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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

Architect Art Smith

Demographics

Percentage of students*

95%

English Learners

50%

Free/Reduced Lunch

8%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black 35%

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Hispanic or Latino 10%

White 55%

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

Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning

5+ years

Community And Business Partnerships

5+ years

Competency/mastery-based Education

5+ years

Individual Learning Paths

5+ years

Trauma-informed Practices

5+ years

All Practices

Advancement On Mastery

Student Advisories

AI For Teacher Productivity

AI-assisted Tutoring

Anti-racist Practices

Assessments For Career Readiness

Assessments For Deeper Learning

Assessments For Social-emotional Skills

Blended Learning

Career Prep And Work-based Learning

Co-leadership

Family And Community Support Services

Competency Framework

Culturally Responsive Practices

Disaggregated Data On Student Participation

Early College High School

Extended Learning Opportunities

Extended Learning Time

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

Hiring For Equity And Inclusion Values

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Students Earn Industry Credentials

Interdisciplinary

Interoperable Data From Multiple Technologies

Individual Learner Profiles

Mental Health Services

1:1 Mentoring

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

Physical Well Being Services

Place-based Learning

Reallocation Of Resources For Those Most In Need

Restorative Practices

SEL Curriculum

SEL Integration School-wide

Student-led Conferences

Students Access Their Own Data

Student-led Goal Setting

Self-paced Learning

Students Develop Projects

Tutoring

Universal Design For Learning

key reasons for innovating

Increase student agency

Date Updated: 4/1/2025

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