SPOKANE, Wash. — Students across Washington will soon have access to a universal career planning platform.
The software is called ‘School Links’ and provides students with useful resources to plan for life post-graduation.
The hope is that making the software available to all districts is to create fair opportunities and provide an equal number of resources, regardless of where a student lives.
Spokane Public Schools was one of the first districts to implement the software.
In the next school year, 156 school districts will install the software, including West Valley, Medical Lake and Cheney.
“I feel like kids just have better access to information across the board, regardless of what grade they’re in, what their career interests are or what their goals are,” said college and career counselor at Ferris High School, Dawn Hilsendeger.
This is the third year the Mead School District has used School Links. The district said it’s been a game changer.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s a real estate agent, and electrician opportunity or they want to go to the University of Washington, just knowing what a young person’s goals are and being able to connect them with what is next, that’s the good work,” said Mt. Spokane High School College and Career Counselor, Josh Cowart.
Parents can also log into the software to follow along with their student’s process.
Washington is in the process of buying a license for the software and that it will remain free for the districts to use.
“We’ve purchased a statewide common training,” said Washington State Superintendent Chris Reykdal, “That is the most equitable opportunity we can create in something like this, and it may be a model for other equity opportunities down the road.”
For more information on School Links in Washington, click here.
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