Butte School District

FLEXIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY

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PERSONALIZED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

It is the policy of the District to create an environment and culture that supports and meets the individual needs, skills and interests of each student, provides advanced opportunities for students and supports transformational learning. As a result of the collective efforts of Trustees, Administrators, and Educators, the District ensures equality of educational opportunity for each student and have fully developed the potential of each student in District schools. In addition to other initiatives/strategies, the District is committed to the following:

Expanding the personalized learning opportunities for each student to accelerate in their career and college readiness, reduce the out-of-pocket costs for families and empower students to actively engage in forming successful post-secondary pathways by:

a. developing an advanced opportunity plan for students in grades 6-12 that

i. fosters individualized pathways for career and postsecondary educational opportunities and that honors individual interests, passions, strengths, needs, and culture and is supported through relationships among teachers, family, peers, the business community, postsecondary education officials, and other community stakeholders; and

ii. embeds community-based, experiential, online, and work-based learning opportunities and foster a learning environment that incorporates both face-to-face and virtual connections.

2. Supporting and embracing a culture of transformational learning by:

a. developing a transformational learning plan for each participating student that

i. honors individual interests, passions, strengths, needs, and culture, and that is rooted in relationships with teachers, family, peers, and community members;

ii. embeds community-based, experiential, online, and work-based learning opportunities and foster a learning environment that incorporates both face- to-face and virtual connections; andi

ii. provide effective professional development to assist employees in transitioning to a transformational learning model.

Policy History:

Adopted on: 11/16/2020

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