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LASO 3 Award Updates and Next Steps

Your LEA may be engaged in one or more award rounds:

  • First Round Awardees (Award List) — For the initial set of strong foundations applicants with original funding. Selection notices sent February 20th.
  • Second Round of Awards (Award List) — For strong foundations applicants that had eligible Title I, CSI, TSI, or ATSI campuses. Selection notices sent April 22nd.
  • Third Round of Awards (Awards List) Supplemental Legislative Appropriation — For Strong Foundations applicants who did not receive full portion of award in first or second round of funding. Additional funds became available from legislative appropriation to meet the demand. Selection notices sent June 24th.

LEAs may reach out to strongfoundations@tea.texas.gov with any questions.

In October 2024, TEA offered a streamlined, consolidated grant applications, focused on a few grant programs that are bundled and that help accelerate academic gains. LASO Cycle 3 program grants are focused on three of the five learning acceleration strategies: Curriculum & Instruction, More Time and Innovative School Models. LASO Cycle 3 application closed on December 13, 2024. The selection notices have been sent (Part A on February 20, 2025 and SFI Part B on April 22, 2025).

LASO Cycle 3 featured an all-time high number of applications Received (640 LEA applications), an all-time high number of Strong Foundations Applications Received (400+ applications submitted)  and an all-time high number of rural awards (295 rural districts awarded).

 
$271.9M in services and supports
 
11 TEA initiatives to support learning acceleration and innovation
1 LEA program application to access funding
 
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Grant Portfolio

Strong Foundations Planning (SFP)

Strong Foundations Planning provides direct grant funds to LEAs for technical assistance to develop a strong instructional framework in math or literacy based in the research-based instructional strategies (RBIS) to guide teaching and learning in the LEA.

Resources

Newsletters

Contact Information

strongfoundations@tea.texas.gov

Strong Foundations Implementation (SFI)

Strong Foundations Implementation provides direct grant funds to LEAs for technical assistance to support high-fidelity implementation of the Texas open education resource (OER) instructional materials, including high-quality professional learning for teachers, instructional coaches, school leaders/campus administrators, and district leaders on effectively implementing OER.

Resources

Newsletters

Contact Information

strongfoundations@tea.texas.gov

SFI School Improvement PLC Supports (SFI SI PLC)

SFI School Improvement PLC Supports provides direct grant funds to LEAs for technical assistance for Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to support high-fidelity implementation of the Texas open education resource (OER) instructional materials in Title I and Federally Identified campuses participating in Strong Foundations Implementation (SFI).

Instructional Leadership (IL)

The instructional leadership pathway will provide training, implementation support, and one-on-one coaching to campus and district leaders to build their own capacity and that of the educators they manage. Approved providers include all 20 education service centers as well as vetted vendors with a history of strong results working with campuses and districts in Texas.

Technology Lending Grant (TLG)

The Technology Lending Grant program awards grant funds to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to provide students with the equipment necessary to access and use digital instructional materials at school and at home. The equipment purchased through this grant for a local technology lending program becomes the property of the LEA.

Resources

Contact Information

techlending@tea.texas.gov

Blended Learning Grant (BLG)

The Blended Learning Grant opportunity offers two distinct cohorts for applicants: the Blended Learning Planning cohort, which helps school districts and open-enrollment charter schools design and implement a high-quality blended learning model in math (through Math Innovation Zones) and reading language arts aligned with a High-Quality Instructional Material curriculum, and the Blended Learning Strategic Operations cohort, which supports districts and charter schools in using a blended learning model to make strategic operational shifts in scheduling, staffing, and/or budgeting to optimize campus staffing models and maximize academic impact.

Resources

Contact Information

blendedlearning@tea.texas.gov

Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (APCSP)

APCSP is an introductory college-level computing course that introduces students to the breadth of computer science fields. Students are introduced to foundational concepts of computer science and challenged to explore how computing and technology can impact the world.

Additional Days School Year (ADSY) Summer PEP

High-quality, evidence-based summer learning programs help to prevent summer slide, i.e., learning loss created by the lack of student engagement in rigorous content between academic school years. Local Education Agency (LEAs) with Prekindergarten through 5th grade campuses are eligible for this grant. This grant provides LEAs with a supported planning process to design and implement a summer program aligned with research-based best practices in academics, operations, and enrichment activities.

Resources

Contact Information

ruchamah.belizor@tea.texas.gov

School Action Fund (SAF)

School actions are whole-school strategies districts use to increase access to high-quality schools, meet community needs, and address chronic underperformance. School districts receive support to improve schools and provide communities with the schools and programs they want, need, and deserve.

Early College High School (ECHS)

The Early College High School (ECHS) program offers campuses an opportunity to plan to build an Early College High School within their district. This program offers opportunities for campuses to provide targeted supports for historically underserved students through rigorous instruction and accelerated postsecondary courses. The program provides academic and wrap-around strategies that help students succeed in college-level coursework at no cost to the students.

Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)

The Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program is an open-enrollment initiative that offers campuses an opportunity to plan to build a P-TECH within their district. Designed to support historically underserved and at-risk students, P-TECH schools offer opportunities for students to earn a high school diploma while simultaneously earning industry-based certifications and/or an associate degree on or before the sixth anniversary of a student's first day of high school.

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