Step 1:   See the System
Graduation Assessment 

Step 2:  Determining your "Why" 

Develop a community informed graduate profile purpose statement.

1. Internally analyze relevant school/district data and determine the purpose for creating graduate profile. 

2. Recruit community stakeholder input to determine purpose for creating graduate profile.

3. Key  Question:  Based on community input, what are the knowledge, skills, and attributes  your graduates need to succeed in college, career and life?

4. Questions to consider (Step 2 in planning document)

Resources: 

Martinez Yazzie decision

Liberatory Design (slide deck and recording)

NMPED Strategic Plan (Pillar 3 Profiles and Pathways)

Step 3: Community Engagement 

Develop the process you will follow to engage stakeholders in the co-creation of your graduate profile.

1. Develop a list of stakeholders to consult. 

2. Brainstorm ideas for data gathering (how can you reach all stakeholder groups given the demographics of your school community)

3. Customize or create a focus group facilitation guide and survey(s).

4. Engage students and parents in facilitating focus groups 

5. Convene focus groups and conduct surveys

After you have identified the need for a graduate profile for your learning community, engage in a  reflection process (Step 3 in planning document) to help you determine next steps.

Resources: 

Empathy Interviews (slide deck and recording)

Article: The Power of Empathy Inteviews in Family Engagement

Facilitation Guide

Survey

Toolkit for Conducting Focus Groups (OMNI Institute)

Step 4: Data Analysis

Develop the process you will follow to analyze data. (Step 3 in planning document)

1. 1. 1.  As you read through your qualitative data from focus groups, empathy interviews, look for common themes that emerge from the data you've collected As you pore through your collected data from focus groups, interviews, surveys, etc..

      2. Look for common themes and categorize the responses into theme "buckets".

      3. Look for "outliers:" that might  also be important to the key question.

      4.  After going through the theming process, reorganize data into smaller buckets related to the key question .

Resources:

Qualitative Collaborative Analysis Guide

Second  Round Data Analysis Sample Agenda

Step 5: Design

Develop the process you will follow to design your Graduate Profile Document.  (Step 5 in planning document)

1. Consider the Graduate Profile Quality Criteria

2. Consider who will design the graphics you will want to include.

3. While the graduate profile is likely a public-facing document, what internal documents are needed to clarify definitions and learning outcomes?

Resources:

Graduate Profile Quality Criteria

Step 6: Using your Graduate Profile

Develop a plan for integrating your graduate profile into the transformation and redesign of the overall educational experience for your students.  How can your graduate profile inform how you support students through:

• Curriculum, instruction and assessment

• Professional development

• Family engagement

• Community and employer engagement

• Capstone projects

• SEL

• Family and student support services

Resources:

• Are Graduate Profiles a Fad? Or a Real Fix? By Tony Monfiletto | Executive Director, Future Focused Education | February 27, 2020