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Pre-Unit Diagnostics
Students take a diagnostic at the beginning of each unit to get a sense of which learning objectives they already know and which they need to work on.
Common Data Practices
Teachers implement standardized data practices, allowing ongoing collaboration and team data analysis in professional learning communities.
Lovett's Modified Grading Based On Skill Level
Lovett determined that grading student progress against grade level was not a good measurement for their students. Instead Lovett measures progress based on students' current level of knowledge, ensuring their grades are an accurate reflection of...
A Self-Directed, Competency-Based Approach to Social-Emotional Learning
Valor students work through the Compass Phase System in a self-paced, competency-based approach spanning from grades 5 through 12.
Badge Work at Valor Collegiate Academies
Scholars progress through the competency-based phases in Valor's social-emotional learning model, Compass.
Phase (Badge) Renewal Boy's Circle at Valor Collegiate Academies
Scholars support one another in their social-emotional progression through Circle.
Boys Class Commitments at Valor Collegiate Academies
The Valor Commitments serve as the primary agreements community members make with each other, which guide the three primary responsibilities to improve oneself, relationships, and the community
6th Grade Boys Individual Work - Compass Commitments at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor scholars engage in Individual, Relationship, and Community-based activities and often share through a communal practice called “Circle.”
6th Grade Boys Individual Work Recommitment at Valor Collegiate Academies
Valor scholars engage in Individual, Relationship, and Community-based activities and often share through a communal practice called “Circle.”
Collaborative Planning during Data Days
Specific days throughout the year for staff to meet and discuss data and instructional practices.
Empowering Ownership of Learning through Monitoring Learning Progress and Goal-Setting
Students set goals and monitor their own learning progress throughout the school year.