Third Party Provider

Data Collection and Reporting

2003-04 and Beyond

Many districts/schools arrange and supervise educational services for enrolled students through agreements or contracts with third-parties. Third parties might include technical colleges, community-based organizations, nonprofit-nonsectarian agencies, universities, school to work program providers, cooperative educational service agencies, out-of-state school districts, private schools, residential care centers, Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Wisconsin School for the Deaf, County Children with Disabilities Education Board schools, etc. The table below provides information about the choices available. Additional providers or provider categories may be added in future years.

CHANGES: CCDEB is a valid code for ISES 2003-04 Year End and 2004-05 Count Date records only. NONE is a valid code beginning with 2004-05 ISES Year End and 2005-06 ISES Count Date records. Third party provider is required for all records beginning with 2005-06 ISES Year End and 2006-07 ISES Count Date records.

Third Party	Code	Description/Comments
Wisconsin School for the Deaf	7300 7301	Agency Code or Type School or Program Code
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired	7300 7302	Agency Code or Type School or Program Code
County Children with Disabilities Education Board	CCDEB	Agency Type This code is valid for 2003-04 Year End and 2004-05 Count Date records. This code is not valid beginning with 2004-05 Year End and 2005-06 Count Date records; specific CCDEB agency and school/program codes must be provided.
Brown Co CDEB Hopp El/Sec	6905 0001	Agency Code School or Program Code
Walworth Co CDEB Lakeland El/Sec	6964 0001	Agency Code School or Program Code
Cooperative Educational Service Agency	CESA	Agency Type Specific CESA and school or program may be required in future years.
Other Third Party Provider	OTHER	Agency Code or Type Could include technical colleges, community-based organizations, nonprofit-nonsectarian agencies, universities, school to work program providers, out-of-state school districts, Challenge Academy, private schools, residential care centers, etc. Does not include another district.
No Third Party Provider	NONE	Agency Type Use this code if your student receives his or her primary PK-12 educational services directly from district employes. This code is valid beginning with 2004-05 ISES Year End and 2005-06 ISES Count Date records.
Data Not Required	X	Valid only for Parentally Placed Private students.

USES: Third party providers codes are used to produce required summary data about students receiving their primary educational services directly from providers other than school districts. These codes may also be used for other purposes such as to flag atypical attendance situations or to provide more meaningful student to staff ratios. Districts/schools arranging and supervising educational services provided by third parties remain accountable for the performance and progress of students served. Third party provider codes may be used for unofficial Preliminary Membership Reporting beginning in 2006-07.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ABOUT THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS:

1. If a district has an agreement or contract with another Wisconsin school district, then the latter district is the district submitting the ISES data so a third party provider code identifying this district is not expected or required. See also Which district submits data for students who receive services in multiple districts simultaneously?
2. If a district has an agreement or contract with more than one third party provider, use the code for the primary third party provider. If a student receives educational services from one third party provider for more than 50% of the school day then this provider would generally be considered the primary provider.

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Last updated on 11/9/2009 8:45:40 AM