All About Advanced Learning Plans (ALPs) Webinar

Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 7-8 PM

Join JAGC to learn about Advanced Learning Plans, parent/family roles in the process, Colorado law for ALPs, how to write an ALP and what should be included, working with your student's teacher, and more.
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About JAGC: The Jefferson Association for Gifted Children is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) providing leadership and support to families and educators of advanced (gifted and talented) young people in Jefferson County, Colorado.

Presenters
Heather Groff, Gifted & Talented teacher
Jana Betlach, administrator and teacher

ALP Guidance from the CDE Office on Gifted Education: 
Parents are a required participant in the ALP process and monitoring a student's progress. They are members of the ALP team and receive notification of the ALP development. If you are not notified about your student's ALP, ask to be involved. 

Questions for parents to ask:

• What are my child's area(s) of strength included in the Advance Learning Plan? Remember this is a living document so in third grade, math may have been the only "strength area" identified, but your child is now in sixth grade and is a musical child prodigy in bagpipes, make sure music is on that ALP!
• What goal has been determined to meet my child(s) academic or affective growth? Make sure you understand and agree with the goal, since it is something you, your child, and your teacher will work on together to achieve.
• How will progress be monitored and reported to parents?
• ​How will I know when the goal is completed and celebrated? (Management of expectations for all.)

The ALP needs to have meaning to your child and to you. It is not just a piece of paper, it is a guide to help your student grow and develop into the person they have the potential to be. It takes a partnership with you, your child, and your child's teacher to make the ALP become a living document.

Resources
​Colorado Dept. of Education Advanced Learning Plans
Jeffco GT Dept. presentation: Understanding the ALP
ALPs in Jefferson County

​Jeffco ALP Timeline

• September/October:
  

Students will set a strength based SMART goal & an affective based SMART goal.

• November to February:

Students will work on their goals & progress monitor the SMART goals.

• March/April:

Students will continue working on the goals & progress monitor the SMART goals.

• ​May:

Students will evaluate the ALP goals for completion.