Graduation Pathways Tracking
Track Student Graduation Pathways®
Efficiently create, track, and analyze graduation pathways to ensure secondary students are on track to graduate.
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Identify at-risk students early
Simplify transcript audits
Provide counselors with actionable insights
“Pathways® has freed up time for me to focus on counseling activities, like meeting with students individually and helping them.”
High School Counselor, Miles ISD, Texas
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What Are Graduation Pathways?
Graduation pathways are structured options that allow high school students to demonstrate readiness for life after graduation, including college, career, and military service. These pathways combine coursework, assessments, and real-world experiences to meet state and local graduation requirements.
Most graduation pathways include:
Academic requirements like core courses, credits, and exams (e.g., Algebra I, world history, or Keystone Exam equivalents)
Postsecondary readiness indicators such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), ACT (formerly the American College Testing), Advanced Placement (AP), or dual credit completion
Career readiness experiences like career and technical education (CTE) concentrator pathways, work-based learning, or industry credentials
For districts, the challenge isn’t defining graduation pathways; it’s tracking them accurately across every student, every requirement, and every data source.
Pathways automatically brings together student data, validates progress, and gives counselors real-time clarity, so no student falls through the cracks.
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What Some of Our Clients Are Saying
I was frustrated at first because I wanted to be with students but found myself stuck behind a computer all the time. Pathways has freed up time for me to focus on counseling activities, like meeting with students individually and helping them."
High School Counselor, Miles ISD, Texas
Before Pathways, we were doing all of that by hand. It was honestly kind of scary, because there was no double-check. All you had was a partner, another human who you had to rely on. Life before Pathways was just scary."
District Coordinator of Counseling Services, Greater Clark County Schools, Indiana
Pathways has enabled our district to quickly disaggregate student workforce data to determine students’ needs and assist them with making the best choices for their educational plans.
CTE and Adult Education, Sumter County Schools, Florida
How Pathways Organizes Graduation Pathways
Graduation pathways aren’t one-size-fits-all. They sit at the intersection of academic progress, postsecondary readiness, and individualized student planning. For most districts, this complexity lives across multiple systems, spreadsheets, and manual checks.
Pathways brings all of this into one clear, connected view. Instead of piecing together data, your team can see exactly where students stand, what’s complete, and what still needs attention.
To make graduation pathways manageable and measurable, Pathways organizes the work into three essential areas.
Readiness: Connecting Students to College and Career Outcomes
Pathways tracks readiness indicators that demonstrate a student is prepared for postsecondary education, career pathways, or military service.
Data sources: SAT, ACT, PSAT, ASVAB, AP, IB, dual credit, and industry certifications
Validation: Automatically confirms qualifying scores, successful completion, and eligibility thresholds
Reporting: Provides visibility into college readiness, career readiness, and CCMR indicators across the district
Credits: Accounting for Every Requirement
Counselors can quickly determine if a student is truly ready and if there is sufficient documentation to prove it.
Credits remain the foundation of every high school graduation pathway, but tracking them across courses, transfers, and exceptions can be overwhelming.
Pathways simplifies credit tracking by organizing and validating student progress across:
Data sources: SIS course history, transcript data, and credit accrual
Validation: Confirms successful completion of required courses like Algebra II, social studies, world language, and fine arts
Reporting: Identifies credit gaps early and flags students at risk of missing graduation requirements
Instead of manually auditing transcripts, your team gets a clear, real-time picture of where each student stands.
Plan Alignment: Keeping Students on a Cohesive Pathway
Graduation pathways only work when student plans align with requirements, goals, and opportunities. Pathways ensures those plans stay on track.
To keep every student moving in the right direction, Pathways connects planning and progress across:
Data sources: Four-year plans, course selections, CTE pathways, and work-based learning experiences
Validation: Confirms alignment between planned coursework and graduation requirements
Reporting: Highlights mismatches early and before they become barriers to graduation
The result? Fewer surprises in senior year, and more confidence that every student is moving toward a clear goal.
Standard and State-Specific Reports
With so many moving parts, reporting is about more than visibility; it’s about confidence.
Pathways ensures your team has the documentation needed for compliance, conversations, and decision-making.
Pathways supports graduation pathway tracking and reporting with:
Graduation Diploma Requirements Report
4-Year Planner Report
CTE Reports
Test Reports: SAT, ACT, PSAT, ASVAB, AP
State-specific reports, like Honor Seals and CCMR
State-Specific Graduation Pathways Tracking
Graduation pathway requirements vary widely across the United States, with each state defining its own combination of credits, assessments, and readiness indicators. Pathways is built to flex with those requirements, helping districts track, validate, and report with confidence.
Examples of how districts use Pathways to support state-specific graduation pathways include:
Tracking multiple pathway options, such as assessment-based, course-based, and career-focused pathways
Monitoring state-required exams and alternatives (e.g., Keystone Exam equivalents, SAT/ACT benchmarks, or approved substitutes)
Validating completion of CTE concentrator programs, industry credentials, and work-based learning hours
Supporting dual credit, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate pathways tied to college credit attainment
Aligning with local graduation requirements layered on top of state board expectations
Tracking special education pathways and individualized graduation requirements
Ensuring documentation for audits, compliance reviews, and accountability reporting
Districts are increasingly turning to centralized systems like Pathways to bring clarity to complex graduation tracking and improve student outcomes across readiness indicators.
No two districts are exactly alike, so Pathways adapts to your configuration, not the other way around.
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FAQs
What are graduation pathways?
Graduation pathways are structured ways for high school students to meet graduation requirements while demonstrating readiness for college, careers, or military service.
They combine coursework, assessments, and real-world experiences into a clear path toward a high school diploma.
How do graduation pathways differ by state?
Each state defines its own graduation pathways, including required credits, approved assessments, and qualifying experiences. Some states emphasize testing benchmarks, while others allow multiple pathways, such as CTE, dual credit, or work-based learning.
Pathways helps districts manage these differences without adding complexity.
How do counselors validate pathway completion?
Counselors use Pathways to automatically validate student progress using real-time data from the SIS and other sources. The system confirms completed courses, qualifying scores, and approved experiences.
This reduces manual transcript audits and ensures accuracy.
How does Pathways handle dual credit, AP, IB, and CTE?
Pathways tracks and validates all major postsecondary readiness indicators, including dual credit courses, IB, and CTE pathways.
It ensures each component is properly applied toward graduation pathways and reporting requirements.
What data does Pathways pull from the SIS, and how often?
Pathways integrates with your existing SIS through a nightly data feed.
This ensures that course completion, credits, test scores, and student information are always up to date and ready for validation and reporting.
What reports support compliance and audit readiness?
Pathways provides detailed reports for graduation requirements, pathway completion, readiness indicators, and student progress. These reports support state compliance, district accountability, and audit readiness. This gives your team confidence in every data point.
How does Pathways support at-risk students?
Pathways identifies gaps in credits, readiness indicators, or plan alignment early. This allows counselors and administrators to intervene sooner, adjust student plans, and keep students on track for graduation.
Can Pathways support local graduation requirements?
Yes. Pathways is fully configurable to support both state and local graduation requirements, ensuring districts can track what matters most without relying on manual processes or disconnected systems.
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