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Learning Assistance Program (LAP)

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LAP is a state-funded program designed to enhance educational opportunities for students who are not yet meeting academic standards through supplemental academic and nonacademic services. Within Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), LAP services are targeted (tier 2) or intensive (tier 3) supports that are added to accelerate learning and remove barriers that prevent students from benefiting fully from universal instruction. These supplemental supports are most effective when they are matched to need, evidence-based, aligned with universal instruction, and implemented with fidelity.

In 2021, the Washington State Legislature modified the state¡¯s LAP laws under Revised Code of Washington (RCW) Chapter??through?. Starting in September 2025, school boards of directors must budget and expend the appropriations of LAP, under RCW through , using the Washington Integrated Student Supports Protocol, established under RCW .

For more information on these legislative changes, please refer to the guidance and resources in the accordions below.

Laws and Regulations
  •  Learning Assistance Program
  • Special Service Program¡ªLearning Assistance  
  • : Washington Integrated Student Supports Protocol
Guidance and Resources

Guidance on program design and implementation, funding, and reporting: 

Resources from OSPI on completing the LAP Report in EDS:  

Resources from assessment vendors on calculating academic growth:

Washington Integrated Student Supports Protocol