OSPI previews statewide High School & Beyond platform; School Links selected as vendor

The Senate Early Learning & K‑12 Education Committee heard an update from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) on a new statewide High School and Beyond Plan platform that OSPI says will standardize how students plan courses, careers and post‑secondary steps.

Chair Wellman opened the work session and asked OSPI to present the platform. Becky Wallace, assistant superintendent at OSPI, and Kim Reykdal, director of OSPI’s graduation and pathway preparation team, told the committee the state selected School Links after a competitive process. “Our contract was finalized with School Links in September,” Wallace said during the presentation.

OSPI staff said the High School and Beyond Plan — required statewide and expanded over time — is intended to guide students’ four‑year course plans, yearly educational goals and transition work such as resumes and financial aid steps. Reykdal said the plan ‘‘is really considered to be the guiding framework’’ for graduation requirements and stressed that consistent tools help counselors advise…