Back on Track Through College Assessment

This assessment tool will help you determine the state of key Back on Track Through College features at your school.  Jobs for the Future will use your assessment data to help you better understand which program features your school/district has in place that support the three phases of Back on Track Through College.

JFF clients can also access a rich set of resources, including recommendations for action, best practices and resources based on their specific assessment results.  Contact JFF for more information.

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Back on Track Through College Model

Across the nation, millions of young people have either dropped out of school or are not making progress toward high school graduation.  The majority of these young people obtain a high school credential — in almost all cases a GED certificate — and close to half of those enroll in postsecondary education. Yet despite their persistence, a college degree or credential remains an elusive goal. Only 5 percent of all youth and adult GED completers go on to earn a postsecondary credential.

Jobs for the Future has developed a Back on Track Through College model to drive growth and scale in this emerging field of practice. The model draws on lessons learned in JFF's work with innovative diploma and GED-granting programs, districts, intermediaries, and networks that support many of them, and a decade of JFF's work developing and scaling up early college high schools for low-income, first-generation college goers.

Back on Track models are the next generation of alternative schools and programs, designed to prepare off-track and out-of-school youth for college and career success. JFF's Back on Track school design incorporates three phases:

• Enriched Preparation
• Postsecondary Bridging
• First-year Support

Back on Track schools offer rich academic preparation and a clear path to college, supporting young people who have fallen off track from graduation or dropped out to reengage and achieve their postsecondary ambitions.