8th grade
By the end of 8th grade, students are required to select at least one Career
Pathway of interest. Students can use their knowledge from 6th and 7th grade,
as well as a new Interest Assessment and Career explorer to help with this.
Students must develop an Individual Graduation Plan (or IGP, this is a key
milestone of the BRIDGE Act), a multi-year plan that outlines the courses they
will take in high school based on their career interests. The Postsecondary
Plan, Goal Setting Tools and Pathful Planner can support this process.
Use Employability videos to help build skills and knowledge that will support
students as they prepare to transition to high school (suggestions include
Career Cluster, Diversity & Inclusion, Extracurriculars, First Jobs, Other Ways to
Learn, Overcoming Obstacles, Skills for Academic Success, Social Emotional
Skills, Soft Skills, and When Would I Use This).
9th grade
Continue to update IGP to reflect any changes in student career interests and
academic goals
Use Pathful Planner to make sure coursework aligns with students’ chosen
career pathway.
Assign students Lessons and Courses that align with their chosen career
pathway and to develop necessary skill development.
Students continue to use Assessments and Career explorer to explore and
understand their career interests and how their academic success is
important to their chosen career pathway.