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Advanced Learning Plans (ALPs)

What is an Advanced Learning Plan?

The Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) is a legal document that is a written record of a gifted student's strengths, academic and affective learning goals, and the resulting programming for identified gifted students. It is used as a guide for educational planning and decision-making. The Exceptional Children’s Educational Act (ECEA) states that there will be ALP content and procedures set in place for statewide implementation; and that goals in the ALP will be standards-based.  An ALP shall be developed for every gifted student according to the student’s determined area(s) of giftedness, interests, and instructional, and affective needs.  
 
Your child must be formally identified as Gifted and Talented by the district using state guidelines using a complete body of evidence to make the determination. If your child is already identified as Gifted and Talented, they will have an advanced Learning Plan developed annually at Westgate by their classroom advocate, who will work alongside you and your child to develop the best goals possible for your student within the guidelines set forth by the ECEA. 
 
Please look for communication directly from your child’s teacher regarding the development and implementation of the plan within the classroom.
 
The Adams 12 Five Star Schools timeline for the development of the plan is shared below.
 

ALP Timeline

In Adams 12 Five Star Schools, the K-8 Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) components will be available and communicated to parents through the Infinite Campus (IC) Parent Portal. High School (HS) ALPs will be completed through the Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) and available to parents in the
Naviance system. Please see the Adams 12 Five Star Schools ALP timeline below or find more resources online at the Adams 12 Five Star Schools website.
 
  • September: “ALP Timeline” communicated to Adams 12 Five Star Schools families and staff
 
  • September 1:
    • K-8 ALP window opens in Infinite Campus
    • High School ICAP work begins
 
  • September 30:
    • K-8 ALP Draft Due
    • Final Early Access (K-1) ALP with Parent Signature Due
 
  • October: Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences: An ALP collaboration/discussion opportunity
 
  • October 31:
    • K-8 ALP Finalized with Parent Signature Due (electronic signature in the IC Parent Portal)
    • High School ALP survey due in Naviance titled, “AAGS: ALP Goals”
 
  • December 20: Winter Mid-Year Progress Monitoring
    • K-8 ALP mid-year progress monitoring will be available in the IC Parent Portal
    • High School students will continue with the ICAP
 
  • February 15: Spring Mid-Term Progress Monitoring
    • K-8 ALP mid-term progress monitoring will be communicated to parents through the method determined by the school: parent-teacher conferences, phone, email, hard document, or the IC Parent Portal
    • High School progress monitoring will take place through the ICAP and may be discussed at parent/teacher conferences
 
  • April 6: All Talent Area, Creativity, and Leadership Student Portfolios Due Visual Arts, Performing Arts/Drama, Music, Dance, Psychomotor, Creativity, and Leadership
 
  • May 18: ALP End-of-Year Annual Review: Goal Attainment and Transition
    • K-8 ALP goal attainment will be made available to parents in the IC Parent Portal and the ALP will be transitioned to the next school year
    • High School ICAP work will be completed, and post-secondary goals will put into action