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    Growing student achievement by tailoring learning for student strengths, needs and interests is the goal of the Dallas Independent School District’s (ISD) personalized learning initiative. Since no two students are exactly alike, no two student learning experiences should be exactly alike, either.       In the fall of 2013, Dallas ISD was among 20 districts across the nation selected by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to receive a $100,000 grant to develop a strategic vision for the development and implementation of personalized learning models in local schools. Following a successful central planning phase, Dallas ISD was awarded a second planning grant of $841,000 to distribute directly to eight school teams committed to transforming their learning environment.     As part of the school teams’ current planning effort, HKS is engaging with Dallas ISD – on a pro-bono basis – through its 2014 HKS Design Fellowship program to help re-imagin