The program focuses on the importance of early guidance of students along education and career pathways through coordinated assessment, counseling, advisement, financial aid , and placement services. The shared counselors function both as members of the high school's guidance program and as college advisors. Students are introduced to the Get a Life career portfolio and they begin developing their individual career plan. The portfolio links the National Career Development Guidelines with the Comprehensive Developmental School Counseling model. Formative and summative evaluations are conducted regularly to assess the program's effectiveness.
Formative evaluation is conducted at monthly planning meetings with the shared counselors.
The advisory committee participates in the summative evaluation process. Completers and noncompleters are tracked.