Huntley Community School District 158

Pioneering competency-based instruction for 120 students

Elementary school cohort advances through four competency-based courses

We believe learning should be measured by proficiency rather than time spent in a classroom working through a course. Vanguard Vision is a program in which a group of students spend a block of time during their day learning the four core subject areas and progressing through content by demonstrat...

Starting a medical school-style residency in 12th grade

Partnering with local hospitals to provide mentorship and internship experiences

30 HHS seniors in the Medical Academy serve a residency in Northwestern Medicine Health System facilities, a partnership formed between the university and district organically when a former superintendent was on the Board of the Hospital. Modeled after medical school residency programs, students ...

Changing the traditional school day to give high school students control over when and how they learn

Home-grown blended learning program explodes from 100 student pilot a to 2100 student adoption

In the real world, you don’t have to learn in one particular way - so school should be the same. HHS students can tailor when and how they learn to their lives, strengths, and needs, with 70% of students taking advantage of blended learning classes. As of the 2018-2019 school year, 73 teachers te...