Additional funds provided for students enrolled for more than a standard school year. Can be used for extended day, week or year programs.
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February 3, 2010 - Alternative Education Programs - Elementary and middle school students who attend “extended-time” alternative education programs (such as before- or after-school programs or summer school) showed higher-than-expected growth on two standardized assessments when compared with other students and national norms. However, the Minnesota Department of Education has limited which school districts may provide these programs. The OLA recommends that the Legislature allow all school districts to provide these alternative education programs, as well as offers several other recommendations to improve the oversight of alternative education programs, Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (Full Report).
- February 3, 2010 - Report gives positive review to alternative education programs - A new report on alternative education programs highlights the state’s alternative education programs featuring “targeted services” for some K-8 students as a model that serves at-risk students with positive results, Session Daily.
- February 4, 2010 - When it Comes to School, More is Better - A report released Wednesday by the non-partisan Office of the Legislative Auditor found that students who attend “extended time” classes – those offered before or after the school day or during summer vacation – perform better on standardized tests than students who don’t take the classes, Minnesota 2020.
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