As part of Governor Lujan Grisham’s updated graduation requirements (HB 171) signed into law in 2024, each school district and charter school are required to create a graduate profile that aligns with New Mexico’s existing commitment to student success and future planning via the Next-Step Plan. A graduate profile outlines the key cognitive, personal, and interpersonal skills students should develop by the time they graduate. It serves as a community’s shared vision for student success, guiding education to ensure graduates are prepared for future learning, careers, and life.
Graduate Profiles
Graduate Profile Gallery
You may have also heard graduate profiles referred to as “portraits of success,” a “North Star,” a “promise to a community,” or “expectations for graduates.”
To help ensure a shared vision for student success across a wide range of collaborators, graduate profiles are presented visually. The graphics often incorporate the district or school’s logo, branding, colors, and unique culture.
Within the visual graphic are the competencies that students will have upon graduation. Accompanying the competencies are descriptor words or phrases and definitions that ensure a shared understanding.
Ready to submit your Graduate Profile for review and addition to the gallery?
Utilize the Graduate Profile Self-Assessment to verify you have met the minimum requirements, and complete the Online Gallery Submission Form to officially submit your district’s or school’s graduate profile.
Why create graduate profiles?
Graduate profiles encourage students to take ownership of their learning by setting goals and working toward mastery.
Graduate profiles help ensure education aligns with employer needs and postsecondary expectations, strengthening career readiness.
Graduate profiles prioritize essential skills for all students while valuing unique cultural identities across communities and districts.