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Indianola schools outline DCAP goals, expand career credentials and middle-school programming
Summary
The district presented its Career and Academic Plan (DCAP), emphasizing required individualized career plans (ICAPs), expanded work-based learning recognition, an increase in industry-recognized credentials from seven to 11 next year, and plans to extend career development programming to fifth grade.
Lacey Chernis, the district's counseling and career teacher lead, told the school board the district's Career and Academic Plan (DCAP) will be finalized in March and is intended to ensure every student develops an Individualized Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) beginning in grade 8, consistent with Iowa law. "The DCAP is really our roadmap for how our district is going to ensure that every student creates what is called an ICAP," Chernis said.
Chernis outlined five essential ICAP components — self-understanding, career exploration, postsecondary exploration, course planning and work-based learning — and said the…
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