Progress Report 2015
management system support, creating the first truly paperless school in FCPS.
•
STEAM adopted a more flexible course mastery schedule allowing students more
access to college and career pathways while in high school.
V.
EMINENCE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT:
SCHOOL ON F.I.R.E! According to Eminence Independent Schools’ superintendent, Buddy
Berry, his district recognized that ‘something had to change’ if they were to break out of a
traditional instructional mode to better meet the needs of a student population that at the
onset included approximately 65% eligibility for Free or Reduced Lunch and 75% of students
coming from families that had no college graduates in their household. This need for change
was the driving force behind the concept that led to the School on F.I.R.E. (Framework of
Innovation for Reinventing Education). The foundation for the model is based on the Council
of Chief State School Officer’s six critical attributes of innovation.
The School on F.I.R.E. Framework was conceived as a systematic approach to ensure that
100% of Eminence
students become
college- and careerready, equipped not
only with mastery of
the Common Core
Standards, but with a
set of next-generation
skills such as creativity,
collaboration,
critical thinking, and
communication. To
accomplish this mission,
Superintendent Berry
and his team determined to embed authentic engagement and completely personalized
learning across all content and grade levels in an environment where students become
co-participants in their learning. The result has been a comprehensive instructional
transformation across the district.
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