An ICAP is a personalized plan through which students define their post-secondary and career goals. Denver Public Schools (DPS) ECE-12th grade students participate in counselor-led guidance curriculum in order to develop a plan to prepare them for high school, college, and workforce readiness. The ICAP provides a framework that allows students to see the relevance of school to their future college and career aspirations. Students’ ICAPs are always evolving as students recognize and build new connections between school and the world of work.
Students participate in developmentally appropriate activities to support:
Academic Success Now
knowledge of how to be a successful student
development of organization and study skills
confidence in dealing with peer pressure
College Readiness
understanding of what “post-secondary” is and why it is important
recognition of how to act now to become college ready
Career Planning
discernment of the difference between a job and a career
awareness of changing careers in a global society
appreciation of how interests and skills impact career options
Benefits for Everyone Involved
ICAP for Parents The ICAP offers parents an opportunity to further support and guide their student’s academic endeavors, college plans, and career explorations. Parents and their students can discuss, school steps to take now for future success in college and career.
ICAP for Schools The ICAP can increase graduation rates and improve student success. Academics become more relevant when students have a college and career plan. Schools are able to connect high school success to students’ future goals.
ICAP for Community The ICAP will benefit the community by developing citizenship and increasing post-secondary completion. This will create a more educated workforce, thereby improving our businesses, neighborhoods, and communities.
Individual Academic and Career Plans (ICAP)
An ICAP is a personalized plan through which students define their post-secondary and career goals. Denver Public Schools (DPS) ECE-12th grade students participate in counselor-led guidance curriculum in order to develop a plan to prepare them for high school, college, and workforce readiness. The ICAP provides a framework that allows students to see the relevance of school to their future college and career aspirations. Students’ ICAPs are always evolving as students recognize and build new connections between school and the world of work.Students participate in developmentally appropriate activities to support:
Academic Success NowCollege Readiness
Career Planning
Benefits for Everyone Involved
ICAP for ParentsThe ICAP offers parents an opportunity to further support and guide their student’s academic endeavors, college plans, and career explorations. Parents and their students can discuss, school steps to take now for future success in college and career.
ICAP for Schools
The ICAP can increase graduation rates and improve student success. Academics become more relevant when students have a college and career plan. Schools are able to connect high school success to students’ future goals.
ICAP for Community
The ICAP will benefit the community by developing citizenship and increasing post-secondary completion. This will create a more educated workforce, thereby improving our businesses, neighborhoods, and communities.