Learning Assistance Program

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Learning Assistance Program

• June 6, 2008

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What is the Learning Assistance Program?

• A state-funded program serving students with the
  greatest deficits in basic academic skills as
  identified by state assessments.
• Basic skills include reading, math, writing, and
  readiness.
• State/District assessments one or more of the
  several basic skills assessments administered and
  aligned with what is taught.

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2008 Legislated Change

• New section under 28A.320 - extended learning
  opportunities that is now incorporated into LAP.
• Students in Grade 8 who are not on track to meet
  the state standards and assist to meet with high
  school success.
• Students in Grades 11 and 12 who are not on track
  to meet local or state graduation requirements
  are to be provided with LAP services.

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Who Benefits from LAP?

• Students who score below standard at grade level
  on statewide assessments and 11th/12th grade
  students at-risk of not meeting state/local
  graduation requirements.
• Students in kindergarten through grade 12.
• Students identified in OSPI approved plan to
  receive services.

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Program Decisions

• LAP funds may be coordinated programs in Title I
  schools.
• LAP may be distributed to non-Title I schools
  with low performing students.
• Unlike Title I funds, that are distributed based
  on a formula, LAP funds may go to any school with
  significant numbers of low performing students.

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How do Districts Receive Funds?

• Through a distribution formula, in accordance
  with the biennial appropriations act, based on
• Family income factors measuring economic need -
  usually free /reduced lunch.
• Districts October K12 FTE.

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LAP is an allocation, not a grant.

• The formula for funding LAP is based upon
  fulltime equivalent students (FTE) and the
  districts FRPL.
• The base allocation is calculated as follows
• FRPL percentage as reported to OSPI in October of
  the prior school year, times the annual average
  FTE (AAFTE) for K12 students reported on the
  P-223 for the prior school year (including
  Running Start), times the funding rate (285.99).
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• An additional concentration allocation is
  calculated for districts with a FRPL greater than
  40 percent as follows
• The amount of districts FRPL percentage over 40
  percent, times the K12 AAFTE, times the funding
  rate (285.99).

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Additional Allocation - 2008

• An additional amount will be allocated to school
  districts with high concentrations of poverty and
  English language learners.
• To qualify for the additional amount a district
  must have at least 20 percent of their K12
  students enrolled in a transitional bilingual
  program, and must have at least a 40 percent
  eligibility rate for free and reduced priced
  lunch (FRPL).
• The Office of Superintendent of Public
  Instructions (OSPI) School Apportionment and
  Financial Services office will calculate this
  figure and to assist districts in projecting the
  200809 allocations, has posted pivot tables at
  http//www.k12.wa.us/SAFS/08budprp.asp.
• A projection will be posted to this website in
  June 2008 reflecting enrollments reported through
  May 2008.

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Hold Harmless

• If a districts allocation is less than their
  200405 allocation, funds will be provided to
  maintain the 200405 allocation level.

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LAP Application

• The application for LAP funds is available on
  iGrants, and reflects changes from the 2008
  legislative session.
• Your district may wish to wait for the June
  update before finalizing the budget for the
  districts 200809 LAP application.

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LAP Application

• By July 1, 2008
• The LAP application is the district plan.
• Participating districts must submit to OSPI for
  approval a district LAP application which is
  available on iGrants.

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LAP Application - Page 1

• For the 2008-09 school year, the LAP
• application must describe how their plan
• implements the following
• Q.1 Explain district assessment data trends
  for the prior three years and describe how the
  district will use this information to design LAP
  for reading, writing, mathematics, and/or
  readiness activities.

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LAP Program Plan Elements

• Q 2 - Process for identifying eligible students
  to be served.
• Q. 3 Accelerated Student Learning Plans.
• Q. 4 - Describe how assessment data is used to
  inform instruction.
• Q. 5 - How instructional strategies have been
  identified and implemented.

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LAP Program Plan Elements

• Q. 6 - How the district develops and maintains
  highly qualified staff.
• Q. 7 - How LAP is coordinated with other state,
  federal, district, and school resources.
• Q. 8 - How the program will be annually evaluated
  to determine the direction for the following
  year.

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Two New Activities - 2008

• Q.9 Describe the extended learning
  opportunities for eligible 11th/12th grade
  students who are not on track to meet local/state
  graduation requirements.
• Q.10 - Describe the extended learning
  opportunities for eligible 8th grade students who
  do not meet state standards and/or need
  additional assistance to successfully enter high
  school.

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LAP Program Plan Activities Page 2

• Describe how the schools will provide program
• activities to increase student academic
• Success
• Extended learning time.
• Services to provide extended learning time
  opportunities.
• Professional Development.
• Consultant teachers.
• Supplemental instruction.
• Family Outreach.

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Services to provide extended learning time
opportunities - 2008

• Individual or small group instruction.
• Instruction in English/language arts and/or
  mathematics needed by students to pass the WASL.
• Inclusion in remediation programs, including
  summer school.
• Language development for ELL.
• On-line curriculum and instructional support
  credit retrieval WASL prep classes.

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Required Accelerated Learning Plans

• May be developed individually or for small
  groups.
• To include
• Achievement goals for the students.
• Roles of students, parents, teachers.
• Communication procedures regarding student
  progress.
• Plan review and adjustment processes.

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Questions

• Fiscal Issues Carryover and Indirect Costs
• Question 1 May a portion of LAP funds be carried
  over to the next fiscal year? Yes, a district may
  carry forward up to ten percent from one year to
  the next as defined in the ESSB 6673 Subsection
  513Learning Assistance Program. The funds must
  be used for LAP-approved activities. Carryover
  amounts in excess of ten percent will be
  recovered by OSPI School Apportionment and
  Financial Services in January of the following
  school year.
• Question 2 Are indirect costs applied to LAP?
  Yes, the district may use an indirect cost amount
  up to the federal restricted rate.

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Questions

• Receiving Credit for LAP-Funded Classes
• Question 4 May LAP funds be used to support
  credit retrieval classes? Yes, in the case where
  a student has failed or not completed a class
  that is required for graduation, LAP funds may be
  used for a credit retrieval class.

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Questions

• What activities may be funded under LAP?
• Question 5 May a counselor be paid out of LAP
  funds? Only under certain circumstances, the
  district must provide documentation to support
  that the counselor provides additional academic
  assistance to students that fit under one or more
  of the six allowable activities under LAP. 
  Counseling was eliminated from LAP RCW when
  revised in 2004.

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Question

• Student Learning Plans and Compacts
• Question 7 May districts combine the LAP
  Accelerated Student Learning Plan and the
  Certificate of Academic Achievement Student
  Learning Plan and/or the Title I compact into one
  plan to fulfill the legislative requirements of
  both plans? Yes, the LAP Accelerated Student
  Learning Plan may be combined with the
  Certificate of Academic Achievement Student
  Learning Plan (SLP) as long as the four
  requirements for the LAP Accelerated Student
  Learning Plan are met.
• The combined LAP and SLP plans can be created
  using the web-based SLP tool. Since each student
  must have a Certificate of Academic Achievement
  (CAA), only individual, not group plans, may be
  combined. Information about the SLP tool may be
  accessed at the following website
  http//www.k12.wa.us/StudentLearningPlan/FAQ.aspx

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Learning Assistance Program

• Chapter 28A - 165 RCW.
• WAC 392-162 (under revision).
• 2008 State of Washington Regular Legislative
  Session.