Coherence and Equity Through the Portrait of a Graduate Process

A Portrait of a Graduate is a vision that articulates the collective hopes and dreams that a community has for its students—as well as the skills and attributes that all students need in order to be prepared for college, work, and life. The process meaningfully engages a diverse team that represents all community partners, ensuring an equitable and representative process that unites the community.

Join us in building a common understanding of the iterative Portrait of a Graduate and strategic planning processes. Learn key strategies for widespread community engagement that support partners in creating a collective vision. Consider, share, and discuss examples from other states and districts. Get down to the nitty gritty—explore, develop, and work with the tools your team will need to make your community’s hopes and dreams a living reality.

Participant outcomes:

• Build a common understanding of the Portrait of a Graduate iterative process.
• Identify ways to engage diverse community partners in the process.
• Create an action plan and timeline for Portrait of a Graduate rollout.
• Leverage your Portrait of a Graduate so that it remains central to learning, instruction, and strategic planning.

Audience:

People who are prepared and positioned to take this work on. We recommend attending as a team. The composition of these teams is flexible, but some things to consider:

• Building or district leadership
• Community partners
• Educators
• School board members