Back on Track Designs reengage youth and young adults who are off track to graduation, or disconnected from both education and work, and put them on a path to postsecondary credentials.

Our Approach

Strategic Assessment & Planning
Pathway Design
Pathway Implementation
Impact & Sustainability
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New and Noteworthy

Released: What It Costs: Financing Back on Track Through College Designs

Released: College, Career & Technology Academy Toolkit

Released: Putting Students in the Driver's Seat: Good Shepherd Services' LifeLink Approach to Postsecondary Success

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Our Model

The Back on Track Through College model helps young people achieve their postsecondary ambitions through three overlapping phases:
- Enriched Preparation
- Postsecondary Bridging
- First-year Support

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Services

Jobs for the Future offers specific expertise in assessment and planning, pathway design and implementation, and sustainability strategies customized for our key partners and clients.

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Featured Community

Texas
Jobs for the Future works with the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and local schools, institutions of higher education, and community based organizations in a statewide effort to spread and scale effective Back on Track programs.
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College, Career & Technology Toolkit
This on-line "guidebook" with instructions, tools and materials for practitioners seeking to prepare off-track, out-of-school youth for postsecondary success.