Counselor Ambassadors
Ambassadors from each region are cultivating peer-to-peer support, resource pipelines, and professional development opportunities for Idaho counselors and advisors!
For Educators
Next Steps Spanish Resources
Some of the most-loved Next Steps Idaho resources are now translated! Use these grade-level checklists and conversation guides to help plan for the future.
Next Steps Archive
Discover meeting minutes, higher-ed admissions presentations, and recent editions of the Next Steps newsletter or newsflash.
Counselors: Sign up for the Next Steps Monthly Newsletter
The State Board of Education and Next Steps Idaho are here to help you connect students to the resources they need to plan for life after high school. In our monthly email newsletter, we tell subscribers about upcoming initiatives, policy changes, scholarship opportunities, and highlight key features of the Next Steps website. Sign up today […]
College and Career Competencies
The College and Career Competencies approved by the Idaho State Board of Education in August 2017 outline a framework for educators and policymakers to address teacher preparation and recertification policy with a shared understanding of goals for student achievement.
Next Steps Newsletter
Next Steps Idaho offers a free e-newsletter for educators. The Idaho State Board of Education creates and manages all content.
Next Steps Toolkit – Images
Next Steps Idaho images are intended for school e-newsletters or other promotional materials. These feature Idaho middle and high school students and can be used in printed or digital materials produced by schools to promote Next Steps Idaho as a resource for students and families.
Next Steps Toolkit – Web Banners
The Next Steps web banner ads are for use on school websites or to be distributed to community partners (media, libraries, nonprofits, other community organizations) that help students and families plan for the future. There are two ad sets: one for websites students might visit and one for websites parents, families, and educators might visit.
Next Steps Toolkit – Social Media Graphics
Next Steps social media graphics are intended to help schools promote the Next Steps Idaho website using school Facebook pages. There are images for student audiences and for a parent/family audience.
Next Steps Marketing Toolkit
The Next Steps website helps connect students and their families with resources that help students prepare for life after high school. These files, which provide print and digital marketing assets, can help your school or district promote the site and encourage use of Next Steps Idaho by school staff, students, and families.