IDLA Launchpad Program Overview

Students enrolled in IDLA's Launchpad Program do so in partnership with their local school district. 

This allows students to have specialized instruction in a virtual format without having to leave the classroom or home. 

• Onsite Launchpads: students participate from your local school.

• Remote Launchpads: students participate from home.

Once your student is registered into this Launchpad course, they will also be registered into the IDLA course system. This information will include your parent/guardian contact information and you will, most likely, receive certain communications directly from IDLA. These certain communications may include:

• Bi-weekly Progress Reports

• If your student is participating in Launchpad from home, the IDLA teacher may connect with you directly.

Why is Launchpad being integrated into our classroom?

• In an effort to specialize and advance students and their learning while remaining in their classroom of widely varying student needs, Launchpad will provide side-by-side partnership instruction for students in ELA and Math.

• Launchpad instruction, combined with on-site school instruction, can include extension and intervention lessons to improve student outcomes in all spectrums. Extension instruction can include a student who is already proficient in a subject and growing their learning beyond expected student performance. Invention instruction can include skill-based instruction to close learning gaps and achieve proficiency.

What are Parent/Guardian Responsibilities?

• Parents should continue to communicate frequently with the school on all educational matters concerning their students.

• Upon student registration in a Launchpad course, a parent or guardian (submitted by the school) will be sent a Welcome email.

• Remote Launchpads will require parent support from home. This will include learning coach responsibilities of:

  • Providing supervision during synchronous sessions.

  • Providing a quiet and distraction-free workspace.

  • Helping to organize and retain learning materials including paper, a small whiteboard, and a marker to make student responses easily visible.

What will IDLA Provide?

• An Idaho certified teacher.

• Research-based curriculum in ELA and Math aligned to Idaho Content Standards.

• Technical support for students and schools for IDLA platforms.

• Synchronous Student Orientation that covers how to log in to the student portal and how to access their online classroom.

• Training and support for the school team supporting Launchpad in their classrooms.

• Regular progress reports to the school and parents with student achievement data.

What is the school's responsibility?

• Schools will collaborate with IDLA to provide an orientation event to students.

• The school will partner with the IDLA teacher to facilitate communication about student needs, successes and struggles, and absences.

• The school will ensure each student has access to a compatible device.

• A school staff member to serve as a learning coach during the school day, on campus, to oversee and support the students during their Launchpad class time.

  • For remote Launchpads - the parent will become this learning coach

• The school will partner with IDLA to support students who have formal education plans such as an IEP, ELP, or 504.

• The school will provide any necessary supplies (For example: whiteboard, marker, paper)

• The school will provide state assessments that are required such as ISAT, IELA, and IRI.