Skills that will shape a student's future are too important to be left to chance, and too important not to measure.
We make the durable skills students develop every day intentional, visible, measurable, and connected to their district's Portrait of a Graduate.
Portrait of a Graduate Is Reshaping K-12 — But a Gap Remains
Portrait of a Graduate has become one of the most important conversations in K-12 education. Alongside academics, districts are naming durable skills — communication, self-management, teamwork, adaptability, etc. as core outcomes for every graduate.
But defining a Portrait is only the first step. Most districts can describe what a graduate should look like. Very few can show, with evidence, whether a student is actually developing those skills year over year.
That gap shows up in a few consistent ways:
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Aligning Portrait competencies with daily classroom instruction
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Credentialing student proficiency in an objective, transparent way
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Demonstrating outcomes with credible, evidence-based data
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Tracking competency development over time, across grade levels
From Framework to Evidence
Student EI gives districts a platform to assess durable skills, measure growth, align and credential Portrait of a Graduate competencies, and turn that evidence into actionable insights that improve student outcomes.
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Evidence-based assessments that measure students' Portrait of a Graduate competencies — built into the flow of daily instruction, not a once-a-year add-on.
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Longitudinal tracking that shows how a student's durable skills develop across grade levels, year over year.
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An objective, transparent way to align instruction to your Portrait and credential student proficiency — skill by skill.
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Actionable data that helps teachers, leaders, and districts see what's working and where to focus next.
