Supports for college, career, and future readiness initiatives include data analysis curriculum support and opportunities to promote postsecondary readiness and success. This effort is part of a statewide AEA initiative called AEA PREP (Postsecondary Readiness and Equity Partnership). The five core service areas include: data, transition, partnerships, rigor, and relevance.
Data
Ensure school leaders use Future Ready data sources to drive decisions:
Transition
Improve postsecondary transition support services:
Supporting the Class of 2021 Transition Planning
Study: College Enrollment and Completion Among TX High School Grads with a Disability
Rigor
Improve instruction based on Iowa's Academic Standards, competencies, and 21st-Century skills:
Future Ready - Iowa High School Students
Iowa Core: Universal Constructs
National Career Readiness - NCRC
Regional Educational Laboratory Program
Partnerships
Create partnerships to expand authentic, work-based learning opportunities:
Apprenticeships
Statewide Partnership Resources
Relevance
Increase personalized, competency-based pathways to future-readiness:
ASVAB Career Exploration Program
Career Development in the Early Grades
How to Build an E-Learning Environment
Steps to Develop a Model to Estimate School and District-Level Postsecondary Success