How do campuses qualify to be registered as an AEC, and when does registration occur?

To be eligible for registration, an alternative education campus (AEC) must meet the criteria outlined in Chapter 7 of the 2023 Accountability Manual.

The AEA campus registration process is conducted online using the TEAL Accountability application. DRS designated for 2022 AEA provisions are re-registered automatically in 2023, provided the campus continues to meet age, enrollment, and at-risk criteria as determined by TSDS PEIMS October snapshot data. If a campus was registered in 2022 using the at-risk safeguard and does not meet the at-risk enrollment criterion in 2023, the campus is not eligible for AEA and is not re-registered for AEA in 2023. 

Campuses that were not registered in 2022 but meet DRS eligibility in 2023 are automatically registered for AEA by the agency. Districts may choose to remove a campus from evaluation under AEA procedures by submitting an AEA rescission form. The next window for registration begins spring of 2024.