Beginning in the 8th grade, each student is required to develop a 4-year education plan that will assist them in determining the types of classes they would like to take over the next 4 years of high school. This is a plan that will be reviewed and revised over the next 4 years to reflect the changing interests of your student. It is important to note that this is not registration for classes, simply a planning guide for you and your student.
During the student’s Career Prep class (or individually if they don’t have Career Prep) we will be working on developing your student’s education plan. Students can participate in career planning activities and creating 4 year plans on the Alabama Career Planning System (ACPS) which utilizes Kuder Navigator. Kuder Navigator is a system combining research-based assessments, portfolio development, education/occupation exploration and planning and workforce preparation. Through the system, your student can take brief assessments to discover his or her career interests, skills and confidence levels.
We encourage you to take an active role in assisting your student with developing their plan. Kuder makes it easy for parents/guardians to be involved with a free parent account that your child can invite you to join. The parent account gives you the opportunity to take a system tour, view your child’s portfolio and education plan, access messages and an informative parent guide. Attached you will find instructions on how your student can invite you to join their Kuder portal as a parent.
Over the next 4 years we encourage you to remain active in your student’s post-secondary planning process. If you have any questions regarding the use of ACPS and Kuder Navigator please contact your school counselor or career coach.
Missy Greenhaw
Career Coach, Athens City Schools
missy.greenhaw@acs-k12.org
