College & career readiness in North Dakota
North Dakota's Choice Ready framework asks every graduate to be ready for college, workforce, or the military — with essential skills plus two readiness categories evidenced per student.
Work-based learning & financial aid in North Dakota
Work-based learning
Choice Ready's workforce indicators (WBL hours, credentials, CTE completion) push districts toward documented experiences.
FAFSA & financial aid
No FAFSA graduation mandate; ND career builders scholarship targets in-demand fields.
What Atlara does for North Dakota 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 North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.