Mission: 

Empower ALL students to explore and plan a path to adulthood through education and career training.

Vision: 

Equip students with: 

• • Meaningful and supportive adult relationships

  • The ability to adapt to opportunities and challenges

  • Knowledge about education and career opportunities within a interested pathway/academy

  • The ability to plan a personal journey to a successful future

Academic and Career Planning, or ACP, is a student-driven, adult-supported process in which students create and cultivate their own unique and information-based visions for post-secondary success, obtained through self-exploration, career exploration, and the development of career management and planning skills. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and State law (PI-26) requires public school districts to provide academic and career planning services to students in grades 6 through 12. These academic and career planning requirements connect school districts’ education for employment plans and programs to the students to allow them to plan for the future in structured and sequenced manner. ACP utilizes the KNOW, EXPLORE, PLAN, AND GO process. This begins during their 6th grade year at Jefferson Middle School.  This process is continued throughout their middle school and high school years culminating in an individual portfolio that is developed by each student with support from their teachers and school counselors. 

PI-26 is the legislation that requires Academic and Career Planning to take place in all public schools in the State of Wisconsin. Each school district must provide evidence of their implementation of PI-26. For more information on ACP and PI-26, click on the following links:

• • Wisconsin DPI – ACP Page: https://dpi.wi.gov/acp

  • Wisconsin DPI – ACP Memorandum: http://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/acp/pdf/pi26memo0108.pdf

  • Wisconsin State Law – Chapter PI 26: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/register/1996/483b/insert/pi26.pdf

1. ACP is based on each STUDENT'S interests, abilities, values, and goals.

2. ACP provides students and parents with the information needed to make INFORMED CHOICES for education, training, and careers while maximizing financial investment.  

3. ACP is a CULTURE SHIFT; the purpose of education is not just to get everyone into college; but, rather allow students and their families to choose the best opportunities available to achieve personal education and career goals. 

4. ACP HONORS ALL POST-SECONDARY ROUTES to achieve goals, including military, apprenticeship, certification, technical college, and university (recognizing that people often move in and out of different routes throughout their lives as needed)

5. SDoJ continues to integrate these services into a seamless system of ACP service delivery through conferencing, career exploration, career interest inventories, intentional course sequencing, etc.. 

6. ACP requires EVERYONE TO SUPPORT STUDENTS in the process, including academic teachers, administrators, community members, and parents.