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Schools of Innovation
Audio: 11 29 2016 Work Session 1
In June 2013, the Kentucky Board of Education approved JCPS as a District of Innovation. The School of Innovation Design Competition was part of the approved JCPS District of Innovation plan.
- On October 13, 2014, the Board of Education approved implementation of the Catalpa School Concept at Milburn T. Maupin Elementary School for the 2015-16 school year.
- On November 10, 2014, the Board of Education approved the technical action required to reopen Milburn T. Maupin Elementary School as the Waldorf-inspired Catalpa School for the 2015-16 school year.
- On November 10, 2014, the Board of Education approved implementation of the Louisville Reach Academy concept at J.B Atkinson Academy for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for the 2015-16 school year.
At this Work Session, the Board will hear a report on the status of the implementation of the School of Innovation plan at Maupin and Atkinson Elementary Schools
The Schools of Innovation align with several JCPS Vision 2020 strategies:
1.1.1: Adopt a broader definition of learning
1.1.7: Eliminate achievement, learning, and opportunity gaps
2.1.1: Personalize deeper learning
3.1.2: Improve instructional infrastructure
Submitted by: Dr. Lisa Herring
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