Instruction is individualized and self-paced. All students must meet the same standards, but how they meet the standards or how long it takes isn't as important as truly meeting them. The performance standards are set in a manner which ensures that once met, learning expectations are exceeded at the district and state levels. The district has found that when given clear expectations, a defined route for achievement, and the responsibility for learning, all students are capable of meeting high standards. Traditional report cards have been replaced with a developmental report card that takes parents, students, and teachers through the expected competency levels step by step.
All classes are multiage groupings that allow children to work at their own pace.
Graduation diplomas became competency-based, and are awarded to students when they reach specified levels in all standard areas. Students have a copy of their ILP so they can easily reference it and track their own progress. If a deficiency is noted in any standard area, the plan will target remediation for that area and involve all necessary staff. To accommodate this new system of individualized learning, all students have a developmental profile that follows them from year to year. The profile is a running record of where every student is developmentally in each of the 10 standard areas.