Choice Weekly Update
March 29, 2019
2019-2020 Choice School Application
Please refer to the "Getting Started" document for the application cover sheet and steps to follow to apply. Detailed information about the school and student application process is included in the February Regional Meeting slides.
Information included in your application packet must be accurate and complete. Policies submitted should be final for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are considering adding or removing a grade level, it is recommended to wait until the reconfiguration has been approved before submitting the Choice school application. Please contact the Office of School Accountability with questions about reconfigurations.
2019-2020 Choice Scholarship Student Applications
Choice Scholarship Eligibility System - If a student is not found in the Choice Eligibility system, then household size and income is required to be used. If you receive the message, "Reference ID number does not match the STN provided" - email the STN and Reference ID number to ChoiceSchool@doe.in.gov, do not include the student name.
Special Education - If you receive the message, "2018-2019 SE Record Not Found" - Complete and submit the application, the status will show as pending. Send a message to ChoiceSchool@doe.in.gov to let us know that the application is pending. Include only the STN of the student, do not include the student name. A Special Education Specialist will verify if the student is eligible for special education services.
Assurance Forms - The assurance forms specific to each student's application will be generated on the student application. The Spanish version of these forms are posted in the Choice Scholarship Community on Learning Connection. The data needs to be entered manually by the Choice School representative for communicating with the parent/guardian of applying students.
Income Guidelines - The complete income guidelines for school use are available here. Income guidelines are included on each eligibility track explanation posted in the section for students on the Choice website.
Verify Information on Choice Student Applications
School Choice Scholarship Report - Download the report and review the information submitted on all applications for your school. The report is available in the STN Application Center > Data Verification > Reports > Choice Scholarship > School Choice Scholarship Report.
CS SE Report - This report shows the selection for special education service provider for submitted student applications. The report is available in the STN Application Center > Data Verification > Reports > Choice Scholarship > CS SE Report.
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Data Reporting
Enrollment Mobility (EM) Data Accuracy During Test Assessment Windows
IREAD-3 – Grades 3-5
Additionally, if accommodation corrections need to be made for any Special Education student, the changes MUST be made on the finalized IEP before the end of the school day prior to testing.
Changes or additional CSEP, 504 or EL accommodations must also be submitted via the Application Center using the TA layout the day prior to the student’s scheduled testing day.
Again, all additions and/or corrections must be made by the end of business (no later than 4:30 pm EDT) the day prior to scheduled testing.
Reports Currently Open
- DOE IR 2019 (IRead3 Exemption)
- DOE EM 2019 (Real Time)
- DOE SPN 2019 (School Personnel Number)
- DOE STN 2019 (Student Test Number)
- ILEARN Grades 3-8 Period 3
- IREAD Grades 3-5 - Period 3
- ILEARN Biology Grades 7-12 – Period 3
- ILEARN US Gov’t Grades 7-12 - Period 3
Reports Opening Soon
- DOE SV 2019 (Special Education for Vouchers) Period 2 – opens count day, April 1, 2019
- DOE TA (Testing Accommodations) IREAD Summer Retest (Grades 3-5) – opens April 29, 2019
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STN Support is also available by phone at 317.232.0808