How can districts enable postsecondary success?

This framework is intended to help K-12 districts cultivate the conditions that lead to schools’ enduring implementation of effective and equitable advising programs and practices.

Explore these strategies for student success

District Leadership is Publicly Committed to Students’ Postsecondary Success
  • District enacts policies and sets measurable goals to improve students’ college and career readiness, access, and outcomes. 
  • District publicly defines and commits to high quality college and career advising for each student, across all achievement levels.
  • District assigns and empowers a senior leader with clear responsibility for these goals and commitments.
  • District leadership and board regularly monitor and report on progress towards these goals and commitments. 
  • District leadership team integrates these goals into district priorities to build coherence in priorities, communication and support.
District Sets Strategy and Allocates Resources to Reach Postsecondary Goals
  • District strategic plans and annual planning and budgeting processes detail strategies to reach goals and commitments
  • District equitably allocates financial and human resources necessary for implementation. 
  • Leaders use data and seek feedback from educators, students and families to identify successful approaches and unmet needs.
  • Leaders codify and embed successful approaches in roles, routines, or policies so they are not dependent on individuals.
District Ensures that Schools Have Capacity to Support Students
  • District supports schools in creating a college and career readiness culture, organizing school-based teams around the shared vision, and establishing school-level ownership of these strategies and goals.
  • District supports schools in creating structures that increase the amount of effective advising students receive during the school day.
  • District ensures school personnel have access to receiving expertise, high-quality professional learning, supports, and tools to reach goals and meet commitments. 
District Collaborates with Postsecondary Institutions and Community Partners
  • District aligns strategies, student supports, and goals with postsecondary institutions, community-based organizations, employers, and other key partners
  • District collaborates with partners to establish clear expectations, roles, and responsibilities.
  • District partners to implement equitable access to coherent postsecondary course pathways and career-connected learning opportunities.
  • District and community partners collectively monitor progress of district and school goals.
District uses Real-Time Data to Continuously Improve Postsecondary Advising and Outcomes, Empower Students and Families
  • District and school leaders regularly review disaggregated data to improve students’ experiences, college and career milestones, and outcomes. 
  • Educators have access to and training on tools that help track and organize postsecondary data and educators use that data to inform supports and advising for students.
  • District engages in improvement cycles that improve advising and lead to student outcome improvements.
  • Students and families are supported to use data to explore postsecondary options and monitor progress in order to achieve college and career goals. 

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