Beyond Test Scores: Assess Future-Ready Skills
Defined Goals provides districts with high-quality performance tasks aligned to Portrait of a Graduate competencies — measuring what traditional assessments can't.
Measure What Actually Matters
Defined Goals lets districts define, align, and report on the skills and competencies that matter most for their students' futures — not just the ones that fit on a standardized test. Built on Defined's career-connected performance tasks, Goals gives administrators the customized reporting they need to track growth across any Portrait of a Graduate framework.
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Portrait of a Graduate — Built In
Eight competencies. One platform. Every student.
Career Readiness
Students explore career pathways and develop the skills and mindsets that connect classroom learning to workforce success.
Innovation & Creativity
Tasks that push students beyond recall to generate ideas, design solutions, and think originally.
Critical Thinking
Performance challenges that require analysis, synthesis, and reasoned judgment — not just right answers.
Communication
Written, oral, and visual communication tasks that build the fluency students need in any career.
Collaboration
Team-based projects that develop the ability to work effectively with others across roles and perspectives.
Problem Solving
Open-ended real-world challenges where students must identify, analyze, and resolve complex problems.
Citizenship
Projects grounded in community and global context — building civic awareness and responsibility.
Academic Achievement
Standards-aligned tasks that reinforce and extend academic knowledge in every subject area.
How It Works
Determine Outcomes & Metrics
Work with your team to define the Portrait of a Graduate competencies that matter most — then map them to measurable indicators.
Customize & Align to Goals
Build a curated catalog of performance tasks aligned to your district's specific goals, grade levels, and subject areas.
Access On-Demand Reporting
Track growth across your district with real-time dashboards showing how students are developing the competencies you care about.
Ready to go beyond the test?
See how Defined Goals helps districts track the skills that matter most.