On April 13, 2018, Deputy Secretary Matthew Stem released a memo regarding 2017-18 End-of-Year Reporting for Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth (AEDY) Programs. The memo states that the End-of-Year Reporting through the Safe Schools’ website will open (www.safeschools.state.pa.us) on June 1, 2018. All school districts and charter schools that place students in AEDY programs, which by definition are designed and utilized as disciplinary placements operated by a public school entity or approved AEDY private provider, must complete their End-of-Year Reporting to KSys through the Safe Schools’ website. Since 2015, sending school districts are responsible for entering data for all their AEDY students. IU programs are no longer able to enter these students on behalf of sending LEAs.

The deadline for completing AEDY End-of-Year Reporting is August 31, 2018, for the 2017-18 school year. If there is an approved program that was not utilized for placements for the 2017-18 school year, school entities must submit a letter signed by the superintendent on official letterhead indicating that no placements were made and submit via email to the State AEDY Team, ATTN:  Dana Klouser, to have the program removed from your reporting requirement.

Anyone requiring further clarification regarding the End-of-Year Reporting process, or who has any questions pertaining to the AEDY program, should contact the State AEDY Team at 717.705.3771 or email [email protected].