SUPPORTING INNOVATION
FEATURED PROJECTS
A large school district serving 50,00 students outside of Atlanta, GA undertook a 5-year initiative to transform its 50 schools to personalized learning.
An elementary school serving a disadvantaged community in Cleveland, OH committed to closing the achievement gap using personalized learning.
A high-performing middle school serving a diverse community of learners redesigned its instructional model to increase engagement and deepen learning.
An non-profit organization dedicated to educational excellence in Oakland, CA supported the adoption of personalized learning through its School Design Lab.
OTHER PROJECTS
Austin Road Elementary School
Austin Road Middle School
Bethlehem Elementary School
Charles Eliot Elementary School
Cotton Indian Elementary School
Dutchtown High School
Dutchtown Middle School
Eagles Landing Middle School
East Lake Elementary School
Excel Academy
Flippen Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School
Hampton Elementary Charter School
Hampton High School
Hampton Middle School
Henry County Middle School
Hickory Flat Charter Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School
Locust Grove Elementary School
Locust Grove High School
Locust Grove Middle School
Luella Elementary School
Luella High School
Luella Middle School
Luis Munoz Marin Elementary School
Melrose Leadership Academy
Mt. Carmel Elementary School
New Hope Elementary School
Oakland Elementary School
Ola Elementary School
Ola Middle School
Pate's Creek Elementary School
Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Rock Springs Elementary School
Stockbridge High School
Stockbridge Middle School
Tussahaw Elementary School
Unity Grove Elementary School
Walnut Creek Elementary School
Woodland Elementary School
Woodland Middle School
Union Grove Middle School
HENRY COUNTY SCHOOLS
LAUNCHED MULTI-YEAR PLAN TO SUPPORT BOTTOM-UP REDESIGN AND TRANSFORMATION OF EVERY SCHOOL
This large school district on the outskirts of Atlanta serves 50,000 students representing diverse demographics, from the most economically disadvantaged communities to the most affluent.
In 2014, motivated by a desire to better prepare students for success in the 21st century economy, the district embarked on a journey to transform teaching and learning across all 51 of its schools by 2020. The transformation is focused first and foremost on the goal of empowering students to drive their own learning through the exercise of student agency.
The district has been recognized nationally as a leader in personalized learning and district-wide transformation strategy.
Building Blocks Support: We have worked closely with the district for over 5 years to develop and execute a customized school redesign program, school-level implementation supports and an ongoing school evaluation program.
TRANSFORMATION LEVERS
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Strategic Planning. Six-year plan defined PL vision, core practices & cohort rollout plan.
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School Redesign. Year-long bootcamps empower diverse schools to design site-specific PL models.
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Site-Level Leads. District-trained PL leads at each school coach teachers and leaders.
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Innovation Ecosystem. Coordination of work across key district department creates wrap-around supports for schools.
Building Blocks helped envision, develop, and implement a comprehensive school redesign model that is tailored to meet the needs of the individual schools and the district.
Aaryn Schmuhl Chief Leadership Officer
RESOURCES & REFERENCES
A student's perspective on personalized learning.
District administrators describe their approach to catalyzing and sustaining a district-wide shift to personalized learning.
Principal of one school describes the stages along the school's multi-year journey to its personalized learning model.
