Policy, Implementation, and Effectiveness of School Learning Plans (ILPs) Presented by Melissa Clinedinst and Amanda Mason-Singh Naviance Summer Institute July 2015

1. S U M M E R
I N S T I T U T E
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3. PURPOSE
HOBSONS)
1. How are ILPs operationalized in schools?
2. Who is tasked with implementing ILPs, what is the scope of
their responsibility for assessing the success of ILPs on
student outcomes?
3. To what extent do ILP requirements contribute to
improvements in
(a) college/career readiness,
(b) postsecondary access, and/or
(c) postsecondary success?

4. HOBSONS)

5. STATES
HOBSONS)
W I T H I L P M A N D AT E S
KEY
Yes
D No
• Yes (special)

6. Survey of High Sch ol
Counselors
HOBSONS)

9. WHEN
HOBSONS)
ILPS ARE INITIATED
lOth -12th
2.2o/o
Not sure
3.6o/o
Before 6th grade
4.8o/o
Percentages do not add up
to 100%due to missing responses.

10. HOBSONS)
MOST C O M M O N ILP ELEMENTS
ILP Elements
Progress towards high school graduation (e.g., high school courses taken) 88.4%
Completion of high school course plan of study 81.4%
Career interest identified 76.9%
Participation in dual enrollment (college) courses 64.7%
Self-assessment of interests, strengths, aptitudes, etc. 47.5%
Completion of pre-college entrance examinations (ACT's PLAN, EXPLORE, etc.) 43.7%
Student resume completed 43.2%
Completion of college entrance examinations (ACT, SAT) 40.8%
Extracurricular non-athletics 36.8%
Volunteerism 34.1%
Extracurricular athletics 30.1%
Awards 29.4%
Work experience (e.g., apprenticeship, internship, job shadowing) 29.0%
FAFSA completion 23.0%
College application submission 20.0%
Postsecondary financial plan 19.9%
Participation in personal financial literacy courses/workshops/activities 18.1%
Other financial aid application completion (e.g., scholarship and grant applications) 15.8%

11. Implementing ILPs
NAQAC HOBSONS)
Communicating with Students
Designing/developing ILPs
Communicating with Families
Best Practices in Using ILPs
Communicating with Teachers
Evaluating ILP implementation
No Training
TRAINING ON ILPS
32.5o/o
27.7o/o
23.8o/o
22.3o/o
18.5o/o
12.6o/o
6.8o/o
44.3o/o

12. COUNSELOR/SCHOOL
HOBSONS)
INVOLVEMENT
ILP Design/Development
Missing
2.6o/o
ILP Implementation
Missing
2.1o/o
ILP Evaluation
Missing
2.6o/o
Highly
involved

13. 37o/o
49.3°/o 49.2o/o 51.9o/o 45.4o/o

15. CONTRIBUTION TO STUDENT OUTCOMES: COUNSELOR PERSPECTIVE
HOBSONS)
Missing
2.8o/o
Not sure
23.8o/o
.Greatly
Improves
15.4o/o
Does not improve
11.5o/o
S
.omewhat
Improves
46.4o/o

16. Engagement Activity:
Best Practices For ILPs
HOBSONS)

17. SMALL
HOBSONS)
GROUP DISCUSSION
Discuss the following:
) Does your school use ILPs?
• Why or why not?
• Do you wish this was different? Why or why not?
) What is the most important practice for successful ILPs?
• Explain.

18. Q U E S T I O N S
HOBSONS)
A N D I N S I G H T S
Melissa Clinedinst
Associate Director of Research
NACAC
mclinedinst@nacacnet.org
Am.anda Mason-Singh
Research Analyst
Hobsons
amanda.mason-singh@hobsons.com