Kaizen Education Foundation dba Discover U Elementary School
The LEA will utilize the 20% set-aside to target practices and interventions that address the learning loss experienced by subgroups most impacted by COVID-19 (those that qualify as low-income, students of color, English learners, children with disabilities, students experiencing homelessness, children in foster care, and migratory students); due to the socio-economic status of the school population, all students may benefit from these targeted practices. The remaining funds will be used to provide additional services that allow for enhanced learning opportunities, space and technology for social distance, and other items which will enable the school to remain open after the initial shutdowns from the crisis.
The 20% set aside will specifically used to provide counseling services, improved specials offerings with an additional specials teacher, and academic interventions during the school day (paraprofessional) and summer (summer enrichment). Due to the demographics of the LEA, set aside services will be available to all students include those that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 such as low-income families, students of all races and genders, children with disabilities, English learners, migratory students, students experiencing homelessness, and children and youth in foster care.