Community Lab School

1200 Forest Street - Charlottesville VA - 22903
Type of autonomy arrangement: Community School
Basic Profile

Opened In

2017

Grades

6-12

Environment

Suburban, Urban

Type

District - Community School
Autonomies

Program

Determine learning program
Set school-level policy
Determine professional development
Determine authorizer assessments
Determine state assessments

Personnel

Select colleagues
Evaluate colleagues
Transfer or terminate colleagues
Determine tenure policy
Select leaders

Administrative

Determine school budget
Set staff pattern
Determine compensation
Determine teacher workday
Set schedule
Teacher Authority Is...
De Facto

Without a formal agreement, part of the culture and structure of the school.

About the Learning Program

Community Lab School serves students in grades 6-12, focusing on deeper learning through interdisciplinary, project-based, and experiential approaches to instruction. More than just a school, we’re a laboratory for educational innovation. Our goal is to pilot new, nontraditional teaching methods that not only fulfill the mission, vision, and goals of ACPS but also aim to influence educational practices more broadly.