Abre’s Student Success framework empowers districts to define a community-based vision for transforming education – and then translate that vision into action. Many schools are familiar with the Portrait of a Graduate framework founded by Battelle for Kids. That process:
Helps you identify your shared aspirations as you engage with your broader community to consider these important questions:
What are the hopes, dreams, and aspirations that our community has for its students?
What are the skills and mindsets our children need for success in this rapidly changing, complex world?
What are the implications for the design of the learning experiences—and equitable access to those experiences—we provide in our school systems?
[Battelle’s] Portrait of a Graduate design process engages the education system and the broader community—educators, students, elected officials, community members, families— to help you build a unifying, collective vision for your students. Bringing together these diverse perspectives is essential for enduring educational transformation.
Battelle for Kids
Simply defining a portrait of a graduate is only part of the process. Abre’s Student Success provides the tools to:
- Determine and define success
- Capture growth
- Communicate with the full community
A Brief Overview
A Note About Playbooks
This playbook is adaptable. We work with many customers. There are many commonalities between customers. But there are also customized components. You can customize the elements of this playbook to fit your need.
With that said, our playbooks are geared towards simplicity. Simplicity is a foundational value to us at Abre.
Our playbooks are also geared to take into consideration all stakeholders. This helps reinforce the simplicity.
Basic Vocabulary and Structure
Terms:
- Badge: Top-level competency defined by the school
- Skills: Skills students demonstrate
- Portfolios: A group of artifacts
- Artifacts: Items a student shares that demonstrate growth towards a particular badge
- Staff Advisor: A staff member who reviews artifacts
Structure
Student Success consists of Badges. Badges contain skills that can be tied to standards and grade levels.
How do students show mastery towards these badges and skills?
They create portfolios. Portfolios contain artifacts that demonstrate mastery.
The Structure of this Playbook
Playbooks feature Milestones. Think of Milestones as significant segments of a project plan. You may sometimes be able to skip Milestones based on your Abre setup and use case.
Playbooks are typically used by the lead Abre contact of a school or district. Essentially, the project lead.
Apps Used in this Playbook
- The Students App
- The People App
- The Learn App (for training)
- The Insights App (for analytics)