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SchooLinks at Anchorage School District | Empowering Every Student’s Future
A tool for college & career planning!
Overview
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Personalized College & Career Planning for Every Student
SchooLinks is an interactive platform that empowers Anchorage School District students to build a customized roadmap for life after graduation. Through engaging surveys that highlight each student’s unique interests, skills, and goals, SchooLinks helps chart a clear path to college, career, or both.
As students explore schools or career options, SchooLinks automatically organizes important information like application deadlines, scholarship opportunities, program costs, and required documents directly in their account to keep them informed and on track.
Key Features:
- Personalized college and career exploration
- Smart organization tools for deadlines, scholarships, and documents
- 24/7 access: for students, families, educators, and counselors
- Free to use during and after high school
SchooLinks makes planning for the future simple, strategic, and student-centered.
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Explore tools tailored to students, families, educators, and community partners.
SchooLinks is the official college and career readiness platform for Anchorage School District students in grades 9-12. It helps students explore their strengths, discover interests, and plan for life after graduation with over 80 features to support students, families, and staff.
Unlock Opportunity!
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Students & Families: Plan for the Future
Using SchooLinks, students and families can:
- Take surveys to explore career interests and strengths
- Research careers and watch mentor videos
- Explore 2-year and 4-year colleges
- Compare college costs, financial aid, and scholarships
- Access local internships, scholarships, and volunteer opportunities
- Create digital resumes and portfolios
- Communicate with counselors
- Track events, reminders, and to-dos
- View your students career and assessment results
- Track college applications and request transcripts
- Request letters of recommendation
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Educators & Counselors: Streamlined Support Tools
SchooLinks equips educators to support students with access to:
- View student plans, transcripts, and test scores
- Track progress and college applications
- Post scholarships, internships, and opportunities
- Send transcripts and documents electronically
- Track college applications and review PCAPs
- Create targeted events and manage invites
- Communicate securely with students and families
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Community & Business Partners: Connect with Future Talent
SchooLinks empowers local businesses and organizations to engage with students and support real-world learning by:
- Post jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities
- Host career talks, tours, or job shadows
- Participate in school career fairs and events
- Share industry insights to guide student learning
- Build talent pipelines with local schools
- Promote your brand while supporting local education
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Students
Plan your future with SchooLinks.
Explore careers, discover colleges, build your resume, and track your goals; all in one place. Start shaping your path beyond graduation.Parents & Guardians
Stay informed and support your student.
View your student’s progress, explore college and career options together, and access financial aid and scholarship tools.
Educators & Other Staff
Guide student success with powerful tools.
Monitor student progress, review career and academic plans, and support students through college, career, and scholarship planning.
Community & Business Partners
Support student growth and meet workforce needs.
Post opportunities, connect with future talent, and partner with schools to build a stronger local workforce through real-world learning.
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What is SchooLinks?
SchooLinks is an interactive college and career planning platform that helps Anchorage School District students build a personalized roadmap for life after graduation. Students can log in to take engaging surveys highlighting their skills, interests, and goals, and SchooLinks then outlines the steps needed to reach their college and career aspirations.
As students explore and tag schools or careers, important details, such as application deadlines, scholarship opportunities, costs, and required documents, automatically appear in their accounts to help them stay organized and on track.
SchooLinks provides students, families, teachers, and counselors a clear view of each student’s goals and progress. It’s user-friendly, accessible 24/7, and free to use, even after graduation!
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Who can use SchooLinks in ASD?
SchooLinks is available to all ASD students in grades 9–12, their parents/guardians, counselors, teachers, and other supporting staff.
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What resources does SchooLinks include?
Discover Your Path:
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Take engaging surveys to explore career interests, personal strengths, and mindsets.
Explore Colleges, Careers & Training
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Research 2- and 4-year colleges, explore apprenticeship and training programs, view virtual campus tours, and dive into traditional, emerging, and military career paths.
Build Your Future
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Create professional digital portfolios and resumes, and access real-world opportunities like internships and volunteer programs.
Plan Financially
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Compare college costs, explore scholarships and financial aid, and stay on top of deadlines.
Stay Organized
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Use personalized to-do lists, goal trackers, and reminders to keep your college and career planning on track.
Connect with Support
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Communicate directly with counselors and participate in Q&A sessions about your career interests.
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What can I do as a parent or guardian in SchooLinks?
Parents can view their student’s college and career exploration activities, access key milestones and deadlines, receive alerts about upcoming tasks, and communicate directly with school counselors.
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Are other districts using SchooLinks?
Yes! SchooLinks is used by school districts across the country to help students prepare for college and careers with personalized, modern planning tools.
- Houston Independent School District
- Columbus City Schools
- Chicago Public Schools
- Naperville Community Unit School Districts 203 & 204
- North Kansas City Schools
- Spokane Public Schools
