Lisbon High outlines 'portrait of a graduate' and aims to cut chronic absenteeism

Julie told the committee that Lisbon High School is drafting a "portrait of a graduate" to define the knowledge, skills and dispositions students should demonstrate at graduation and to align curriculum and experiences toward career readiness. "Develop and begin implementing a Lisbon high school portrait of a graduate that they're actually going to term portrait of a learner," Julie said while describing action steps tied to NASC accreditation work.

Julie also reported that the district measured 32% chronic absenteeism at the high school at the end of the 2025 school year and set a goal of reducing chronic absenteeism by 5 percentage points. She described interventions focused on guidance counselors and targeted outreach to roughly 15 students as a practical path to meet that reduction. Committee members asked for current absenteeism counts and Julie offered to pull and share last year’s data with the group.