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Worthington Board hears 'Portrait to Practice' plan to embed durable skills across preK–12
Summary
Board members heard a multi-school presentation on Portrait of a Learner, a district initiative to teach transferable “durable skills” (thinker, leader, friend) via a three-level framework, professional learning sessions and classroom examples; staff described next steps for curriculum alignment and teacher training.
The Worthington City Board of Education on Monday received a presentation titled “Portrait to Practice” describing how the district is putting its Portrait of a Learner into classrooms across prekindergarten through grade 12.
Assistant Superintendent Angie Adrian summarized the initiative and its partners, saying, "This initiative represents a shared commitment to really ensuring that our students develop the durable skills and the competencies needed for success in the classroom and beyond." She and a district team described a three-level portrait (elementary, middle and high school), professional learning with Battelle for Kids, and a partnership with Patel for Kids to tailor implementation to Worthington’s schools.
District leaders said the work moves…
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