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Roots' Mastery-Based Reporting
Students receive "growth reports" after every 6-8 week assessment period.
Lifelong Learning Standards
Lindsay Unified School District pairs academic standards with additional non-cognitive objectives, called Lifelong Learning standards.
Additional Support for Teachers
Pleasant View teachers get support from the school instructional staff and leadership as well as external partners like Summit Public Schools and the Highlander Institute.
At Home Access to the Summit Learning Platform
Parents and students can access the Summit Learning Platform at home to learn outside of class as well as monitor progress.
Pleasant View's Standards-Based Report Cards
Pleasant View Elementary uses standards-based report cards, which communicate mastery of standards as opposed to grades.
Advice: Communicating about Competency-Based Learning
The Foundation for Excellence in Education developed this state policy communications toolkit around competency-based education.
Knowing the Community: How do leaders ensure new teachers understand and engage with the communities they serve?
When designing onboarding for new teachers (new to the school or to teaching in that school), it’s important to ensure they not only understand the school from an instructional standpoint but also get to know and understand the community they will...
equityXdesign Spectrum of Design Power Dynamics
The equityXdesign Collaborative has defined a spectrum of design power dynamics to help people starting on a design process to determine how they can best make their process inclusive and equitable. The spectrum shows three different approaches to...
Cedar Rapids: Connecting Empathy Interviews and Standards-Based Learning
When designing change in a district, it is essential that leaders hear directly from students, families, teachers, and classified staff (i.e., those most impacted by teaching and learning); this is often done via empathy interviews. As they reviewed...
Reflect on Equity in Your Solution Discussion Questions
These discussion questions accompany the Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Solution strategy card.
Activity: Reflect on Equity in Your Solution
When designing change, teams should regularly pause to reflect on whether equity has been embedded in their process and whether their planned change will lead to more equitable outcomes.