School Name
The Young Women's Leadership School - Astoria
Grades
6-12
Year founded
2006
Principal
Allison Persad
Location
Astoria, Queens
Enrollment
575
Here, students are preparing for an advisory coaching session about outcome targets using online grading system jumpro.pe
Who we are
Our students are all girls, grades 6-12 and come from all over the world and mostly live in Queens. This 2015-2016 school year is our seventh year practicing mastery.
Hallmarks of TYWLS-Astoria's approach to mastery
We have been in practice for six years, so we have a lot of experience and data that informs our decisions around mastery. The whole school (6-12) is doing this work.
Teacher Christy Kingham and a student discuss her digital portfolio.
What makes TYWLS-Astoria unique?
We share school wide competencies across all subjects and grade levels. These 21st Century competencies serve as categories for our more discrete, subject based learning targets connected to each competency.
A student focuses on her presentation for Theatre class.
What can other schools learn from you?
Processes for revision and growth of a mastery system
How to ground all curricula in distinct mastery philosophy, including state test-heavy subjects
- How to align whole school competencies to individual subject areas.
How do you give feedback to student on progress and mastery?
All teachers use rubrics
Coaching in advisory and during class
- Jumprope online grading system
Active link above.
Resources
Here is TYWLS-Astoria's 21st Century Shared Outcomes, used as categories for discrete learning targets in every grade and subject area.