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Academic & Career Planning (ACP)

What is ACP?

ACP stands for “Academic and Career Planning, and is a student driven and adult-supported process where students create their own unique and information-based visions for post secondary success.  This is obtained through self-exploration, career exploration, and the development of career management and planning skills.  ACP is more about the process than it is about the plan, as students may find that their plans change throughout their middle and high school careers.” (Wisconsin Department of Instruction, PI-26).  

  • All 6th-8th grade students were introduced to Academic and Career Planning process in relation to creating their personal Xello profile.  Students completed their Learning Style Inventory, which assessed how students learn best.
  • All 7th and 8th grade students took a Career Matchmaker Assessment and began exploring different careers of interest to them.
  • All 8th grade families were given an opportunity to come in for an 8th grade planning conference to discuss high school course selection, an introduction to Xello profiles, and goal setting.

As vital stakeholders in developing your child’s personalized post-secondary planning, we have included some resources and ways to support you child in develop their plans, explore careers, and more information on ACP.  Our goals is to have parents and students work together along with staff at the middle school and the high school on this process including course selection, college search, postsecondary work experience, and much more.

  • Become familiar with the 16 career clusters
  • Ask your child to share any plans they have already created at school with you.
  • Help your child recognize subjects they are interested in, which subjects they want to challenge themselves in, and work together on how to balance priorities to ensure they can accomplish their personal goals.
  • There are additional Academic and Career Planning Resources on the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website.