District highlights Visible Learning push as three schools pursue global awards

District instructional leadership presented an overview of the Visible Learning framework and the district’s effort to embed evidence‑based instructional practices across schools.

Dr. Hinton told the board that Visible Learning synthesizes hundreds of meta‑analyses on what affects student learning and cited the 0.4 effect‑size benchmark that equates roughly to a year’s growth. She highlighted collective teacher efficacy—“a 1.34 effect size,” she said—as a high‑impact influence and said the district has focused on teacher clarity, collaborative teams (TLTs) and feedback to raise student outcomes.

Three schools—Cooley Springs, Chesney Middle and Chesney High—have taken on the Visible Learning Awards process, Dr. Hinton said, noting the awards include school capability assessments and case‑study submissions. “We have been giving it and feeding it month by month, year after year to all of our schools,” she told trustees, adding that the district will host school showcases and a Visible Learning lunch‑and‑learn for board members and stakeholders.

Board members thanked the presenter and affirmed the district’s emphasis on process, noting past gains in Algebra 1 and systemwide rankings that district staff attributed in part to the work on clarity and collaboration. No formal action was taken; the report served as an informational briefing and planning update.