These instructional materials are designed for educators and other professionals who work with families, parents, caregivers and children. Each section includes links to the various resources.
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College and Career Readiness
Future Ready Family Toolkit
- Download link Overview IMPACT Future Ready Activity Sets
- Download link IMPACT Future Ready Family Toolkit presentation slides
- Download link Activity Set 1-Navigating Your Future: the Power of A-B-C-E
- Download link Activity Set 2-Check and Connect through the Student Information System
- Download link Activity Set 2-Check and Connect through the Student Information System (Spanish)
- Download link Activity Set 3-Charting Your Course to Graduation: High School Credit Mapping
- Download link Activity Set 4-All Hands on Deck: Identifying Your Support People (English)
- Download link Activity Set 4-All Hands on Deck: Identifying Your Support People (Spanish)
- Download link Activity Set 5: Set Sail to Where?: Paths After High School (English)
- Download link Activity Set 5: Set Sail to Where?: Paths After High School (Spanish)
- Download link Activity Set 6: Reach for the Stars: Creating Vision Boards
- Download link Activity Set 7: College and Career Videos
- Download link Activity Set 7: College and Career Videos (Spanish)
- Download link Activity Set 8: College and Career Visits
- Download link Activity Set 8: College and Career Visits (Spanish)
- Download link Activity Set 9: College and Career Student/Young Professionals' Panel
- Download link Activity Set 9: College and Career Student/Young Professionals' Panel (Spanish)
- Download link Activity Set 10: Charting Your Career Course
- Download link Activity Set 10: Charting Your Career Course (Spanish)
- Download link EBP for Migratory Family Post-Secondary Success
Presentation by the Evidence Resource Center (ERC) on evidence-based practices to promote high school graduation and college/career readiness.
College and Career Readiness
National College Attainment Network
NCAN offers a wide variety of college and career planning information, resources, and trainings for educators. Their vision is: "All students—especially first-generation students, students from underrepresented racial/ethnic backgrounds, and those from low-income backgrounds—have an equitable opportunity to achieve social and economic mobility through higher education."
- External link Visit NCAN website
- External link NCAN student aid information
College and Career Readiness
U Aspire
Resources, trainings and advising to support student access to college. Their mission is to: "Improve the economic mobility of underrepresented students by creating financial solutions to diverse postsecondary pathways."
- External link Visit U Aspire website
College and Career Readiness
ACT
ACT test preparation, registration, scores and more.
- External link Visit ACT website
College and Career Readiness
Big Future
Explore careers and plan for college. Start by taking one of their short quizzes to find out more about your interests and potential pathways.
- External link Visit Big Future website
College and Career Readiness
CareerOneStop
Explore the CareerOneStop collection of videos on hundreds of careers. These short 1-2 minute videos provide information on career tasks, needed education and more. The website also shares potential salary information and the career outlook. Video transcripts are available in Spanish.
- External link Visit CareerOneStop website
College and Career Readiness
FAFSA
See this website for information on federal student aid options.
- External link Visit FAFSA website
College and Career Readiness
Child Mind Institute
Check-out this College Readiness Toolkit from the Child Mind Institute. This family-friendly guide provides information and recommendations on a wide variety of topics that college-bound students and their families should plan for. From knowing what to pack to having a plan in case the student gets sick at college, the resource is filled with practical suggestions.
- Download College Readiness Toolkit
