FRESNO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Fresno Unified School District is California’s fourth largest school district, serving over 74,000 students.
Since 2015, FUSD has partnered with IMAGO in the development and implementation of digital curricula to support their Graduate Profile. A profile consists of five components representing characteristics learners should embody by the end of their secondary education: (a) Adaptable and Productive Problem Solvers, (b) Creative and Adaptable Learners, (c) Digitally Literate Citizens, (d) Responsible and Ethical Decision Makers, and (e) Skilled Communicators and Collaborators.
The digital curricula for Fresno Unified’s Graduate Profile consist of Mindsets Lessons. Fresno Unified provides access for all Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers and their students to the IMAGO platform and library of lessons—Mindsets* and seven other lesson categories:
Industries: Introductions to industry sectors
Local Paths: Introductions to career pathways
*Mindsets: Foundational knowledge of skills and habits for success
Life Skills: Applying social skills
Career Pathways: Exploring, selecting, and planning careers
Work Skills: Finding jobs, getting hired, and maintaining professionalism
Career Dives: 1st-hand look at specifc careers in the field
Life After High School (LAHS): Prep for successful transition after high school
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The purpose of this report is to cover (a) the completion rates of lessons across the district, (b) learners’ mindsets extracted from study guide responses to lesson questions, and (c) recommendations are given both completion rates and learner responses. This report focuses on learner responses because it is important in identifying how learners are thinking and understanding the metacognitive concepts outlined by Fresno Unified’s Graduate Profile.
Developing learners’ skills and characteristics within each component of the graduate profile has been, and continues to be a focus of the district, providing access to the IMAGO platform and digital curricula for all Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers and their students.
