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Graduate Profile
Liberty Public Schools formerly adopted a new profile of skills and competencies graduates will develop as they are growing up and then as they start college or begin to work. The graduate profile includes both academic and non-academic competencies...
D11 Graduate Profile
Colorado Springs School District 11’s website on their graduate profile, which outlines the eight competencies they believe that all graduates need for success.
Graduate Profile as Tool for Accelerating Personalized Learning Opportunities
Liberty Public Schools grounds instructional decision making in developing graduate competencies in five areas. Leaders used this profile to advance deeper learning models as well as to create virtual, personalized learning opportunities.
Graduate Profile as a Planning Tool to Support Teaching and Learning Pilots
Created based on community and staff feedback, Colorado Springs School District 11’s graduate profile outlines the eight core competencies the district believes all graduates need to embark upon graduation. The profile is frequently referred to as...
Redefining Student Success: Profile of a Graduate
This policy issue brief provides recommendations for state policymakers to generate a shared vision for student success that prepares all students for college, career and civic life. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provides states with an...
Aurora Institute's 2024 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute has released state policy recommendations to enable our education system to transition from an industrial age “one-size-fits-all” model, to a future-focused model that supports education innovation, student agency, builds...
Artifact: Fenway High School’s College, Career, and Life Readiness Competencies
Fenway High School developed the 4 C’s from the categories that surfaced in their College, Career, and Life Readiness Competencies. The competencies outline what students should learn, the description and rationale for those competencies, and which...
Artifact: Fenway High School’s Vision of a Graduate RAMP UP Skills
Fenway High School developed their Vision of a Graduate based on an internally designed framework known as RAMP UP skills. This vision of a graduate helps students make growth across their four main competencies, known as the 4 C’s: critical...
Aurora Institute's 2022 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute's new broad-based policy agenda issues a call-to-action for state education policymakers and provides twelve recommendations informed by the wisdom and expertise of more than 8,500 members in its community. Taken together, the...
Rethinking State Accountability to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning in K-12 Education
This issue brief shares state policy recommendations and resources for policymakers who are ready to rethink state accountability systems to support student-centered learning. With the passage of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA),...
Future Focused State Policy Actions to Transform K-12 Education
State policymakers are in a unique position to enable the innovations in education necessary to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Working with 8,500 educators nationwide, the Aurora Institute identified the top issues to address in...