Director Reed details WIN/ALE program growth and explains flat per‑FTE state funding

Nov 19, 2025

Director Reed told the board the WIN/ALE program now serves about 67 students with two full‑time teachers; ALE funding is a flat per‑FTE amount without a state staffing model and audits review individualized learning plans to determine minutes and FTE.

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Director Reed reported on the district's WIN (ALE) program growth, saying the program now averages 67 students supported by two full‑time teachers and that student counts drive FTE funding. Reed explained Washington's ALE funding is a flat per‑FTE payment rather than a prototypical staffing model: "The state funding formula says that they'll fund our ALE programs at the same rate that they fund running start students...here's your flat amount per FTE."

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