1)What is a High School & Beyond Plan? 

The High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) is a state government requirement. It is designed to help you maximize your learning and prepare to move forward after high school graduation for postsecondary education or training and career.

2)What is the purpose of the HSBP? 

The HSBP can provide you the opportunity to explore your own interest, talents and skills, and discover your potential career and educational options. The purpose is to identify the steps needed to reach postsecondary goals. 

What are the elements of the High School & Beyond Plan (graduation requirement)?

1. 1. Identifying your career goals.

   2. Identifying of your educational goals.

   3. A course plan that meets state and local graduation requirements, aligns with your career, training, and educational goals, and documents your chosen graduation paths.

   4. Evidence you received information about state and federal financial aid options.

   5. A current résumé or Curriculum Vitae.

*Note* 

• • For a student who takes a career and technical education (CTE) course that has been determined to be equivalent to an academic core course (a CTE course equivalency), include a record of a certificate of CTE course completion. The academic course is recorded on the students’ transcript and the record that the student completed a CTE course is part of the HSBP.

  • For students with an individualized education program (IEP), the HSBP must be updated in alignment with their school to post school transition plan, and be updated in a similar manner and with similar school personnel as for all other students.

  • If you have not met standards on your statewide math, science, and/or English language arts (ELA) assessments; your plan must also include interventions and academic supports, additional courses, or both that can help you meet related course and credit graduation requirements.

3)Where do I begin?

You are encouraged to start with the following three guiding questions:

• • Who am I?
    This question can help to think about who you are as a person and what you are passionate about. Consider thinking about your values, characteristics, and personality traits. 

  • What can I become?
    This question can help to explore possible jobs and careers that match who you are. In other words, your careers of interest align with your interests, skills, abilities, and talents. 

  • How do I become the future me?
    This question can help to discover what kind of post/high school education and/or training will best prepare you for a job that sets you on the next step(s) to reach your goals and dreams. 

4)Who can help?

Your school counselor, advisor and/or teachers can help you create and update your plan as your interests and goals may change. Engaging your parent(s)/guardian(s)/family in supporting your HSBP is an important part of the process as well.

5) Where is my plan?

My School Data is available through school district student information systems. The electronic platform used the format in the OSPI Career Guidance WA High School and Beyond Plan template to provide career interest inventory, postsecondary choices, pre-populated 4-year course plan with state assessments, and captures activities, experiences, résumé, and academic plans, with the ability to upload other documents. Parent access and school counselor tracking tools are also a part of this digital format. This digital plan can follow students who transfer to other middle and high schools in our state.

Use Skyward login credentials to access “My School Data”