At Roosevelt High School, the partnership with Thrively began with a focused and strategic entry point: engaging 9th grade students in building self-awareness, identity, and future direction.

In the early stages of implementation, Roosevelt has already made meaningful progress in activating student voice through the Strengths Assessment. To date, 103 ninth-grade students have completed their assessment, establishing a strong foundation for understanding who students are as learners and individuals. Early data reveals a compelling student profile. Roosevelt students are demonstrating high levels of Flexibility (81.6%), Resilience (68%), and Analytical thinking (67%), highlighting a student body that is adaptable, persistent, and capable of deep thinking. These strengths create a powerful opportunity for educators to design learning experiences that challenge students while honoring how they learn best.

Beyond strengths discovery, Roosevelt has begun introducing key components of Thrively’s whole-child framework. Students are starting to engage in goal setting and reflection practices, with over 100 badges awarded and initial reflections logged, signaling early movement toward building agency and ownership of learning. Career interest data is also beginning to take shape, offering insight into student aspirations. Students are expressing interest in pathways such as doctor, actor or actress, and digital content creation, providing a valuable starting point for connecting learning experiences to real-world futures.

While this represents the beginning of Roosevelt’s Thrively journey, the foundation is clear. Students are starting to see themselves more fully, and educators now have access to meaningful data that can inform instruction, advisory structures, and school culture. As Roosevelt looks ahead, the opportunity is to deepen this work by expanding implementation across grade levels and embedding strengths, goals, and student voice into everyday practice. With a strong ninth-grade launch and a clear data-informed starting point, Roosevelt is well-positioned to grow into a model for whole-child development aligned to a Portrait of a Graduate vision.