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Big Picture schools

ILC gets special waiver to measure learning instead of credit hours

May 26, 2016 by Methow Valley News

The Methow Valley Independent Learning Center (ILC) is now one of only four schools in the state where students can show their progress by demonstrating what they’ve learned, rather than having to accumulate a set number of credits.

The Washington State Board of Education granted the unusual competency waiver to the ILC on May 12. The Twisp-based high school…

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Big Picture schools, Independent Learning Center, Methow Valley School District

School district boosts kindergarten, expands construction class

April 3, 2014 by Methow Valley News

By Marcy Stamper

Kindergarteners in the Methow Valley School District will receive five full days of instruction starting in the fall, essentially adding almost two months of school for the district’s youngest students.

Adding a fifth day of kindergarten will cost the district …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Big Picture schools, Careers in Construction Academy, International Baccalaureate program, Methow Valley School District, Mindfulness, Tom Venable

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