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Education and Career Action Plan (ECAP)

Planning a Four-Year Program

An ECAP (Education and Career Action Plan) reflects a student’s current plan of coursework, career aspirations, and extended learning opportunities in order to develop the student’s individual academic and career goals. A student’s plan helps to personalize education and enables the student to maximize the opportunities available upon high school graduation. The ECAP will incorporate the traditional four-year high school plan and all counseling departments will initiate the ECAP process for incoming freshmen students. Students currently enrolled will continue to work with their counselor to update and track the progress of the Four-Year Plan.

Who is involved in the ECAP process?

Students, parents, and school personnel (i.e. counselors, teachers, administration, or career center staff) can work together to help guide the student in his/her choices for career and educational experiences. When students, parents and the school staff plan together, each student receives support to meet his/her Education and Career Action Planning (ECAP) goals.

Where can students login to begin or finish their ECAP?

SchooLinks is a modern, college and career readiness platform to prepare students for what comes after graduation. SchooLinks helps students discover their interests and strengths, explore colleges and careers, and create an individualized career and academic plan that best reflects their post-secondary goals. SchooLinks at Scottsdale Unified is accessible in 6th-12th grades by students and their parents.

Please click here for more information on SchoolLinks

Arizona Education and Career Action Plan (ECAP – State Board Rule # R7-2-302.05)

An Arizona Education and Career Action Plan shall, at a minimum, allow students to enter, track and update the following information:

ACADEMIC

  • Plan coursework
  • Meet high school requirements and plan for postsecondary requirements
  • Document postsecondary education goals
  • Review academic progress to include needed interventions or advisements
  • Record academic achievement or awards

CAREER

  • Identify postsecondary career plans, options, interests, or skills
  • Explore career opportunities
  • Explore needed educational requirements to meet the career option

POSTSECONDARY

  • Explore admissions requirements
  • Complete necessary applications
  • Create a financial assistance plan

EXTRACURRICULAR

Documentation for participation in:

  • Clubs or organizations
  • Athletics
  • Recreational activities
  • Fine Arts opportunities
  • Community service or volunteer activities
  • Work experiences, internships, job shadow, etc.
  • Leadership opportunities