Battle Ground Public Schools

Title I & Learning Assistance Program (LAP)

Learning Support Programs (LSP):

Battle Ground Public Schools support students struggling to meet the state’s academic standards and graduation requirements. The district receives grant funding from the state and federal governments for this goal. Title I and the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) are two of the programs offered in our district by Learning Support Programs.

The focus of the Title I and LAP programs includes early reading intervention in grades K-4, instructional support in middle school, and graduation support in high school.

What is LAP, or Reading Intervention?

The Learning Assistance Program (LAP) provides additional academic reading support to students who are achieving below grade level on state and district assessments.

What is Title I?

Title I was introduced under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 and was augmented by the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law December 10, 2015, and reauthorizes the (ESEA). This program provides financial assistance to public schools with high numbers or percentages of low income children to help ensure that all students meet academic content and achievement standards.

Additional information can be found in the brochures below.

Title I/LAP Contact Information:

• Lynnell Murray, Director of Federal Programs 360-885-5376 or murray.lynnell@battlegroundps.org

Title I/LAP Office 360-885-5405

• Heidi Lammers, Title I/LAP Coordinator lammers.heidi@battlegroundps.org
• Jessica Davis, LSP Facilitator davis.jessica@battlegroundps.org

Family Involvement and Information

• Required Family Notifications
• Family Involvement Policies
• Guides for Family Involvement in multiple languages. (OSPI)
• Additional websites & resources

District Family Involvement Policy Available for Review

Please click the following link for a copy of our District’s Family Involvement Policy, No. 4130,  Comments, and suggestions may be sent to Lynnell Murray, Director of Federal Programs, P.O. Box 200, Battle Ground, WA 98604, murray.lynnell@battlegroundps.org, or 360-885-5376.

Professional Qualifications of Teachers and Paraeducators
Parents of children attending Title I, and Part A schools have the right to request and receive information about the qualifications of the educators who teach students’ core subjects – reading, English language arts, and mathematics. The same applies to paraprofessionals who provide instruction to students.

Read the brochure below for more information on parents’ rights to be informed.

Citizen Complaint Against Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

• A citizen complaint is a statement that OSPI has violated a federal or state law, or regulation that applies to a federal program.
  • Anyone can file a citizen complaint.
  • There is no special form.
  • There is no need to know the law that governs a federal program to file a complaint.
• Handout for Citizen Complaint Against OSPI