Teaching and learning

Support individualized student progression: Promote different learning styles and competency-based progression
Support differentiated student assessment: Emphasize student learning, culturally responsive education and assessment to inform instructional decisions
Expand teacher empowerment for instruction: Empower teachers to teach what, how and in ways that meets student needs.
Rethink school day, week and calendar: Flexibility to meet needs of students and maximize time use
Expand use of learning pods: Provide equitable access to additional learning time & opportunities
Expand course offerings and access: Make more classes available and increase equity of access

Educator workforce

Expand pathways into the profession: Bring additional expertise to expand pool of new teachers and diversify workforce.
Expand pathways and roles within the profession: Elevating profession will improve retention and reduce burden on teachers.
Enable alternative staffing structures: Empower local leaders to develop staffing models that reflect local needs and context

Strengthen educator prep programs: Ensure every school system has a higher ed or other ed prep partner
Establish online/virtual communities of practice: Provide opportunities for teams of teachers to collaborate with a focus on peer feedback for learning and growth of practice.
Strengthen connection between educator prep, PD and the workforce: Help teachers better understand the world they are preparing students to enter,.
Invest in mentoring as PD for teachers and leaders: Strengthen educator practice and expand career pathway opportunities
Invest in mental health supports for educators and students: Improve educator retention & practice; Support students’ mental health needs