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Getting Smart Collective Team

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Marissa Wicklund

Manager, Advocacy

Shawnee Caruthers

Partner, Advocacy

Getting Smart Team

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Allison Brumley

Operations Associate

Jean Liu

Director, Strategy

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Mason Pashia

Partner, Storytelling

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Nate McClennen

CEO

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Rebecca Midles

Chief Impact Officer

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Tom Vander Ark

Senior Advisor

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Victoria Andrews

Partner, Professional Learning

Getting Smart Collective Board of Directors

Byron Sanders

Arete Health

Edgar Palacios

Latinx Education Collaborative

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Mike McGalliard

The Firebrand Company

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Tom Vander Ark

Getting Smart

Kara May

Kara May

Art In Motion Creative Arts School/Distinctive Schools

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Ursulina Ramirez

Summer Search

Fellows

Getting Smart Fellows are notable voices in the education field that serve as thought leaders and contributors in pushing innovative education work forward. They utilize their experience and connections to provide equitable perspectives to enhance our advocacy and advisory work.

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Carri Schneider

Senior Fellow

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Caroline Vander Ark

Senior Fellow

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Rate Your School Along the Following Innovative Shifts *

For more information about any of these shifts, check out our New Horizon Design Principles.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing