Collaboration is key when it comes to learning at Liberty.

Whether it is in the classroom or across departments, buildings or even institutions, students tend to learn better when they and their educators work together, the district has found.

“Collaboration fosters growth, innovation, problem-solving skills, trust and so much more,” Liberty Elementary Principal Robert England said.

Examples of that collaboration can be seen throughout the district.

Building and subject-level Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) were
instituted several years ago, allowing teachers to examine data and learn from
one another.

The elementary school has built upon the PLCs with Lesson Structure Study, which allows teachers to examine how lessons are taught and adjust them to better meet the needs of students. The lesson-building process was created by Liberty Elementary School Assistant Principal Paul Voigtland and piloted last year in the math department. More details on Lesson Structure Study can be found here.

Collaboration is common at the middle school and can often be seen across classes. One example is a project that brought together fifth and sixth grade social studies and math students with lessons centered on the 2026 Winter Olympics. In their math classes, students made predictions and charted medal counts, and in social studies, they learned about different countries and cultures while also earning authentic Olympic pins.

At the high school level, the variety of classes offered to students has grown
thanks to the district’s long-standing partnerships with Sullivan BOCES for Career and Technical Education and SUNY Sullivan for college-level and credit-bearing classes. The options have grown in recent years with  the addition of Syracuse University Project Advance science courses (which will be expanded this year) and last year’s introduction of a Siena College computer science course.

Partnerships with the community are also important, as can be seen with numerous clubs volunteering in the community, the annual All Things Liberty Winterfest as well as district-sponsored activities at community events.