A challenge at the heart of personalized competency-based education (PCBE) is grouping and scheduling students according to their learning needs rather than their age. With this guidebook, you'll take a deep dive into the why and how of these foundational PCBE components. Gain clear guidance for gathering standards-based data and then using the results to create schedules that promote student proficiency. Use this resource to organize learning on a day-to-day basis, based on individual student needs. Recognize the shortcomings of a traditional education system. Explore the benefits of a well-organized PCBE school. Understand how to use student data and learning-focused school scheduling techniques to overcome common challenges faced during the transition to PCBE. Receive helpful example class schedules from schools that have successfully implemented PCBE processes. Learn how teachers can incorporate PCBE-style flexibility within individual classrooms for personalized learning. Contents: Introduction: The Transition to Personalized Competency-Based Education Chapter 1: Differences Between Traditional Education Systems and PCBE Systems Chapter 2: The Importance of Student Data Within a PCBE System Chapter 3: An Overview of PCBE Scheduling Chapter 4: Creation of a Horizontal PCBE Schedule Chapter 5: Creation of a Vertical PCBE Schedule Chapter 6: Implementation Within Stand-Alone Classrooms Epilogue Appendix: Example Schedules