Career and technical education (CTE) is a planned program of courses and learning experiences that: (1) begins with exploration of career options; (2) supports basic academic and life skills; and (3) enables achievement of high academic standards, leadership, options for high skill and high wage employment preparation, and advancing and continuing education (Revised Code of Washington [RCW] 28A.700.010). Washington's current basic education funding model provides a CTE enhancement specifically intended to support the implementation of a high quality CTE program. An alternative learning experience (ALE) is a course where some or all of the instruction takes place away from the regular classroom setting or schedule. Both CTE and ALE have state and federal law, regulation, and compliance components. Consistency across all programs is critical to ensure the expected outcomes for students. Providing enhanced funding to ALE programs could expand access and quality of student experiences through the CTE model; however, there are concerns about addressing alignment to CTE standards and student access to the full CTE program components. If the Legislature intends to pursue ALE programs accessing CTE enhanced funding, OSPI recommends a pilot program to determine the appropriate adjustments needed in funding, ALE course type, documentation, and approval processes prior to statewide access of ALE programs for CTE enhancement. A pilot would provide schools the opportunity to demonstrate they can meet the requirements and expectations of CTE and the associated enhanced funding. It will also provide OSPI data and information necessary to inform costs, rules, and systems to support statewide implementation.