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Kansas Durable Skills & Career Readiness Alignment

Renzulli Learning is the K-12 platform that both assesses and develops the durable skills Kansas’s Kansans Can vision, the five State Board Outcomes, the Individual Plan of Study (IPS), the 21-credit graduation requirement, the SECD standards, the 7 Career Fields / 16 Clusters / 37 Pathways CTE structure, the Kansas WBL Continuum, and partnerships with Kansas’s four tribal nations demand — critical thinking, creativity, executive function, leadership, collaboration, communication, and self-direction.

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IPS
Individual Plan of Study required grades 8-12
21 Credits
Kansas graduation requirement minimum
7 / 16 / 37
Career Fields / Clusters / Pathways
4 Tribes
Federally-recognized headquartered in Kansas
Kansas's vision for every graduate

The Kansans Can Vision, the Five Outcomes & Why Durable Skills Are the Center of Career Readiness

Kansas’s career readiness framework is anchored by the Kansans Can vision: “Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.” The Kansas State Board of Education has adopted five Outcomes to measure progress: Social-Emotional Growth (measured locally), Kindergarten Readiness, Individual Plan of Study (IPS) focused on career interest, High School Graduation, and Postsecondary Success. The KSDE mission is “to prepare Kansas students for lifelong success through rigorous, quality academic instruction, career training, and character development according to each student’s gifts and talents.”

Kansas defines a successful high school graduate as having academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, employability skills, and civic engagement to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry-recognized certification, or in the workforce, without the need for remediation. The Individual Plan of Study (IPS) is intended for grades 8-12 and helps students identify strengths, select courses based on career interests, develop postsecondary plans, and create portable electronic portfolios. Kansas requires at least 21 credits for graduation. Kansas was the first state in the nation to adopt Social, Emotional, Character Development (SECD) standards (2012, revised 2018). The challenge for Kansas counselors is that durable skills are easy to name across the IPS but hard to measure and develop systematically across multi-year cycles.

Renzulli Learning is the K-12 platform that both assesses and develops the durable skills Kansas’s Kansans Can vision, IPS requirement, 21-credit diploma, SECD standards, and Kansas WBL Continuum demand. The Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC) measures creativity (US Patent 12,087,176) — the durable skill behind cognitive preparation across all 7 Career Fields. The Executive Function Assessment measures the durable skills behind academic preparation. The Leadership Assessment measures durable skills supporting employability skills and Kansas CTSO participation. The Profiler captures interests, learning styles, and expression styles in 20+ languages — the strength-based foundation for the IPS. SEM Type III Project-Based Learning produces capstone artifacts complementing the IPS portable electronic portfolio. The Personal Success Plan (PSP) generates exportable summaries that complement multi-year IPS documentation. The result: Kansas districts get measurable durable-skills evidence — turning the Kansans Can vision and IPS from policy frameworks into year-round documented practice.
Kansas framework components

Each Kansans Can Outcome Mapped to a Renzulli Tool That Measures and Develops It

Kansas’s framework is anchored by the five State Board Outcomes and Kansas’s five-component College & Career Ready definition. Each component pairs with the Renzulli instruments and content that measure and develop the durable skills behind it:

SEL
Social-Emotional Growth
Measure: Leadership Assessment + 21st-century rubrics
Develop: Group PBL + PSP cycles
Measured locally; Kansas SECD standards 2012/2018
IPS
Individual Plan of Study
Measure: Profiler in 20+ languages
Develop: PSP year-round goal cycles
Required grades 8-12; portable electronic portfolio
CCR
College & Career Ready Definition
Measure: All 4 Renzulli assessments
Develop: SEM Type III PBL + PSP
Academic, cognitive, technical, employability, civic
Diploma
21-Credit Graduation
Measure: EFA + 21st-century rubrics
Develop: SEM Type III PBL + Enrichment Database
Kansas graduation minimum
CTE
7 Career Fields / 37 Pathways
Measure: Profiler + Leadership Assessment
Develop: CTSO-aligned PBL + capstones
7 Fields, 16 Clusters, 37 State-approved Pathways
WBL
Kansas WBL Continuum
Measure: Leadership Assessment
Develop: SEM Type III PBL artifacts
Continuum of work-based learning experiences
The seven durable skills Renzulli develops

Durable Skills, Defined: What Renzulli Learning Assesses and Develops

Renzulli Learning is built around seven canonical durable skills — the same skills Kansas’s Kansans Can vision, IPS, 21-credit diploma, SECD standards, and Kansas WBL Continuum demand. Each skill has a specific Renzulli instrument that measures it and a specific platform feature that develops it:

Critical Thinking

Measure: CTC
Develop: SEM Type III PBL

Creativity

Measure: CTC (US Patent 12,087,176)
Develop: Enrichment Database + PBL

Executive Function

Measure: EFA
Develop: PSP cycles + PBL planning

Leadership

Measure: Leadership Assessment
Develop: CTSO-aligned PBL + group projects

Collaboration

Measure: Leadership Assessment
Develop: Group PBL + peer feedback

Communication

Measure: 21st-century skills rubrics
Develop: PBL presentations & portfolios

Self-Direction

Measure: Profiler + EFA
Develop: PSP year-round goal cycles

Kansas's diploma pathway

The Kansas Diploma: 21 Credits + IPS + Kansans Can

Kansas high school graduation is anchored by the 21-credit minimum, the IPS, and the Kansans Can five Outcomes. Renzulli Learning develops the durable skills behind each pillar:

21 Credits
Kansas Graduation Minimum
Kansas requires at least 21 credits of required and elective coursework. Many local boards of education require more than 21 credits or identify specific courses beyond the state list.
EFA + PBL build sustained academic skills
IPS
Individual Plan of Study
Required for students in grades 8-12. Helps students identify strengths and career interests, select courses, develop postsecondary plans, and create portable electronic portfolios. Reviewed regularly.
PSP complements multi-year IPS documentation
5 Outcomes
Kansans Can Vision
SEL Growth (local); Kindergarten Readiness; IPS; HS Graduation; Postsecondary Success. Adopted by Kansas State Board of Education to measure progress toward “success of each student.”
All 4 Renzulli assessments support Outcomes
SECD
Social, Emotional, Character Development
Kansas was the first state to adopt SECD standards (April 2012, revised July 2018). Foundational component of Kansans Can vision; aligned to MTSS, school mental health, and post-secondary success.
Leadership Assessment + PSP build SECD evidence
Real challenges

What Kansas Counselors & CTE Coordinators Struggle With

These are the durable-skills-and-career-readiness challenges we consistently hear from Kansas educators implementing the Kansans Can vision, the IPS, the 21-credit diploma, the 7 Career Fields, and tribal partnerships:

Sustaining the multi-year IPS

The Individual Plan of Study is required for all students grades 8-12. Districts need durable-skills measurement and development tools that produce evidence across all five years — with documentation that fits into the IPS portable electronic portfolio and supports IPS reviews.

Documenting Kansans Can Star Recognition

Districts can pursue Kansans Can Star Recognition for IPS implementation and other Outcomes. The IPS Star Recognition rubric expects portfolio projects that culminate in capstone evidence — exactly the type of artifact SEM Type III PBL produces.

Operationalizing the 5-component CCR definition

Kansas’s College & Career Ready definition has 5 components: academic, cognitive, technical, employability, and civic. Districts need integrated tools that measure and develop all 5 dimensions — not just academic preparation.

Connecting CTE to 7 Fields / 37 Pathways

Kansas CTE is organized into 7 Career Fields, 16 National Career Clusters, and 37 State-approved Pathways. Counselors need year-round data on student strengths, executive function, and career interests to guide informed Pathway selection across the Kansas WBL Continuum.

Implementing SECD standards equitably

Kansas was the first state to adopt SECD standards (2012, revised 2018). Districts need durable-skills tools that produce social-emotional growth evidence districts can use for the locally-measured SEL Outcome, MTSS, and the SECD foundational alignment.

Partnering with Kansas’s 4 tribal nations

Kansas is home to 4 federally-recognized tribes — Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska. Districts need durable-skills tools that work equitably across linguistic and cultural backgrounds and complement the KSDE Indigenous Peoples and Nations of Kansas Essential Understandings Framework.

Platform tools

Renzulli Learning Tools Mapped to Kansas’s Durable Skills Demands

Each Renzulli tool maps to specific Kansans Can Outcomes, IPS components, 21-credit graduation requirements, and Kansas CTE Pathways — producing concrete, exportable evidence of durable skills growth:

Renzulli Profiler: A 20–30 minute student self-assessment for grades Pre-K through 12. Captures each student’s interests, learning styles, and expression styles — the strength-based foundation that powers the Individual Plan of Study (IPS) and surfaces interests across all 7 Kansas Career Fields, 16 National Career Clusters, and 37 State-approved Pathways. Available in 20+ languages, supporting Kansas’s tribal communities and English language learners.
Cebeci Test of Creativity (CTC): A validated, standardized creativity assessment (US Patent 12,087,176) measuring fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Culture-independent design supports more equitable durable-skills identification across linguistic and cultural backgrounds — particularly relevant for Kansas’s four federally recognized tribal nations and the KSDE Indigenous Peoples and Nations of Kansas Essential Understandings Framework.
Executive Function Assessment (EFA): Measures planning, working memory, self-regulation, and metacognition — the durable skills behind academic preparation in Kansas’s 5-component CCR definition. EFA dashboards highlight where students need scaffolding to complete the 21-credit graduation pathway, sustain learning across the multi-year IPS from grade 8 through grade 12, and build the cognitive preparation Kansas’s CCR definition demands.
Leadership Assessment: Measures the durable skills behind employability skills in Kansas’s CCR definition and Kansas CTSO participation: DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, TSA, and BPA. Produces measurable evidence districts can use for Perkins V CTE accountability and Kansas WBL Continuum documentation.
Personal Success Plan (PSP): A student-driven goal, project, and reflection tracker that builds a portable durable-skills portfolio. Generates exportable summaries that students and counselors use across the multi-year IPS from grades 8-12 — fitting directly into the IPS’s portable electronic portfolio expectation and supporting Kansans Can Star Recognition documentation.
Project-Based Learning (PBL) Tools: Schoolwide Enrichment Model (SEM) Type III investigations produce authentic projects, presentations, portfolios, and reflections — exactly the artifact types Kansas’s IPS Star Recognition rubric expects (portfolio projects that culminate in capstone evidence). PBL simultaneously develops critical thinking, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and creativity — the cognitive preparation, technical skills, and employability skills in Kansas’s CCR definition.
Renzulli Enrichment Database: Over 40,000 curated, standards-aligned activities matched to each student’s Profiler results — including resources that complement Kansas’s Indigenous Peoples and Nations Essential Understandings Framework, civics and social studies coursework supporting the civic engagement component of Kansas’s CCR definition, and career-exploration activities for all 7 Career Fields.
21st-Century & Durable Skills Framework: Structured activities and rubrics build all seven canonical durable skills — producing growth evidence districts can use for IPS documentation, SECD standards-aligned reporting, Kansans Can Star Recognition, and Perkins V CTE accountability.
Requirement-by-requirement

Kansas Career Readiness Requirements & Renzulli Durable Skills Platform: Side by Side

Kansans Can Vision 5 Outcomes IPS Grades 8-12 CCR 5-Component 21 Credits 7 Career Fields SECD Standards 4 Tribal Nations

How Renzulli Learning addresses each core Kansas requirement — with durable skills measurement and development at the center:

Kansas RequirementRenzulli Learning Contribution
IPS
Individual Plan of Study (IPS)
Required grades 8-12; helps students identify strengths and relevant career interest inventories, select courses based on career interests, develop postsecondary plans, and create portable electronic portfolios; reviewed regularly; foundation for Kansans Can Star Recognition		Renzulli is the K-12 platform that both assesses and develops the durable skills behind every IPS component. The Profiler in 20+ languages surfaces interests for IPS exploration. PSP generates exportable summaries fitting the IPS portable electronic portfolio across grades 8-12. SEM Type III PBL produces capstone artifacts.
Vision
Kansans Can — 5 Outcomes
Adopted by Kansas State Board of Education: Social-Emotional Growth (measured locally); Kindergarten Readiness; IPS; High School Graduation; Postsecondary Success. Mission: “each student’s gifts and talents.”		All four Renzulli assessments generate durable-skills evidence across the 5 Outcomes. Leadership Assessment + 21st-century rubrics support locally-measured SEL Growth. PSP + EFA build the persistence behind High School Graduation and Postsecondary Success.
CCR
Kansas College & Career Ready Definition
5 components: academic preparation; cognitive preparation; technical skills; employability skills; civic engagement — success in postsecondary, industry-recognized certification, or workforce, without remediation		EFA develops academic preparation. CTC measures cognitive preparation. SEM Type III PBL develops technical skills. Leadership Assessment develops employability skills. 40,000+ Enrichment Database supports civic engagement.
Diploma
21-Credit Graduation Requirement
At least 21 credits of required and elective coursework; many local boards require more than 21 credits or specific local courses beyond the state list		EFA develops persistence to complete 21+ credits. SEM Type III PBL produces portfolio artifacts. 40,000+ Enrichment Database includes resources for all required content areas.
CTE
7 Fields / 16 Clusters / 37 Pathways
Kansas CTE: 7 Career Fields, 16 National Career Clusters, 37 State-approved Pathways eligible for Perkins funding; CTSOs include DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, TSA, BPA		Profiler in 20+ languages surfaces interests across all 7 Career Fields and 37 Pathways. PSP guides Pathway exploration. PBL produces capstone artifacts. Leadership Assessment supports Kansas CTSO leadership.
SECD
Kansas SECD Standards
Kansas was the first state to adopt Social, Emotional, Character Development standards (April 2012, revised July 2018); foundational component of Kansans Can vision; aligned to MTSS, school mental health, prevention statutes, postsecondary success		21st-century skills rubrics map to SECD standards. Leadership Assessment measures collaboration and communication. PSP documents multi-year evidence of social-emotional growth. Group PBL produces evidence aligned to character development.
From Kansas educators

What Implementation Looks Like in Kansas Districts

“The Kansans Can vision and the IPS give us a multi-year planning anchor — but operationalizing the 5-component CCR definition (academic, cognitive, technical, employability, civic), AND tracking SECD across grades 8-12 has been hard. With Renzulli’s Profiler complementing IPS work in 20+ languages, the EFA showing us which students need scaffolding to hit the 21-credit + Postsecondary Success bar, the Leadership Assessment supporting our CTSO and Kansas WBL Continuum students, and SEM Type III PBL producing artifacts that work for the IPS portable electronic portfolio AND Kansans Can Star Recognition, our IPS conversations have finally become evidence-driven. The CTC has been particularly important for our partnership work with Prairie Band Potawatomi students.”
Career and Technical Education Coordinator · Kansas school district
For Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka, Olathe, Lawrence & Manhattan Larger Kansas districts running multiple high schools and dozens of CTE programs across all 7 Career Fields and 37 Pathways need a single, exportable durable-skills evidence layer. Renzulli’s assessment data, PBL artifacts, and PSP exports support IPS documentation, the 21-credit diploma, all 5 Kansans Can Outcomes, and Perkins V CTE compliance — without disrupting existing local IPS workflows or KESA accreditation cycles.
For Mayetta, Horton, White Cloud & Reserve Kansas is home to 4 federally-recognized tribes all headquartered in Kansas: Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Mayetta, ~77,000 acres), Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas (Horton, ~19,200 acres), Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska (near White Cloud), and Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska (near Reserve). The state is named for the Kanza (Kaw Nation). The Profiler’s availability in 20+ languages, the culture-independent CTC, the 40,000+ Enrichment Database, and the PSP’s goal-tracking workflow let a single counselor support strength-based IPS planning K-12 across reservation and rural districts — complementing the KSDE Indigenous Peoples and Nations of Kansas Essential Understandings Framework.
Frequently asked questions

Kansas Durable Skills & Career Readiness: Common Questions

Questions Kansas counselors and CTE coordinators ask most often:

How does Renzulli Learning align with Kansas’s Kansans Can vision and Individual Plan of Study (IPS)?
The Kansans Can vision states that “Kansas leads the world in the success of each student.” The Kansas State Board of Education has identified five outcomes that measure progress: Social-Emotional Growth (measured locally), Kindergarten Readiness, Individual Plan of Study (IPS) focused on career interest, High School Graduation, and Postsecondary Success. The IPS is intended for students in middle and high school, beginning by grade 8 and continuing through high school graduation, and helps students identify strengths and relevant career interest inventories, select courses based on career interests, develop general postsecondary plans, and create portable electronic portfolios. Renzulli’s seven durable skills map directly to every component. The Profiler in 20+ languages surfaces interests, learning styles, and expression styles. The CTC (US Patent 12,087,176) measures Creativity. The EFA supports academic planning. The PSP generates exportable summaries that complement multi-year IPS documentation across grades 8-12.
What durable skills does Renzulli Learning develop, and how does that connect to Kansas’s career readiness framework?
Renzulli Learning develops seven canonical durable skills: critical thinking, creativity, executive function, leadership, collaboration, communication, and self-direction. These map directly to Kansas’s Kansans Can vision, the five Outcomes, the IPS requirement for grades 8-12, the 21-credit graduation requirement, Kansas’s College & Career Ready definition (academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, employability skills, and civic engagement), the SECD standards (Kansas was the first state to adopt SECD standards), the 7 Kansas Career Fields, the Kansas WBL Continuum, and the durable skills Kansas CTSOs develop. Renzulli is uniquely positioned because it both measures these durable skills (CTC, EFA, Leadership Assessment, Profiler) and develops them (SEM Type III PBL, PSP, the 40,000+ Enrichment Database, 21st-century skills activities) within a single integrated platform.
How does Renzulli Learning support Kansas’s College & Career Ready definition?
Kansas defines a College & Career Ready graduate as having academic preparation, cognitive preparation, technical skills, employability skills, and civic engagement to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry-recognized certification, or in the workforce, without the need for remediation. Renzulli’s Profiler captures interests and learning styles. The CTC (US Patent 12,087,176) measures creativity — the durable skill behind cognitive preparation. The EFA develops the durable skills behind academic preparation and persistence. The Leadership Assessment supports employability skills development. SEM Type III PBL produces capstone artifacts demonstrating technical and academic skills integration. The 40,000+ Enrichment Database includes resources supporting civic engagement. The PSP documents multi-year evidence aligned to the IPS.
How does Renzulli Learning support Kansas’s 21-credit graduation requirement?
Kansas requires students to complete at least 21 credits of required and elective coursework for graduation. Many local boards of education have local policy that requires more than 21 credits or identifies specific courses that are not part of the state’s list of required courses. Renzulli’s EFA develops the durable skills behind sustained academic performance — planning, working memory, self-regulation, and metacognition. SEM Type III PBL produces portfolio artifacts that document academic depth. The PSP documents multi-year evidence aligned to the IPS across grades 8-12. The 40,000+ Enrichment Database includes resources for all required content areas.
How does Renzulli Learning support Kansas CTE — the 7 Career Fields, 16 Career Clusters, and 37 Pathways?
Kansas CTE is organized into 7 Career Fields, 16 National Career Clusters, and 37 State-approved Pathways eligible to receive Perkins funding. Kansas makes a distinction between State-approved “Pathway” and local “pathway.” State-approved Pathways are capitalized. The Kansas Work-Based Learning Continuum offers students a continuum of experiences from career awareness through career training. Kansas CTSOs include DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, TSA, and BPA. The Renzulli Profiler in 20+ languages surfaces interests across all 7 Career Fields. SEM Type III PBL produces capstone artifacts. The Leadership Assessment supports Kansas CTSO leadership preparation.
How does Renzulli Learning support Kansas’s SECD standards?
Kansas was the first state in the nation to adopt Social, Emotional, Character Development (SECD) standards. The SECD standards were adopted in April 2012 by the Kansas State Board of Education and revised in July 2018. They are designed to help keep children safe and successful while developing their academic, social-emotional and postsecondary skills. The Kansas State Board considers implementation of the SECD standards as a foundational component of the Kansans Can vision, aligning with kindergarten readiness, social-emotional growth, graduation, MTSS, school mental health, prevention statutes, and post-secondary success. Renzulli’s 21st-century skills rubrics map to SECD standards. The Leadership Assessment measures collaboration and communication. The PSP documents multi-year evidence of social-emotional growth. SEM Type III PBL produces evidence aligned to character development goals.
How much does Renzulli Learning cost for Kansas districts?
Renzulli Learning starts at $15 per student per year with full platform access — all four assessments (Profiler, Cebeci Test of Creativity, Executive Function Assessment, Leadership Assessment), 40,000+ enrichment activities, PBL tools, PSP, and ELLA included. Kansas districts can use Title I, II, III, IV, and Perkins V funds where allowable. Title VI (Indian Education) funds may apply for Kansas districts serving the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska. Native American Career and Technical Education Program (NACTEP) under Perkins V Section 116 may apply. Custom district alignments are available. Free 30-day trial with no credit card required. View pricing ›
How does Renzulli Learning support equity for Kansas’s tribal and rural learners?
Kansas is home to four federally-recognized tribes, all headquartered in Kansas: the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska (headquartered near White Cloud in Doniphan County); the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas (Horton in Brown County, ~19,200 acres); the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (Mayetta in Jackson County, ~77,000 acres); and the Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska (near Reserve in Brown County). The state is named for the Kanza (Kaw Nation), and many other Tribal Nations have historical, sacred, and present-day ties to Kansas. The Kansas Native American Affairs (KNAA) office is the state liaison. Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence is the only intertribal university in the United States operated by the federal government. The Renzulli Profiler is available in 20+ languages. The Cebeci Test of Creativity is culture-independent (US Patent 12,087,176). Renzulli complements — not replaces — tribally-led curriculum work and the KSDE Indigenous Peoples and Nations of Kansas Essential Understandings Framework.
Official sources

Kansas Durable Skills & Career Readiness Resources

All compliance decisions should reference these primary KSDE sources. Renzulli Learning complements — not replaces — Kansas’s Kansans Can vision, IPS requirement, 21-credit graduation, SECD standards, and 7 Career Fields / 37 Pathways structure.

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