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Innovative Academies subcommittee outlines program building blocks; 31 planned as traditional elementary, 32 flagged as option for different design
Summary
An Innovative Academies subcommittee presented 11 theme areas as modular building blocks for future “innovative” schools and recommended Elementary 31 remain a traditional neighborhood school while flagging Elementary 32 (predesign) as a site with more design flexibility.
The Innovative Academies subcommittee presented a design‑thinking summary of possible “building blocks” for future academy models and discussed whether newly funded elementary schools from the 2023 bond could be used for innovative programming.
What the subcommittee presented The subcommittee grouped hundreds of ideas gathered from parents, students, teachers and community members into eleven theme areas: empowered academic acceleration; advanced learning pathways; personalized learning and student leadership; well‑being and sustainability; innovative career readiness; community‑powered and equitable learning; and others. The group organized those themes by feasibility (ground: immediately attainable;…
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