Portrait of a Learner Design
START WITH A SHARED VISION
Who Are You Trying to Graduate?
Before schools can build for deeper learning, they need a shared answer to a deceptively simple question: What do we want students to be able to do, know, and be by the time they leave us?
NVDLI facilitates a structured, community-driven process for schools and districts to develop or deepen their Portrait of a Graduate — a clear, compelling vision of the whole learner that drives instructional decisions, program design, and community partnerships. Our process draws on Nevada's Portrait of a Nevada Learner and connects it to your local context, student population, and community values.
This isn't a document exercise. It's a culture-building process that aligns adults around a shared vision — and gives teachers, coaches, and leaders a common language for talking about what students deserve.
WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE
→ Facilitated community engagement sessions with students, families, and staff
→ Portrait development workshops for school leadership teams
→ Portrait-to-curriculum crosswalk tools — mapping your existing scope and sequence to Portrait outcomes
→ Portrait learning progressions by grade band
→ Ongoing advisory support as you move from vision to implementation