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State portrait of a graduate prompts local planning; Eastport South Manor hires business teacher for financial literacy
Summary
District staff summarized New York State’s recently adopted Portrait of a Graduate and timeline for implementing a single diploma; the district hired a business teacher and will pilot financial literacy ahead of state guidance.
Dr. Christie, the district’s instructional leader, briefed the Eastport South Manor Board of Education on New York State’s Portrait of a Graduate and the multi-year timeline the state has laid out for moving to a single high-school diploma and revised graduation requirements.
Dr. Christie told the board the state’s Blue Ribbon Commission on graduation measures produced a November 2023 report and the Board of Regents adopted an updated portrait of a graduate in July 2025. “One diploma for students graduating in 2028,” he said while describing the projected timeline for the cohort that entered ninth grade in 2024. He cautioned that much guidance remains forthcoming from the state education department on how credits will be redefined and how rubrics will be…
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