Competency Based Learning
What is Competency Based Learning in LPS?
In LPS, students demonstrate their knowledge and skills in order to achieve specific, predetermined "competencies," which focus on outcomes and real-world performance.
Liberty Learning Model
2020-2021 Pilot Work Groups
Curriculum Information
Curriculum Pages
- LPS Middle Level Competencies
- DESE Priority Standards
Teacher Work Group
Parent Work Group
Parent Work Group Presentations
Tech Support
Understanding PowerSchool Video Series:
- Episode 1: What do the numbers/grades mean in PowerSchool?
- Episode 2: How do I access PowerSchool?
- Episode 3: What do the entries in PowerSchool represent?
- Episode 4: When should I be worried about my student's progress?
- Episode 5: How will grades be recorded at marking periods?
- Episode 6: What do the competency based learning terms mean?
- Episode 7: What is a preponderance of evidence?
MS Parent PIN Transfer Out of District Translation
DESE is proud to have Missouri educators Mike Fulton, Matt Goodman, Pam Hedgpeth, and Jeremy Tucker leading this work. We’re also working with the Missouri School Boards Association on this important effort.
Refer to the DESE Success-Ready Student Work Group website for all meeting notes and the most recent documents.
5 Essential Questions:
- What is competency-based learning?
- What strategies, including professional development, are needed to support the implementation of competency-based learning?
- What are barriers to competency based learning that need to be addressed locally and statewide with policy and practice?
- How can the assessment system (including MAP) be redesigned to support student mastery of priority standards, ensuring high school, college, career, and workplace readiness and meet federal requirements?
- What is the framework and approval process for districts to voluntarily customize MSIP 6 requirements in order to implement CBL practices, including assessment evidence?
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End of Evidence Collection Q1: Thursday, October 19, 2023 |
End of Evidence Collection Q3: Friday, March 8, 2024 |
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End of Evidence Collection Q2/Semester 1: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 |
End of Evidence Collection Q4/Semester 2: Tuesday, May 21, 2024 |