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Academic & Career Plan (Virginia Department of Education, VDOE)

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Elementary School Academic & Career Plan Portfolio

The Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (SOA) includes a provision for each elementary school student to develop an Academic and Career Plan Portfolio in the elementary grades. 8VAC20-131-140.C.2 College and Career Readiness; Career Exposure, Exploration, and Planning; and Opportunities for Postsecondary Credit, states:

“Beginning in the elementary school years, students are to explore the different occupations associated with career clusters and select an area or areas of interest. Students will begin the development of an Academic and Career Plan Portfolio (ACPP) in elementary grades to include information about interests, values such as dependability and responsibility, and skills supporting decisions about their future interests and goals."

Delivering Career Investigations Curriculum

The revisions to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools or Standards of Accreditation (SOA), section 8VAC20-131-90, titled Instructional program in middle schools, states:

“Each middle school shall provide a course in career investigation in accordance with the provisions of 8VAC20-131-140. School divisions may seek alternate means of delivering the career investigation course content provided it is equivalent in content and rigor and provides the foundation for students to develop their academic and career plans.”

Middle & High School Academic & Career Plans of Study

The Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (SOA) includes provisions for each middle and high school student to have a personal learning plan and course of study that aligns with the student’s academic and career goals. Refer to SOA: 8 VAC 20-131-140, page 33. College and career preparation programs and opportunities for postsecondary credit.

The Academic and Career Plan must include but is not limited to:

  • A program of study for high school graduation and a postsecondary career pathway based on the student's academic and career interests.
  • A review and update, if necessary, before the student enters the ninth and eleventh grades.
  • The signatures of the student, student's parent or guardian and school official(s) designated by the principal.

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Employment General Education High School Middle School Postsecondary Education Transition