Valor Collegiate Academies

Published:
Briefs, Case Studies, Papers, Reports
Author(s) and Contributors:
Source(s) and Collection(s):
Sources(s): Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) Collection(s): NGLC Grantee Profiles
ParentTopics:
New Models Collaborations and Partnerships Student Success Hybrid Learning Competency-based Education (CBE) Faculty Development K-12

Abstract

The four guiding principles behind the blended, competency-based, personalized learning model of Valor Collegiate Academies, a charter organization serving grades 5-12 in Nashville, TN:

  1. Reflect the diversity of both our country and local community.
  2. Personalize a student's experience to meet his/her unique academic and non-academic needs. 
  3. Leverage a strong school community to create self-directed learners.
  4. Develop a new approach for selecting, training, and retaining great teachers.

 

The two-page grantee profiles from Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) provide factual information about the secondary school and postsecondary degree program designs awarded grants under NGLC's third and fourth waves of funding, which focused on two areas, "Breakthrough Models for College Readiness" and "Breakthrough Models for College Completion." The profiles describe what makes each model "breakthrough" and express both visually and through at-a-glance details the academic and organizational models, student demographics, hardware and software choices, and contact info. These profiles serve to illustrate the innovations of these new blended and online models, with practical details of interest to those starting a new school or degree program.

NGLC accelerates educational innovation through applied technology to dramatically improve college readiness and completion in the United States. To learn more about NGLC and the grantees it supports, visit nextgenlearning.org

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