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Learning Acceleration Support Opportunities (LASO) Program

November 2024

Strong Foundations Newsletter
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Greetings!

Dear Approved Providers,  

We are excited to share our LASO Cycle 3 Strong Foundations Approved Provider Training Schedule! We hope this tool will be helpful to you and your team as you are making preparations for the upcoming LASO cycle. We will continue to update this document with registration links and times as we have them, and will of course be adding all of the details to the Interactive Calendar in the coming weeks as well.   

We are in the midst of LASO season! The best source of general LASO information is the LASO Cycle 3 website. Here are some important upcoming LASO 3 dates: 

Application Deadline: December 13, 2024, 5:00 PM 

Tentative Award Announcement: February 20, 2025 

Continue reading for the latest information and updates from Planning and Implementation below, and as always, feel free to reach out with any needed support.  

Regards, 

Strong Foundations Team

Milestones

Strong Foundations Planning Milestones

  • Upcoming: Instructional Framework – Milestone date for submission is December 1. If you need an extension, please fill out the extension request form.  

Strong Foundations Implementation Milestones

  • (IAs) Upcoming: Learning Walk 1: Must be complete by November 15
  • (IAs) Upcoming: Action Plan 4, Aligning Assessment Strategy – Due November 22
  • (IAs) Upcoming: November Monthly Status Report – Due November 22 

Reminders & Next Steps

Strong Foundations Planning Reminders:

  • AP Coaching Sessions – This is your chance to get valuable feedback on an LEA’s Instructional Framework at any stage in the creation process. Bring an LEA leader from the Leadership Team to the coaching session! There will be plenty of glows and feedback will be gentle. Sessions will be offered this Fall (September – November).  Sign-up here!
  • (Required) AP Monthly Meeting – Next meeting is November 22 @ 9:00 a.m. and will focus on Problems of Practice. All SF Managers and AP District Leads are required to attend monthly meetings. Registration for all AP Meetings.
  • AP Playbook – We’ve added some new features! Check out the Instructional Framework page; you’ll notice an area of strength on some of the example frameworks. 

Strong Foundations Implementation Reminders:

  • Update: We will not have monthly meetings in December, January, or February
  • Update: We have updated the LEA rostering system to give you more visibility into your LEAs’ submitted rosters and to allow you to more easily make changes.  There are shortcuts in each of your LEAs’ Google folders with a link to all of their rostered participants including anyone who was originally rostered and any anyone who completed an exit ticket or survey. Please read all of the instructions before interacting with the sheet, and watch the walkthrough in the recording of the IA monthly meeting (starts at 7:28).
  • Reminder: (Required) AP Monthly Meeting Next meeting is Nobember 22 @ 8:00 a.m. There are separate meetings for Implementation Advisors and Product Advisors.

Resources

LASO Cycle 3 | Texas Education Agency 
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 Mark Your Calendar!

You can find the following trainings on our Interactive calendar.