How Individual Plans of Study Can Support Students’ College and Career Readiness and Success

Individual Plans of Study (IPS) are education and career plans that are tailored to each student’s personal interests and skills and help guide and focus their efforts throughout middle and high school. Research examining associated practices suggests that when IPS are implemented with the support of adults and regularly reviewed, they may increase students’ academic engagement, sense of agency, acquisition of career-relevant knowledge and skills, and drive to accomplish college and career goals.