Special Programs

Getting Started

The Special Programs Report provides data on special programs such as full-day kindergarten and Alternative education summer school offered at schools. To get started:

• Select "Special Programs" from the home page.
• Select the desired years to view under "Year."
• Select school(s).
• Click "Get Report" to generate a report with default selections (you can later customize your report on the report page itself).
  

Sample Report

Clicking "Get Report" will generate a report similar to the following sample:

Using the Customization Tabs

The tabs at the top of the table allow for quick modification and customization of reports. Changes may be made to multiple tabs at once before clicking “Update.”

• Years
  This feature allows for selection of multiple years of data to show in the report. For example, to compare Special Programs for 2009 and 2010, select "2008-2009" and “2009-2010” and click "Update."
  
• Special Programs
  The Special Programs tab allows for selection of the special programs to show in the report. For example, to see whether schools offer full-day kindergarten classes, select "Full-Day Kindergarten" and click "Update."
  
• Search
  Use this feature to search records by any of the variables listed on the Special Programs tab. To include one or more criterion, click on the variables from the drop-down menu and then click on the relationship “and” or “or” to specify the logical relationship between the subgroups selected. “And” will only show students who fall under all of the characteristics selected whereas “or” will show students who fall under any one or more of the characteristics.
  
• Other
  Use this tab to change the number of students shown per page.
  

Advanced Features

Once you view your report, you can further:

• Print it directly from your browser. You can also download it as an Excel CSV or PDF file. An Excel CSV is simply a text-file that opens directly in Microsoft Excel.
  
• Sort the report by clicking the column of interest, then on “Sort.” For example, to see the schools with full-day kindergarten programs first, click on the column header for “Full-Day Kindergarten” click “Sort” and “Descending” as shown below:
  
• Drill to Schools: Click on a district group in the report and select "Drill to Schools" to view all schools in the selected district on the current report.
  
• Drill to Profile: Click on any group in the report and select "Drill to Profile" to view the overall Profile of the selected School, District or State.
  
• Jump to NSPF: Click on any group in the report and select "Jump to NSPF" to open a new window with the corresponding NSPF report for the selected group.