As directed by SSB 5249 (Chapter 144, Laws of 2021), the state's Mastery-based Learning (MBL) Work Group developed a Washington State Profile of a Graduate describing the cross disciplinary skills a student should have developed by the time they graduate high school. The Legislature charged the State Board of Education (SBE) with reviewing the Profile of a Graduate and submitting a report to the Legislature in December 2022 with findings and recommendations. To inform the process of developing the recommendations for aligning graduation requirements with the Profile of a Graduate, the SBE held two series of listening sessions, in the spring to identify areas for recommendations, and in the fall to review draft recommendations. In developing these recommendations, the SBE was asked to consider the relationship between credits and core subject area requirements; potential changes to the requirements; and how the components of the diploma can work together better as a system. The recommendations along with SBE's budget request, respond to the findings developed through research on graduation pathways and through engagement with students, parents, and partners. These recommended changes would result in an education system and a system of graduation requirements that would be more flexible and relevant and would more clearly connect each student's learning to their individual goals for their education and career after high school.