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BUILDING A FUTURE WHERE STUDENT-CENTERED EDUCATION UNLOCKS LIFELONG OPPORTUNITY AND SUCCESS

INNOVATIONEXCELINED'S INNOVATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EXPANDING ALTERNATIVE LEARNING MODELS AND PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS AFTER GRADUATION THROUGH WORKFORCE-ALIGNED COLLEGE AND CAREER PATHWAYS. IN 2021, EXCELINED EXPANDED PATHWAYS MATTER THE FIRST AND ONLY COMPREHENSIVE SUITE OF POLICY SOLUTIONS, RESEARCH AND CASE STUDIES THAT CONNECTS K-12 EDUCATIONAL PATHS WITH POSTSECONDARY AND EMPLOYMENT TO INCLUDE 11 STATE IMPLEMENTATION CASE STUDIES AND FAMILY-CENTERED RESOURCES. EXCELINED ALSO EXPANDED ITS COLLEGE ACCELERATION PLAYBOOK SERIES, PUBLISHED TWO STATE-SPECIFIC FLEXIBILITY GUIDES FOR MICHIGAN AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND CONVENED THE NETWORK OF STATE INNOVATION PARTNERS WITH PARTICIPANTS FROM 14 STATES TO EXCHANGE IDEAS, STRATEGIES, AND BEST PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING MODELS.

QUALITYEXCELINED'S QUALITY PROGRAM STRIVES TO CLOSE PERSISTENT LEARNING GAPS AND GUARANTEE THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT THAT EVERY CHILD NEEDS TO LEARN, SUCCEED, AND ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. EXCELINED FOCUSES ON POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT HOLD SCHOOLS ACCOUNTABLE FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, ENSURE ALL LEARNERS ARE READING BY THE END OF THIRD GRADE, EMPOWER FAMILIES WITH TRANSPARENT INFORMATION, AND MODERNIZE FUNDING FORMULAS. IN 2021, EXCELINED PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES, DEVELOPED MODEL POLICY ON EQUITABLE TEACHER ASSIGNMENTS, PUBLISHED A STATE-BY-STATE ANALYSIS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES THAT SUPPORT EARLY LITERACY, AND HOSTED ITS EARLY LITERACY NETWORK OF 20 STATES TO SUPPORT STATE EDUCATION LEADERS AND ADMINISTRATORS WITH BEST PRACTICES FOR EFFECTIVE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION.

NATIONAL SUMMIT ON EDUCATIONEXCELINED HOSTED THE 2021 NATIONAL SUMMIT ON EDUCATION, WHICH CONVENED NEARLY 1,000 STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS TO EXCHANGE RESULTS-BASED POLICY SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT ARE SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY AND TRANSFORMING EDUCATION SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

OPPORTUNITYEXCELINED'S OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM SEEKS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES WITH CHOICE AND EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS THAT BEST MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS. POLICY SOLUTIONS INCLUDE EXPANDING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOICE THROUGH OPEN ENROLLMENT, PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS, VOUCHERS, TAX-CREDIT SCHOLARSHIPS AND EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNTS (ESA). IN 2021, EXCELINED DEVELOPED A CHARTER FACILITY INDEX TOOL THAT ASSESSES THE EXTENT TO WHICH A STATE IS MEETING THE FACILITY NEEDS OF ITS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS; REGULARLY HOSTED A COLLABORATIVE OF CLOSE TO 50 SCHOOL CHOICE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FOR NEW RESEARCH, THE LATEST POLICY APPROACHES AND BEST PRACTICES IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION; AND CONVENED THE ESA ADMINISTRATOR NETWORK TO SUPPORT SOUND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES ACROSS NEW AND EXISTING ESA AND MICROGRANT PROGRAMS.ARTS FOR LIFEARTS FOR LIFE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO GRADUATING FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO EXCELLED IN VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA OR CREATIVE WRITING TO SUPPORT THEIR GOAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION.