2 Regular public school A regular public school district is a local Each agency given this code district that is a government administrative authority that must have an entry in the component of a governs the education system at a Supervisory Union ID data supervisory union specified local level on behalf of the field. public and the state that is component of a supervisory union. 9 Specialized public school A specialized public school district is a district school district that operates one or more schools that are designed for a specific educational need or purpose. 3 Supervisory union A supervisory union is an administrative Each agency given this code center or county superintendent’s office must have an entry in the serving as the administrative center. Supervisory Union ID data field. 4 Service agency A service agency is an agency that does not operate schools instead it provides specialized educational services (such as career and technical education) or related services (such as services in IEPs) to other education agencies that the agencies cannot readily provide for themselves. 5 State operated agency State operated agency is an organization overseen by a state agency that operates schools or programs that provide public elementary and/or secondary level instruction. 6 Federal operated agency Federal operated agency is a federal agency that provides elementary and/or secondary level instruction. 7 Independent charter An independent charter district is an An individual charter school district education unit created under the state that acts also as a district and charter legislation that is not under the is reported as a district in the administrative control of another local LEA Directory file should have education agency and that operates one an agency type of or more charter schools – and only “Independent charter district”. charter schools. 8 Other local education The “Other education agency” permitted Other education agencies agency value is available for SEAs that have include: data to report at the LEA level for an Intermediate levels of education unit that the SEA has public agencies that determined is not one of the existing provide education but are types. not school districts, such as juvenile correctional institutions, sheriff’s offices, or university lab schools;
2 Regular public school district that is a component of a supervisory union A regular public school district is a local government administrative authority that governs the education system at a specified local level on behalf of the public and the state that is component of a supervisory union. Each agency given this code must have an entry in the Supervisory Union ID data field. 9 Specialized public school district A specialized public school district is a school district that operates one or more schools that are designed for a specific educational need or purpose. 3 Supervisory union A supervisory union is an administrative center or county superintendent’s office serving as the administrative center. Each agency given this code must have an entry in the Supervisory Union ID data field. 4 Service agency A service agency is an agency that does not operate schools instead it provides specialized educational services (such as career and technical education) or related services (such as services in IEPs) to other education agencies that the agencies cannot readily provide for themselves. 5 State operated agency State operated agency is an organization overseen by a state agency that operates schools or programs that provide public elementary and/or secondary level instruction. 6 Federal operated agency Federal operated agency is a federal agency that provides elementary and/or secondary level instruction. 7 Independent charter district An independent charter district is an education unit created under the state charter legislation that is not under the administrative control of another local education agency and that operates one or more charter schools – and only charter schools. An individual charter school that acts also as a district and is reported as a district in the LEA Directory file should have an agency type of “Independent charter district”. 8 Other local education agency The “Other education agency” permitted value is available for SEAs that have data to report at the LEA level for an education unit that the SEA has determined is not one of the existing types. Other education agencies include: Intermediate levels of public agencies that provide education but are not school districts, such as juvenile correctional institutions, sheriff’s offices, or university lab schools;
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