Ephrata's Life Ready Graduate
The higher targets evident in the Life Ready Graduate profile have been collectively identified with input from the larger school community and verified through extensive research completed by AASA® The School Superintendents Association, EdLeader21, and others. Aiming for higher targets does not mean the required state standards are ignored, but it represents the important foundational elements of all learners’ education. To truly provide each learner with an education that sets them on a path to reach their full potential in life, we must also focus on the skills and dispositions that lead to a successful future.
Life Ready Graduate 101
LRG_101 (2).pdfREFLECT & PLAN
If you have this in your school or district, reflect.
- Similarities and differences
- Lessons learned
- Additional considerations
If you do not have this in your school or district, create a condensed action plan.
- What do you need to get started?
- What resources do you have in place?
- How could this be implemented?
WHAT NEXT?
You may continue to explore this or any option from the Targets, Tools, or Techniques menu. To learn more about how we have developed and implemented our Life Ready Graduate profile, proceed through the Targets menu:
We also suggest the following resources:
- U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance Encouraging Well-Rounded Education
- Brookings Institute - Skills for a Changing World
- Forbes - The Top 10 Skill Employers Want in Graduates
- TED TALK - "How to Escape Education's Death Valley," by Sir Ken Robinson
- Partnership for 21st Century Learning - Framework Definitions
- Why Grit?