Lake Mills Area School District - Academic Career Plan

What is Academic & Career Planning?

Academic and Career Planning (ACP) is a collaboratively developed, student-driven process where students cultivate their own informed decisions for post-secondary success. Research has shown that a comprehensive ACP program increases student motivation and engagement. Students also gain a deeper understanding of themselves, including their strengths and weaknesses. With ACP, students have a better grasp of what postsecondary options are available and how they can design goals to get there after high school.

This process help insure that students are college, career, and life-ready!

ACP is based on "Know - Explore - Plan - Go"

KNOW - Who am I?

Self-awareness activities
Individual reflection and goal-setting

EXPLORE - What do I want to do?

Career awareness assessment
Career research

PLAN - How do I get there?

Connecting middle and high school instructional activities with opportunities to explore or learn more about a particular field of interest.
Work-based learning opportunities
Extra-curricular and community-based learning experiences
Postsecondary training options
Financial plan to cover cost of postsecondary training

GO - Do it!

Adapt/Modify Intentional Sequence of Courses
Adapt/Modify Personal Goals
Adapt/Modify Postsecondary/Career Goals

Parents can help with this process by:

Asking your student to show you what they have been doing on career cruising or completing activities with your student.
Knowing your students interests, skills, and values.
Encouraging your student to get involved in activities that match their interests, skills, and values.
Reminding your student that all careers have multiple pathways and encouraging them to explore all the options.
Talking to your student about your career experiences.
Helping your student find the resources they need to be successful.