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PROGRAM CODES
A program is a plan of activities and procedures designed to accomplish a predetermined objective or set of objectives.  The program classification provides a framework to classify instructional and other expenditures by program to determine cost.
NCES Brief code descriptions (see bottom section for subcategories and detail descriptions):
100 | Regular Elementary / Secondary Education Programs
200 | Special Programs
300 | Vocational and Technical Programs
400 | Other Instructional Programs - Elementary / Secondary
500 | Non-Public School Programs
600 | Adult/Continuing Education Programs
700 | Community/Junior College Education Programs
800 | Community Services Programs
900 | Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities
000 | Undistributed / Unassigned to any particular program
 | NCES Code Details:
Key program codes to report are in an enclosed box.
[NAME] | Items marked with a yellow box are required for federal reporting purposes.
280-299 | Optional - Object 200: Separates [NAME] self-contained & resource programs.
Code | Program Code Description
100 | Regular Elementary/Secondary Education Programs. Activities that provide students in prekindergarten through grade 12 with learning experiences to prepare them for further education or training and for responsibilities as citizens, family members, and workers. Regular programs should be distinguished from special education programs that focus on adapting curriculum or instruction to accommodate a specific disability; from vocational/technical programs that focus on career skills; and from alternative education programs that focus on the educational needs of students at risk of failing or dropping out of school because of academic, behavioral, or situational factors.
140 | Summer School for Regular Programs - summer school programs offering the regular curriculum and not included with other programs (i.e. Special Education, Vocational/Technical, etc.)
200 | Special Programs. Special Programs include activities for elementary and secondary students (prekindergarten through grade 12) receiving special education and related services. These services are related to mental retardation, orthopedic impairment, emotional disturbance, developmental delay, specific learning disabilities, multiple disabilities, hearing impairment, other health impairments, visual impairments including blindness, autism, deaf-blindness, traumatic brain injury, and speech or language impairments. Special Programs is also inclusive of students receiving services related to gifted and talented programs.
210 | Early Childhood Special Programs
240 | Summer School for Special Programs.
260 | Home Bound Pupils - Special Programs
270 | Gifted and talented [NAME].  These students exhibit behaviors that reflect an interaction among three basic clusters of human traits: above average general and/or specific abilities, high levels of task commitment, and high levels of creativity. Individuals capable of developing gifted behavior are those possessing or capable of developing this composite set of traits and applying them to any potentially valuable area of human performance. Persons who manifest or are capable of developing an interaction among the three clusters require a wide variety of educational opportunities and services that are not ordinarily provided through regular instructional programs ([NAME] and Reis 1997).
280 | Self-Contained Programs. These programs are generally for students with moderate to severe disabilities, who receive instruction from a specialist and who receive special education services primarily in a self-contained classroom.
281 | Learning Disability  - A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language which is not primarily the result of a visual, hearing or motor impairment, mental retardation, serious emotional disturbance, or an environmental, cultural or economic disadvantage.  The disorder may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or perform mathematical calculations.  The disorder includes, without limitation, such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia and developmental aphasia.  The term does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing or motor disabilities; of mental retardation; of emotional disturbance; or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.
282 | Speech / Language Impairment - A disorder relating to language, articulation, fluency or the use of the voice which: is outside the range of acceptable variation in a given environment; is inconsistent with the chronological or mental age of the person with the disability; or affects the emotional, social or educational adjustment of the person with the disability.
283 | Mental retardation - significantly sub average general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
284 | Serious Emotional Disturbance - A condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time (at least three months), and to a marked degree that adversely affects academic performance: an inability to learn which is not caused by an intellectual, sensory or health factor; an inability to engage in or to maintain interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers; inappropriate behavior or feelings; a general and pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; a physical symptom associated with a personal or academic problem; or the expression of fears regarding personal or academic problems.  The term includes schizophrenia.  The term does not apply to children who are socially maladjusted, unless it is determined that they have an emotional disturbance.
285 | Autism - A spectrum disorder which significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects a child's educational performance causing significant delays or irregular patterns in learning or both. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. The term does not apply if a child's educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance, as defined in program code 284.  The term includes, without limitation, a group of developmental disorders such as autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, atypical autism, pervasive developmental disorder and other similar disorders.
286 | Health Impairment. Impairment that limits the strength, vitality or alertness of the pupil, including, without limitation, a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli which is caused by chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, [NAME]'s disorder and sickle-cell anemia and adversely affects the educational performance of the pupil.
287 | Developmental delay - Programs for children aged 3 through 9 who are experiencing developmental delays, as defined by the state and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the following areas: physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development.
288 | Multiple disabilities  - The occurrence of mental retardation with another disability, the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that the student cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments.
289 | Other Disabilities.  Includes but is not limited to the following:
 | Hearing impairment, including deafness, means impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.  The term includes both partial hearing and deafness.
 | Visual impairment, including blindness, means impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes both partial sight and blindness.
 | Deaf and Blindness means concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that the child cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness.
 | Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly (e.g., clubfoot, absence of some member), impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures).
 | Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.
290 | Resource Programs.  These programs are generally for students with mild to moderate disabilities, who receive instruction from a generalist and who receive special education services through a consultative method, resources method or any combination of methods of instruction.
291 | Learning Disability  - A disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language which is not primarily the result of a visual, hearing or motor impairment, mental retardation, serious emotional disturbance, or an environmental, cultural or economic disadvantage.  The disorder may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or perform mathematical calculations.  The disorder includes, without limitation, such conditions as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, minimal brain dysfunction, dyslexia and developmental aphasia.  The term does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing or motor disabilities; of mental retardation; of emotional disturbance; or of environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.
292 | Speech / Language Impairment - A disorder relating to language, articulation, fluency or the use of the voice which: is outside the range of acceptable variation in a given environment; is inconsistent with the chronological or mental age of the person with the disability; or affects the emotional, social or educational adjustment of the person with the disability.
293 | Mental retardation - significantly sub average general intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
294 | Serious Emotional Disturbance - A condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time (at least three months), and to a marked degree that adversely affects academic performance: an inability to learn which is not caused by an intellectual, sensory or health factor; an inability to engage in or to maintain interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers; inappropriate behavior or feelings; a general and pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; a physical symptom associated with a personal or academic problem; or the expression of fears regarding personal or academic problems.  The term includes schizophrenia.  The term does not apply to children who are socially maladjusted, unless it is determined that they have an emotional disturbance.
295 | Autism - A spectrum disorder which significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects a child's educational performance causing significant delays or irregular patterns in learning or both. Other characteristics often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. The term does not apply if a child's educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance, as defined in program code 284.  The term includes, without limitation, a group of developmental disorders such as autistic disorder, Asperger's disorder, atypical autism, pervasive developmental disorder and other similar disorders.
296 | Health Impairment. Impairment that limits the strength, vitality or alertness of the pupil, including, without limitation, a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli which is caused by chronic or acute health problems such as asthma, attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, diabetes, epilepsy, a heart condition, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, nephritis, rheumatic fever, [NAME]'s disorder and sickle-cell anemia and adversely affects the educational performance of the pupil.
297 | Developmental delay - Programs for children aged 3 through 9 who are experiencing developmental delays, as defined by the state and as measured by appropriate diagnostic instruments and procedures, in one or more of the following areas: physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development.
298 | Multiple disabilities  - The occurrence of mental retardation with another disability, the combination of which causes such severe educational needs that the student cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for one of the impairments.
299 | Other Disabilities.  Includes but is not limited to the following:
 | Hearing impairment, including deafness, means impairment in hearing, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.  The term includes both partial hearing and deafness.
 | Visual impairment, including blindness, means impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes both partial sight and blindness.
 | Deaf and Blindness means concomitant hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational needs that the child cannot be accommodated in special education programs solely for children with deafness or children with blindness.
 | Orthopedic impairment means a severe orthopedic impairment that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by a congenital anomaly (e.g., clubfoot, absence of some member), impairments caused by disease (e.g., poliomyelitis, bone tuberculosis), and impairments from other causes (e.g., cerebral palsy, amputations, and fractures or burns that cause contractures).
 | Traumatic brain injury means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force, resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance. The term applies to open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. The term does not apply to brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative or to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.
300 | Vocational and Technical Programs. Activities delivered through traditional comprehensive and vocational-technical high schools or recognized charter schools that prepare students to meet challenging academic standards as well as industry skill standards while preparing students for broad-based careers and further education beyond high school in the following career cluster areas and summer school program:
310 | Agriculture and Natural Resources. Activities that prepare students for a wide range of agriculturally related careers from veterinarian to underground mine mechanic.
320 | Hospitality and Tourism. Activities that prepare students for careers in the hospitality and tourism industry, such as travel agent, food preparation worker, hotel manager, and bartender.  This includes Culinary Arts.
330 | Health Science. Activities that prepare students for careers in the health services industry, including nursing, medicine, physical therapy, pharmacy, and medical support.
340 | Summer School for Vocational and Technical Programs.
350 | Domestic Arts / Home Economics.  This includes child care, cooking, and other home arts.
360 | Business and Administration. Activities that prepare students for careers in business-related areas, such as administrative support, accounting, management, and supervision. |  |  |  |  |  | 1
361 | Finance. Activities that prepare students for careers in the financial services industry, including insurance services, financial analysis, and banking.
362 | Government and Public Administration. Activities that prepare students for public service careers, such as legislator, urban planner, city manager, and parks/recreation director.
370 | Arts, A/V Technology and Communication. Activities that prepare students for careers in arts and communication, including writing, editing, radio and television broadcasting, acting, and music.
371 | Information Technology. Activities that prepare students for careers in the information technology services area, including working with databases, designing software, and programming and repairing computers.
380 | Architecture and Construction. Activities that prepare students for careers in the construction industry such as plumber, painter, construction manager, and architect.
381 | Manufacturing. Activities that prepare students for careers in traditional industries such as steel and textiles or cutting-edge industries such as aerospace and electronics.
390 | Other Vocational and Technical Programs.  This includes the following programs:
391 | Education and Training. Activities that prepare students for careers in education, such as teacher, librarian, coach, and counselor.
392 | Human Services. Activities that prepare students for careers in community services, such as social worker, religious worker, recreation worker, and clergy.
393 | Law and Public Safety. Activities that prepare students for careers in legal and protective services, such as correction officer, police officer, lawyer, and judge.
394 | Retail/Wholesale Sales and Service. Activities that prepare students for careers in the sales and service industry, such as marketing/public relations manager, real estate agent, hairdresser, retail salesperson, and telemarketer.
395 | Scientific Research and Engineering. Activities that prepare students for careers in science and engineering, including chemical, civil, and mechanical engineering; biological and chemical sciences; surveying; and astronomy.
396 | Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics. Activities that prepare students for careers in the transportation industry, such as aircraft mechanic, railroad conductor, school bus driver, truck driver, and ship pilot.
400 | Other Instructional Programs-Elementary/Secondary. Activities that provide students in prekindergarten through K-12 with learning experiences not included in the Program codes 100-300 or 500-900. Examples of such programs follow:
420 | English for Speakers of Other Languages (LEP/ELL/ESL). Activities for students from homes where the English language is not the primary language spoken and the student is not proficient in English.  This includes bilingual programs.
430 | Alternative and At Risk Education Programs. Activities for students assigned to alternative campuses, centers, or classrooms designed to provide improved behavior modification and/or an enhanced learning experience. Typically, alternative education programs are designed to meet the needs of students that cannot be addressed in a traditional classroom setting.
440 | Summer School for Other Instructional Programs (example: remedial and ESL).
460 | Home Bound students not included in the special programs.
470 | Remediation / Remedial Programs
490 | Other.  This includes but is not limited to After-school, detention, 21st century or other grant programs etc
500 | Non-Public School Programs. (NOT USED BY NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICTS)  Activities for students attending a school established by an agency other than the state, a subdivision of the state, or the federal government, which usually is supported primarily by other than public funds. The services consist of such activities as those involved in providing instructional services, attendance and social work services, health services, and transportation services for non-public school students.
600 | Adult/Continuing Education Programs. Activities that develop knowledge and skills to meet immediate and long-range educational objectives of adults who, having completed or interrupted formal schooling, have accepted adult roles and responsibilities. Programs include activities to foster the development of fundamental tools of learning; prepare students for a postsecondary career; prepare students for postsecondary education programs; upgrade occupational competence; prepare students for a new or different career; develop skills and appreciation for special interests; or enrich the aesthetic qualities of life. Adult basic education programs are included in this category.
610 | Regular Adult Education Programs.
620 | Prison / Correctional Adult Education Programs.
700 | Community/Junior College Education Programs. (NOT USED BY NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICTS)  Activities for students attending an institution of higher education that usually offers the first two years of college instruction. If the school district is responsible for providing this program, all costs of the program should be coded here.
800 | Community Services Programs. Activities that are not directly related to the provision of educational services in a school district. These include such services as community recreation programs, civic activities, public libraries, programs of custody and care of children, and community welfare activities provided by the district for the community as a whole or for some segment of the community.  This would also include parental training or related programs.
810 | Community Recreation. Activities concerned with providing recreation for the community as a whole or for some segment of the community.  Included are such staff activities as organizing and supervising playgrounds, swimming pools, and similar programs.
820 | Civic Services. Activities concerned with providing services to civic affairs or organizations. This program area includes services to parent-teacher association meetings, public forums, lectures, and civil defense planning.
830 | Public Library Services. Activities pertaining to the operation of public libraries by a school district or the provision of library services to the general public through the school library. Included are such activities as budgeting, planning, and augmenting the library's collection in relation to the community and informing the community of public library resources and services.
840 | Custody and Child Care Services. Activities pertaining to the provision of programs for the custodial care of children in residential day schools or child-care centers that are not part of, or directly related to, the instructional program and where the attendance of the children is not included in the attendance figures for the district.
850 | Welfare Activities. Activities pertaining to the provision of personal needs of individuals who have been designated as needy by an appropriate governmental entity. These needs include stipends for school attendance; salaries paid to students for work performed (whether for the school district or for an outside concern); and funds for clothing, food, or other personal needs.
860 | Other Community Services. Activities provided to the community that cannot be classified under the other 800 programs.
900 | Co-curricular and Extra-curricular Activities. Activities that add to a student's educational experience but are not related to educational activities. These activities typically include events and activities that take place outside the traditional classroom. Some examples of such activities are student government, athletics, band, choir, clubs, and honors societies.
 | Note:  Many states and school districts use the terms co-curricular and extra-curricular interchangeably.  If reported separately, extra-curricular activities  may or may not complement the regular curriculum.
910 | CoCurricular Programs.  Examples:  Music programs (Band, Choir, Orchestra), Student Government, clubs, honor societies.
920 | Athletics
000 | Undistributed / Unassigned Program expenditures.  Undistributed Expenditures are those which are not allocated to any single program.  These can also be referred to as "school or district-wide expenditures".