Successful schools are organized for results. America’s Choice helps schools create learning environments that engage students, reduce discipline issues, and support differentiated instruction.

We help administrators organize the schedule to accommodate adequate time for teaching and learning—including 60- or 90-minute classes, when appropriate—and for professional planning and collaboration.

Elementary School

At the elementary level, we encourage departmentalization at the upper elementary grades with teachers taking responsibility for either English language arts or mathematics. We also encourage teachers to stay with the same groups of students for two or three years, getting to know them and their families well and taking responsibility for their learning over multiple years.

K-8, Middle School, High School 

At the K–8, middle school, and high school levels, America’s Choice schools create learning communities of no more than 400 students to personalize teaching and learning. Teams of teachers stay with the same group of students for two or more years to ensure that teachers know each student well.

In high schools, the America’s Choice School Design creates a Lower Division for freshmen and sophomores and an Upper Division for juniors and seniors. The Lower Division supports students in making the transition to high school and prepares them for advanced coursework. The Upper Division offers a variety of choices to students, such as traditional college preparation, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate classes; career and technical academies; or Early College programs. Every student is prepared for postsecondary education. And all students have a faculty advisor, who helps them make informed choices.