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From Portrait to Practice. From Vision to Implementation.
From Portrait to Practice. From Vision to Implementation.
A statewide learning network helping New York school districts define, measure,
A statewide learning network helping New York school districts define, measure,
and make student readiness visible.
and make student readiness visible.
New York State has redefined what it means to graduate. The question is no longer “Are students passing tests?”
New York State has redefined what it means to graduate. The question is no longer “Are students passing tests?”
It is: Are they truly prepared for what comes next?
It is: Are they truly prepared for what comes next?
Why Now
Why Now
With the release of the New York State Portrait of a Graduate and NY Inspires, districts are being called to move beyond traditional measures toward a more comprehensive definition of readiness—one that includes knowledge, skills, and durable competencies.
With the release of the New York State Portrait of a Graduate and NY Inspires, districts are being called to move beyond traditional measures toward a more comprehensive definition of readiness—one that includes knowledge, skills, and durable competencies.
The challenge now is moving from vision to implementation.
The challenge now is moving from vision to implementation.
How will districts define the competencies? What will count as evidence? How will students demonstrate readiness? And how will this become part of the everyday learning experience?
How will districts define the competencies? What will count as evidence? How will students demonstrate readiness? And how will this become part of the everyday learning experience?
What Is Redefining Ready NY?
What Is Redefining Ready NY?
A statewide network connecting vision, measurement, and implementation.
A statewide network connecting vision, measurement, and implementation.
Redefining Ready NY brings school and district leaders together to learn from one another, see promising practices in action, and build practical systems that ensure students graduate college, career, and life ready.
Redefining Ready NY brings school and district leaders together to learn from one another, see promising practices in action, and build practical systems that ensure students graduate college, career, and life ready.
Redefining Ready NY is:
Redefining Ready NY is:
- Focused on implementation, not just awareness
- Grounded in real district models and tools
- Designed as a leadership network, not a one-time experience
A Portrait establishes the vision. The work is bringing that vision into the experiences, evidence, and systems that allow students to demonstrate readiness.
A Portrait establishes the vision. The work is bringing that vision into the experiences, evidence, and systems that allow students to demonstrate readiness.
What Districts Build Through RRNY
What Districts Build Through RRNY
CLARITY
CLARITY
Develop a shared understanding of what student readiness means in your district and how it connects to your Portrait of a Graduate.
EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE
Determine what students should be able to demonstrate and what authentic evidence will show that learning is real.
COHERENCE
COHERENCE
Connect Portrait competencies to curriculum, instruction, assessment, student agency, recognition, and existing district priorities.
IMPLEMENTATION
IMPLEMENTATION
Move from ideas to action through focused pilots, practical tools, implementation planning, and high-leverage next steps.
COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY
Learn alongside leaders and practitioners from across New York who are confronting many of the same questions.
Every district has something to teach.
Every district has something to learn.
JOIN THE 2026–27 COHORT
JOIN THE 2026–27 COHORT
Don't navigate this work alone.
Don't navigate this work alone.
Monthly virtual learning. District spotlights. Site visits. Practical resources. Collaborative problem-solving. A statewide network of leaders working through many of the same implementation questions.
Monthly virtual learning. District spotlights. Site visits. Practical resources. Collaborative problem-solving. A statewide network of leaders working through many of the same implementation questions.
2026–27 District Membership: $1,850
2026–27 District Membership: $1,850
BOCES aid available through Questar III BOCES.
BOCES aid available through Questar III BOCES.
This is not a program.
This is not a program.
It is a network of leaders building the future of readiness in New York.
It is a network of leaders building the future of readiness in New York.
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