The last day to submit budget revisions for the 2020–21 Fiscal Year is Friday, October 15, 2021. Please work with your fiscal staff to ensure that those final budget revisions are submitted by the due date. This will ensure that OSPI staff have adequate time to review the revisions and move them through the approval process as we close out the 2020–21 fiscal year.

Title I & LAP Office Hours are open to all LEAs. No registration is needed. Title I and LAP staff will be available to answer questions and provide technical assistance to meet your needs. We look forward to your participation. 

The Title I, Part A/LAP Regional Network Meetings and Coordinated Calendar is available. The next meetings will take place in November. 

If you have any questions, contact us at title1a@k12.wa.us.

This recording and PowerPoint provides information regarding the PFE requirements for Title I, Part A LEAs and schools and references the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Find more resources including guides, translated materials, templates, and checklists on the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction’s (OSPI) website at Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) | OSPI (www.k12.wa.us).

Title I, Part A wants to hear about the successes districts and schools are having in getting parents and families involved in their students’ education. This case study form is provided by the Title I, Part A and LAP department at OSPI to gather descriptive information from K–12 schools on specific PFE strategies, e.g., larger LEA-wide initiatives or smaller projects involving one or more classrooms, and that have helped to increase student academic outcomes.

Use the effective PFE form for activities that were funded with federal or state dollars as well as projects that were supported by local or other funding sources.

• Complete all questions and save the Effective PFE form for your records.
• Email the completed form to Title I, Part A.

We want to hear from you! If you have any questions, please contact us at Title1a@k12.wa.us. 

Online Learning—Options to Meet Student Needs

October 12, 2021 | 9:30–10:30 am | Online Zoom | Register

This presentation will focus on how to secure state approval for online learning and how districts can:

• Assist students with accessing online learning options
• Integrating online learning.
• Support students with online learning.
• Use online courses to meet students' needs.
• Assist students in participating in non-traditional enrollment options.

Presenters: Nicole Gonzales, Manager, Online Learning, Alternative Learning at OSPI

Who should register: Online Learning leaders, Learning & Teaching leaders, Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) leaders, family liaisons, counselors.

If you have any questions, please contact us at Title1a@k12.wa.us. 

These grants are for middle school age youth throughout the state of Washington.

LifeSkills Substance Abuse Prevention Grant, iGrants FP 761;

• Allows schools to purchase and teach the Botvin LifeSkills Middle School Training
• Pays for online facilitator training, which is mandatory for all facilitators
• Provides a data stipend

Readiness to Implement LifeSkills Grant, iGrants FP 962;

• Allows schools, districts and/or ESDs to analyze local Healthy Youth Survey data to identify substance use prevention and intervention needs
• Explore the Botvin LifeSkills Middle School Training to see if it’s a good fit.

The Grant Application Deadline is Thursday October 14, 2021.

If you have any questions, please contact Emily Maughan at Emily.Maughan@k12.wa.us.

Before LAP funds can be released for the 2021–22 school year, LEAs must have:

1. Submitted FP 218 in iGrants.
2. Submitted LAP end-of-year (EOY) report for school year 2020–21 in EDS.

It is important for LEAs to follow each step of the user guides included in the resources below. There are special instructions for completing the Fund Allocation tab in the EOY Report. Due to legislative changes, this tab requires a “No” response to mark the application complete. LEAs will then submit a separate FP 218 to accept funds for the 2021–22 school year.

Due Dates:

• FP 218–September 9, 2021 (still open)
• LAP EOY Report–September 30, 2021 (still open)

Due to the technical difficulties many are experiencing, the due dates above are soft deadlines. If you want to start receiving LAP funding in October, please complete the above tasks before October 18. The remaining apportionment deadlines are November 15 and December 16. December 16 is the last possible date for LEAs to meet the requirements for accessing LAP funds in 2021–22.

Resources:

• FP 218 User Guide
• LAP Calculator & LAP Carryover Estimate
• LAP End-of-Year Report User Guide
• LAP CEDARS Codes & CEDARS Data Manual
• Student Data Reporting Expectations for non-ALE-funded Remote and Hybrid Instructional Models

Join OSPI on Monday, October 4, 2021 at 4pm for an update on the Early Screening of Dyslexia. The webinar will be recorded and available for viewing at a later date. 

Register here: Webinar Registration–Zoom

Resources:

• Bulletin No. 074-21: Early Screening of Dyslexia Update
• OSPI Dyslexia Webpage
• Screening Tools and Best Practices

LAP has created the resources below to help LEAs and schools understand the changes to LAP as a result of the passage of HB 1208 (2021).

• Bulletin No. 028-21: Significant Learning Assistance Program (LAP) Policy Revisions—Changes Effective Immediately
• Questions and Answers: HB 1208 (2021) Implementation Questions and Answers
• Timeline: HB 1208 (2021) Implementation Timeline

These statutory changes impact OSPI rules for LAP under chapter 392-162 WAC. The agency has completed emergency rulemaking to align the rules with the provisions of HB 1208 (2021) and has initiated the regular rulemaking process.

Find the above resources in the teal box on the LAP webpage. If you have any questions, please reach out to LAP@k12.wa.us.