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Design Studio at Mead Senior High School
Design Studio at Mead Senior High School, nominated by Mastery Transcript Consortium, is a high school in Spokane, Washington that describes itself as a public district school serving learners from a primarily suburban area.
Location Spokane, Washington
Governance Public district school
Grades High
Students 100
Locale suburban
Program Lead Teacher Regan Drew
Demographics
Percentage of students*
29%
Students with Disabilities
17%
Free/Reduced Lunch
3%
English Learners
White —
Hispanic/Latino —
Black/African American —
2+ Races —
American Indian —
Asian —
Hawaiian National —
Why Design Studio at Mead Senior High School was nominated
The school has implemented mastery-based learning system and uses the Mastery Transcript as the official summative record for some or all graduates or supplements the legacy transcript with the MTC Learning Record reporting on "durable skills) (aka "portrait of a gradudate" competencies).
Student experience design
The Design Studio at Mead prepares students to not only get into college, but to thrive in college. In Design Studio, we want to ensure that students graduate prepared for the college of today, as well as the college of tomorrow. If there is one thing our community knows, it is that being flexibly educated, being able to learn not just about things, but HOW to learn, prepares you for whatever a changing world might throw at you. At its very core, that is what Design Studio is all about. We do this by helping students truly master the subjects they are learning–while at the same time making sure that students are learning how to learn. We are a Mastery-Based program, so when students undertake a topic to learn, whether it be Algebra 2 or Physics or Entrepreneurship, students have academic goals to reach before they move on. You can be assured that when a student finishes a topic in Design Studio, and meets the mastery goals, that student will know that topic, and even more importantly how to use that topic in other settings. The Design Studio at Mead is a multi-age, multi-disciplinary community that is four or five periods. Because students spend their core classes with us, we believe that it provides a very cohesive experience into high school from middle school, or transitioning from grade level to grade level. Students have both adult mentors AND peer mentors to help them navigate Mead High School. Students have the opportunity to “go out” from the Studio and take other classes that they might be interested in, or that they are required to take. In conjunction with the Mead College and Career Counselor, we work individually with students on a college plan and we mentor students individually through the process of applying to college as well as applying for scholarships and financial aid.
Core Practices
| Core Practices | Length of Use |
|---|---|
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Competency/mastery-based Education |
5+ years
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All Courses Designed For Inclusion |
5+ years
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Interdisciplinary |
5+ years
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Students Develop Projects |
5+ years
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All Practices
Advancement On Mastery
Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning
Assessments For Deeper Learning
Assessments For Social-emotional Skills
Students As Co-leaders
Teachers As Co-leaders
Co-leadership
Community And Business Partnerships
Competency Framework
Culturally Responsive Practices
Grading Policies Focus On Mastery
Individual Learning Paths
Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics
Multi-age Classrooms
No Tracked Classes
Multiple Opportunities To Demonstrate Mastery
Project-based Learning
Peer To Peer Support
Performance Based Assessment
Student-led Conferences
Self-paced Learning
Universal Design For Learning
key reasons for innovating
Stakeholder demand or advocacy
Date Updated: April 2024
*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.