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Beginning with the 2021-22 school year, OSPI transitioned the ALE Year End Report submission tool from the SAFS ALE application in EDS to Smartsheet. Please submit your ALE Year End report by August 31.
Available guidance on this report includes:
Contact the Learning Options Department with questions.
OSPI has completed the rulemaking process expanding the methods through which the Washington Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) assessment and full-day kindergarten can be implemented in an ALE setting. As of August 15, 2022 observations can be conducted in-person or through synchronous digital instructional contact.
See Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 392-550-035 and WAC 392-550-050 for more information.
When purchasing online courses from approved online course providers, please ensure early on that the courses are taught by properly endorsed Washington state certificated teachers and meet Washington state learning standards.
Please remember that providers cannot award Career and Technical Education (CTE) credit, only districts may award CTE credit as part of their approved CTE framework.
Congratulations to newly approved Multi District Online School Programs:
- Bellingham Family Partnership Program (Bellingham School District)
- Camas Connect Academy (Camas School District)
- Clarkston Home Alliance (Clarkston School District)
- Eagle Sky Virtual Academy (Elma School District)
- Tumwater Virtual Academy (Tumwater School District)
- West Valley Virtual Learning Center (Yakima School District)
- Wisdom Ridge Academy (Ridgefield School District)
Congratulations to newly approved Online Course Providers:
- Excel High School
- SchoolsPLP
Please attend a listening session on Monday, August 29 at 12:00 p.m.
We need your input on our state's graduation requirements! Join Alissa Muller, Director of the Mastery-based Collaborative, and Linda Drake, Director of Career- and College-readiness Initiatives to:
- hear about graduation requirements, and
- to give feedback on draft recommendations on how to better align these requirements to the Profile of a Graduate (skills students need to thrive in life after high school).
We will present your feedback to the Board at our upcoming September 13-15 meeting. The session will be recorded and available to the public. Register today!
The Form Package 204: K-12 Intensive Tutoring Grant application is now open in the iGrant system. It is a competitive application process provided solely for grants to school districts, charter schools, and state-tribal education compact schools to establish K-12 intensive tutoring programs. Grants shall be used to recruit, train, and hire tutors to provide one-on-one tutoring services to K-12 students experiencing learning loss because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The rubric, that will be used to score applications and determine awards, can be found on the Profile Page of the FP 204 application along with other resources. The application closes August 29, 2022. Award announcements will be made on September 15, 2022.
Questions or inquiries related to this grant process can be sent to Louann Stalder- louann.stalder@k12.wa.us
Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) Resources
Online Learning
Continuous Learning
Questions? Contact Us!
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State Board of Education (SBE) Graduation Requirements Alignment: Listening Session, August 29, 2022 at 12:00 pm. Register today!
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National Alternative Education Association (NAEA) Conference, October 19-21, 2022. Register here.
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Aurora Institute Virtual Symposium, October 24-26, 2022. Register here.
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GATE Equity Webinar Series - Monthly webinars on the second Wednesday, beginning at 10:00 am. Learn More on the Graduation Equity Webinar page.
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Register to participate in the live webinar – you only have to do this once for the school year.
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Register monthly on pdEnroller for your free Clock Hours.
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This year's topics:
August 10 - Anxiety & Mental Health Attendance
September 14 - Hope & Healing Centered Engagement Practices to Create a Culture for Learning
October 12 - A Systemic Approach to Antiracist School Climate Practices
November 9 - Leadership Moves for Promoting Inclusion
December 14 - Countering the Winter Blues
January 11 - Getting Proactive with Threat Assessments
February 8 - Balanced Calendar & Scheduling
March 8 - Mastery-based Learning
April 12 - Partnerships to Support Culturally Relevant Learning
May 10 - The Power of Youth Co-Design
- If you cannot attend at the date/time of the webinar, watch the video on our YouTube Channel.
Contact Us!
For more information about Learning Options, please contact us at learningoptions@k12.wa.us, or visit our OSPI Learning Alternatives website.
For specific questions, contact us by email:
Director: Rhett Nelson
Alternative Learning Experience: Anissa Sharratt
ALE & Open Doors Accountability/Mastery-based Learning: Liz Quayle
Online Learning: Nicole González
Choice Transfer
Home-based Instruction
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