The pathway is a feeder pattern of elementary, middle, and high schools that stresses the development of a coherent educational program for students, from the first day of school through graduation. Through a carefully structured process, administrators, teachers, parents, students, and community members develop a set of understandings, habits, and skills that they expect all students to achieve. Through this process, key stakeholders agree upon the standards of performance that students must meet at various grade levels to demonstrate their skills and understandings. Students present their exhibitions in the form of written research papers, oral presentations, and visual displays for a panel of teachers.
Exhibitions tend to be interdisciplinary and thematic.
These groups convene on a weekly basis to examine classroom-related issues. Whole-faculty study groups are the anchor and point of departure for other forms of professional development, including outside training opportunities and work with outside experts as needed.