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Vista Unified School District & Mission Vista High School

Discover how the learning model and strengths-based culture drives innovation and excellence at Vista Unified School District.
New Designs for School

Open the Doors: Returning to School with New Perspective

What should education after COVID-19 be? The past year has changed us and the lessons learned can help us build a more equitable system for learning.
Enabling Change

Is Next Gen Learning a Place Where the Political Sides Can Meet?

A red-state/blue-state conversation: ​Can education innovation and next gen learning bring people across the political spectrum together for the benefit of students?
New Designs for School

Create a Learning Recovery Plan for Your Returning Students

Unfinished learning resulting from the pandemic exacerbated the decades-old challenge of summer learning loss. A plan for learning recovery should include these 6 components.
Enabling Change

Prepare for What Comes Next: 3 Essential Factors of a School's Successful COVID Response

Distributive leadership, a collaborative culture, and student voice can keep students engaged and learning, even in the most challenging of times.
Enabling Change

Clear Values, Compassionate Leadership, and a Can-Do Attitude

​These districts faced the complex challenges of the pandemic with a human-centered approach that allowed their response to be nimble and agile.
New Designs for School

Lessons Learned from Remote Teaching: Reevaluating Our Values to Prioritize Connection and Care

These four lessons value the time of parents, colleagues, students, and ourselves, fostering a culture of care in our schools.
Enabling Change

Adult Learning Culture: An Underrated Ingredient for Success in Uncertain Times

Three next gen schools demonstrate why it's so important to invest in adults to build a learning culture that's strong enough to weather any storm.
Enabling Change

Three Schools that Found the COVID-19 Pandemic to Be “Business as Usual”

During the pandemic, 3 learner-centered schools doubled down on relationships and the conditions each child needed to thrive.
Why Schools Need to Change

Making Mental Health a Priority in Schools with Time, Talent, and Trust

As Distinctive Schools is making new investments to provide support for mental health and wellness to teachers, students, and families, they offer 4 ways to invest in mental health in schools.