High School and Beyond

Four high school graduates pose in white gowns at graduation ceremony

“The High School and Beyond Plan needs to become the framework for annually guiding our students through Middle and High School decision points that will lead them to opportunities that align with their interests, skills, values, and goals.” Chris Reykdal, Superintendent of Public Instruction, August 2019

Completion of Washington state’s minimum graduation requirements, as established by the State Board of Education (SBE), signifies that a student is prepared for the next steps in life. In 2019, the Legislature approved multiple graduation pathways that provide students with options to demonstrate their readiness for the next step after High School. Students must choose and complete a pathway that aligns with their High School and Beyond Plan and post-High School goals. Students must fulfill the graduation requirements that are in place when they first enter 9th grade. Graduation requirements remain the same for students who need more than four years to graduate. Students who entered 9th grade during the 2016–17 school year and beyond must fulfill the following requirements:

The Northshore School District is proud to partner with Naviance/Family Connection to deliver a comprehensive High School and Beyond Plan curriculum. Naviance/Family Connection is a web-based college and career program that is designed to assess students personalities, learning styles, interests, and strengths, explore careers, college majors, post-secondary opportunities, scholarships, and apply to colleges effectively and efficiently. Naviance/Family Connection also allows the schools counseling offices to submit transcripts, secondary school reports, and communicate effectively to students and parents about college visits, scholarship opportunities, and more. Students and parents access their individual accounts through their schools individual website. Students receive their user names and passwords from the counseling/career center office. For more information on how to access the Naviance/Family Connection site, please see your student’s counselor or career specialist. Some additional resources the Naviance/Family Connection program offers:

Researching local scholarship options including information regarding the WSAC College Bound Scholarship
Searching and comparing colleges
Displaying scatter grams of historical college and admissions data compiled from former NSD students
Registering for college visits
Requesting official transcripts
Requesting letters of recommendation
Applying to college using the Common Application
Exploring personality types and matching them with career interests
Researching careers
Creating a resume

Northshore School District Naviance High School and Beyond Plan Task Breakdown:

6th-8th Grade Program Tasks:

Complete Career Key
Complete Career Cluster Finder
Add career clusters to student profile
Complete Learning Style Inventory
Information regarding WSAC College Bound Scholarship
Develop 9^thgrade transition & course registration plan

9th-12th Grade Program Tasks:

Build or Update Resume
Complete Career Interest Profiler
Build and edit course planner to inform on graduation credit status, add possible interventions/academic support
Post state assessment results to inform future course registration
Add colleges to student profile
Add careers to student profile
Scholarship/Financial Aid search, FAFSA application assistance and deadline information
College Dual Credit Information and Search
Complete SuperMatch™college search
Complete Do What You Are 2.0
Complete High School & Beyond Plan Graduation Track Survey
Complete StrengthsExplorer™
Game Plan Survey

*If you have specific questions about your students High School and Beyond Plan, please see your students Middle School Counselor or High School Career and College Readiness Specialist.