College- Career- and Life-Readiness Resources
Resources on preparing students for what comes after high school graduation. Includes Redefining Ready! college- career- and life readiness tools.
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Self Assessment: Measure What MattersResource | Self-Assessment | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
A tool to support reflection and conversations in your district around measuring what truly predicts … -
Student-Engaged Assessment Dial-Up ProtocolResource | Guidance/Sample/Template | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
A tool to help systems move beyond measuring what students know to valuing how students plan, … -
Creating a Purposeful Assessment SystemResource | Guidance/Sample/Template | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Design framework for creating and scaling a purposeful assessment system. -
Toolkit: Measure What MattersResource | Toolkit | Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Preparing students for real life, measuring what truly predicts long-term success, not just test … -
Case Study: Designing a Purposeful Assessment SystemResource | Case Study | Real Skills for Real Life, Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
In California’s Cupertino Union School District (CUSD), assessment isn’t just about measuring … -
Self Assessment: Real Skills for Real LifeResource | Self-Assessment | Real Skills for Real Life, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
A tool to support reflection and conversations in your district when preparing students for real life … -
Case Study: Ephrata's Journey to Life Ready LearningResource | Case Study | Real Skills for Real Life, Measure What Matters, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
How a decade-long transformation helped one district align instruction, culture, and reporting around … -
Toolkit: Real Skills for Real LifeResource | Toolkit | Real Skills for Real Life, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Developing skills that help students think creatively and critically, set goals, and succeed in school … -
Real Skills for Real Life: Critical Thinker ExamplesResource | Guidance/Sample/Template | Real Skills for Real Life, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
Critical thinker indicators & "I can" statements. -
From Industry to the ClassroomResource | Article | Real Skills for Real Life, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
How a Massachusetts school district provides updated career and technical pathways that venture beyond … -
January 2026: School AdministratorPublication | Student-Centered Learning, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine | Published January 1, 2026
This issue examines various methods for approaching effective career readiness and student-centered … -
Creating On-Ramps for Our StudentsResource | Article | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
Integrating community activities and engaging on social media helped the Âܲ·AVÊÓÆµpresident reframe his … -
Where Academic Knowledge and Applied Learning Work TogetherResource | Article | Real Skills for Real Life, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
Learning redesign in a suburban district makes career readiness central to everyone’s academic and personal … -
Public Is the ChoiceResource | Article | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, School Administrator Magazine
How the 2025 National Superintendent of the Year has extended appealing school choices to students and … -
Districts Need to Know Where Students Go After Graduating; States Should Step UpÂܲ·AVÊÓÆµBlog | Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published November 12, 2025
Empowering school leaders with access to postsecondary outcomes data enables them to better guide students … -
Expanding the View of Educational Excellence: Maine DOE Engages Communities StatewideResource | Case Study | Branding & Communications, Community Compass, Real Skills for Real Life, Community & Family Engagement, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
How the Maine Department of Education defined a broader vision of student success rooted in life … -
Empowering Graduates: How Baltimore City Public Schools & Worthington Schools Defined a Future-Ready VisionResource | Case Study | Portrait of a Graduate, Real Skills for Real Life, Community & Family Engagement, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness
How these districts are measuring what matters and defining essential life skills for long-term … -
Test Scores: A Distraction or a DestinationÂܲ·AVÊÓÆµBlog | Measure What Matters, Regular Blogger FY26, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published October 24, 2025
Reflections on how leaders can view standardized test scores as tools, not goals, and instead prioritize … -
For Us, By Us: How City Youth Are Restoring Their Neighborhoods Through CTE and Workforce DevelopmentÂܲ·AVÊÓÆµBlog | Schools of Thought Blog, Leadership Development, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published October 16, 2025
A look at how a district's Youth Development Program is transforming lives by connecting career and technical … -
2025 Fall Journal of Scholarship and PracticePublication | Leadership Development, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Advocacy & Policy, Journal of Scholarship and Practice | Published October 1, 2025
This issue shares the commitment to confront inequities, whether in the paychecks of school leaders or …
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