NYC Public Schools has laid out an ambitious vision: Every student graduates with a personalized plan for the future that reflects their personal, education and career interests and goals. With the Career Navigation Roadmap and changes to graduation requirements, schools and nonprofits have an opportunity and responsibility to come together and support students in navigating their path to college, careers, and beyond. 

In the Strong Plan Improvement Lab, members of existing school Pathways teams, including community-based organizations, will gather to improve towards our shared goal of strong plans for all graduates. Pathways teams may take different shapes, but are essentially cross-functional, school-based teams that focus on this goal. Using continuous improvement strategies and tools, we’ll explore: What makes developing high quality plans challenging? What can we do to help students build? How will we know if our efforts worked? 

Improvement Lab Objectives

• Increase the number of students with strong plans for college and career, using continuous improvement tools and strategies

• Document and share knowledge about how to improve student experiences in Strong Plan milestones and activities 

• Build skills related to using data for improvement, including tools to measure and monitor progress

• Make and strengthen connections with their peers across NYC schools and nonprofits partners, establishing a community for problem-solving and brainstorming