Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-1210.508-4
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Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)
Official statutory text
A. As used in this section, "Individual Career and Academic
Plan (ICAP)" means an individualized plan developed by the student
and the student's parent or legal guardian, in collaboration with
their school counselors, school administrators, teachers and other
school personnel, that is used to help establish personalized
academic and career goals, explore postsecondary career
opportunities, including, but not limited to, military careers,
apprenticeship programs, career and technology programs leading to
certification or licensure, educational opportunities, align
coursework and curriculum, apply to postsecondary institutions,
secure financial aid and ultimately enter the workforce.
B. As part of the multimeasures approach to high school
graduation recommended by the State Board of Education, pursuant to
Section 5 of House Bill No. 3218 passed by the Legislature in the
2nd Session of the 55th Legislature, the Board shall adopt a new
statewide system of college and career planning tools which shall be
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known as the "Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)". The Board
shall work cooperatively with school districts to incorporate the
ICAP into graduation requirements.
1. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the
2019-2020 school year, each student shall be required to complete
the process of an ICAP in order to graduate from a public high
school with a standard diploma. Each year thereafter, students
shall annually update their ICAP. The ICAP shall include, but not
be limited to:
a. career- and college-interest surveys,
b. written postsecondary and workforce goals and
information of progress toward these goals,
c. intentional sequence of courses that reflect progress
toward the postsecondary goal,
d. the student's academic progress, including courses
taken, assessment scores, any remediation or credit
recovery and any Advanced Placement, International
Baccalaureate, concurrent or dual enrollment credits
earned and/or career certificate(s), certification(s),
or endorsements, and
e. experience in-service learning and/or work environment
activities.
2. The ICAP system shall be implemented according to the
following schedule:
a. for the 2017-2018 school year, the Oklahoma State
Department of Education shall work with school
districts, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education and the Oklahoma State Board of Career and
Technology Education to develop individual career
academic planning tools for students in grades six
through twelve,
b. for the 2018-2019 school year, the Department shall
incorporate the ICAP as described in paragraph 1 of
this subsection on a pilot program basis, and
c. for the 2019-2020 school year, and each school year
thereafter, school districts shall fully incorporate
and put into operation the ICAP as described in
paragraph 1 of this subsection for all students
entering the ninth grade.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a
district from implementing the ICAP for students in earlier grades.
D. ICAPs for students with disabilities, as defined in the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. No. 105-17,
shall take into account and work in cooperation with the student's
individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan as
defined by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, P.L. No. 93-112.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1229
Plan (ICAP)" means an individualized plan developed by the student
and the student's parent or legal guardian, in collaboration with
their school counselors, school administrators, teachers and other
school personnel, that is used to help establish personalized
academic and career goals, explore postsecondary career
opportunities, including, but not limited to, military careers,
apprenticeship programs, career and technology programs leading to
certification or licensure, educational opportunities, align
coursework and curriculum, apply to postsecondary institutions,
secure financial aid and ultimately enter the workforce.
B. As part of the multimeasures approach to high school
graduation recommended by the State Board of Education, pursuant to
Section 5 of House Bill No. 3218 passed by the Legislature in the
2nd Session of the 55th Legislature, the Board shall adopt a new
statewide system of college and career planning tools which shall be
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 1228
known as the "Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)". The Board
shall work cooperatively with school districts to incorporate the
ICAP into graduation requirements.
1. Beginning with students entering the ninth grade in the
2019-2020 school year, each student shall be required to complete
the process of an ICAP in order to graduate from a public high
school with a standard diploma. Each year thereafter, students
shall annually update their ICAP. The ICAP shall include, but not
be limited to:
a. career- and college-interest surveys,
b. written postsecondary and workforce goals and
information of progress toward these goals,
c. intentional sequence of courses that reflect progress
toward the postsecondary goal,
d. the student's academic progress, including courses
taken, assessment scores, any remediation or credit
recovery and any Advanced Placement, International
Baccalaureate, concurrent or dual enrollment credits
earned and/or career certificate(s), certification(s),
or endorsements, and
e. experience in-service learning and/or work environment
activities.
2. The ICAP system shall be implemented according to the
following schedule:
a. for the 2017-2018 school year, the Oklahoma State
Department of Education shall work with school
districts, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education and the Oklahoma State Board of Career and
Technology Education to develop individual career
academic planning tools for students in grades six
through twelve,
b. for the 2018-2019 school year, the Department shall
incorporate the ICAP as described in paragraph 1 of
this subsection on a pilot program basis, and
c. for the 2019-2020 school year, and each school year
thereafter, school districts shall fully incorporate
and put into operation the ICAP as described in
paragraph 1 of this subsection for all students
entering the ninth grade.
C. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a
district from implementing the ICAP for students in earlier grades.
D. ICAPs for students with disabilities, as defined in the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. No. 105-17,
shall take into account and work in cooperation with the student's
individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan as
defined by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, P.L. No. 93-112.
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