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FRSS 96: District Survey of Alternative Schools and Programs, 2007–08
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The District Survey of Alternative Schools and Programs, 2007–08 (FRSS 96) is a study that is part of the Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) program; program data are available since 1998–99 at https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/downloads.asp. FRSS 96 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/) is a sample survey that provides national estimates on the availability of alternative schools and programs for students at risk of educational failure in public school districts during the 2007–08 school year. The study was conducted using mailed paper questionnaires. Superintendents were sampled. The study's response rate was 96 percent. Key statistics produced from FRSS 96 were that students who attend alternative schools and programs are typically at risk of educational failure (as indicated by poor grades, truancy, disruptive behavior, pregnancy, or similar factors associated with temporary or permanent withdrawal from school).
Detailed Methodology
1,800 school districts were in sample. 1,700 responded to the first round survey in August 2007 and 1,680 responded to a short second round survey in April 2008.
Alternative programs for district students can be run directly by the district or they can be run by other entities supported by the district. To clearly determine if districts were using services provided by other entities, clarification questions were sent out to sampled districts in April 2008 after the initial 2007 fall collection for the study.