Mooresville Graded School District Joins National Initiative to Reinvent High School for Today’s Students
As one of 24 school systems selected by the Carnegie Foundation, Mooresville Graded School District will help shape the future of high school education.
Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) is proud to announce its selection as one of 24 systems participating in the Future of High School Network, a new national initiative led by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Network brings together innovative systems from across the country to catalyze learning, knowledge and progress to support a ‘new architecture’ for high school nationwide.
The Network is built around a shared vision: high schools should be places where students gain meaningful skills, engage deeply in their learning, and graduate ready to thrive in a changing world. Through this partnership, MGSD will explore and elevate new models rooted in competency-based education and improved tools to measure and support student growth.
“The Mooresville Graded School District is honored to be one of just 24 school systems nationwide selected for the Carnegie Foundation’s Future of High School Network,” said MGSD Superintendent Jason Gardner. “This partnership represents a pivotal opportunity to collaboratively shape the future of education, ensuring our high schools are not only relevant but truly empowering for every student in today’s rapidly changing world.”
As part of the Network, MGSD will also contribute to the Carnegie Foundation’s upcoming National Research and Development Agenda—a comprehensive roadmap outlining research and development priorities that support high-quality high school transformation across the country. Insights from network members will help identify the conditions necessary for innovation to take root, sustain, and scale.
“The Carnegie Unit has become the bedrock currency of the educational economy, defining almost all aspects of schooling and systematically conflating time and learning,” said Dr. Timothy Knowles, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. “The insights and partnerships generated by the extraordinary members of this network—in parallel with the priorities outlined in our forthcoming National Research and Development Agenda—will support knowledge building to enable innovation to flourish in high schools everywhere.”
To learn more about the Future of High School Network, visit: www.carnegiefoundation.org
About Mooresville Graded School District
Serving approximately 6,000 students, the Mooresville Graded School District, located in Mooresville, NC, is a nationally recognized leader in education. From being featured in Time Magazine in 1994 for its innovative year-round school model to the New York Times in 2012 for its pioneering digital conversion and 1:1 technology initiative, Mooresville Graded School District has a long history of being at the forefront in education. Dedicated to empowering every individual to grow, thrive, and succeed, the district is exploring blended and flexible learning environments that support student-paced progression—challenging traditional, time-based models like the Carnegie Unit to create more personalized and meaningful learning experiences.
About the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
The Carnegie Foundation is dedicated to catalyzing transformational change in education so that every student has the opportunity to live a healthy, dignified, and fulfilling life. Established by Congress in 1906, the Foundation has helped drive major educational milestones, including the creation of Pell Grants, the GRE, and the Carnegie Classifications for Higher Education.