{"id":169559,"date":"2026-03-20T19:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/169559\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T19:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:56:07","slug":"nyc-educators-tell-us-how-will-the-portrait-of-a-graduate-change-your-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/169559\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC educators, tell us: How will the Portrait of a Graduate change your school?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sign up for Chalkbeat New York\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to get essential news about NYC\u2019s public schools delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n

Next school year will be the last requiring students to pass their Regents exams to earn a high school diploma under the state\u2019s current timeline. <\/p>\n

Starting in the 2027-28 school year, students will be evaluated based on a new framework from the state called the Portrait of a Graduate,<\/a> which includes six key qualities<\/a> high schoolers should master to earn a diploma. They should be able to demonstrate they are academically prepared, creative innovators, critical thinkers, effective communicators, global citizens, and \u201creflective and future focused.\u201d<\/p>\n

State officials have offered few specifics about how students will be expected to meet those criteria, though they have sketched some broad possibilities such as research projects and internships. <\/p>\n

Chalkbeat wants to hear from school leaders and teachers: How will these changes affect what\u2019s happening in your classrooms? What will moving away from the Regents exams mean for you and your students? What questions do you have?<\/p>\n

We’re on a need-to-know basis.<\/p>\n

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New York City schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels has signaled the Education Department plans to \u201cramp up\u201d its work filling in the lines for the Portrait of a Graduate. He recently revamped his cabinet <\/a>to include a new position for a high level official supervising high school leadership. It\u2019s headed by Alan Cheng, who most recently oversaw Outward Bound school<\/a>s, \u201cinternational\u201d schools<\/a> serving newcomer immigrants, and consortium schools, which require students to do performance-based assessments such as capstone projects or other presentations rather than Regents exit exams. Consortium schools could potentially serve as a model<\/a> as the state overhauls graduation requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Portrait of a Graduate starts to take shape, a New York City diploma needs to mean rigorous learning and genuine preparation for what is to come next,\u201d Cheng said when his new role was announced. <\/p>\n

Help us understand how schools are adapting to the changes by taking our survey. <\/p>\n

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