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Much Ado About Mastery-Based Transcripts: What Schools Need to Know and What They Can Do

As more and more schools across the United States make the transition to proficiency-, competency-, or mastery-based systems of instruction, assessment, grading, and academic reporting, one question often comes to dominate conversations in community after community: How will mastery-based grades and transcripts impact students when they apply to college? In fact, this question can become so emotionally urgent for some students and families that it can render all other issues—including all the many advantages and benefits of mastery-based learning—effectively invisible.

Q&A: Nancy Davis Griffin, VP of Enrollment Management & Student Affairs for the University of Southern Maine

Nancy has worked in higher education for over 35 years. She’s worked directly in admissions as a Dean and a Director, and now she oversees admissions, financial aid, and a variety of other student services. She connects with admissions and prospective students on a daily basis.How are applicants with non-traditional transcripts viewed by your institution …

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Bowler Receives GSSA President’s Award

Recognition given during state superintendents association’s conferenceHENRY COUNTY, GA – Henry County Schools Superintendent received a prestigious award recently during the Georgia School Superintendents Association’s (GSSA) Spring Bootstrap Conference in Savannah.The President’s Award was given to Bowler during a presentation on Tuesday, April 18 in front of his peers from across the state.  These awards …

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Competency-Based Learning in Your Classroom

The Student Centered Learning Podcast host, Arthur Eduardo Baraf, interviews Courtney Jacobs to discuss the “what” and “why” of Competency-Based Learning, and the “how” of implementation. Courtney is a senior associate at the Great Schools Partnership.Listen to the Podcast hereVisit The Student Centered Learning Podcast

Georgia District’s Personalized Learning Program Seeks to Empower Students

From Education WeekPublished October 18, 2016By Sean CavanaghOn Mondays at Luella Middle School, the big, broad goal of “personalized learning” gets distilled down to a simple concept: Students who need extra help get it.All students at the school in the Henry County system in Georgia spend an entire day once a week with access to …

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How Deer Isle-Stonington High School Keeps Kids in School

From The AtlanticPublished October 11, 2016By Tanya PapernyThree hours from Portland, Maine, and two hours from the state capital of Augusta, picturesque Deer Isle has two towns on it (Deer Isle and Stonington), a combined year-round population of about 2,500 people, and not a single fast-food chain—or any chain store for that matter. Those who …

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