The Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program (LaSIP) supports professional development activities in core academic subjects of mathematics, science, and ELA or literacy that ensure projects (1) provide long-term, sustained, high-quality professional development for K-12 teachers; (2) provide access to teachers in high-need LEAs; (3) result in change of teacher practice or teachers’ content knowledge that increases student achievement; (4) influence the implementation of research-based curricula in undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs; and (5) strengthen collaboration between faculties of colleges and among other partners in the program.
