Profile of a Graduate
A "profile of a graduate" generally refers to the set of skills, attributes, knowledge, and personal qualities that an educational institution, such as a school, college, or university, expects its graduates to possess upon completion of their academic program. These profiles help define the goals of education and guide the development of curricula, teaching strategies, and assessments.
The Plainview-Old Bethpage School District’s Profile of a Graduate communicates the cognitive, personal, and interpersonal competencies the school community values and expects its students to possess upon graduation. The competencies and attributes contained within this document represent the collaborative work that occurred over a two-year period. In line with the Board of Education goal of being a conscious school district, engaging our learning partners permitted all to share what our school community values most. These shared values easily translate to priority goals for teaching and learning that can be communicated to students, parents, faculty and staff.
This document provides criteria by which we determine the worth of programs, curriculum, instructional practices, extracurricular and co-curricular activities. It will also provide us with a uniform approach to decision making by providing a guiding question: “Will this decision foster and/or sustain one of the Profile of a Graduate competencies or attributes?” The Plainview-Old Bethpage Profile of a Graduate provides us with an opportunity to define success.