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Board hears state 'Portrait of a Graduate' changes — new credits, graduation pathway options and one statewide diploma
Summary
Superintendent described the Board of Regents' 'Portrait of a Graduate' transformation: new descriptors, redefined credit requirements (including financial literacy and CTE), sunsetting Regents exams as mandatory graduation requirement and moving to one statewide diploma with common requirements.
Superintendent Dr. Wicoff briefed the board on a state-level shift: the Board of Regents adopted a revised 'Portrait of a Graduate' as the first of four planned transformations to the diploma and graduation process.
She said the first transformation revises descriptors (e.g., 'academically prepared' and 'reflective and future focused'), the second will require a financial-literacy course and a CTE credit for every student, the third transformation will remove Regents exams as a mandatory path to graduate (they will remain an option) and the fourth will move the state to one diploma with a common set of requirements. Implementation will phase in for incoming high-school cohorts and student board members are invited to a statewide celebration connected to the rollout.
