Portrait of a Morton Graduate
About the Portrait of a Morton Graduate
Morton District 201 believes our college and career readiness indicators must reflect the educational landscape of the 21st Century. The School Superintendents Association has launched a national campaign called Redefining Ready!, which introduces research-based multiple measurement college and career readiness indicators to more appropriately assess a student’s ability to survive and thrive in their future.
Our students are more than a single test score. The indicators reflect the depth and full picture of our students and the programs we offer here at District 201.
Career Ready Indicators
Students are considered career-ready if they have identified a career interest and meet two or more of the following benchmarks:
- 95 percent cumulative attendance
- 25 hours of community service (Junior or Senior year)
- Workplace learning experience (Junior or Senior year)
- Industry credential
- Dual credit career pathway course
- Two or more organized co-curricular activities (All four years of school)
- Seal of Biliteracy
College Ready Indicators
Under this model, students are considered to be college-ready if they have a GPA of 2.8 out of 4.0 and meet one or more of the following benchmarks:
- Advanced placement exam (3+)
- Advanced placement course (A, B or C)
- Dual credit college English or Math (A, B or C)
- College Prep (English) or Quantitative Literacy/Algebra 3 (Math) (A, B or C)
- Integrated 3 (A, B or C)
- ACT Exam: Math (22) Reading (22), English (18), Science (23)
Life Ready Indicators
- Being LIFE READY means students leave high school with the grit and perseverance to tackle and achieve their goals by demonstrating personal actualization skills of self-awareness, self-management, social-awareness, responsible decision making, and relationship skills.
- Students who are LIFE READY possess the growth mindset that empowers them to approach their future with confidence, to dream big, and to achieve big.