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Knoxville School District Principals Provide Year-End Recap

Knoxville School District Principals Provide Year-End Recap

You won't 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. >> we're talking about facts from a nonfiction books. >> reporter: jennifer's literacy class is made up of kids ages 8 to 10 with four reading levels. >> it's so individualized. we're filling in their gaps so they can move on. >> reporter: it's known as standards based learning, modeled on the belief every child learns in their own way. >> ...

They can move on. >> reporter: it is known as standards based learning. >> every student and every class is learning at exactly the spot they're 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 they're ready. >> how many of you have gone up a level this year? the entire school district has been on an ...