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Alternative Learning Experiences are funded at the non-vocational Running Start rates.
- For the 2023-24 school year, this rate will be $9,555.02 per annual average FTE (AAFTE).
Any school district claiming ALE enrollment for state funding is required to submit an ALE Year End Report. This report is now available for districts that reported ALE enrollment during 2022-23. The deadline to submit your report is August 31, 2023.
When will it open?
The report is currently open for submissions.
Where can I find more information?
- The 2022-23 reporting guidance is posted on the ALE website.
- 2022-23 Year End Report collection form.
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Register to attend a brief overview and demo of the report on Wednesday, May 24 from 3-3:30 pm.
Questions? Contact us via the Learning Options email or register to join our office hours on May 26.
 School staff with questions regarding ALE implementation and compliance are invited to drop in for one-on-one office hours with Anissa Sharratt, ALE program manager, and Liz Quayle, Alternative Learning Accountability program manager.
We will meet one-on-one with as many attendees as time allows.
Office hours will be held on the fourth Friday of each month through May.
If you are not able to attend and have questions, please contact us via the Learning Options email.
Bulletin 024-23
This bulletin details the process to notify OSPI of changes to school directory information contained within the Education Data System for the 2023-24 school year.
Due to a number of factors, some settings offering ALE courses choose to remain as a program within a preexisting school. Other settings, however, choose to be recognized as a standalone school and apply for a separate school code.
If you are considering making changes to your school directory status, please review OSPI’s Bulletin 024-23 and the Guide to Offering Alternative Learning Experiences, Program vs. School, page 31.
Bulletin 025-23
Many more families are continuing to participate in home-based instruction since the pandemic. As districts seek to reengage these families through new programs, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) wants to ensure districts understand state regulations for providing these alternative public education programs.
Bulletin 022-23
This bulletin details new certificate renewal requirements for all teachers, administrators, including all principals, assistant principals, program administrators, Career and Technical Education (CTE) directors, and superintendents. New requirements for equity-based school practices hours are a result of HB 1426 and WAC 181-79A-244. The new requirements are in addition to previously required hours such as the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) requirements. These hours are included within the 100 clock hours that are required every five years for certificate renewal.
OSPI's Attendance, Chronic Absenteeism, and Truancy office is launching a project called “Re-envisioning Truancy in Washington” and need your help! The project hopes to connect directly with students and families to understand what changes they believe would help our state’s truancy laws and better support them.
How can you help?
Share the invitation for families and the flyer explaining the project with youth and families who have experienced the truancy process in the last three years. Both the invitation and flyer ask youth and families to complete an interest form.
Timeline
May: The project team will begin reaching out to youth and families interested in participating in interviews.
June: Recruitment for interviews will close at the end of June, but there will be future opportunities to engage in focus groups and meaning-making sessions in the fall.
More information and resources
Questions?
Email AttendanceWA@air.org for more information.
What to expect
Discover open resources developed by OSPI Open Educational Resources (OER) Project grantees. Areas include: financial literacy, health, physical education, science, social studies, special education, and world languages.
Who should attend?
- ESD partners
- Curriculum Directors
- Teachers
- Instructional Coaches
- Teacher-Librarians
- School Administrators
- Technology Specialists
Register and Save the Date for the Showcase
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
3:00 - 5:00 pm (Pacific Time)
2 clock hours provided for Washington educators
Register here for the online event
To be considered for funding, proposals must come from a Washington school district, tribal compact school, ESD, or non-profit organization and address one of the following areas:
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Development/Adaptation: Complete the development/adaptation of an openly licensed unit (2-6 weeks—comprised of multiple lessons that build student understanding of a topic or theme) aligned to identified state learning standards.
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Professional Learning: Provide synchronous or asynchronous professional learning for educators focused on one or more Washington-developed resources found on the OER Hub. Professional learning should be ongoing throughout the school year and include implementation of the resource with students.
Grant proposals are due in iGrants by May 26 at 4 pm.
View and download a copy of the opportunity details.
Reach out to one of the ESD contacts for a schedule of upcoming events in your region.
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WASA/AWSP 2023 Summer Conference is scheduled for June 25-27, 2023 in Spokane, Washington. Information and registration are available through the conference website.
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Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) 2023 conference is scheduled for October 15-17, 2023 in Palm Springs, CA. Information and registration are available through the conference website.
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National Alternative Education Association (NAEA) 2023 conference is scheduled for October 16-18, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. Session proposals are due May 1, 2023. Information and registration are available through the conference website.
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GATE Equity Webinar Series Regular monthly webinars. Information and registration available through the GATE website.
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
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