College & career readiness in West Virginia
West Virginia students build a Personalized Education Plan in grade 8 and refine it yearly, choosing career clusters and concentrations; simulated workplaces make WV CTE distinctive.
PEP — Personalized Education Plan
Work-based learning & financial aid in West Virginia
Work-based learning
WV's Simulated Workplace transforms CTE classrooms into student-run companies with real protocols — a nationally noted model.
FAFSA & financial aid
No FAFSA graduation mandate; WV Invests covers certificate/AA programs for eligible students.
Atlara ↔ PEP
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 West Virginia Department of Education.