Five presentations on the structural case for change — the interests in conflict, the research behind reform, the transition model, how small districts can lead the way, and the testing mandate.
The state wants standardized data. The student is navigating childhood to adulthood. These two agendas are structurally opposed.
Five bodies of evidence on why age-segregated grade levels are harmful — and what the research says works instead.
How and why to roll out a multi-age pod system — phase by phase, culture first.
Small districts aren't too small to lead. They're exactly the right size to go first.
Who the 95% requirement actually serves — and the legal fragility at the heart of the system.
The test is designed to make you fail half the questions. That is not your failure. That is the design.