High School and Beyond Plan
What is a High School and Beyond Plan?
The High School and Beyond Plan (HSBP) is a Washington State graduation requirement. Beginning in 7th grade, students create and update their HSBP on SchooLinks, the state's universal HSBP and career-readiness platform. Through the HSBP process, students use SchooLinks to explore their interests, learn about career and pathway possibilities, and create a plan to prepare them for their post-high school goals. In cooperation with family and school staff, students update their plan each year to reflect changing interests, skills, and goals.
The HSBP focuses on three questions, each aligned with a career-readiness area:
- Discovery: Who Am I?
- Exploration: What Can I Become?
- Preparation: How Do I Become That?
SchooLinks - new this fall 2026!
When do students work on the High School and Beyond Plan?
Throughout the school year, students engage in scheduled lessons designed to help them make progress on and update their High School & Beyond Plan (HSBP) in SchooLinks. These lessons are typically delivered during Homeroom/Flex Time and facilitated by a teacher, Counselor, or College & Career Specialist. If a student misses a HSBP lesson due to an absence or Running Start, they can access the missed lesson on their school's library Canvas course:
- Beaver Lake Middle School
- Cougar Mountain Middle School
- Issaquah Middle School
- Maywood Middle School
- Pacific Cascade Middle School
- Pine Lake Middle School
- Gibson Ek High School
- Issaquah High School
- Liberty High School
- Skyline High School
For support regarding missed lessons or HSBP completion, middle school students can visit their Homeroom teacher or Counselor and high school students can visit their College & Career Center.
Contact
Lisa Neighbours, CTE Director
neighboursl@issaquah.wednet.edu
425-837-7046
Jess Hall, CTE Post-High School Pathways Specialist
hallj@issaquah.wednet.edu
425-837-7260