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Academic and career planning for every high school student
Students talk through what they want, plan four years of classes, and leave with a plan they can download and share. Counselors see who needs them first.
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Every student has a plan. Most just haven't said it out loud yet. This is GradLaunch. It starts with a conversation, not a form. Talk it through and your plan builds itself. Academic keeps your classes, homework and a four-year course plan in one place. Career builds your resume with a live score and finds real events to join. Planning puts every college deadline on one timeline, next to a career path that updates as you go. Ask career chat anything. It already knows your plan. And message the teachers who can help. GradLaunch. Personalized ACP software.
Every state has its own name for it
Many states ask schools to give each student a personal plan for school and career, under names like ICAP, ILP, IGP, ECAP and ACP. Advance CTE counted at least 38 states with these plans in 2021, 21 of them required by state law. The names differ; the pieces are mostly the same.
| State | What it is called | In brief |
|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | Academic and Career Plan (ACP) | Grades 6–12, run by each district under PI 26. |
| Oklahoma | Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP) | Required to graduate for students who entered ninth grade in 2019–20 or later. |
How a student’s plan comes together
Interests
Students take the O*NET Interest Profiler, from the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET program, and see careers that match their results.
A career path, talked through
Students describe what they like and what they are willing to do. Their path takes shape from that conversation, and they can change any stage of it.
A four-year course plan
Students plan their courses year by year and see progress against your graduation requirements. Each school sets its own; in Wisconsin, the state minimum is the default.
Counselor review
Counselors see each plan and mark it reviewed. They review plans; they do not edit them.
A plan families can read
The plan downloads as a PDF and can be emailed home, so families see it without signing up for anything.
What counselors get
A caseload ranked by who needs you now
Students are ordered by what is closest to being missed, so the first name on the list is the one to call.
Notes and meetings in one place
Each student's page keeps your notes and meetings next to their plan, courses and applications.
An assistant for staff work
Staff get an assistant for drafting and planning. It sees no student records.
Past the plan
The same students get a college application hub with every deadline in one place, essay coaching that never writes the essay, and a resume editor with a live ATS score. In college, GradLaunch keeps going with cover letters and internship search.
Questions schools ask
Does GradLaunch work for my state's plan?
GradLaunch covers what most state plans ask for: interests, a career goal, a four-year course plan, review by a counselor, and a plan families can read. It is software your district can use as part of its own process. Check your state's rules for anything specific, such as grade ranges or reporting.
Which grades does GradLaunch cover?
Grades 9–12, plus college students. Where a state's plan starts earlier, middle school work stays in the tool you use now.
Do parents need an account?
No. The plan goes home as a PDF by email. There is no parent portal or parent login.
Does the AI write for students?
No. It asks questions, suggests and explains. Essay coaching points at sentences the student wrote and never hands back prose to paste.
How is GradLaunch priced for a school?
Schools are quoted per student per year. Students can also use GradLaunch on their own: the free plan has metered AI, and Pro is $5 a month or $39 a year with a 14-day trial.
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