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The LEA and its certified counselor will prioritize SEL in its Academic and Social Counseling program. The LEA's counselor will attend training and professional development in order to ensure its current program is meeting all the requirements for SEL. The Counselor will then conduct yearly trainings/ professional development to ensure all staff are educated on SEL. Additionally, the LEA's Counselor will increase the availability of the Academic and Social Counseling program by recruiting "mentors" who will assist the counselor with tasks as assigned.
The LEA will also implement an Evidence-based math and English tutoring program to address disrupted learning due to COVID . The LEA will appoint 8 qualified teachers, para pros, and retired teachers to provide tutoring with a 5:1 ratio. Tutoring will take place before, during, after school and on Fridays (The LEA is a Monday through Thursday school) 3 times a week for two years. Sessions will last between 30-60 mins. The LEA plans to use Renaissance Learning and study island for its tutoring program. Both programs use assessment data to identify educational gaps. The tutor will then take this data and use it to target areas of need. Students who opted for at-home/remote learning with be targeted and EL students.