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The Albuquerque Sign Language Academy

The Albuquerque Sign Language Academy, nominated by Center on Reinventing Public Education and Education Resources Consortium, is a elementary/middle/high school in Albuquerque, New Mexico that describes itself as a public charter school serving learners from a primarily urban area.

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Location Albuquerque, New Mexico

Governance Public charter school

Grades Elementary, Middle, High

Students 148

Locale Urban

Executive Director Raphael Martinez

Demographics

Percentage of students*

50%

English Learners

65%

Free/Reduced Lunch

65%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black —

American Indian/Alaska Native —

Asian —

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander —

Hispanic or Latino —

White —

2+ Races —

Why The Albuquerque Sign Language Academy was nominated

Integrated classes, innovative approaches to serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students side by side with "regular" education students, teacher training program, multiple partnerships to enhance learning opportunities, planning for a new high school that will employ unique and innovative structures and practices beyond the industrial model. , This school is not only serving a unique student population but is a communication school rewriting the structures of education. The bilingual ASL-English environment is one of a kind and they've partnered with the university to train educators to fit their community needs.

Student experience design

Students of the ASLA should feel connected to and an integral part of a dynamic community that embraces the talents and challenges of all individuals. The connective tissue of a common language (ASL) hopefully opens a new world of opportunity for both the deaf and hearing communities.

Core Practices

Core Practices	Length of Use
Bilingual Assessments	5+ years
Assessments For Social-emotional Skills	5+ years
Family And Community Support Services	5+ years
All Courses Designed For Inclusion	5+ years

All Practices

Student Advisories

Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning

Assessments For Career Readiness

Assessments For Deeper Learning

Career Prep And Work-based Learning

Industry-based Partners As Co-leaders

Teachers As Co-leaders

Co-leadership

Community And Business Partnerships

Competency Framework

Culturally Responsive Practices

Dual Language Programming

Extended Learning Opportunities

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

Grading Policies Focus On Mastery

Students Earn Industry Credentials

Interdisciplinary

Individual Learner Profiles

Mental Health Services

1:1 Mentoring

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Multi-age Classrooms

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

Social Justice Focus

Students Access Their Own Data

Student-led Goal Setting

Self-paced Learning

Students Develop Projects

Trauma-informed Practices

Tutoring

Universal Design For Learning

Artifacts

Evidence of Impact Resource 2023 - 1

Models Implemented

Grades K-12

Big Picture Learning