Plan Running Start

Plan Running Start
without guessing
or stress.

A clearer way to plan Everett Community College classes for high school.

Built with you. Not handed to you.

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Running Start can be an incredible opportunity—

and also confusing.

This tool helps you plan Everett Community College (EvCC) Running Start classes while staying on track for high school graduation—without blindly trusting a schedule generator or juggling five spreadsheets. And just maybe finish your associate's degree at the same time.

It doesn't just give you a plan. It shows its work—and lets you shape it.

What is this?

A planning companion for Running Start students.

See how EvCC classes count

Understand exactly how each college class maps to your high school requirements.

Understand future options

See how today's choices affect what's possible next quarter and next year.

Spot assumptions early

Surface placement requirements, approvals, and prerequisites before they cause problems.

Adjust as things change

Plans evolve. Yours can too—without losing track of why you made earlier choices.

Stay in control

Your schedule, your life. The tool adapts to you, not the other way around.

Instead of telling you what to take, it helps you think through the tradeoffs.

Why Running Start is tricky

If you're about to be a junior, you're probably hearing things like:

"This class counts, but that one doesn't."

"You'll need counselor approval."

"It depends on placement."

"Be careful not to miss graduation requirements."

The problem isn't the rules—it's that they're spread out, context-dependent, and often explained after decisions are made.

This tool pulls everything together into one place and makes uncertainty visible.

How this helps you

See graduation progress clearly

You'll see:

What high school requirements you've already covered

What EvCC courses are proposed to count

What still needs confirmation

No guessing. No surprises senior year.

Every course choice shows why

Click on any EvCC class and see:

What it's being used for

Why it was included

What assumptions it depends on

What would change if you swapped it

If something doesn't look right, you can flag it.

Disagree safely

If you think:

A course shouldn't count a certain way

The workload is too heavy

The schedule doesn't fit your life

You can contest it.

The system remembers your concerns instead of overwriting them.

Assumptions are upfront

Instead of quietly assuming things like placement or approvals, the plan says:

"This schedule assumes X. Want to confirm it, change it, or explore alternatives?"

You always know what the plan is betting on.

What you'll actually see

Quarter-by-quarter plan

Fall / Winter / Spring

EvCC courses

Weekly schedule blocks

Credit totals

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Live explanation panel

Click anything to see:

Why it's there

What depends on it

What breaks if it changes

Who last touched it (you or the system)

Built-in change history

Every update shows:

What changed

Why it changed

What triggered it

No silent updates. No lost decisions.

Built for students and families

Parents can:

See the reasoning behind choices

Understand risks and tradeoffs

Review unresolved questions

Counselors and advisors can:

Focus on confirming specifics

Respond to clear, concrete questions

Avoid re-explaining the whole plan

What this is not

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Not a generic schedule picker

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Not a chatbot that says "trust me"

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Not something that locks you into one path

"Let's plan this together—and keep track of why we chose what we chose."

Right now

We're building this with one Running Start student, carefully.

The goal isn't to optimize for everyone yet—it's to make sure this genuinely helps you feel confident, informed, and in control.

If it works for one student navigating EvCC Running Start, it can work for many.

Interested?

If you want a tool that helps you plan Running Start without stress, makes requirements and assumptions visible, and respects your judgment—this is worth trying.

Let's make Running Start feel manageable.