High School & Beyond Plan

High School and Beyond Plan

Our goal: Preparing students to successfully complete some form of higher education: technical, 2-year or 4-year.

Spokane Public Schools believes that a great school system:

  • builds on the strengths and gifts of each child,
  • provides students from poverty the same opportunities for success after high school as students from non-poverty homes,
  • instills in every student the belief that they can achieve more than they think possible, and
  • assures that every adult in the system is committed to the successful completion of some form of higher education for every child.

We have moved the finish line past graduation to help ensure our students are ready, that they get in, and then make it through their choice of higher education.

Earning a post-secondary credential (certificate, degree, industry certification) will be vital for our students to meet the labor needs of the future and earn a living wage. The military is a great way for students to learn valuable technical skills and access the G.I. Bill for future educational pursuits after active service.

Phase 1: Advisory classes every Tuesday.

Phase 2: SchooLinks Personal Plan

 

Requirements for High School and Beyond Plan:

1. Personal Plan completion in SchooLinks demonstrating:

  • your chosen pathway
  • completed resume
  • you have been informed of financial aid programs and how to access

 

 

Advisory Grades 9-11

Students will have advisories every Tuesday throughout the year for 40 minutes within the school day. Advisory will cover a wide range of topics and provde tools for exporation. The District also provides SchooLinks as an exploration tool for building each student's plan.

Advisories will cover Character Strong and Financial Literacy. 

 

Tuesday Bell Schedule: 

Zero Hour....................................... 7:00 - 7:46

1st .................................................. 8:00 - 8:47

Advisory.......................................... 8:52 - 9:37

2nd .................................................. 9:42 - 10:29

3rd .................................................. 10:35 - 11:21

1st Lunch ........................................ 11:21 - 11:54

4th .................................................. 11:59 - 12:46

4th .................................................. 11:26 - 12:13

2nd Lunch ........................................ 12:13 - 12:46

5th .................................................. 12:51 - 1:38

6th .................................................. 1:43 - 2:30

 

Financial Literacy Lessons

9th Grade Lessons

1) Bouncing ball money choices

2) Contrasting long-term and short-term savings goals

3) Making connections between education and income

4) Talking with your family about paying for higher education

5) Comparing salaries

6) Turning hobbies into earnings

Bonus: Understanding who shapes your money decisions

10th Grade Lessons

1) Bouncing ball budgets

2) Categorizing expenses

3) Creating your own savings rules

4) Spending Scenarios

5) Making a good business investment

6) Understanding jobs, teens, and taxes

Bonus: Discovering the benefits of investing early

11th Grade Lessons

1) Understanding credit scores

2) Distinguishing between credit myths and realities

3) Playing a credit and debit game

4) Playing a banking fact and fiction game

5) Calculating the numbers in your paycheck

6) Learning how federal financial aid can help you pay for higher educaion

Bonus: Investigating types of fraud and identity theft

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Grade 12