Alaska’s own CTE Plan set the goal of a personal learning and career plan for every student starting in grade 6. There is a good reason for that. The Alaska Performance Scholarship is earned through four years of high school coursework, and students who start ninth grade with a direction choose those courses with purpose.
One Tool. Used for Years, Not Just One Afternoon.
- Grades 6 and 7: discover. With Level All, students explore interests and strengths and see careers they may never have heard of, from health care and aviation to fisheries, energy, and the trades.
- Grade 8: connect. Students link the careers they like to the high school courses that lead there, including the courses that count toward the APS curriculum.
- Grades 9 through 12: plan and act. Everything students explored carries into their high school plan, ready to guide course choices, CTE programs, and APS planning. And it’s all stored in Level All.
Why This Matters in Alaska
- The APS curriculum is a four-year commitment. Alaska requires four years each of language arts, math, science, and social studies, plus options that include world language, Alaska Native language, fine arts, cultural heritage, or CTE. Students who plan in eighth grade have all their requirements checked off so there’s no last-minute scramble.
- Early notice is now possible. Since the 2024 APS updates, students can learn their eligibility by the middle of junior year, which only helps students who have been building toward it.
- Staying close to home is an option. APS can be used at Alaska colleges and approved career and technical programs, so students who know their interests early can see a real path that keeps them in Alaska.
Built to Connect the Dots
Career exploration in Level All is not a one-time quiz. What a sixth grader discovers shows up again in eighth-grade course planning, in high school, and in the APS conversation junior year. Every step builds on the last.
