College & career readiness in Arizona
Arizona requires an ECAP for every student in grades 9–12: academic goals, career goals, postsecondary plans, and extracurricular documentation, reviewed annually.
ECAP — Education and Career Action Plan
The ECAP at a glance
The moving parts every Arizona counseling team is tracking today — usually across spreadsheets, PDFs, and a filing cabinet.
Work-based learning & financial aid in Arizona
Work-based learning
Arizona's CTE districts (JTEDs) deliver career programs regionally; industry credentials count in the state's CCRI accountability index.
FAFSA & financial aid
No FAFSA graduation mandate; FAFSA completion counts in Arizona's college-going metrics and the state runs completion dashboards.
Atlara ↔ ECAP
All four ECAP components
Academic goals, career exploration, postsecondary plans, and activities each have a home in Atlara — and roll up into one reviewable plan.
Annual review, built in
Counselors see per-student plan freshness and can run review conferences from the caseload view.
JTED and credential tracking
CTE coursework and industry credentials are tracked per student for CCRI evidence.
Family engagement
Parents get their own login — ECAP stops being a form and becomes a conversation.
Policy details above are a planning summary, not legal guidance — confirm current requirements with the Arizona Department of Education.