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» The Outcomes
The Outcomes
IACS asks students to demonstrate growth in each of the four school holistic outcomes each year: community membership, effective communication, problem solving and self-direction.
Self-Direction
: Students are persistent and self-directed learners.
Students use systems thinking tools to analyze their growth over time.
Students reflect on their own learning in order to both leverage their strengths and manage their personal challenges.
Students work independently by setting and meeting deadlines as well as manage timelines of intermediate steps.
Students assess and take risks as part of continuous growth in learning.
Problem Solving
: Students are critical thinkers who engage with real-world problems.
Students use systems thinking tools to identify elements and connections within complex problems.
Students make interdisciplinary connections between and among academic disciplines.
Students make practical applications of their skills and learning to the world beyond the classroom.
Students can effectively generate and evaluate solutions.
Community Membership
: Students are constructive contributors to the school and their larger communities.
Students use systems thinking tools to model roles, relationships, and influences within community systems.
Students work collaboratively, using other people’s roles and ideas to improve results.
Students demonstrate respect for and responsibility to their communities.
Students pursue cultural proficiency within themselves and their communities.
Effective Communication
: Students are effective communicators in formal and informal settings.
Students use systems thinking tools to make their understanding and knowledge visible.
Students listen actively and speak confidently to familiar and unfamiliar audiences.
Students read critically and write effectively to create and communicate meaning.
Students leverage technology to develop and communicate ideas.
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