{"id":6747,"date":"2016-01-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/blog\/cw_post\/how-is-personalized-learning-changing-lives-ask-thomas-rooney\/"},"modified":"2020-02-05T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T17:57:00","slug":"how-is-personalized-learning-changing-lives-ask-thomas-rooney","status":"publish","type":"cw_post","link":"https:\/\/aurora-institute.org\/cw_post\/how-is-personalized-learning-changing-lives-ask-thomas-rooney\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Personalized Learning Changing Lives? Ask Thomas Rooney."},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared on the Foundation for Excellence in Education’s Ed Fly Blog<\/a> on December 9, 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nestled in Central California, Lindsay Unified School District (LUSD) is meeting and exceeding expectations. And part of the district\u2019s winning formula includes competency-based learning.<\/p>\n

The Lindsay community certainly faces challenges. One hundred percent of all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. More than\u00a090 percent of students are Hispanic or Latino, 50 percent are English Language Learners and 13 percent meet federal standards for homelessness.<\/p>\n

Despite these incredibly difficult circumstances, LUSD is transforming education to a personalized system where all learners are met at their own level. These students are guaranteed success, challenged, and are pushed to leave LUSD ready to choose college or their career.<\/p>\n

At the 2015 National Summit on Education Reform, we heard from Thomas Rooney, the superintendent of Lindsay Unified School District and a pioneer in the field of competency-based education.<\/p>\n

Watch the #EIE15 video below to hear how Rooney\u2019s district has redesigned itself to build the ideal learning experience for all students.<\/p>\n