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Teachers as Owners

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"Teacher-led schools" have recently received attention in the NY Times and other media.
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National Inventory of Schools with Teacher Autonomy
Updated Dec 17, 2011

Phoenix High School

418 S. Vancouver - Kennewick WA - 99336
Type of autonomy arrangement: leadership goodwill
Basic Profile

Opened In

2007

Grades

9 through 12

Environment

Suburban

Type

District
Autonomies
Select leaders
Determine school budget
Select colleagues
Determine salaries & benefits
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine learning program
Evaluate colleagues
Set schedule
Set staff pattern
Set school-level policy
Teacher Authority Is...
De Facto
Loose, verbal, informal authority is delegated by the district school board. Phoenix receives support and encouragement from asst. superintendent (and past asst. superintendent, who is now the superintendent).

About the Learning Program

A personalized and flexible learning structure motivates students to direct their own education, initiating projects and meeting learning standards in ways that are unique to their own interests and abilities.