High School & Beyond Plan

Seniors - HSBP Requirements

RHS counselors will be meeting with all seniors during October and November. Seniors, your counselor will schedule a meeting for you or send a pass for you to come down when convenient.

During this meeting you will:
-Review graduation progress
-Complete a graduation tracker to be shared with family
-Discuss post high school plans and any questions

Your HSBP requirement will be successfully met once you have this meeting with your counselor AND once a resume is submitted. Don’t have a resume? Not sure how to begin? Stop by the College and Career Center or check the CCC website under Career Exploration and Preparation for tips and ideas.

Overview

The High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) is a robust and structured program which helps to prepare students for life after high school. It is both a Washington state and Lake Washington School District graduation requirement. In LWSD, we have used the Xello program to assist us in meeting the goals of this graduation requirement. While the requirements of the HSBP will be completed outside of Xello this year, students still have access to Xello resources. Students will receive information from RHS Counselors about completing the requirements of the HSBP.

Xello is an online software that guides students through activities which will help them explore their post-secondary options. Xello is also a resource that students can use to learn more about careers, schools, and majors that they are interested in. Every student has a Xello account, and they can access it here: Xello.World. Parents can also create an account so they can view the information included in Xello. Throughout each year of students’ high school career, they will be responsible for independently completing different components of their HSPB.

Personal Pathway Waivers

A Personal Pathway is a sequence of courses identified in the student’s High School and Beyond Plan that prepares the student to meet graduation requirements and specific post-high school career or educational goals. Two (2) World Language credits and Two (2) Art credits are typically required for graduation unless students choose to create a Personal Pathway by replacing some of those classes with other courses. Replacement classes need to align with their post high school interests, for example a student interested in becoming a nurse might take Anatomy and Physiology instead of Art.

Students wanting to take advantage of this option must designate which class they would like to take, and how the replacement class will help them in achieving their post high school plan, by completing the waivers linked below. Please submit completed waivers to your school counselor.

Once the waiver has been approved, the credit will show as “waived” in Skyward. This just means that the student no longer needs to complete the credit in Art or World Language, and instead the required credit will be applied to the alternate course they selected for their Personal Pathway.

Appendix H - Request for Alternative to Art

Appendix G - Request for Alternatives to World Language Courses