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: June 2024

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.

If a student has completed a CTE course for equivalency credit, the certificate of completion of the CTE course must be included in the student's High School and Beyond Plan (RCW 28A.230.097). A CTE course equivalency is when a CTE course is recognized as equivalent to a core academic course.

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

The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has resources about graduation requirements at http://www.k12.wa.us/GraduationRequirements/default.aspx. Career Guidance WA at http://www.k12.wa.us/SecondaryEducation/CareerCollegeReadiness/default.aspx has a series of guidance curriculum for grades 6-12 with templates and planning tools for developing a school-wide career and college readiness program.

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. The plan must be updated at least once a year, ideally with the involvement of the parents or guardians. Parents must be notified of the plan and opportunities to access interventions and academic student supports.

The student’s postsecondary goals, as articulated in their HSBP, should guide the student’s choice of graduation pathway option (WAC 180-51-230). School districts must provide students who have not met standard before the beginning of eleventh grade with the opportunity to access interventions and academic supports, courses, or both, designed to the enable students to meet the high school graduation standard.

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.

The High School and Beyond Plan is a state graduation requirement.

Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, each school district must ensure that an electronic high school and beyond plan platform is available to all students.

The state is working on making a universal High School and Beyond Plan platform available to all students. Check OSPI’s High School and Beyond webpage for more information.