Aligned with the Murrieta Valley USD’s Profile of a Graduate, the grade level project sequence guides students through a structured process of self-discovery, goal-setting, and personal growth throughout high school. This progression helps students answer these core questions: Who am I? What do I want? How do I get it? Students develop and demonstrate essential skills in self-awareness, communication, and planning while creating actionable roadmaps for their education, career, and personal lives.
► 9th Grade: Students will explore various careers, complete personality and aptitude assessments, and develop a comprehensive 10-year plan. This plan will cover four key areas: education and training, living arrangements, employment, and financial planning. This project aims to help students answer the essential questions: “Who am I? What do I want? How do I get it?”
►10th Grade: Students create a 90-second video “elevator speech” where students reflect on their strengths, identify areas for improvement, and connect their experiences to their post-high school goals. Students will highlight two strength areas aligned with the Portrait of a Graduate competencies, using evidence from their classes, extracurriculars, or personal experiences. Additionally, they will identify one competency to improve upon and outline specific steps to address it over the next year. This project helps students develop self-awareness, communication skills, and a clear plan for personal growth.
►11th Grade: The Junior Reflective Task is a formal written reflection completed by 11th-grade students to demonstrate their growth and readiness for post-high school goals through the Portrait of a Graduate framework. The final product is a 400–500-word multi-paragraph reflection that addresses the essential questions: Who am I?, What do I want?, and How am I going to get it? Students use evidence from their personal portfolios, My 10 Year Plan, California College lessons, YouScience profile, or classroom work to showcase their development in these areas.
►12th Grade: The Senior Culminating Project is a formal multimedia presentation where students document and reflect on their high school journey and articulate their future plans. This final project demonstrates student growth in the four Portrait of a Graduate competencies, while addressing the essential questions: Who am I?, What do I want?, and How am I going to get it?
Students will provide evidence of their growth, referencing prior projects like the 10th Grade Elevator Pitch and the Junior Reflective Task. They will outline their post-secondary goals, create an actionable plan to achieve them, and discuss their preparedness, potential obstacles, and solutions. The live presentation is evaluated by a panel and serves as the capstone of the student’s high school career.
