The Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District joins 60 other leading school districts to participate in Digital Promise’s League Learning Collaboratives to address key initiatives that matter most to schools and communities
October 1, 2025 – Spencer, MA - In the 2025-2026 school year, the Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District joined the League of Innovative Schools (The League), a national network of school districts that connects and supports the nation’s most forward-thinking leaders in education. The League is dedicated to innovative learning and leadership practices to achieve equitable outcomes for every student. One key way superintendents and district leaders realize such innovation and change is through the League Learning Collaboratives (LLCs).
The 2025-26 LLCs focus on pressing topics in education, including AI literacy, career readiness and workforce development, and educator recruitment and retention. League leaders choose the learning collaborative in which they want to participate based on their district’s needs and interests, and meet regularly to engage in peer-to-peer learning, co-create solutions, and share best practices. The Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District is specifically participating in the AI literacy League Learning Collaborative (LLC) to access innovative professional learning, resources, and a national network of leaders to advance AI literacy, career readiness, and innovative teaching and learning practices to achieve equitable outcomes for students. Districts can collaborate on shared priorities, pilot new models, adapt promising practices to their local needs, and scale successful innovations to better prepare students for a future where AI is integrated into daily life and the workforce.
“The key goals and benefits for our regional school district are aimed at:
Access to Innovative Resources: League members gain access to cutting-edge technology, innovative approaches, and unique pilot programs for new learning and teaching models.
Advance AI Integration: Districts aim to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a tool and resource to expedite teaching and learning and improve student success.
Foster Peer Collaboration: Leaders from across the country collaborate on shared challenges, learn from each other, and develop innovative frameworks to address pressing educational issues.
Promote Equity: Through collaborative efforts and new practices, members work to achieve equitable outcomes for every student.
Shape Future of Education: The League equips superintendents and district leaders to shape the future of teaching and learning through hands-on opportunities for collaboration and learning; and
Enhance Career Readiness: The League also focuses on improving career readiness, workforce development, and ensuring students are prepared for the future,” said Superintendent of Schools, Paul Haughey.
Organized by Digital Promise and facilitated by current or former superintendents with extensive experience in these focus areas, LLCs provide an interactive space for school district leaders across various roles to discuss and explore tangible strategies for addressing shared problems of practice related to these key issues. Each collaborative centers on a topic directly aligned to the Digital Promise Challenge Map—areas nationally identified as critical for student success.
“Education leaders regularly face new evolving challenges that directly impact teaching and learning,” said Tasia King, network learning experience designer at Digital Promise. “Continuous learning opportunities that directly address those big issues, like the learning opportunities offered through the LLCs, give district leaders the insights and tools to tackle those challenges and foster innovation throughout their districts.”
Over the next six months, the Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District will join other leading districts across the nation to explore challenges, share promising practices, and collaborate toward meaningful, common goals. These professional learning communities provide a supportive space to gain new ideas, receive accountability for implementation, and strengthen the impact of the network by fostering innovation and accelerating growth.
Through the LLCs, the Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District can contribute to a national community of practice while bringing back tested strategies, leadership insights, and tangible outputs that can be applied to strengthen our schools and directly benefit our students and educators.
In all, school and district leaders from 61 school districts across 19 states will participate in one or more learning collaboratives for the 2025-26 school year.
For more information on the League of Innovative Schools’ League Learning Collaboratives and a full list of district participants, visit: digitalpromise.org/initiative/league-of-innovative-schools/league-learning-collaboratives/.
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About Your District
The Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District (SEBRSD) is a small, rural regional school district serving the communities of Spencer and East Brookfield, Massachusetts. It provides educational services for students in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district's mission is to offer dynamic learning opportunities that “inspire, innovate, develop, and support all students to achieve!” For more information, visit the Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School website and follow @ChooseSEBRSD for updates.
About Digital Promise
Digital Promise is a global nonprofit working to expand opportunity for each learner. We work with educators, researchers, technology leaders, and communities to design, investigate, and scale up innovations that empower learners, especially those who have been historically and systematically excluded. Our work is done so that every learner can engage in powerful learning experiences that lead to a life of well-being, fulfillment, and economic mobility. For more information, visit the Digital Promise website and follow @digitalpromise for updates.