ICAP

What is ICAP?

ICAP Stands for Individual Career and Academic Plan! Basically, it’s a process where students own and track their learning around career pathways. Want to know more? Please check out the information below to see the current 8-12th grade curriculum, and ICAP quality indicators (competencies) that we grow in students. This year, we are building curriculum for 6th and 7th grade students, as well as working with our elementary counselors on a K-5 curriculum!
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What can students and families be doing to learn and be better prepared for life after graduation?

Check out our partner website, a collaboration with the Workforce Center, Chamber of Commerce, CMU & CareerWise Colorado at:
https://findyourfuture.us/

Check out Naviance!  Naviance is the tool our students use to start researching and planning for their futures!  Each school has their own Naviance account. Students use their school district username and password to log in.  It is web-based, so you can hop on Naviance any time! Questions? Talk to your school counselor!

Central HS:  https://student.naviance.com/chsmesa

Fruita Monument HS:  https://student.naviance.com/fruita

Grand Junction HS:  https://student.naviance.com/gjhs

Grand River Academy:  https://student.naviance.com/grva

Palisade HS:  https://student.naviance.com/palisade

R-5 HS:  https://student.naviance.com/r5hs

ICAP
ICAP QUALITY INDICATORS

Self-Awareness: Understand how one’s unique interests, talents and aspirations play a role in decision-making and interpersonal relationships and how individual thoughts and feelings get students excited about life and learning.

Career Awareness: Know the difference between jobs, occupations and careers. Articulate a wide range local regional of local regional, national and global career pathways and opportunities. Consider economic and cultural influences and the impact of stereotypes on career choice.

Postsecondary Aspirations:  Participate in career exploration activities centered on students’ passions, interests, dreams and visions of their future self and perceived options.

Postsecondary Options: Be aware of and participate in a variety of postsecondary and career opportunities. Use tools such as career clusters, personality assessments and learning style inventories to highlight individual strengths and capabilities.

Environmental Expectations: Consider how school, family, community, culture and world view might influence the students' career development and postsecondary plans.

Academic Planning: Apply the skills and knowledge necessary to map out and pass the academic courses required to achieve postsecondary goals.

Employability Skills: Define, develop and hone skills that increase the likelihood of becoming and remaining successfully employed and civically responsible citizens.

Financial Literacy: Recognize personal financial literacy and financial aid topics and vocabulary and know what options are available to pay for postsecondary. Understand and articulate personal financial literacy concepts, the cost of postsecondary options and apply this awareness to the postsecondary career and academic planning process.