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Class-specific tier · 30% of overall grade · The signature assessment

Meeting content — learning verification

This is the heart of the new model. Once a week you sit down with your teacher and show what you actually learned. No AI tool can do this for you. No script can replace real understanding. This is where genuine learning proves itself.

"Think of it like a thesis defense — but at a middle school or high school level. Your teacher is asking: do you actually know this? Can you prove it?"

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What this looks like in practice

Before your meeting, you choose a selection of completed work — assignments, notes, projects, or your own independent research — and bring it to the meeting to walk your teacher through. Your teacher may ask you to explain concepts, solve problems in real time, translate a sentence, discuss a theme in a book, or defend an argument you made in a paper.

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Scored out of 20 points per section — four components

Your learning verification is scored across four components that together add up to 20 points. That score maps directly to letter grades: 18/20 = 90% (A-), 17/20 = 85% (B), 14/20 = 70% (C). Your average across all 18 sections becomes your learning verification grade for the semester.

Component 1 — Depth of understanding · 10 points (50%)

Can you explain concepts accurately in your own words? Can you connect ideas across lessons? Can you go beyond simply repeating what the textbook said?

Level	What the teacher sees	Points
Thorough command	Explains clearly in own words, connects ideas, goes beyond the minimum, makes real-world connections.	9–10
Solid understanding	Understands core concepts well with minor gaps. Can apply knowledge when prompted.	7–8
Surface understanding	Aware of the topic but explanations are shallow or rely heavily on reading from submitted work.	4–6
Minimal understanding	Struggles to explain even with prompting. Work was submitted but learning is not evident.	1–3
No understanding	Cannot explain the material at all. Teacher cannot verify any learning took place.	0

Component 2 — Responsiveness to questioning · 4 points (20%)

How well do you handle questions you did not prepare for? Can you think on your feet?

Level	What the teacher sees	Points
Highly responsive	Handles unexpected questions confidently. Genuine reasoning, not just memorized answers.	4
Adequately responsive	Answers most questions with some prompting. Occasional hesitation but recovers well.	3
Partially responsive	Handles prepared questions but struggles with anything unexpected.	2
Minimally responsive	Cannot engage meaningfully beyond prepared material.	1
Non-responsive	Unable or unwilling to engage with any teacher questioning.	0

Component 3 — Growth awareness and ownership · 4 points (20%)

Do you know where you stand? Can you identify your gaps and describe what you will do about them?

Level	What the teacher sees	Points
Strong ownership	Accurately identifies strengths and gaps. Has a specific improvement plan. May reference prior sections to show growth.	4
Developing ownership	Shows some self-awareness. Can identify areas to improve when prompted. Plan is general.	3
Limited ownership	Little awareness of gaps. No meaningful improvement plan.	2
Minimal ownership	No awareness of where they stand. Cannot identify anything to improve.	1
No ownership	Completely passive. No self-reflection offered.	0

Component 4 — Teacher conviction · 2 points (10%)

After the meeting, does the teacher believe the student genuinely learned the material? This is the AI-integrity check built into every single meeting.

Level	What the teacher sees	Points
Fully convinced	The student's meeting performance matches their textbook scores. The teacher has no reason to question genuine learning.	2
Partially convinced	Some consistency between scores and performance, but with notable gaps.	1
Discontinuity flag	Significant gap between textbook scores and meeting performance. Student cannot explain work they supposedly completed. Teacher documents the concern.	0

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The portfolio approach

You are not limited to presenting only the current week's work. You can bring a portfolio of work from any section — including older sections — to demonstrate your learning and show growth over time. Students who are behind can still earn meeting content points by defending whatever work they have completed at the time of the meeting.