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Liberty Academy

Liberty Academy, nominated by Mastery Transcript Consortium, is a high school in Liberty, Missouri, that describes itself as a public district school serving learners from a primarily suburban area.

Location Liberty, Missouri

Governance Public District School

Grades High

Students 110

Locale Suburban

Lead Designer / Programming Architect Art Smith

Demographics

Percentage of students*

95%

English Learners

50%

Free/Reduced Lunch

8%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black 30%

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Hispanic or Latino 20%

White 50%

2+ Races

Why Liberty Academy was nominated

This school has a fully implemented mastery-based learning system and uses the Mastery Transcript as the official summative record for some or all graduates., This school has a fully implemented mastery-based learning system and uses the Mastery Transcript as the official summative record for some or all graduates., 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

Kids are seen and heard and treated as equals. We often say to kids, "we're built for you to find your thing and we can't start building your personalized framework until we know what's in your heart and mind". We want kids to explore, connect, engage, heal, and grow. We're built around the idea of match quality which means that we want to instill a drive in children to never stop exploring until what they do for a living is also what makes them happy, gives them purpose, and is innately connected to their inherent aptitudes and what they believe in.

Core Practices

Core Practices Length of Use

Career Exploration

5+ years

Competency/mastery-based Education

5+ years

Reallocation Of Resources For Students Most In Need

5+ years

Self-paced Learning

5+ years

Trauma-informed Practices

5+ years

All Practices

Advancement On Mastery

Student Advisories

AI For Learning Materials

AI For Teacher Productivity

AI-assisted Tutoring

Anti-racist Practices

Apprenticeships

Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning

Assessments For Career Readiness

Assessments For Deeper Learning

Assessments For Social-emotional Skills

Blended Learning

Career Advising & Support

Client Projects

Co-leadership

College Advising & Support

Community And Workforce Partnerships

Family And Community Support Services

Cooperative Education

Culturally Responsive Practices

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Early College High School

Extended Learning Time

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

Higher Education Partnerships

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Industry-recognized Credentials

Educators Have Industry Experience

Industry-aligned Learning Pathways

Internships

Interoperable Data From Multiple Technologies

Individual Learner Profiles

Individual Learning Paths

Mental Health Services

1:1 Mentoring

Micro-credentials And Badging

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Multi-age Classrooms

Industry Networking

No Tracked Classes

Project-based Learning

Peer To Peer Support

Performance Based Assessment

Restorative Practices

School-based Enterprises

SEL Curriculum

SEL Integration School-wide

Service Learning

Student-led Conferences

Students Access Their Own Data

Student-led Goal Setting

Students Develop Projects

Tutoring

Universal Design For Learning

Youth Employment Programs

Career Prep

key reasons for innovating

Address chronic absenteeism

Demonstrate what’s possible for other schools

Increase student agency

Date Updated: 4/1/2026

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