Learning Capacity

"The impact of teaching and learning is the primary expectation of every system and its institutions. The establishment of a learning culture built on high expectations for learning, along with quality programs and services, which include an analysis of results, are all key indicators of the system’s impact on teaching and learning" AdvancED Performance Standards for School Systems.

Standard 2.1: Learners have equitable opportunities to develop skills and achieve the content and learning priorities established by the system.

Standard 2.2: The learning culture promotes creativity, innovation and collaborative problem-solving.

Standard 2.3: The learning culture develops learners’ attitudes, beliefs and skills needed for success.

Standard 2.4: The system has a formal structure to ensure learners develop positive relationships with and have adults/peers that support their educational experiences.

Standard 2.5: Educators implement a curriculum that is based on high expectations and prepares learners for their next levels.

Standard 2.6: The system implements a process to ensure the curriculum is aligned to standards and best practices.

Standard 2.7: Instruction is monitored and adjusted to meet individual learners’ needs and the system’s learning expectations.

Standard 2.8: The system provides programs and services for learners’ educational future and career planning.

Standard 2.9: The system implements processes to identify and address the specialized needs of learners.

Standard 2.10: Learning progress is reliably assessed and consistently and clearly communicated.

Standard 2.11: Educators gather, analyze, and use formative and summative data that lead to demonstrable improvement of student learning.

Standard 2.12: The system implements a process to continuously assess its programs and organizational conditions to improve student learning.