College & Career Center
Each student must meet the following requirements to graduate from high school:
Complete the credit requirements specified in the procedure accompanying this policy.
Demonstrate career and college readiness by completing a High School & Beyond Plan.
Meet the requirements of at least one graduation pathway option described in the procedure accompanying this policy.
What is the High School & Beyond Plan?
The High School and Beyond Plan is a graduation requirement for every student. It's a process for students, parents, and teachers to guide students through high school and think about their future. Plans are personalized and designed to help students set, visualize, and work to achieve goals. A High School and Beyond Plan is one of the three components, along with Credit and Subject Area Requirements, and Graduation Pathway Options, that Washington students must complete to achieve a high school diploma.
The HSBP graduation requirement focuses on three guiding questions:
Who am I?
What can I become?
How do I become that?
Use these three questions as your guide to think about who you are and what you are passionate about, explore possible jobs that align with your interests, skills and dreams, and discover what kind of post-high school education and/or training will best prepare you for a job that fits. you!
Required elements of the High School and Beyond Plan:
Identification of your career goals using a career interest inventory.
Identification of your educational goals.
A course plan that meets state and local graduation requirements, aligns with your career and educational goals, and documents your chosen graduation pathway(s).
As part of the course planning process, students must be informed of and provided access to Dual Credit and College Bound Scholarship information and document any completed Career and Technical Education (CTE) equivalency courses.
Evidence you received information about state and federal financial aid options.
A current resume or activity log.
Your school counselor, advisor and/or teachers, and your family or guardian(s), can help you create and update this plan as your interest and goals change. Use the activities that help build your HSBP to guide your decisions about which are the best available classes to take . Ideally, you have enrolled in a combination of required and elective classes that provided you an opportunity to explore your interests, develop your skills, meet specific credit and course requirements, and prepare for your future goals.
Post high school options to consider as a meaningful first next step after high school include:
on-the-job training (including internships and public service)
technical colleges
industry-recognized certificate programs
apprenticeship programs
military programs
two/four-year colleges
There are multiple state and Federal Financial Aid programs (FAFSA), and other sources of financial assistance that can help pay for the further education and training you need to complete through one or more of these post-high school options.