What is an Education Plan?
The Alabama Career Planning System Ed Plan tool can digitally create a student's four-year plan for high school courses. Alabama requires students to complete a form for an individual graduation plan (IGP) and this tool makes it easy for students to complete.
How to Create a New Ed Plan
Log into Alabama Career Planning System
Click the Education Plan tab on the left-hand menu
Click + New Plan
Complete all the fields and click Create Plan
Plan Name (Ex: John's 9th Grade Plan)
Current School Year
The high school the student will be attending
Click the + Add Course to add courses for that grade year and subject area
Courses available for this subject and grade will appear; if no courses appear there are no courses for the given grade for that subject
Select Course Name
Click Add to Plan
Repeat until all courses are added, noting that multiple courses can be added per subject, per grade
When selecting courses for the education plan, make sure to follow district requirements for each subject and meet the prerequisites for advanced courses
Click Submit for approval when your ed plan is complete and ready for review
Note: The Ed Plan has now been sent to your administrator and parent or guardian for approval. The plan cannot be edited by the student once it has been submitted, only copied.
How to Add Courses to an Ed Plan
Click the + next to the grade to expand or collapse grade sections
Click the + next to the Subject under the Course Name column to add courses for that grade year and subject area
Courses available for this subject and grade will appear, if no courses appear there are no courses for this grade for this subject
Select Course Name to find the course you would like to add
Click Add to plan
Repeat until all courses are added noting that multiple courses can be added per subject, per grade
Follow district requirements of each subject and prerequisites needed for advanced courses when selecting for the ed plan
Click Submit for Approval when ed plan is complete and ready for review
In subsequent school years, use the copy feature to add to an existing ed plan.
Note: The Ed Plan has now been sent to your administrator and parent or guardian for approval. The plan cannot be edited by the student once it has been submitted, only copied.
How to Edit an Existing Ed Plan
Important Note: An education plan should be submitted the same school year that it has been started in to maintain data integrity.
Log into the Alabama Career Planning System
Click the My Ed Plans tab on the left-hand menu
Click Edit on any plans in Started status
Click the + Add course to add courses for that grade year and subject area
Courses available for this subject and grade will appear, if no courses appear there are no courses for this grade for this subject
Select Course Name to find the course you would like to add
Click Add to plan
Repeat until all courses are added noting that multiple courses can be added per subject, per grade
When selecting courses for the education plan, make sure to follow district requirements for each subject and meet the prerequisites for advanced courses
Click Submit for approval when ed plan is complete and ready for review
Note: The Ed Plan has now been sent to your administrator and parent or guardian for approval. The plan cannot be edited by the student once it has been submitted, only copied.
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