Interim: Mastery-based Learning
WSSDA’s strategic advocacy team hosted the fourth Leg Reps Learn of the 2021 interim. These webinars will be offered at no cost to WSSDA members on topics related to WSSDA’s advocacy efforts.
Leg Reps Learn
This week’s Leg Reps Learn webinar focused on mastery-based learning (MBL), and offered the perspectives of MBL champions. View the webinar to see what they shared.
Ashley Lin
Student perspective, Evergreen High School
Alissa Muller
Director of the Mastery-based Learning Collaborative at SBE
Senator Lisa Wellman
41st Legislative District
Representative Sharon Tomiko Santos
37th Legislative District
What is mastery-based learning?
Mastery-based Learning is an instructional approach designed to help students learn deeply and effectively. Classrooms using MBL have these in common:
- Student agency.
- Relevance.
- Differentiation.
- Inclusion.
- Innovative assessment tools.
Those elements of MBL can lead to a transformation of our education system that will close opportunity gaps and support the needs of each and every student. The State Board of Education has created a one-pager to help build understanding for MBL.
WSSDA Featured Model Policies on MBL
These model policies, procedures, and forms are featured so they can be of benefit to every school board. Learn more about WSSDA’s full suite of policy services.
As a reminder, WSSDA model policies and procedures are copyrighted materials. They are for internal use only and may not be distributed without written permission of WSSDA. They are also available with other featured model policies on the Policy and Legal Services website.
- 2402 – English Language Arts Mastery-Based Credit2402P
- 2403 – Math Mastery-Based Credit
- 2403P
- 2404 – Science Mastery-Based Credit
- 2404P
- 2405 – Social Studies Mastery-Based Credit
- 2405P
- 2406 – The Arts Mastery-Based Credit
- 2406P
- 2407 – Health and Physical Education Mastery-Based Credit
- 2407P
- 2408 – Integrated Environmental and Sustainability Education Mastery-Based Credit
- 2408P
- 2409 – World Language Mastery-Based Credit
- 2409P
- 2413 – Equivalency Credit Opportunities
The time to advocate is now
Advocacy is a year-round endeavor. As the new and improved advocacy wheel reflects, the legislative session represents only a small part of the total need for annual advocacy. Students and staff are in need of mental health support 365 days a year – so our advocacy should also reflect that ongoing need.
Schedule a time to talk with your legislators this month to share what has been working and what else is needed to address your student and staff’s mental health and wellbeing. Your legislators’ contact information can be found on the Washington State Legislature website.
Need help?
If you need help contacting your legislator or want to share information about MBL programs and services, contact Marissa Rathbone, Director of Strategic Advocacy at m.rathbone@wssda.org.
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