College & career readiness in Minnesota
Minnesota requires schools to help every student build a personal learning plan starting no later than grade 9, spanning academic scheduling, career exploration, WBL, and postsecondary planning.
PLP — Personal Learning Plan
Work-based learning & financial aid in Minnesota
Work-based learning
Minnesota's youth skills training program and strong registered apprenticeship pipeline (plus P-TECH sites) give plan goals real destinations.
FAFSA & financial aid
No FAFSA graduation mandate; North Star Promise (free tuition under income thresholds) raises FAFSA stakes.
Atlara ↔ PLP
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 Minnesota Department of Education.