SIRS - p-12 - New York State Education Department

Appendix 9: Program Service Codes
districts whose data indicate significant disproportion based on race/ethnicity in special
education, identification by a specific disability, placement in a particular setting, or in
suspension rates are required to use 15 percent of IDEA funds to provide these services.
Services purchased with these funds can be direct or indirect services for students. When a
district uses these funds to purchase indirect services, report only those students who were the
intended beneficiaries of the purchased indirect services. These funds are to be used to serve
students who are not identified as needing special-education or related services (i.e., not
students with disabilities) but who need additional academic and/or behavioral support to
succeed in a general education environment. See guidance memorandum at:
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/policy/ceis908.htm.
Purpose: This data element must be collected for each student, if applicable, to fulfill the State
and federal reporting requirements under IDEA.
Entry Date: Date service began.
Exit Date: Date service ended.
Reason for Ending Code: Not used.
Free Lunch Program — Code 5817
Level Designation: District-level service.
Description: Indicates that the student is an approved applicant for the federal Free Lunch
Program. This means the student has applied for and has met the eligibility requirements for
this program service. This program service also applies to students who have met the
eligibility requirements for the federal Free Breakfast Program and/or the federal Free Milk
Program. Do not include students in the reduced-price programs.
Purpose: To identify such students for reporting and State Aid purposes.
Entry Date: Date of eligibility decision.
Exit Date: Date that eligibility ends.
Reason for Ending Code: Not used.
Reduced-Price Lunch Program — Code 5806
Level Designation: District-level service.
Description: Indicates that the student is an approved applicant for the federal Reduced-Price
Lunch Program. This means the student has applied for and has met the eligibility
requirements for this program service. This program service also applies to students who
have met the eligibility requirements for the federal Reduced-Price Breakfast Program.
Purpose: To identify such students for reporting and State Aid purposes.
Entry Date: Date of eligibility decision.
Exit Date: Date that eligibility ends.
Reason for Ending Code: Not used.
Homeless Unaccompanied Youth Status — Code 8272.
Level Designation: District-level service.
Description: This program service is only applicable to students who have the Data Element
"Homeless Indicator" populated with a "Y" (i.e., Homeless at Some Point.). This program
service indicates the student is unaccompanied by parents, legal guardians, or other adults.
Do not use this program service if the homeless student is accompanied.
Purpose: Used to identify these students for federal reporting purposes.
Entry Date: Date the student is identified as unaccompanied.
Exit Date: Date the student no longer meets these parameters.
Reason for Ending Code: Not used.
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