Competency Based System

We all have strengths and areas in which we need more support. Education is no different. In our competency based system we allow for students to progress as they reach proficiency. Whether they complete a level very quickly or need a little more time, we adjust to their needs.

• Students are empowered daily to make important decisions about their learning experiences, how they will create and apply knowledge, and how they will demonstrate their learning.
• Assessment is a meaningful, positive, and empowering learning experience for students that yields timely, relevant, and actionable evidence.
• Students receive timely, differentiated support based on their individual learning needs.
• Students progress based on evidence of competency, not seat time.
• Students learn actively using different pathways and varied pacing.
• Strategies to ensure equity for all students are embedded in the culture, structure, and pedagogy of schools and education systems.
• Rigorous, common expectations for learning (knowledge, skills, and dispositions) are explicit, transparent, measurable, and transferable.

• Learn at a customized pace—progressing quickly in strength areas, and receiving extra help from teachers in areas of challenge

• Master knowledge and skills—demonstrating confidence and ability in one area of knowledge and skills before moving on to the next

• Real-time student information—at any time, parents and teachers can go online to see where a student is excelling and where they need additional time and extra help in order to grow