NeXT Research

Our Problem of Practice

Students in Natick Public Schools need more opportunities and experiences to deepen future ready skills. Through the Natick Public Schools' Profile of a Graduate initiative our school community has identified the skills that we seek to grow in our students: Global Citizen, Leadership, Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking & Problem Solving, Creativity, Empathy, Resilience, and Initiative & Self Direction.

Our Aim

By 2022, every student PreK-12 will apply deeper learning competencies in meaningful, memorable, and measurable ways through Project-based Learning experiences as measured by student artifacts, self-assessments, rubrics, student-teacher conferences, and teacher observation.

Strategic Planning

Natick Strategic Plan with Goals (2017-2022)

Year 1 - Vision & Plan (2017-2018)

District or school transformation process begins with a 21st century vision or profile of a graduate developed with community consensus and an action plan for implementation.

Year 2 & 3 - Learn and Expand (2018-2020)

In the preliminary stages of implementation, there is an emphasis on building professional capacity, engaging early adopters and aligning teaching and learning systems to our vision for students.

Year 4 & 5 - Spread and Scale (2020-2022)

Readiness to bring implementation to scale involves building system capacity, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and elevating models of success to celebrate and illustrate progress.