Learning Assistance Program: district outlines $3.2M allocation and staffing support

Oct 7, 2026

District staff described the Learning Assistance Program as a state-funded intervention for students below grade level, reporting an allocation of about $3.2 million supporting roughly 11.3 certificated FTE (84.75 hours) and additional classified hours.

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Christina Mitchell Cream explained that the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) provides supplemental services for K–12 students scoring below standards in English and math and for students needing transition or graduation assistance. She said, "Our current budget this year that we were allocated was a little over $3,200,000," and that direct student, family and staff support accounts for roughly $3,071,000 while district support and required set-asides are about $390,000.

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