Portrait of a Graduate

In order for each student to reach their potential in becoming productive and good humans, School District 123 must be intentionally designed to hold each student accountable to high expectations for success. Through the development and use of a portrait of a graduate model, School District 123 can embrace an expanded definition of student success, one that ensures that students are fully equipped with core academic knowledge, as well as a range of other competencies and skills that the community agrees its young people need to thrive in learning, work, and life. A portrait of a graduate can serve as a north star to drive School District 123 to articulate the holistic outcomes we want for our graduates, and work backwards to build an operational blueprint in which each characteristic maps directly to the identified outcomes.