College & career readiness in Vermont
Vermont's Act 77 requires Personalized Learning Plans for every student in grades 7–12 and funds flexible pathways — dual enrollment, early college, WBL — as first-class graduation routes.
PLP — Personalized Learning Plan
Work-based learning & financial aid in Vermont
Work-based learning
Flexible pathways make WBL a legitimate credit route, with regional CTE centers and internship coordinators.
FAFSA & financial aid
No FAFSA graduation mandate; VSAC provides strong statewide aid counseling.
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 Vermont Agency of Education.