Publications for the 2008-2009 school year were shipped to schools in August 2008.
Shipment amounts were based on data submitted to the Indiana Department of Education: Student quantities were based on enrollment figures plus an overage, and teacher quantities were based on certified-staff data.
The Student/Parent Publications are also available below for download. More information on Indiana's Academic Standards, including the Academic Standards Materials for teachers, is available from the Indiana Department of Education.
If you have questions, please contact us.
OnTrack Student Success Mini-Magazines
The state’s well-received Student Success Mini-Magazines return this year and can be downloaded below. This year a printed Spanish edition for Limited English Proficient students in grades 3/4/5 and 6/7/8 is also available. (Online versions are available for the other grades.)
These grade-specific, easy-to-read publications address a variety of key topics related to student achievement: academic standards, ISTEP+, Core 40, career exploration, planning and preparing for college, study strategies, tips for parents, and more.
Lesson Plans are now available! Teachers and school counselors across the state are finding great ways to use OnTrack in the classroom. For example, Indiana school counselors have created some hands-on activities to reinforce the messages carried in the publications. The Classroom and Guidance Lesson Plans are for teachers or school counselors and are also connected to Indiana’s Student Standards for Guidance.
NEXT Indiana: A Guide to Life After High School
NEXT Indiana: A Guide to Life After High School is a magazine for high school juniors and seniors. It explain to students their options for how to continue their education after high school (apprenticeship programs, military service, and two- or four-year degrees). Produced in partnership with IBJ Media and sponsored by USA Funds, the magazine also explains state and federal financial aid and other ways to pay for college, tips on applying for college including writing admissions essays, guidance on choosing a college, and other information.
Each magazine also includes a grade-specific checklist and the chance for students to enter a drawing to win a scholarship or iPod Nano.
Lesson Plans are now available! Teachers and school counselors across the state are finding great ways to use NEXT Indiana: A Guide to Life After High School in the classroom. For example, Indiana school counselors have created some hands-on activities to reinforce the messages carried in the publications. The Classroom and Guidance Lesson Plans are for teachers or school counselors and are also connected to Indiana’s Student Standards for Guidance.
Graduation Plan
Per state law (I.C. 20.30), all Indiana students are required to develop graduation plans with their parents or guardians by the end of 6th grade. The plans are then considered part of students’ permanent records. (Modifications to the plans can still be made later on.)
School counselors are required to further develop the graduation plans—with the students and parents—by the end of 9th grade (but preferably in 8th grade) and then annually review them with the students.
Below are the two Graduation Plans prepared by Learn More Indiana. Additional formats are also available with planning worksheets and grade-specific inserts.
Learn more about the Graduation Plan