Iowa students demonstrate readiness in several ways, including academic content knowledge, transition skills, learning and cognitive strategies, and self-understanding and engagement. While most students meet Iowa’s academic proficiency standards, less than 40% meet college and career readiness benchmarks in both reading and math. Those students enter into costly and time-consuming developmental education pathways. Additionally, with Iowa’s student to counselor ratio of 411:1, students often lack access to essential counseling and advising support needed to set and achieve postsecondary transition goals. The American School Counselor Association recommends 250:1, and Iowa Code indicates districts should work toward no more than 350:1. Students must be prepared academically, socially, and emotionally, and schools must work to ensure equitable access to transition supports for all students.