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The teachers and staff in Thompson School Dis- trict are dedicated to working with students and families to design a personal learning pathway for each student based on their passions, strengths and needs. We care about students having mean- ingful learning that is not based on seat time and gives students more choices in what they want to explore at a deeper level. Teachers are committed to providing specific feedback to help students transfer and apply the skills they gain during their learning to foster growth and inspire students to excel. We are committed to ensuring that every student is prepared for success in college, career and community.In the classroom setting, competencies and performance indicators should be the foundation ofinstruction and assessment. The scoring criteria provides the basis for balanced evidence collec-tion including projects, performance tasks or assessments to determine a student’s competency.Teacher collaboration and calibration in examining student work is crucial to the success of acompetency-based learning system. When students have not demonstrated mastery of expectedlearning standards, he/she receives additional instruction, practice time, and academic supportto help him/her achieve competency.Competency-based learning fosters equity by holding all students to a common set of rigorousexpectations, while providing flexibility in time, pace or place for students to progress throughcontent as they demonstrate mastery.