The Career and Postsecondary Encouragement Network
Universal Encouragement Program Guidance Assessment System

Documents, Previews, and Samples

The home page of the assessment system is at http://www.capenetwork.org. Go here to register a school or program, access reporting tools, and find the links that students use to enter data into the system.

Additional resources are available:

• CAPE Network Online Professional Community - for users and enthusiasts of guidance assessment and career development
• Universal Guidance Assessment: the Universal Encouragement Program and Connext ® Postsecondary Assessment System (Presentation)
• Comprehensive Overview of the Universal Encouragement Program (Presentation)
• Introduction to the Universal Encouragement Program
• Description of Reports Available in the Universal Encouragement Program
• Introduction to the Universal Encouragement Program Follow-up Assessment for High School Graduates and Former Students (Form 3)
• Instructions for Students to Self-Administer the Universal Encouragement Program
• Instructions for Mentors in Administering the Universal Encouragement Program
• Introduction to the Connext Postsecondary Assessment System
• Printable UEP Color Brochure
• Using the CAPE Network Universal Encouragement Program in Comprehensive Guidance
• Data Action Plan
• Counselor Template Communications - Use these template letters and personalize them for your students in responding to their Student Involvement Preferences.
• Customizing UEP Forms (Presentation)
• Data-driven Counseling (annotated bibliography from Indiana Pathways to College Network)

Previews of all of the assessment forms are available online. Click on the links below: 

• Form 1 for grades 6-8
• Form 1 for grades 6-8 (Spanish version)
• Form 2 for grades 9-12
• Form 2 for Grades 9-12 (Spanish version)
• Form 3 for former students and graduates
• Form 3 for former students and graduates (Spanish version)

Group and individual reports are available as soon as students submit their forms. Advanced reporting features enable the disaggregation and comparison of data in very interesting ways.

• Student Factor Summary (female - grade 12)
• Student Factor Summary (male - grade 9)
• Sample individual report (male - grade 9)
• Sample individual report (female - grade 10)
• Sample individual report (female - grade 8)
• Sample group report Hawaii high school (grades 9-12)

The CAPE Network Assessment System includes “factor-based reports.” These report 1) student engagement concerns, 2) college readiness concerns (Form 2 only), 3) career readiness concerns, 4) students’ preferences for guidance services and programming, 5) student readiness for high school (Form 1 only), and 6) student progress toward meeting key benchmarks of college and career readiness (Form 2 only).

• School Engagement Concerns Report
• High School Transition Report
• College Readiness Concerns Report
• Student Involvement Preferences Report
• Key Benchmarks Report
• Career Readiness Concerns Report