High School & Beyond Plan
Welcome to the Tumwater School District Career & College Readiness website. In grades 7-12, students begin exploring career and college readiness options that include career inventory assessments, organizational success skills, and career and college research. Students focus on how to link learning to life. The lessons and activities students complete each year build on skills and knowledge preparing them for success.
The High School and Beyond Plan is a state graduation requirement. The career and college readiness activities and lessons students completed each year culminate with a digital electronic portfolio their senior year.
Questions? Contact Marcy Proctor, Career Connected Learning Coordinator at marcy.proctor@tumwater.k12.wa.us.
High School & Beyond Plan
- What is the High School & Beyond Plan?
- SchooLinks Platform
- Logging in to SchooLinks
- Student Scope & Sequence
- Student & Family Resources
- Staff Resources
What is the High School & Beyond Plan?
The High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) is a process that every Washington student uses to explore potential career interests, take relevant courses, learn about financial aid, and plan for postsecondary education or training. It also keeps students on track for graduation. The Plan is designed to be flexible so it can grow and change along with students as they move through middle and high school. School districts choose how students experience the Plan and track their progress.
High School and Beyond Plan State Guidelines
- Identification of career goals, aided by skills and career interest survey assessments and identification of educational goals for graduation and beyond
- A four-year plan for courses taken in high school that satisfies state and local graduation requirements and aligns with students' secondary and postsecondary goals that may include education, training, and careers
- Options for satisfying state and local graduation requirements, academic acceleration, dual credit courses, Career and Technical Education programs, and graduation pathway options
- Resume or activity log, that includes the student’s education, work experience, community service, including how districts recognize community service (RCW 28A.320.193)
- Evidence that the student has received information on federal and state financial aid programs that help pay for postsecondary programs
You can learn more about the High School and Beyond Plan requirements on the State Board of Education website.
SchooLinks Platform
SchooLinks is Tumwater School District’s High School & Beyond Plan platform with over 80 features to support students, families, and staff.
SchooLinks is a modern, college and career readiness platform to prepare students for what comes after graduation. SchooLinks helps students discover their interests and strengths, explore colleges and careers, and create an individualized career and academic plan that best reflects their post-secondary goals. SchooLinks at Tumwater School District is accessible in 7th-12th grades by students and their parents.
SchooLinks features are incredibly user-friendly and were designed to streamline the career and college readiness workflow for students, counselors, and staff.
Using SchooLinks, high school students and families can:
- Explore traditional, emerging and military career fields
- Access career interest, strength and mindset surveys
- Create digital portfolios / resumes
- Explore 2-year and 4-year colleges, including trade schools
- Take virtual reality college campus tours
- Search for scholarships
- Learn about financial aid
- Find internship and volunteer opportunities
- Explore Learning Units on several topics related to career and college readiness
In future years, students will be able to:
- Create high school course plans based on career pathways
- Track college applications and request transcripts
- Request Letters of Recommendation
Logging in to SchooLinks
Student and Staff Login:
Students and Staff can access SchooLinks through their website or the TSD Web Apps page (click the 'High School & Beyond' tile). Log in via single sign on with your TSD Google Account.
Guardian/Parents Login:
Families can access a student's High School and Beyond Plan as well. Log in at any time to view your student's progress, review their career and college aspirations, and start conversations about their future. As a guardian, your SchooLinks login email is the same one associated with your Skyward Family Access. Check your email for login instructions, or review the below documents and videos for instructions on how to log in.
Access Your Guardian Account - Document in English and Spanish
Student Scope & Sequence
9-12 Scope & Sequence
Scope and Sequence refers to the tasks that a student needs to complete in SchooLinks. By completing these tasks, students are fulfilling their High School and Beyond Plan requirements.
All mandatory tasks appear in a student's 'To Do' list in SchooLinks. View your 'To Do' list by visiting your SchooLinks Dashboard.
All Grades
All students in grades 9-12 complete these tasks as initial activities in SchooLinks
Student Onboarding
- Every student is prompted to complete Onboarding their first time logging in. Onboarding includes the Find Your Path assessment. Once the assessment is completed, students will see their personality results and choose a career path. Your choices can be changed at any time.
- Onboarding Video example
- Onboarding written instructions (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
How to Explore Careers Learning Unit
- In this Learning Unit students learn how to explore careers in SchooLinks. Understand topics like national career clusters, income and job growth, work experiences, and more.
Set Career Goal
- Students will visit the goals module and set a career as their goal. If students' goals stay the same from year to year, they will need to visit the goals module and confirm that their goal is still correct to complete this task. You can go back and change your goals at any time.
- How to Set and Manage Goals instructions (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Set Major/Training Goal
- Students will indicate their goal for college majors or post-secondary training programs. If students' goals stay the same from year to year, they will need to visit the goals page and confirm that their goal is still correct to complete this task. You can go back and change your goals at any time.
- How to Set and Manage Goals instructions (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Set Post-Secondary Goal
- Students will indicate what they plan to do after graduating high school. They must select between different types of colleges, military paths, and joining the workforce. If students' goals stay the same from year to year, they will need to visit the goals module and confirm that their goal is still correct to complete this task. You can go back and change your goals at any time.
- How to Set and Manage Goals instructions (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Update Profile & Resumé
- Students will visit their profile and must update at least some part of their profile to complete this indicator.
- How to Build a Student Profile instructions (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Grade 9
Additional tasks freshman need to complete.
Favorite Careers
- Favorite at least three careers. Favorite careers by clicking the ‘heart’ icon on the career.
- How to Use the Career Center (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
- Overview of a Career Profile (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Making the Most Out of High School Learning Unit
- Students will learn about and complete the activities in the Learning Task's "Making the Most out of High School" unit.
Post-Secondary Planning & College Search Learning Unit
- In this Learning Unit students learn about the many kinds of training and education options available after high school, as well as how to search for colleges in SchooLinks.
Grade 10
Additional tasks sophomores need to complete.
Favorite Careers
- Favorite at least three careers. Favorite careers by clicking the ‘heart’ icon on the career.
- How to Use the Career Center (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
- Overview of a Career Profile (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Learning Style Assessment
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Complete the "Learning Style" Assessment and understand your affinity for each of the three learning styles: Visual, Auditory, and Tactile. At the end of the assessment students will read about specific strategies that can help learners of each style.
Jobs and Internships Learning Unit
- In this Learning Unit students learn about job hunting, application materials needed, interview strategies, and more. Land that first job!
Grade 11
Additional tasks juniors need to complete.
Favorite Careers
- Favorite at least three careers. Favorite careers by clicking the ‘heart’ icon on the career.
- How to Use the Career Center (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
- Overview of a Career Profile (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Top Skills Assessment
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Discover your top skills and areas for improvement. Use this info to see which careers match your skill set!
Financial Aid Learning Unit
- In the Financial Aid Learning Unit students learn the many ways to pay for school, all about the FAFSA, scholarships, budgeting, and how to use a financial aid calculator.
Grade 12
Additional tasks seniors need to complete.
Financial Aid Learning Unit
- In the Financial Aid Learning Unit students learn the many ways to pay for school, all about the FAFSA, scholarships, budgeting, and how to use a financial aid calculator.
Game of Life Scenario
- Explore how various career paths, education choices, and lifestyle decisions can impact your financial future. Create as many scenarios as you want!
- Game of Life written instructions (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Set Up Personal Account for Alumni Access
- Seniors, setup at least one method to login to your account using a personal account: personal email, Google Account, or LinkedIn Account. After you graduate and have you school accounts deactivated in SchooLinks, this will allow you to continue to access their account in SchooLinks and to participate in the Alumni Community.
- Converting Student Accounts to Alumni Accounts instructions (must log in to SchooLinks to view)
Student & Family Resources
Running Start & New Market Students
Students who attend Running Start and New Market Skills Center still need to complete their High School and Beyond Plan requirement, even if they don't have a homeroom class at their high school. See the below notes on how each group can meet the requirement.
New Market Skills Center students - Must complete their HSBP tasks in SchooLinks, as well as complete the local graduation requirements. Check in with your school counselor if you have questions on how to log in and complete your tasks in SchooLinks. The 'Student Scope & Sequence' tab above also walks you through the process.
Running Start students - May complete their HSBP requirement either by a) completing their SchooLinks tasks OR b) pass college course CCS 101 AND CCS102 or 103 or 104. Please see the 24-25 SPSCC/Tumwater RS Equivalency List for more details. Running Start students still need to complete state and local graduation requirements.
Use SchooLinks for your Career & College Research
SchooLinks has many 'How To' articles that are great resources using the site! Log in to your SchooLinks account to read these amazing help articles:
- How to Use the Career Center in SchooLinks
- Overview of a Career Profile
- How to Use School Search
- Overview of a School Profile
- How to Create and Edit a School List
Additional Resources on the High School and Beyond Plan (statewide)
TOOL: Family Conversations About the Future - The tool is available in English, Spanish, Arabic, French, and Somali
VIDEO: 2023 High School & Beyond Plan: Students
VIDEO: 2023 High School & Beyond Plan: Parents
VIDEO: 2023 High School & Beyond Plan: Staff
VIDEO: El Plan de High School and Beyond
FAQ: High School and Beyond Plan - Frequently Asked Questions (from OSPI)
Staff Resources
Login Instructions: You can access SchooLinks via their website or the TSD Web Apps page (click the 'High School & Beyond' tile). Log in via single sign on with your TSD Google Account.
View Your Homeroom Class Roster: Teachers can view their Homeroom class roster to see which students have completed HSBP tasks, and which have not. Follow the below steps to view your homeroom roster in SchooLinks:
- Log into SchooLinks
- Visit Analytics (left menu bar), then Scope & Sequence Analytics
- Click on the Grade Level of your homeroom students
- View your Roster
- Click on the blue numbers to see which students have/have not completed the task, or download your whole roster with the blue Export button
- View below screenshot or watch this short video demonstrating how to view your roster
Training Resources:
All HS Staff Training - October 25th, 2024
- View the Training Recording
- View the Training Slide Deck
Data, Analytics & Reporting Training - November 7th, 2024
- View the Training Recording
College Application Manager (CAM) Training - November 8th, 2024
- View the Training Recording (PW: E5JW*P+Q)
Event & Opportunity Management Training - November 13th, 2024
- View the Training Recording
- View the Training Slide Deck
SchooLinks Support: Reference the below resources for additional questions you may have.
- HSBP + SchooLinks Office Hours: Drop in office hours for HSBP + SchooLinks support are hosted by Marcy Proctor via Zoom. Join in to ask questions during the below dates/times.
- Wednesdays 7:00am - 7:40am Join Via Zoom
- Wednesdays 2:10pm - 2:50pm Join Via Zoom
- Account Help: If you are unable to log into your account, please contact Marcy Proctor (marcy.proctor@tumwater.k12.wa.us)
- Student Lessons: For exact information regarding when lessons are delivered at your building, contact your building administrator. General student HSBP tasks can be viewed under the 'Scope & Sequence' tab above.
- Using SchooLinks in Your Classroom: If you are interested in incorporating SchooLinks into your general instruction, we would love to support you in brainstorming ways this can be done. Reach out to Marcy Proctor to get started. A suite of prebuilt SchooLinks lesson plans is also available to you.
- Overview of SchooLinks Lesson Plans (must be logged into your SchooLinks account to access this Help Center link)
- SchooLinks Support: SchooLinks has a fantastic Help Center with thousands of 'how to' resources. You can also chat and email Customer Support if you need additional help.