College & career readiness in Alaska
Alaska leaves personal learning plans to districts — no statewide mandate — but the Alaska Performance Scholarship rewards rigorous course-taking, and AKCIS is the state's career information system.
Work-based learning & financial aid in Alaska
Work-based learning
Regional workforce realities (fisheries, resource industries, aviation, health) make local employer partnerships the heart of Alaskan WBL.
FAFSA & financial aid
No FAFSA graduation mandate; APS eligibility drives aid conversations.
What Atlara does for Alaska districts
Plans that track themselves
Readiness Plans auto-complete requirements from real activity — course plans, assessments, applications, FAFSA — so compliance reporting is a byproduct, not a project.
Career + college exploration built in
Interest inventories, a 900+ career library with real O*NET and BLS wage/outlook data, 3,200+ colleges with U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard data, and majors exploration cover the exploration expectations most state frameworks start with.
Work-based learning tracking
Employer partners, placements, hour logs, and competencies — with student portfolios and resumes that assemble themselves.
Counselor + family visibility
Caseload dashboards with early-warning flags, printable conference one-pagers, and a family portal with its own logins and approvals.
Policy details above are a planning summary, not legal guidance — confirm current requirements with the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development.