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Post-Secondary Awareness
Do students understand the full range of options after graduation — college, trades, apprenticeships, military, and entrepreneurship?
Outcomes & Impact
Real students. Measurable results.
Our curriculum is built on a simple promise: every cohort gets measured, every school gets data, and every claim we make is backed by outcomes — not opinions.
Headline numbers
The data behind the work.
3,200+
Students served to date
Across district + community partnerships.
89%
Persistence rate
vs. 77.1% national average (National Student Clearinghouse).
95%
Awareness increase
Pre/post-program survey results.
8
States with active partners
Active district and community partnerships.
Program figures reported by Velocity Education Group, as of June 2026.
What we measure
Four outcome dimensions. Every cohort. Every year.
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Goal Setting & Self-Direction
Can students articulate a personal vision, break it into steps, and track their own progress?
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Persistence — Plan to Persist
Are students more engaged — and planning to attend a two- or four-year school to study a trade or earn a traditional degree?
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Social-Emotional Competencies
Growth across CASEL's five core competencies — measured pre and post.
The persistence story
Why 89% matters.
Nationally, 77.1% of students who start college return for a second year (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, students who entered in fall 2024). Nearly 1 in 4 don't.
Students who complete Velocity's curriculum persist at 89%.
That 12-point lift isn't about academic prep — it's about self-direction, goal-clarity, and the life-skill readiness schools historically haven't had the curriculum to teach.
National baseline
77.1%
Return for a second year of college, all U.S. first-time students.
Velocity students
89%
Persistence after completing Velocity's curriculum.
National figure: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, persistence of first-time students who entered in fall 2024. Velocity figure reported by Velocity Education Group.
Case studies
What our partner schools have seen.
From Marlo's partner schools (per his June 2026 note). Two school names are being finalized before publish.
Case study 01
Chestnut Oaks Middle School
Southeast
+38pt
Awareness lift, pre/post
- Context
- Middle school · Grades 6–8 · Title I
- Intervention
- Life After High School course · teacher-led
The students identified with the material — and that's what changed their opinions about the future.
— J. Edwards, Principal
Case study 02
TRIO Program
Southeast
82%
Cohort persistence
- Context
- High school · Grades 9–12 · Title I
- Intervention
- Full 21-lesson rollout · self-paced, advisor-supported
The program allowed students to use their own words and create an actual plan, versus being told.
— D. Nettles
Case study 03
Partner School
North East
+47pt
Goal-setting confidence
- Context
- High school · Grades 9–12
- Intervention
- Life After High School · full 21-lesson rollout · self-paced, advisor-supported
The curriculum is well laid out, letting students interact, ask questions, and work alone or in groups. We saw an increase in self-advocacy and decision-making.
— M. Jose, Director of Students
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