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District unveils 'Portrait of a Graduate' framework emphasizing collaboration, communication, problem solving and work ethic
Summary
Palm Springs Unified presented a new 'Portrait of a Graduate' intended to codify essential skills across TK–12: collaboration, communication, problem solving and work ethic; staff outlined an implementation timeline tied to the Panorama survey and school supports.
Palm Springs Unified presented its new Portrait of a Graduate framework, a districtwide vision that identifies four essential skills—collaboration, communication, problem solving and work ethic—that staff say will be embedded and measured across TK–12 classrooms.
Doctor Karen Dimock, director of college and career readiness, introduced the framework and called it “the shared vision of student success.” She said the Portrait of a Graduate was developed over the past year with input from students, families,…
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