Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Partnership with Khan Academy and NWEA to Accelerate Student Learning

Dr. Michelle Rodriguez, Superintendent of Schools, stated, “This partnership is an exciting opportunity to provide access to authentic personalized learning for our students and support their academic performance in mathematics. The MAP Accelerator uses Khan Academy’s Mastery Learning System to allow students to work at their own pace and teachers to customize each student’s pathway, track progress and identify support systems and skills necessary to fill in gaps and accelerate their learning. Our participation in this pilot is aligned with the District’s vision to support each student to excel academically through personalized instruction.”

PVUSD is one of five districts selected to participate in the MAP Accelerator pilot; other districts include Madera USD and Glendale USD in California, Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky, and Clark County School District in Nevada. This pilot year there will be over 180,000 students participating and it will be available in English and Spanish.

“Partnering with NWEA takes our tools and resources for teachers to the next level,” said Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy. “We’ve long heard from teachers who want to use MAP Growth as more than a benchmark. Now teachers can use Khan Academy to focus on learning what’s needed most. And it’s simple and time-saving, which is important since teachers already have so much on their plates.”