• Education
  • Teacher Practice

Envision Learning Partners (ELP) — an arm of Envision Schools — is partnering with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to pilot a competency-based student assessment system in three secondary schools. In Envision Schools, students must defend their academic portfolio to a panel of experts in order to graduate, demonstrating mastery of content, critical-thinking, and other core competency skills. In this pilot program’s first year, ELP will work with instructional leadership teams and school faculty to build a common understanding of what they want students to learn. In its second year, ELP will work with teachers to implement an adapted version of Envision Schools’ portfolio defense program.