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Glacier High teacher urges 'showcase, not mandate' approach to personalized competency-based education
Summary
Teacher Jared Stump praised the district's use of personalized competency-based education (PCBE) but warned it can be stressful for some teachers and may raise failure rates among reluctant learners, urging administrators to continue voluntary, showcase-based adoption.
Jared Stump, a teacher at Glacier High School, used public comment to urge district leaders to continue building trust with teachers as the district transitions toward personalized competency-based education (PCBE).
"When I heard Matt's first PCBE board proposal a few years ago, he mentioned two things that intrigued me... the administration was not looking to push PCBE onto any teacher, but would rather take the approach of showcasing it," Stump said. He told trustees he has taught since 1999 and that PCBE "can be powerful, and I have found much success with it." At the same time, Stump cautioned that PCBE "isn't as effective with reluctant learners, and I've noticed a slight increase in failure rates with some of those students," and he urged continued voluntary showcases and support rather than rigid mandates.
Stump asked the central administration to keep showcasing how PCBE works and to let teachers find their own successful approaches, citing a recent PIR day at Glacier High School as an example of effective, voluntary demonstration.
The board acknowledged the comment during the public-comment period and thanked Stump for his remarks; no formal action was taken.
