Articulation and Skills
SFUSD has an aspirational document for all of our students, the Graduate Profile, that offers us a vision of what we want to offer to each and every one of our students.
Seven years ago, SFUSD engaged in a community process to identify the six competencies of our Graduate Profile. Last year, SFUSD began the process of bringing our Profile to life. Through clarifying the skills of each competency, vertically articulating the performance outcomes at key grade levels, and raising awareness across the district of this vision for our young people, we have begun operationalizing the Profile for all of our young people.
We operate within a larger context & system that still prioritizes traditional assessments, which drives traditional learning, and has traditionally led to...traditional outcomes. We have an opportunity to disrupt this across our district by operationalizing the Graduate Profile.
Graduate Profile and Deeper Learning
Deeper Learning is focused on: Mastery of rigorous academic content, development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills, the ability to work collaboratively, effective oral and written communication, learning how to learn, and developing and maintaining an academic mindset.
These practices exist within the district currently, but on school by school or classroom by classroom cases. We're seeking to use the graduate profile and turn it into the vehicle for solidifying stronger teaching practices for teachers and outcomes for students at SFUSD.
"Vertical Articulation" of skills where we go skill by skill, by grade band and explain the skills we're looking for.
Professional Development Resources
Here are the links to the iLab’s EdTalk slide deck and our Learning Academy slide deck that has the activities for developing the familiarity and engagement with the Graduate Profile. Here are examples of where the Graduate Profile is Alive across SFUSD. Here is a list of openers and community builders using the Graduate Profile.
If you would like more printed decks, we are happy to try and accommodate, let us know. Here is a digital version of the cards. Here is a version formatted for easy printing. Here is a Spanish and a Chinese version as well.