See OSPI’s web page on Secondary Transition, Guidelines for Aligning High School and Beyond Plans and IEP Transition Plans.

OSPI has templates for the HSBP available in different languages.

Ready Washington also has HSBP materials available for parents and students in Spanish.

The WSIPC HSBP tool is available in multiple languages.

Page last updated: December 2020

Local school districts determine how the High School and Beyond Plan is verified. High School and Beyond Plan completion must be noted on the student transcript as "Met"or "Not Met"under Additional State Requirements in the milestone section.

A no or low-cost digital tool developed by WSIPC's My School Data is available through school district student information systems. The electronic platform  used the format in the OSPI Career Guidance WA High School and Beyond Plan template to provide career interest inventory, postsecondary choices, pre-populated 4-year course plan with state assessments, and captures activities, experiences, resume, and academic plans, with the ability to upload other  documents. Parent access and school counselor tracking tools are also a part of this digital format.

Each student shall have a high school and beyond plan to guide his or her high school experience, including plans for post-secondary education or training and career. School districts are encouraged to involve parents and guardians in the process and development and updating the High School and Beyond Plan. A best practice would be to update the plan at least once a year, with the involvement of the parents or guardians.

Per WAC 180-51-220:

The High School and Beyond Plan must be updated  to reflect high school assessments, review transcripts, and assess progress  toward identified goals. The High School and Beyond Plan must be revised as  necessary for changing interests, goals, and needs, and must identify  available interventions and academic  support, courses, or both, that enable students who have not met the high  school graduation standard to do so. Priority for changing student schedules,  providing mentoring, and academic counseling are included in this work.

Local school districts have decision-making authority for implementation of interventions, supports and the High School and Beyond Plan. Best practices utilize school counselors and teachers in an advisory program or designated class for developing and completing student High School and Beyond Plans.

The student’s postsecondary goals, as articulated in their HSBP, should guide the student’s choice of graduation pathway option (WAC 180-51-230). New requirements for academic interventions and supports were established by ESHB 2224 (Chapter 31, Laws of 2017).

The 24-credit graduation requirements (WAC 180-51-068 and WAC 180-51-210) and graduation pathway options (WAC 180-51-230) place a greater emphasis on the role of the High School and Beyond Plan in student course selection.

School districts are responsible for creating processes and procedures for students to develop, revise and complete individualized High School and Beyond Plans that meet requirements. School districts may also establish additional, local requirements for High School and Beyond Plan that serve the needs and interests of the district's students and for other specified purposes.