College & career readiness in Tennessee
Tennessee ties school accountability to the Ready Graduate indicator (ACT benchmark, EPSOs, industry credentials, or military readiness) and funds WBL through course codes and the GIVE Act's regional grants.
Work-based learning & financial aid in Tennessee
Work-based learning
GIVE Act grants build regional WBL collaboratives; WBL course standards and industry credentials are established graduation currency.
FAFSA & financial aid
No FAFSA graduation mandate, but Tennessee Promise (free community college, FAFSA required to claim it) makes filing near-universal culture.
What Atlara does for Tennessee 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 Tennessee Department of Education.