Agile Learners

• Learn how to learn, not just what to learn
• Develop transferable skills and competencies
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous development and lifelong learning

• Self-agency over what and how students learn—empowering students to explore their passions, interests, and connections
• Engaging in project-based learning to develop creative solutions to community and societal challenges
• Demonstrations of learning beyond traditional assessments such as capstones, etc.
• Earning post-secondary credit or industry credentials for experiential learning that happens outside of the classroom
• Rethinking the high school experience through accelerated pathways, including unique partnerships with institutions of higher education or employers
• Provide opportunities for our youngest learners to have a strong, early start by providing access to high quality, age appropriate learning

 Agile Educators

• Understand and adapt to rapid change in the economy
• Create relevant educational experiences to help students learn about themselves and the world
• Equip students to make choices about what and how they learn

• Creative workforce solutions involving multiple school districts where educators are shared across schools/districts or leveraged in other unique ways to maximize course access for students.
• Facilitated teaching that allows students to develop social emotional skills and learn about their strengths, interests, andvalues
• Rigorous learning opportunities with demonstrations aligned to CO graduation guidelines
• Unique use of “5^th Day” in 4-day school districts for continued learning and enrichment opportunities
• Partnerships that advance educator opportunities for skill building in high-demand content areas aligned to industry needs
• Creative use of blended learning to expand access to advanced coursework and learning opportunities
• Provide flexibility and innovation in professionalizing the ECE workforce
• Educators who have taken additional steps to be culturally relevant teachers in diverse schools

Agile Systems

• Allow for the emergence of various types of learning experiences
• Provide educational opportunities that respond to diverse needs and interests of learners
• Are responsive to changes in the economy, labor market, and in society

• Use of flexible scheduling that allows for more student-driven, personalized learning
• Creative transportation solutions to support experiential learning or relevant work-based learning initiatives
• Partnerships across school districts, industry, and higher education providers, which may include efforts to increase access to relevant career-connected learning opportunities
• Demonstrated focus on equity and inclusion, prioritizing marginalized students furthest from opportunity
• Address the unique needs of diverse learners by providing parents multiple ways to be seen and heard as partners in the learning process
• Ensuring access to advanced coursework and CTE opportunities through creative recruitment, training, and/orpartnerships
• Creative ways to look at data to inform school and district practices in responsive, innovative ways, including helping the district better understand student pathways
• Unique partnerships with out of school learning providers to enhance educational experiences for students
• Funding and governance practices that provide educators with autonomy to respond to the changing needs and interests of their students
• Funding and governance practices that equip families with the ability to choose the learning providers who best fit their needs and interests
• Focuses on innovative approaches to addressing social-emotional and mental health education and services for students
• Implementing positive discipline policies and procedures that are just and clear, and aimed at decreasing suspension rates and teaching positive social behaviors, such as cooperation, conflict resolution, and helping others