Highline Public Schools

Ensuring that every student is known by name, strength, and need and graduates prepared for the future they choose

DEEP DIVES

In-depth examinations of innovation

Growing a culture of digital and media literacy to prepare students for college, career, and the future they choose

Building teacher leadership capacity through a personalized learning cohort model

Our rainy, Pacific Northwest community school district surrounds Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and serves about 19,000 students in grades pre-K through 12 who come to school from homes where about 100 languages are spoken. Students log into their school-provided personal devices throughou...

SNAPSHOTS

Short overviews of innovation

Analyzing digital tools in relation to student outcomes

Finding technology that helps, and rejecting technology that hurts

There are a great deal of tools available in the edtech space to contend with. Our curriculum department was flooded by requests for feedback on possible new tools, and we became aware of the breadth of tools being utilized across our district. As a result, we formed a committee in 2018, comprise...