The LASO Cycle 5 application window runs September 23 through December 1, 2026, closing at 5:00 p.m. CT.

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LASO Cycle 5 Leadership and Instructional Foundations

LASO CYCLE 5

Build the leadership infrastructure that turns implementation into stronger student outcomes.

Grades K-12
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What is LASO 5?

Through LASO Cycle 5, Texas districts can apply for Leadership and Instructional Foundations for Texas (LIFT), a three-year opportunity to strengthen instructional leadership and the systems that support successful HQIM implementation.
 
Strong materials matter, but materials alone do not improve outcomes. Districts need leaders who can set clear expectations, support teachers, monitor implementation, respond to evidence, and sustain improvement across every campus.
 
We partner with district and campus leaders to build that capacity, including performance-management routines, leadership development, coaching, data use, and research-based instructional strategies, so HQIM becomes a lever for lasting instructional improvement.

Time is limited. LASO Cycle 5 applications close December 1, 2026, closing at 5:00 p.m. CT. Partner with us and let's start building your application now.

HIGHLIGHTS

Support built around your district’s readiness

Whether you are building the foundation, launching implementation, or improving results, support starts with the leadership and system conditions your district.
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Build stronger systems at every stage of HQIM implementation

From initial planning to long-term improvement, we help districts align leadership, instructional practices, and support systems to turn HQIM into better classroom experiences and student outcomes.
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Support the foundation

Assess district readiness, establish a shared instructional vision, and clarify the roles, resources, and structures success requires. Together, we build an actionable, multi-year plan for leadership development and instructional improvement.
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Activate the system

Turn your vision into consistent practice by preparing leaders, aligning professional learning and coaching, and setting clear expectations across campuses. Monitoring and feedback routines help teams identify barriers early and focus support where it matters most.
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Strengthen and sustain performance

Connect classroom evidence, student work, and assessment results to stronger leadership decisions. We help districts improve coaching and collaboration, differentiate support, strengthen accountability, and build the internal capacity needed to sustain progress.
Support That Fits Your District

A partnership designed around your district’s needs

All our LIFT partnerships begin with a district-specific needs assessment. Together, we identify current strengths, implementation barriers, and the structures that will have the greatest effect on instruction, from alignment strategies to sustainable systems.

System Design and Change Management

Build the structures that keep implementation aligned and moving forward.
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Instructional Leadership Development

Strengthen the leadership practices and performance routines that drive improvement.
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Bluebonnet-Aligned Learning

Help educators translate Bluebonnet Learning into effective classroom practice.
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District and Campus Coaching

Strengthen leaders’ ability to support teacher growth.
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Learning Walks and Calibration

Turn classroom evidence into focused, actionable next steps.
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Live Webinar • October 15, 11:00 AM Central

Planning for LASO 5 LIFT - Learn from Texas District Leaders

 

 As you prepare your LASO Cycle 5 application, hear how a Texas district leader has approached the work behind implementation—from building leadership capacity to supporting teachers and coaches and navigating grant requirements. They’ll share lessons from their experience and advice for districts planning their next steps.

 

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Why Carnegie Learning?

Deep Bluebonnet expertise meets real-world implementation experience in Texas schools.

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Experienced Texas Team

Our Texas support team includes former district leaders, principals, and instructional coaches, with experience spanning district administration, campus leadership, classroom teaching, bilingual education, and math instruction.

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Leadership capacity, not provider dependence

Our coaching model gradually transfers ownership to district and campus leaders, building the knowledge and routines needed to sustain strong implementation.

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Direct Bluebonnet Learning expertise

Our team has direct knowledge of Bluebonnet Learning’s instructional architecture, lesson sequencing, embedded assessments, pacing expectations, and standards progression.

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Over 25 years implementing HQIM

Long before LASO, we were helping Texas districts translate high-quality instructional materials into effective classroom practice.

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Support across the system

We connect district strategy, campus leadership, teacher preparation, classroom implementation, and evidence-based improvement rather than treating them as separate initiatives.

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Unique strengths to ensure all California students have access to grade-level learning

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Research

Built on the industry’s most rigorous research. 30 years of continuous efficacy-based research into how students learn best.

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Results

Delivering proven results in XX CA districts and 3,000+ districts across the US. Delivers up to 2x improvement in standardized test scores and voted the Most Recommended math solution by teachers.

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Innovation

Award-winning digital learning solutions. AI-driven adaptive 1-to-1 tools that accelerate growth while keeping students on grade-level.

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Services

A trusted extension of your team. Helping administrators deliver their vision and teachers extend their impact.

TESTIMONIALS

Building stronger systems across Texas

Our work with Texas districts shows what's possible when instructional materials, leadership, coaching, and implementation systems align

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR

Strong Foundations LASO 3.0 with Carnegie Learning

Catch our on-demand webinar as we discuss the Strong Foundations Planning and Implementation Grants available to local education agencies.

Host Jamila Rogers, Customer Success Manager at Carnegie Learning, and guests Angela Veals, Academic Implementation Coordinator at Spring ISD, and Machaela Henderson-Briones, Math Content Specialist at Harlingen ISD, address how Carnegie Learning's partnerships with Spring ISD and Harlingen ISD transformed education and met Strong Foundations Grant requirements.

Interested? We'll send you the link when you fill out the form below.

Let’s Talk LIFT

Tell us about your district’s goals, and we’ll show you how LASO Cycle 5 LIFT can help get you there.

Ready to build the leadership capacity and instructional systems your district needs? Our Texas team brings deep LIFT expertise at every stage, whether you’re just getting started or sustaining long-term progress. 

We’ll help you strengthen coaching, sharpen decision-making, and turn HQIM into real classroom results, all while building the internal capacity to sustain progress long after the grant cycle ends.

Fill out the form to connect with your Texas team.