecutive secretary reported a complete response rate to the annual alternative-education survey and walked the council through key trends that the department will include in its annual report.
"We got a 100% completion," Leslie Watson said, and the survey yielded 24 schools and 152 programs. Watson said the average length of stay increased across grade bands: K-5 rose from 22 to 44 days; grades 6-8 from 48 to 57 days; and grades 9-12 from 57…
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