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Personalization 4. Hamblen County uses multiple strategies to personalize instruction for its students, including using technology to expand student access to AP courses and credit recovery opportunities. a. What opportunities exist in your district to individualize instruction for students? b. How is instruction personalized at schools in your district? What supports are in place to direct students to the classes that are most relevant to their needs? c. What opportunities for internships or volunteer opportunities are available to students to help them apply their learning? d. What supports are available in classrooms to help students of all ability levels? Leadership 5. The district provides many supports, such as instructional coaches and targeted professional development, to help support principals as instructional leaders. Teachers are also provided with many opportunities to serve as leaders in the district. a. What supports does your district provide to principals to help them develop as instructional leaders? What are some things that district leadership could do to enhance these supports? b. How is leadership distributed at the school level in your district? What opportunities exist for teachers to be leaders? c. In what ways are students empowered to serve as leaders in their own educational development? Pathways to the Prize Lessons from the 2012 SCORE Prize District Winner 28