Lee's Summit R-VII lays out phased rollout of personalized competency-based learning

Aug 22, 2025

District curriculum and assessment leaders presented a three-year, phased plan to implement personalized competency-based learning (PCBL), emphasizing year one focus on clarity, new proficiency scales, common artifacts, and sustained professional development for teachers.

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Dr. Lisa Janeway, the district's executive director of curriculum, and colleagues laid out Lee's Summit R-VII's plan to implement personalized competency-based learning (PCBL) during a board work session. The presenters said the district is aligning its terminology with Missouri and focusing the first year of each implementation phase on clarity — what students should know and be able to do.

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