Overview

Engaging communities is an essential step in the conversion from a traditional, time-based system to a personalized, competency-based one. The following resources may be helpful to developing a community engagement strategy and communications capacity.

Connecticut

Please visit the Spotlight on Connecticut and Communications Toolkit pages.

How Do You Include Your Community in Creating Your Vision for Personalized Learning?

California

• FAQ 
• Parent brochure 
• Article by Tom Rooney, Superintendent of Lindsay Unified (April 2015) 
• Innovative Public Schools offers a Parent Guide for competency education.

Colorado

• Information for parents

Maine

• Scarborough School Department uses a Community Dialogue structure

New Hampshire

• Rochester Schools Guide for Parents
• How state reform in New Hampshire led to teacher autonomy, EdSurge, April 4, 2017