Welcome to Kaukauna Area School District's Academic and Career Planning Site. Here you will find useful information, along with links to other sites that you can use to help you navigate your high school and post-secondary options.
What is ACP?
ACP is a student-driven, adult-supported process that helps students engage in academic, career, and personal development activities, with a goal of equipping all students with the knowledge and skills they need to find success in their post-secondary endeavors. The tools in the process help students create personalized plans that are aligned with high school graduation requirements, as well as their personal interests and individually-defined career goals.
Mission
To equip all students with the knowledge and skills they need to find success in their post-secondary endeavors.
Vision
To equip all students with the knowledge and skills they need to find success in their post-secondary endeavors.
Who Participates in ACP?
The Kaukauna Area School District shares the state of Wisconsin’s vision of re-imagining K-12 education to equip all students with meaningful and supportive adult relationships and the ability to adapt to opportunities and challenges on their personalized journeys to successful lives.
Kaukauna's ACP Model
At each grade level, students will practice goal-setting and planning by developing and/or revising their personal Academic & Career Plan with guidance from adult mentors (staff, counselors, parents). This is meant to be a gradual process that builds from one year to the next and supports the unique development of each student. Student goals and plans are expected to change annually based on their personal experiences.
- Understand definitions and terms related to the Academic & Career Plan
- Take and reflect on Holland's Code Inventory
- Learn about post-secondary options
- Complete the Xello Career Matchmaker and explore two potential careers
- Learn and explore each of the 16 Career Clusters
- Learn how time management, school subjects, interests and decision making relate to careers
- Complete the Learning Styles Inventory, Career MatchMaker and Personality Styles Inventory within Xello
- Explore and research different careers using Xello
- Complete an individualized PowerPoint describing academic and career goals from the research completed in grades 7 and 8
- Learn how to select high school courses based on interest, skills, research and potential career interests
- Participate in grade 8 Academic and Career Plan conference
- Learn about the high school graduation requirements and course offerings
- Learn about career options through Career MatchMaker
- Participate in 9th grade small group conference (understanding high school transcript/4-year plan/career conversations)
- Understand different program educational paths
- Understand career and lifestyle costs
- Reflect on decision-making as presented at Party and the PAC
- Participate in individual Junior conference
- Initial plan for post-secondary career goals
- Assess career demand in chosen field
- Follow through on post-secondary plan (college/work/military)
- Tour community employers
- Students can define what success means to them (career/personal/etc.)
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