Get Ahead of Ohio’s New Career and Academic Plan Requirement
Ohio lawmakers are moving on Senate Bill 328, which would consolidate the state’s patchwork of student planning requirements into one academic and career plan for every 8th grader, not just students at risk of dropping out. This effort shows that academic and career planning are a major priority for Ohio. Districts that get ahead of it now won’t be scrambling later.
What the Bill Would Require
If enacted as written, every student would need a personalized academic and career plan by the end of 8th grade, covering:
- Strengths, interests, and aptitudes, identified through assessment, not guesswork.
- Career pathway alignment, tied to Ohio’s 16 career clusters.
- Academic, financial, and lifestyle goals, evaluated annually.
- A roadmap to graduation tailored to the student’s own plan.
- A professional resume, completed by senior year.
- Parental participation and signature, required on the plan itself.
How Level All Already Matches What the Bill Requires
- Assessments already built in. Strengths, interests, and aptitudes are exactly what Level All’s career assessment already surfaces.
- The 16 career clusters, already mapped. Career Finder ties directly to Ohio’s own cluster framework.
- A resume, built over years, not crammed in senior year. Level All’s Resume Builder grows with a student starting in 9th grade, so the required senior-year resume is already done by the time it’s needed.
- Parent access, built in. Families can see and sign off on what a student has built, no separate system required.
- A real-time counselor dashboard. See exactly where each student stands against every required element, ready for an audit at any point, not just the week before one.
Free and Ready When You Are
- No cost. Every student and every district gets full access without a new line item in the budget.
- See it in action. If you want to see how it works for your school, reach out to schedule a conversation.
Reach out at ohio@levelall.com.
