Tenet H in the Spotlight!

The Purpose: The purpose of proficiency-based progress is to show responsiveness in learning progression when students inevitably reach proficiency at various points in time.

Tenet H Expectations: Show evidence and rationale of the progression of next steps in student learning. Evidence must include student samples of learning progression along with a rationale of the choice for the next steps in learning. Evidence should include how a student’s progress is individualized or personalized.


Tenet H focuses on the key questions of a professional learning community:

• What do we want all students to know and be able to do?
• Our reported standards and tables
• How will we know if they learn it?
• Formative and summative assessments, small group conferencing, goal setting
• How will we respond when some students do not learn?
• Re-assessment? What is your criteria for a student to show they have acquired new knowledge?
• How will we extend the learning for students who are already proficient?
• Continuum, next reported standard, MTSS intervention to extend learning, pulling in the next proficiency table...

Some great examples can be seen in every building across the district - from students discussing what the criteria in a PBP table means to them, to nearly every grade and department doing some type of small group conferencing, GRID method of teaching, Must Do/May Do options, to teachers empowering their students to self-assess using the PBP table to decide if they need to re-assess. 

our students have a lot of options when it comes to self-guidance and empowerment. Teachers continue to offer individualized and personalized opportunities for our kids.