Kim Yore

Kim Yore
Director Teaching & Learning
kim.yore@kelsosd.org

TITLE I, PART A & LAP

Title 1A is a federal program designed to help children obtain a high quality education and reach proficiency on state academic standards and assessments. Federal funds are used to provide supplemental educational assistance and to ensure that all students have fair, equal and significant opportunity to obtain a high quality education. Title 1 funds assist in paying for staff, professional development and parent involvement. Schools are selected based on free-and-reduced averages. The following Kelso schools receive Title 1 funds: Wallace Elementary, Lexington Elementary, and Barnes Elementary.

PARENT RESOURCES

EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT

SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORTS

LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LAP)

Our Washington legislature funds the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) to help all students meet state standards in Reading and Math. Children who did not meet standard in these areas are eligible for LAP services. Principals, teachers, specialists, and assistants work together to provide the instruction and practice that students need to be successful. The Kelso School District supports this program with professional development, instructional materials, and assessment tools.

Elementary LAP
Elementary schools receive LAP funds. Allocations are needs based, in part, on assessment scores and reduced lunch averages. LAP staff support students who are developing the skills needed to meet standard in Reading or Math. The principal and school staff make decisions about the most effective approach to use based on students’ academic needs. LAP staff work in the classroom with identified students, with small groups of children in another instructional space, or with individuals under the direction of a certificated teacher.

Secondary LAP
LAP staff support students who have not met standard in Reading and Math at our two middle schools. They work in the classroom with identified students under the direction of the English or math teachers. The secondary LAP staff follow the same guidelines as the elementary staff and receive similar training from the district.

PARENT RESOURCES