Vision of the Graduate (schools in the US)
Starting in the fall, we will facilitate personalized, school-specific coaching plus a collaborative cohort experience for teams of educators, leaders, and students from public or independent schools/districts who will lead the work of implementing the vision of the graduate in their schools. Sessions will be scheduled throughout the 2024-25 school year based on participant availability.
Based on interests, needs, and proximity, cohorts will be created of up to six school/district teams. Each school/district team can include up to six participants. Space in each cohort is limited to ensure personalized professional development and coaching.
As we left the Vision of a Graduate workshop, one member of our team said, "That was the best professional development I've had." This sentiment was shared by the whole team. Our workshop gave us the tools, resources, and capacity to execute our unique vision of a graduate. In Newburyport, we were able to mimic the journey of the Nipmuc Regional High School--bringing such activities as the "Powerful Learning Moments," "I Can Statements," and "Sticker Activity" to our staff across the district. In addition, the workshop helped us see how to leverage our teacher leaders across the district to help promote teacher buy-in. Perhaps most importantly, it gave us the capacity to bring to life the District Strategic Plan which we had just completed. Our presenters were dynamic, interactive, and a wonderful resource to help us realize our portrait of a graduate.Tom Abrams, Ed.D. |
How to participate
Schools/districts that would like to participate must fill out this interest form by July 31, 2024.
If more schools/districts apply than we have space for, the cohort facilitators will choose the schools/districts that they think can benefit most, based on their description of how they think this experience will help their Vision of the Graduate work.
What will be explored
These cohort experiences will help school communities learn how to take the concept of the vision of a graduate from idea to action. Working collaboratively, teams will be able to practice and learn how to implement strategies that provide onramps to school or district-wide implementation. Each session will provide participants with the chance to practice the strategies and plan how to adapt them for success in their own school community.
Schedule / Format
In-person Professional Development Cohort
Workshop 1 - October 2024
Workshop 2 - April 2025
Specific dates tbd based on participant availability.
- Format: 2-days, in-person
- Day 1, Thursday, 4:00-7:00 p.m. (dinner provided)
- Day 2, Friday, 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (lunch provided)
- Location: tbd
Personalized Virtual Coaching Sessions
Each coaching session will provide opportunities to share successes, identify problems of practice, and gain feedback on the next steps for implementation.
- Each team will have access to one 45-minute Zoom session
- Date/time convenient to both parties will be scheduled between November 2024 to March 2025.
Cohort Facilitators
Mary Anne Moran is Co-Principal of Nipmuc Regional High School. She began her career as an elementary educator and quickly made her way to the secondary level. She has been a member of the Nipmuc community for the last 20 years transitioning to the role of assistant principal 13 years ago and then co-principal 6 years ago. In 2016, Mary Anne was named Massachusetts Assistant Principal of the Year. With a passion for what is possible and an endless curiosity about our educational system, she spends much of her time reading, leading, and learning about reimagining and redesigning our schools for the modern world.
John Clements is Co-Principal of Nipmuc Regional High School. He began his career at Nipmuc 25 years ago as an English teacher and has been an administrator at Nipmuc for 20 years, the past 13 as principal. John is a believer in the capacity of students, teachers, and school communities to reimagine school for the modern world. He is a board member and past president of the Blackstone Valley Education Foundation. He has worked closely with NEASC including chairing the committee to design the 2020 Standards for Accreditation for its 600+ schools and serving 6 years as a Commissioner. He is the recipient of NEASC’s 2020 Jacob Ludes III Leadership Award. John is the 2017 Massachusetts Principal of the Year.
Fees and Registration
Fees: $4995.00 - maximum 6 team members from one school or district.
Fee includes the cohort sessions and one virtual coaching session.