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The Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) is public education where some or all of the instruction is delivered outside of a regular classroom schedule. It is available to all public school districts and public charter schools in Washington state. The intent of ALE is to ensure that students have educational opportunities designed to meet their individualized needs. ALE follows all public education requirements as well as .

Districts Offering ALE

This list is compiled from the 2023¨C24 ALE Year End Report and reflects programs identified by local school districts during the 2023-24 school year. Review the ¡®Definitions¡¯ tab of the document for more information.

Office Hours

Office hours for the 2024-25 school year have concluded. Thank you to everyone who attended! Office hours will resume for the 2025-26 school year in September. Times, dates, and registration links will be posted here later this summer.

If you have questions, please contact us via the Learning Options email.

ALE Guidance

• Guide to Offering Alternative Learning Experiences
• Certification & Endorsement Guide
• ALE Compliance Reviews
• Core Compliance Self-Check
• Substantially Similar Checklist

Serving Students with Disabilities

• Serving Students with Disabilities
• Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Self-Assessment Tool
• ALE/Online Program Profile
• Programmatic Considerations for Special Education in ALE/Online Programs

Communications & Video Guidance

• (Canvas Course)

ALE Compliance Forms

Below are sample forms to meet Alternative Learning Experience compliance. Please note that these are just samples and programs are welcome to develop their own to meet ALE requirements.

Sample ALE Compliance Forms

Written Student Learning Plan (WSLP)

• WSLP Sample 1 (K-12)
• WSLP Sample 2
• WSLP Sample 3
• Elementary Math Sample
• Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) and Syllabus Sample 1
• Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) and Syllabus Sample 2
• Course List Sample 1
• Course List Sample 2

Syllabus

• Math Grades 6-8
• Language Arts and Social Studies 6-8 Sample Month Activity List
• English 11
• Civics Grades 9-12

Weekly Contact Log

• Contact Log Sample 1
• Contact Log Sample 2

Monthly Progress Review (MPR)

• K-8 and HS
• MPR Sample 1
• MPR Sample 2
• Combined MPR and Intervention Plan
• Full Day Kindergarten (FDK) MPR Sample

Intervention Plan

• Sample 1
• Sample 2

Statement of Understanding: Difference Between 51Â鶹-based Instruction and ALE

• Sample 1

WAC & RCW Rule Updates

ALE Rulemaking

Permanent ALE Rule Change¨CEffective August 15, 2022

• Expands the methods through which the Washington Inventory of Developing Skills (WaKIDS) assessment and full-day kindergarten can be implemented in an ALE setting to allow observations through in-person or synchronous digital instructional contact. See and for more information.

Permanent ALE Rule Change¨CEffective August 14, 2021

• Outlines a process for determining truancy, required interventions, and a threshold for filing a truancy petition for students enrolled in alternative learning experience courses beginning with the 2021-22 school year. See for more detail.

Permanent ALE Rule Change¨CEffective August 10, 2020

• Moves the rules governing ALE to chapter and simplifies to include only enrollment reporting requirements.
• Removes the requirement to obtain a parent signature documenting the parent¡¯s understanding of the difference between home-based instruction and ALE. A requirement to notify families of the difference at enrollment and in school/program materials remains. See (10) for more detail.

ALE Partners