Sunnyside Unified School District Student Agency Tools

Type: Guidance/Sample/Template
Topics: Curriculum & Assessment, Student-Centered Learning

February 05, 2026

Examples of how one district is prioritizing student agency & student-centered learning.

In student-centered systems, agency is the mechanism that allows students to move from completing tasks for a grade to owning their growth and contributing to the learning of others.

The following examples of how one district is making this a reality are from Sunnyside Unified School District in Arizona.

Student Agency Tools - Sunnyside
Targeting Instructional Moves to Support Students as They Develop Agency

This continuum outlines how pilot teachers in WestEd’s Student Agency in Learning course differentiated formative assessment instructional routines to support students to develop learner agency. Download

Student Agency Learning Progression

This continuum of student agency through formative assessment is based on input from SAIL teachers. Download

Student Agency Companion Guide
  Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµMember-Only Companion Guide: Designing Student Agency into Systems

This companion guide is a facilitation tool for district leadership teams to support the use of two connected resources, the Student Agency Learning Progression and Targeting Instructional Moves to Support Students as They Develop Agency, as a means of building understanding around Public Education Promise Principle 1: Prioritize Student-Centered Learning.

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