New York State’s Portrait of a Graduate is now policy. Full implementation is required by 2029–30. This free tool helps school leaders assess current practice, identify gaps, and build a concrete action plan — today.
Five steps. Eighteen indicators. A clear picture of where your school stands — and what to do next.
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Framework Overview
Understand all six Portrait competencies — what they mean, what they look like in practice, and the implementation timeline schools are working toward.
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Self-Assessment
Rate your school’s current practice across 18 indicators — from academic preparedness to reflective and future-focused learning — on a four-level scale.
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Gap Analysis
See a clear visual of where your school is strong and where the gaps are. An overall readiness score puts the full picture in context.
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Action Plan
Build a prioritized action plan around your lowest-scoring competencies. Assign owners, set timelines, and track status — then print it for your team.
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PDF Export
Print or save your gap analysis and action plan as a PDF to share with your leadership team, coaches, or district office.
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Portrait of a Graduate — School Readiness Tool
“The Portrait is a framework. Your school is a system. The gap between the two is where the real work happens — and where we come in.”
Claubentz Dieujuste — Founder, MWC
How MWC Can Help
Turn your plan into a system
A self-assessment surfaces the gaps. We help you build the structures — feedback cycles, coaching protocols, curriculum alignment — that actually close them.
Facilitate the team conversation
The most useful version of this assessment isn’t solo — it’s done with your leadership team. We facilitate that process so the data leads somewhere.
Coach you through implementation
From action plan to sustained practice — one-on-one executive coaching that keeps you accountable and adapts as your school grows.
A plan is only as good as the system behind it.
The Portrait of a Graduate requires more than good intentions — it requires structures. Book a complimentary 30-minute call to talk through what you’re building and where we might help.