College & career readiness in Kansas
Kansas expects every student in grades 8–12 to maintain an Individual Plan of Study — a Kansans Can pillar — with career interest inventories, goals, and a flexible four-year course plan.
IPS — Individual Plan of Study
The IPS at a glance
The moving parts every Kansas counseling team is tracking today — usually across spreadsheets, PDFs, and a filing cabinet.
Work-based learning & financial aid in Kansas
Work-based learning
Kansas' work-based learning continuum and the Kansans Can Star Recognition push districts on real WBL participation; excel in CTE tuition covers technical courses.
FAFSA & financial aid
No FAFSA graduation mandate; the Kansas Promise Scholarship covers high-demand two-year programs.
Atlara ↔ IPS
IPS, alive instead of laminated
Interest inventories, goals, and the four-year plan update themselves as students actually do things.
Accreditation evidence
District dashboards show IPS coverage and freshness by school and grade — KESA evidence on demand.
Excel in CTE alignment
Technical coursework and credentials sit inside the plan where the tuition benefit is visible.
Student-owned, counselor-guided
Students drive their plan; counselors see the whole caseload with flags.
Policy details above are a planning summary, not legal guidance — confirm current requirements with the Kansas State Department of Education.