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Board adopts ‘Portrait of a Learner’ after multi-year development and briefing
Summary
The Regional School District 15 Board approved a multi-year Portrait of a Learner framework, with the board adding that the adoption came on the recommendation of the steering committee; the board discussed implementation timelines and professional development.
The Regional School District 15 Board of Education on April 28 voted to adopt the district’s Portrait of a Learner, a multi-year framework that sets out competencies and habits of mind the district intends students to develop from kindergarten through graduation.
The board’s final motion, amended during discussion, approved the Portrait “upon recommendation of the Portrait of a Learner Steering Committee.” The motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: district staff described the Portrait as an organizing framework intended to make explicit the non-content skills students build (for example, collaborative problem solving, metacognition and…
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