The District’s transition to competency-based learning did not happen overnight. It has been a multi-year journey, requiring hard work and a commitment to students, continuous improvement and innovation from the entire community of educators, administrators and family. Stretching from the Sacramento suburbs to the Lake Tahoe environs, Placer County Union High School District serves approximately 4000 students in 7 high schools. Today, the District is proudly implementing competency-based education – an approach to teaching and learning that is grounded in awarding students credit for learning based on demonstrations of learning, not seat time – across each of its schools.
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