PROJECT BOOST: POSSIBILITY DEVELOPMENT (COLLEGE & CAREER READINESS APP)

Overview and Description of Services

Drawing from the fields of person-centered and cognitive-behavioral counseling, and the developmental strategy of scaffolding for skill development, Dr. Mike Nakkula’s “Possibility Development” has five discrete steps:

1. Exploring personal interests;
2. Prioritizing interests to pursue, based on a values assessment of what matters most;
3. Planning for action, including establishing realistic short and long term goals;
4. Putting the plan into action, starting with the attainment of short-term goals, while learning how this process relates to longer-term goals; and
5. Assessing progress toward goal achievement and potentially changing course if needed.

Through our program, students learn to achieve what they care about most by learning and applying the steps of Possibility Development to the common goal of College and Career readiness. Our app-based program gives students agency over their educational journey as they visualize and then create a plan to achieve their post-secondary school goals. CEI supports every student in your school/district by presenting the program through an in-person, interactive presentation to onboard and motivate your students. Through ongoing support, weekly homework activities, and parent engagement tools students are guided each step of the way as they create a plan for their future success.

» To teach students how to achieve what they care about most.
» To enable students to create a plan around their college and career goals.