Language Acquisition Plan (LAP) Workshop
September 2025
Audience
Anyone who writes LAPs: ESL Teachers, Colony Teachers, Title III Coordinators, Administrators,
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Huron: September 12, 2025 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM Crossroads Hotel- Huron Event Center
Watertown: September 18, 2025, 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM Lake Area Technical College
Mitchell: September 19, 2025, 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM Highland Conf. Center
Rapid City: September 19, 2025, 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM MT COMPASS/TIE Office
**Register by September 4, 2025. A minimum of 25 participants at each location is needed.
*Workshop details will be emailed to registered participants in the days leading up to the event.
*CEUs will be available for participants who attend the full workshop.
*This will be one of our only Face-to-Face workshop offerings this school year.
This workshop is designed for both new and returning educators responsible for writing Language Acquisition Plans (LAPs) for English learners during the 2025–2026 school year.
Morning:
Review the updated (2024) LAP form
Work time
Afternoon:
Review Monitoring Status,
Give feedback on the new LAP form
Work time as a whole group on LAPs for the 2025-26 school year, continuing with Q and A as needed
*The workshop will be differentiated as best we can for those who attended last year and those who are new to writing LAPs.
Objectives:
Objectives:
Participants will examine required components of LAPs and practice writing plans that reflect students’ language proficiency data and support instructional decision-making.
Participants will use WIDA proficiency descriptors to align services and supports with individual student needs.
Participants will apply state-defined growth targets and longitudinal data tools to monitor progress and guide program evaluation.
Contact:
For questions, email
Contact:
For questions, email
Huron: gwyneth.fastnacht@k12.sd.us
Watertown: bobbie.kilber@k12.sd.us
Mitchell: tanya.vitek@k12.sd.us
Rapid City: lfrankenfeld@bhssc.org
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