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A K-12 Federal Policy Framework for Competency Education: Building Capacity for Systems Change
This report discusses a student-centered federal policy framework designed to advance the growth of competency education. The authors argue that the current traditional system fails students, and it is time to reframe quality, accountability, and...
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Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education
This paper explores and reflects on the issues state policy needs to address in the long-term to support a transformation of K-12 education systems. Personalized learning and competency-based education systems, designed to ensure equity, hold...
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A Promise for Equitable Futures: Enabling Systems Change to Scale Educational and Economic Mobility Pathways
Fewer than one in five American students follow a clear and uninterrupted path from high school through college to career. The promise of a public education is to prepare all learners to engage in, contribute to, and achieve purpose in the world,...
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Fit for Purpose: Taking the Long View on Systems Change and Policy to Support Competency Education (DRAFT June 2017)
The purpose of this paper is to explore and reflect on the ideas that state policy needs to address in the long term to support a transformation to competency-based education systems designed to ensure equity so all students can be truly ready for...
Strategies
Flexibly Redeploying Classified Staff to Student Support
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District creatively leveraged personnel, particularly staff whose capacities were freed up, to address various student and family needs, such as attendance and engagement when shifting to distanced learning.
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Agency-Driven Leadership: The Catalyst for Change
This first installment in a three-part series introduces the concept of agency-driven leadership, exploring how leaders at every level can act as catalysts for change by modeling the focus, resilience, and growth mindset that make agentic learning...
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Trailblazer Next Generation Learning Coordinator
The Next Generation Learning Coordinator is a district employee who supports innovation in schools across the district through professional development, coaching, communication support, and change management.
Spotlights & Case Studies
The 4Cs: Understanding Agency-Driven Leadership in Action
This second installment in a three-part series introduces the 4Cs—Conceptual Understanding, Commitment, Competency, and Capacity—as a practical framework for agency-driven leadership, offering leaders clear entry points to strengthen the conditions...
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Introducing a Framework to Guide the Change Process
This is the third and final installment in a three-part series that focuses on the process that helps leaders bring those conditions to life through the Friction Free Transformation Framework.
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Learning Acceleration: From Intervention to Reimagination
This research brief synthesizes insights from state and district education leaders to understand how learning acceleration is currently defined and implemented across K–12 systems. It identifies five key areas of inquiry shaping the future of...
Strategies
Scaling Personalized Learning through Cohorts in Henry County School District
Henry County Schools selects a small number of schools each year to transition to personalized learning. Each cohort is provided with additional resources to plan and implement the change.
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