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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4060 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel Cahill
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act developing a Portrait of a Graduate.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel Cahill10th Essex1/17/2025Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/13/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4060 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
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By Representative Cahill of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 527) of Daniel
Cahill and Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to authorize the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education to identify competencies that schools will support students to develop upon
graduation from high school. Education.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act developing a Portrait of a Graduate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in partnership with school
2districts, experts in social and emotional learning in school settings, the Massachusetts
3Association of School Psychologists, Wayfinder Inc., workforce development agencies and
4others, shall develop a statewide "Portrait of a Graduate" which identifies seven competencies
5that schools will support students to develop upon graduation from high school to help them
6thrive in the 21st century and develop a state-wide resource for schools across the
7Commonwealth. The 7 competencies may include character traits like (1) Self-Awareness, (2)
8Adaptability, (3) Empathy, (4) Collaboration, (5) Agency, (6) Purpose, and (7) Responsible
9Decision-making.