EduCon 2026New York at the Vanguard: Supporting the Shift to Performance Based Learning and Assessment
South Bronx Community Charter High School (SBC) proposes a dynamic session focusing on our lived experience as a mentor school in New York State’s ambitious Performance-Based Learning and Assessment Networks (PLAN) pilot. This statewide initiative is laying the groundwork for expanded graduation pathways that prioritize student-centered, competency-based learning. As one of the first schools selected to support this pilot, SBC has played a key role in modeling systems change at both the school and network levels.
Our session will begin by situating attendees in the context of the PLAN pilot—what’s at stake, what’s new, and why it matters. We'll share our internal strategies for leading change, including how we built staff capacity, designed curriculum around real-world performance tasks, and established clear, transparent systems for assessing mastery. We’ll also highlight how we’re supporting peer schools, building buy-in through meaningful collaboration, professional learning, and resource sharing.
Conversational Practice
The session will be highly interactive: participants will engage in small-group simulations of our student Gateway Presentations, analyze a sample of performance-based assessments, and discuss strategies for scaling performance based learning in their own contexts. We will center equity throughout, sharing how PLAN creates space for multiple ways of knowing, demonstrating learning, and honoring student voice—particularly for historically marginalized students.
Attendees will leave with concrete strategies and tools for leading performance-based transformation in their schools and systems, along with inspiration from a school community deeply rooted in equity, youth voice, and community collaboration.
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