{"id":424577,"date":"2024-11-18T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=424577"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"PSS-SREB-begin-work-outreach-on-Portrait-of-a-Graduate-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/PSS-SREB-begin-work-outreach-on-Portrait-of-a-Graduate-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"PSS, SREB begin work, outreach on \u2018Portrait of a Graduate\u2019 initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Public School System has begun its community and stakeholders outreach on a major initiative, the \u201cPortrait of a Learner and Graduate,\u201d designed to reinforce the school district\u2019s current curriculum and programs for high school students, preparing them for their after-high school choices.<\/p>\n

During his first strategic planning institute with stakeholders last June, Education Commissioner Dr. Lawrence F. Camacho launched the PSS Five-Year Strategic Plan, which includes the \u201cPortrait of a Learner-Portrait of a Graduate\u201d initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Public School System\u2019s goal is to produce high school graduates who are prepared for college, the workforce, and life. This initiative aims to provide our students with the confidence that they have a place in our community\u2014on this island\u2014and that they can use their knowledge and abilities to contribute,\u201d said Education Commissioner Dr. Camacho during the first phase of the two-week session scheduled throughout Rota, Tinian, and Saipan.<\/p>\n

Last Tuesday on Rota, Camacho, along with senior director for Instructional Services Jackie Quitugua and Career Technical and Education Program director Dr. Jessica Taylor, joined the representative of the Southern Regional Education Board, Dr. Linda Floyd, for the stakeholders session and outreach.<\/p>\n

The SREB is considered to have pioneered and is now the leading organization in the United States to have explored the concept of a \u201cportrait of a graduate\u201d that aligns school district\u2019s educational goals with students outcomes.<\/p>\n

Floyd and Camacho facilitated the workshop and session with stakeholders of Rota last Tuesday that included Mayor Aubry Hocog, Rota\u2019s Department of Labor, Northern Marianas College\u2019s CREES Aquaculture Program, and the Northern Marianas Technical Institute for Rota. There were about 30 stakeholders that also attended, along with classroom CTE teachers and school administrators of Rota\u2019s Sinapalo Elementary School and Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Junior High School.<\/p>\n

With Camacho\u2019s leadership, the PSS-CTE Program partnered with SREB on this initiative.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur five-year strategic direction calls for cooperation and partnership with all relevant parties, including our parents, teachers, school administrators, and community leaders. Our five-year strategic plan is basically in line with what SREB has,\u201d Camacho clarified.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our initiative, we are supporting our children\u2019s desire to be successful in life, to be problem-solvers of our community, and to give back what they learned from us to this community,\u201d Camacho said.<\/p>\n

Quitugua agrees: \u201cWhat we currently have in PSS is exactly the same as their initiative (SREB). Our partnership is about how we can gather the visions of all stakeholders and why it is important in our goal of having high school graduates who are prepared for college, careers, and life.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Taylor, PSS is working closely with the Southern Regional Education Board\u2019s Floyd on the \u201cPortrait of a Learner\u201d and \u201cPortrait of a Graduate\u201d initiative, and Floyd will be conducting sessions and outreach activities through the school district, starting last Nov. 12.<\/p>\n

PSS and the SREB team will travel to Tinian to meet with stakeholders on this initiative for a two-day event on Nov. 19-20, 2024.<\/p>\n

Floyd will be conducting training on Simulated Workplace with PSS Career and Technical Education teachers and also conducting walkthroughs across our secondary schools. The training and professional development that will be taking place within two weeks will involve the school district, school leaders, teachers, parents, and other stakeholders. (PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Education Commissioner Dr. Lawrenece F. Camacho and Rota Mayor Aubry Hocog exchange ideas during last Tuesday\u2019s \u201cPortrait of a Learner\u201d and \u201cPortrait of a Graduate\u201d outreach, training and session on Rota. This is jointly initiated by the Public School System with the Southern Regional Education Board.<\/p>\n

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Southern Regional Education Board\u2019s Dr. Linda Floyd talks as Education Commissioner Dr. Camacho listens.<\/p>\n

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Rota educators that include Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Junior Senior High School principal Annette Calvo, vice principal Deseriee Pendergrass, and classrooms teachers Armie Atalig, Vanee Barcinas, Elvira Mesngon, and Sabrina Calvo were among the participants in last Tuesday\u2019s professional development and outreach.<\/p>\n

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Rota Mayor Aubry Hocog led several of her colleagues in the Rota municipal government and the community in participating in the session<\/p>\n

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