Forming Your Local Advisory Panel

Considerations

  1. Identify Local Advisory Panel (LAP) members.
  2. Determine how LAP will collect and review submissions, as well as provide feedback.
  3. Identify LAP meeting dates.
  4. Provide training for LAP members/orientation.
  5. Make sure representation on LAP reflects the district makeup.
  6. Consider community college faculty who may give additional perspectives on submissions.
  7. The balance of the LAP should reflect the fact that transitional English is a high school course.
  8. Determine administrator/counselor representation.
  9. LAPs may want to consider appointing point persons from the high school level to answer questions from high schools who may be developing or submitting for portability approval.