Build a Schoolwide Academic Growth Program

  • This free, editable implementation guide helps K–12 schools create a schoolwide academic growth program using resources they may already have—or free academic platforms available to students. The guide focuses on creating a manageable structure that supports individual student growth without adding another program to an already busy instructional day.

    The guide includes:

    • A simple 5-step implementation process
    • General K–12 and PSAT/SAT implementation timelines
    • Ideas for finding time within existing school structures and supporting practice outside of school
    • Student goal-setting sheets for K–2, 3–5, 6–8, and 9–12
    • Strategies for connecting academic goals to students' interests and future plans
    • Student motivation, PBIS, challenge, incentive, and no-cost reward ideas
    • Mid-program progress monitoring and reflection resources
    • Ideas for recognizing and celebrating individual academic growth
    • Information about the optional Growth Mindset Collaborative Partnership Program
    • Editable pages and student resources that schools can customize for their own programs