Profile of a Graduate
KPS teachers and educators continue to shape and define the best K-12 Student Experience for all students.
During the 2024-25 school year, KPS has embarked on a process to define the "Profile of a Graduate" through collaborative engagement across the K-12 community.
What is a Profile of a Graduate?
A Profile of a Graduate is a shared vision across all grade levels (PK-12) that defines the competencies and skills students need to succeed in, career, college, and community.
This profile focuses on deeper learning skills, rather than just knowledge about academic content, that prepare students to navigate an increasingly complex world with confidence and purpose.
Community-Driven Process
KPS parents were asked to respond to the following questions, to help shape the competencies:
- Which of the competencies do you view as most essential for your student's growth and future success?
- Do any of the competencies need additional clarity or refinement?
- Is there anything important missing from our draft competencies that you believe should be included?
The Competencies represent the essential skills and mindsets we believe all students should develop during their K-12 education in Kalispell Public Schools.
Someone who is self-directed and takes ownership of learning, embraces challenges with curiosity, adapts with a growth mindset, navigates digital environments responsibly, and applies knowledge in an ever-changing world.
Someone who critically analyzes information, asks thoughtful questions, recognizes bias, thinks creatively, uses evidence to support ideas, and finds innovative solutions.
Someone who expresses ideas clearly, actively listens, advocates for needs, and adapts communication to connect with diverse audiences, across various mediums.
Someone who forms authentic relationships by building and maintaining trust, communicating effectively, working toward collective goals, sharing responsibility, and navigating conflict with curiosity, respect, and compromise.
Someone who understands emotions, recognizes personal strengths and limitations, sets and pursues meaningful goals, tracks progress, and approaches challenges with courage, honesty, integrity, and accountability.
Someone who feels compassion, shows kindness, values differences, understands others’ perspectives and recognizes the impact of words and actions on the community.
Someone who perseveres through challenges, manages stress, seeks support when needed, learns from setbacks, and adapts with flexibility, maintaining motivation and agency to engage in healthy relationships with self and others and accomplish personal goals.