The Upper Moreland Future Ready Graduate serves as the District’s vision outlining the knowledge, skills and habits of mind a UM graduate must possess to reach their full potential in our complex and interdependent world. 

In the spring of 2024, the Workforce Development Panel convened to combine research with their varied experiences to develop the vision. Members of the approximately 35 person committee included students, staff, parents, community members, Eastern Tech School, and several higher education institutions. The committee identified three categories of skill areas: Communication and collaboration skills, career-oriented and academic knowledge, and characteristics for success. They developed an infographic and a graphic representation of the vision.

The vision was presented to the community for feedback and then to the Board of School Directors for approval in June 2024.

• Acceptance of others - Accept the perspectives of others

• Cultural responsiveness - Learn from and respectfully relate to various backgrounds and experiences

• Empathy - Understand the feelings of others

• Active listening - Listen to understand another person’s thoughts/feelings

• Communication - Communicate effectively in a variety of contexts

• Emotional intelligence - Manage own emotions in varied contexts

• Advocating - Provide support for self and others

• Integrity - Being honest and having strong moral principles

• Leadership skills - Build trust, guide, support, and organize toward common goal

• Resolving conflict - Work together to find solution to a problem

• Analytical thinking - Break ideas or problems into smaller parts

• Critical thinking - Evaluate information from various sources to draw a conclusion

• Problem-solving - Identify problems and solutions

• Math - Study numbers, their operations, interrelations, and generalizations

• Career-specific knowledge - Knowledge and skills relevant to specific careers

• Civic knowledge - Understanding history, culture, government, current affairs

• Financial literacy - Understanding budgeting, saving, investing, money management

• Literacy - Reading, writing, speaking and listening

• Technology literacy - Understand and use technology for varied purposes

• Accountability - Take ownership of own decisions and choices and accept consequences

• Adaptability - Ability to adjust to different conditions

• Perseverance - Overcome challenges and productively struggle through a task

• Self-reflection - Understand, think and talk about self with focus on self-improvement

• Curiosity - Desire to learn or know something

• Innovative or creative - Use variety of approaches or adapting ideas to solve problems or generate new ideas

• Positive attitude - See the best in difficult situations and remain hopeful

• Time management - Organize and plan effectively to prioritize and allocate time on different activities

• Work ethic - Willingness to work diligently to keep promises or meet expectations