Idaho mandate
Idaho Student Career Pathway Learning Plan (Grades 8–12)
IDAPA 08.02.03, Section 108 requires each student to develop a parent-approved career pathway plan by the end of grade 8, reviewed annually and aligned to post-graduation goals.
In Brief
Idaho law requires every student to develop a career pathway learning plan by the end of 8th grade, with explicit parent approval. Developed by the student with advice and recommendation from school personnel, and reviewed annually, this plan outlines the student's program of study including a rigorous academic core and elective sequence aligned to post-graduation goals. The career pathway plan reflects a sophisticated approach: it is both prescriptive (designed by end of 8th grade) and flexible (can be revised at any time if circumstances change).
Idaho's statutory framework creates a clear entry point for career assessments in grades 7–8. JobCannon's middle-grades battery helps students and parents understand the student's strengths, interests, and aptitudes before the career pathway plan is finalized. The annual review cycle then becomes an opportunity to revisit or re-administer assessments, keeping the plan current and ensuring the academic core and electives remain aligned to evolving post-graduation goals.
What actually requires
Checked against IDAPA 08.02.03, Section 108 (State Board of Education Rules Governing Thoroughness); definition at Idaho Code § 33-1001(30), not against a category description.
Recommended assessment battery for Idaho districts
Sequenced across the 7th-12th grade arc.
Who Idaho districts already use for
Real tools and workarounds we found in use for compliance — not a hypothetical shortlist.
Idaho Career Pathway Plan Requirements
Related on JobCannon
This page is one of 38 verified career-plan mandate pages JobCannon tracks, each citing a primary statute or regulation — for the Idaho mandate that source is IDAPA 08.02.03 - Rules Governing Thoroughness. For the broader rollout picture, see career assessments for school districts, or the JobCannon for Business hub.
District-tier pricing
Scale is $199/mo and covers 200 people per billing period — one person, however many assessments they take, and a class-code arrival counts the same as an emailed invite. Growth is $999/mo for 1,000. Above that, or where enrolment should not be metered at all, it is an Enterprise conversation rather than a larger self-serve plan. A district-sized enrolment runs out of the monthly tiers quickly — the Education Licence below prices your whole enrolment per student for the year, assessments uncapped, and adds the full career and skills corpus.
Free
For micro-teams trying the platform
- ▸10 candidate invites/month (resets the 1st of each month)
- ▸All 164+ assessments
- ▸Premium result for every candidate you invite
- ▸Every candidate profile fully open — nothing blurred
- ▸Share link via email or Slack
- ▸Free trial of the coordinator dashboard
Starter
For solo coaches and small HR
- ▸30 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸All 164+ assessments
- ▸Premium report (archetype + blind spots + work-style brief)
- ▸Coach notes per candidate
- ▸PDF export (client-ready)
- ▸Session prep recommendations
- ▸Candidate progress tracking
Team
For startups, teams and HR
- ▸80 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Starter
- ▸Team DNA dashboard
- ▸Compatibility matrix
- ▸Conflict-pattern detection
- ▸Compare 2-3 team members
- ▸Manager prep briefings
- ▸Shared admin access (2 seats)
Scale
For agencies, L&D and scale-ups
- ▸200 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Team
- ▸Integrity + social-desirability scales (fake-good detection)
- ▸White-label PDFs (your logo)
- ▸Full assessment API (start, score, retrieve results)
- ▸Custom assessment builder (beta)
- ▸Admin seats not billed per seat
- ▸Priority email support
Growth
For high-volume screening without a contract
- ▸1,000 candidates/mo included; extra candidates are $2 each
- ▸Everything in Scale
- ▸Invoice / PO billing, not just card
- ▸Named support contact with a response-time target
- ▸Annual billing option
Enterprise
For 200+ person companies
- ▸Candidate volume set in your contract, all assessments
- ▸Everything in Scale
- ▸SLA (99.9% uptime)
- ▸Dedicated Customer Success
- ▸Custom integrations built against your tenant (Greenhouse and Ashby ship today)
- ▸Annual billing, invoice payments
Self-serve checkout via Stripe — major cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link. Cancel anytime; 14-day money-back on every paid plan. Enterprise via the contact form below.
Education Licence — priced per student, per year
One rate per enrolled student for the academic year, sized for Idaho district or school-level rollouts. Assessments uncapped, career and skills corpus included — multiply your own enrolment by the band and you have the most this can cost before you talk to us.
$1.25 down to $0.80 per student, per year — assessments uncapped
That multiplication is a ceiling, not a bill. If our self-serve plans would cover the same number of students for less, you are quoted the lower figure — we do not sell an institution its own students back at a higher price than anyone can buy them for on the pricing page.
District
A large school, multi-school district or trust
per year
- ▸Every assessment in the catalogue, retakes included, no per-assessment charge
- ▸Cohort dashboard with cross-school and year-over-year comparison
- ▸Full career and skills corpus — 2,521 careers, 1,863 skills
- ▸Read the corpus live over the API, or take a versioned snapshot
- ▸Named contact, quote letter formatted for procurement
College or university
A university, college or college group
per year
- ▸Every assessment in the catalogue, retakes included, no per-assessment charge
- ▸Cohort dashboard with cross-school and year-over-year comparison
- ▸Full career and skills corpus — 2,521 careers, 1,863 skills
- ▸Read the corpus live over the API, or take a versioned snapshot
- ▸Named contact, quote letter formatted for procurement
State system
A statewide or national programme
per year
- ▸Every assessment in the catalogue, retakes included, no per-assessment charge
- ▸Cohort dashboard with cross-school and year-over-year comparison
- ▸Full career and skills corpus — 2,521 careers, 1,863 skills
- ▸Read the corpus live over the API, or take a versioned snapshot
- ▸Named contact, quote letter formatted for procurement
£350 per school, per year — a flat whole-school licence rather than a per-student rate, because that is the unit UK schools budget in. Same uncapped assessments and same corpus. Excludes VAT.
The ladder starts at 1,301 students. Below that a self-serve plan already covers your whole roll for less than a licence would, so that is what we will point you at — and UK schools have the flat whole-school licence above at any size. Bands are by enrolment, and the rate applies to your whole roll rather than to a seat count you have to predict. Invoiced annually against a purchase order; no per-assessment charge and nothing to top up mid-year. Assessing an institution's enrolled students is covered by the Education Licence, not by a hiring plan. What is in the corpus.
Request a Idaho district pilot
Tell us how many students you expect to assess in a term and what your review process asks for. If something on your requirements list is not in the product, we will say so in the reply rather than in the pilot.
Many districts administer assessments in grade 7 (or even grade 6) to give students time to explore, reflect, and have a clear picture of their interests and aptitudes before the 8th-grade career pathway plan is finalized. JobCannon's results can then inform both the student's and parent's thinking as the plan is developed and approved.
The plan is meant to be living and flexible. If a student cannot yet articulate a specific goal, the pathway can be framed around interest areas or career clusters identified through assessment. The annual review gives the student and parent a chance to revisit and refine the plan as the student's understanding grows.
JobCannon's bulk-invite and printable Career Guide PDF allow you to share assessment results with parents electronically or by mail. Parents can review results at home, discuss with the student, and provide written approval or feedback. This asynchronous approach ensures busy parents can participate in pathway planning.
Yes. Idaho's statute explicitly says the plan 'can be revised at any time' if circumstances change. If a student's post-graduation goals shift or their interests evolve, the plan is updated to reflect the new direction. Annual reviews are a natural check-in point, but revisions can happen anytime with student, parent, and school personnel input.
JobCannon's RIASEC and Skills Audit results identify career clusters and relevant competencies. Once a student has chosen a pathway (STEM, business, trades, health, etc.), counselors can recommend electives—shop, programming, medical science, business courses—that build skills within that cluster. This transforms elective selection from random choice to strategic skill-building.
Idaho does not require middle-school planning before grade 8—the career pathway plan mandate begins in 8th grade, though earlier career exploration is beneficial.