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Measuring Mastery &
Ensuring Accountability
Acton students hold themselves as accountable as
anybody in a high-performing organization or company.
Accountability to the World
Students celebrate the mastery of tools,
skills and character by earning badges,
assembling portfolios and taking part in Accountability to Yourself
public exhibitions.
Parents use badges to track academic Goal setting measures progress
progress in Core Skills like reading, writing,
math and spelling and character development through daily, weekly, and longer-term
in "Learn to Be" Badges. goals.
Servant Leader Badges celebrate
Points track effort doing focused work.
transformation into an independent
Competitions outside the studio allow learner and a purposeful leader.
students to compete against world-class
peers.
360 reviews measure leadership and
warm-hearted and tough-minded
contributions to the classroom.
Tools
The Eagle Buck school currency incentivizes
students to work hard as what they are paid
is equal to their work output. Eagle bucks Acton Journey Tracker documents
can be used to purchase items in the progress in goal setting, points,
school store. badges, Quest deliverables, Eagle bucks,
Elected town council members work to help and 360 Reviews.
one another solve conflicts and innovate Online dashboards provide feedback and
new operating systems within the school. analytics for Core Skills mastery.
Freedom levels incentivize students to Once-a-year standardized tests
develop responsibility as they earn more benchmark progress year-to-year in math,
privileges the more maturity they exhibit. reading, writing, and critical thinking.