A cohort of 19 new school districts have been accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by Digital Promise, an independent, bipartisan nonprofit organization authorized by Congress to accelerate innovation in education.
The League of Innovative Schools, launched in late 2011, accepts new members through an open application process once per year. Twenty-two districts were accepted last year. With the new members, the League now has a presence in 33 states, representing 3.3 million students. The full list of members can be found at digitalpromise.org/districts.
In addition to the 19 new members, several former members — Blue Valley USD 229, Bristol Township School District, Fulton County Schools, and Lexington County School District One — were re-admitted under new superintendents.
“From Rhode Island to Missouri to Arizona, and many places in between, this year’s League cohort provides high-quality, authentic learning opportunities to students,” reads a new blog post on the League’s website announcing the inductions. “For example, students with sensory impairments participate in maker learning camps offered by the Utah Schools for the Blind and the Deaf; students in Compton Unified School District (CA) are learning computer science from pre-K to senior year; and the School District of Lee County (KY) is committed to providing pathways to college for its students in rural Kentucky through robust local and national partnerships.”
The League is also kickstarting a new podcast series featuring current members, like Steve Webb, superintendent of Vancouver Public Schools in Washington (pictured).
New cohort additions include:
- Bristol Warren Regional School District
- Compton Unified School District
- Covina-Valley Unified School District
- Dysart Unified School District
- East Irondequoit Central School District
- El Segundo Unified School District
- Evergreen School District
- Fox Chapel Area School District
- Freehold Township School District
- Fullerton School District
- Kokomo School Corporation
- Lee County School District
- Lindsay Unified School District
- Montour School District
- Morris School District
- Seminole County Public Schools
- Springfield Public Schools
- Stephenville Independent School District
- Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
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