Individualized Career & Academic Plan (ICAP)

The Individual Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) is a multi-year process that intentionally guides students and families in the exploration of career, academic and college opportunities. With the support of adults, students develop the awareness, knowledge, attitudes and skills to create their own meaningful and powerful pathways to be career and college-ready.

 When students complete a meaningful ICAP process, they: 

• Connect the relevance of education to future aspirations.
• Are more motivated to attend school and stay engaged.
• Become confident learners who can actively set goals.
• Make secondary and postsecondary course plans to pursue career and life goals.
• Are able to articulate their transferable skills and apply knowledge about how their actions today connect with their goals.

View the Jeffco ICAP Scope and Sequence with related resources to learn more.

SchooLinks

SchooLinks is a comprehensive college and career readiness platform used by middle and high school students to plan for their futures. It streamlines planning, allowing students to explore careers, access work-based learning opportunities, research over 5,000 colleges, manage application documents like transcripts and recommendations, and track their Individual Career and Academic Plan.

The completion of ICAP will take several years for students to complete beginning in 6th grade. Students will finalize their ICAP during their senior year prior to graduation.

Like all other state/district/school initiatives, we encourage students to collaborate with their parents to review, revise and edit their ICAPS at any time.

Other important information

• Counselors are in classrooms throughout the year to help students develop their ICAPS and are the point of contact for questions. 
• Students are expected to share their ICAP with their parents.
• Students will continue to work on their plans through middle school and into high school in preparation for post-secondary activities