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Knoxville School District Principals Provide Year-End Recap

Knoxville School District Principals Provide Year-End Recap

You wont get a traditional answer. >> level seven. >> you are? >> six. >> reading? >> level seven. >> and you are? >> seven. >> reporter: there are no grade levels. there are no grades period. kids are grouped based on what they know, not how old they are. >> were talking about facts from a nonfiction books. >> reporter: jennifers literacy class is made up of kids ages 8 to 10 with four reading levels. >> its so individualized. were filling in their gaps so they can move on. >> reporter: its kno...

They can move on. >> reporter: it is known as standards based learning. >> every student and every class is learning at exactly the spot theyre supposed to. >> reporter: principal scary gould help put the system in place two years ago. >> for the first time every child is getting exactly what they need, when they need it, and how they need it. >> reporter: no one moves to the next level without testing at the equivalent of a "c" or higher. >> 100. >> reporter: and kids move up any time theyre re...