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Paul K. Smith on Community-Rooted Portrait of a Graduate and Skills That Stick for Life
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In the twenty-second episode of Growth Over Grades, Jordan sits down with Paul K. Smith, Founder & CEO of SchoolWorks Consulting and former superintendent of East Hampton Public Schools. This episode explores what it takes to bring a Portrait of a Graduate to life through inclusive, community-rooted design. Paul shares his eight steps to success framework, the importance of student voice, and why skills like compassion and creativity are more than soft skills—they’re survival skills. He also offers practical strategies to avoid initiative fatigue, build district-wide coherence, and support students in documenting authentic growth.
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