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Heron School

Heron School, nominated by Mastery Transcript Consortium, is a middle/high school in Moab, Utah that describes itself as a independent (private) school serving learners from a primarily rural area.

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Location Moab, Utah

Governance Independent (private) school

Grades Middle, High

Students 12

Locale Rural

Head of School Emily Niehaus

Demographics

Percentage of students*

100%

English Learners

80%

Free/Reduced Lunch

100%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black —

American Indian/Alaska Native —

Asian —

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander —

Hispanic or Latino —

White —

2+ Races —

Why Heron School was nominated

This school has implemented a competency-based learning model and is or will soon be publishing Mastery Transcripts or MTC Learning Records as summative records for some or all graduates., 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

Heron School is a private, secondary microschool located in Moab, Utah serving neurodivergent learners ages 13-18. Heron School supports all learning profiles and specializes in working with students labeled as “twice-exceptional or 2e”, where the student is an above grade level learner (academically gifted or talented in one or more areas of interest) and has a qualifying learning ability such as autism, dyslexia, and/or ADHD.

Core Practices

Core Practices Length of Use

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery
1-2 years

Project-based Learning
1-2 years

Restorative Practices
1-2 years

SEL Integration School-wide
1-2 years

All Practices

Advancement On Mastery

Anti-racist Practices

Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning

Assessments For Career Readiness

Assessments For Deeper Learning

Assessments For Social-emotional Skills

Blended Learning

Families As Co-leaders

Students As Co-leaders

Teachers As Co-leaders

Co-leadership

Family And Community Support Services

Competency/mastery-based Education

Competency Framework

Culturally Responsive Practices

Early College High School

Extended Learning Opportunities

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Interdisciplinary

Interoperable Data From Multiple Technologies

Individual Learning Paths

Individual Learner Profiles

1:1 Mentoring

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Multi-age Classrooms

No Tracked Classes

Multiple Opportunities To Demonstrate Mastery

Performance Based Assessment

Physical Well Being Services

Reallocation Of Resources For Those Most In Need

SEL Curriculum

Social Justice Focus

Student-led Conferences

Students Access Their Own Data

Student-led Goal Setting

Self-paced Learning

Students Develop Projects

Trauma-informed Practices

Universal Design For Learning

key reasons for innovating

Some other factor

Date Updated: 4/1/2024

*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.