Case Study: KIPP NYC College Prep High School

How KIPP NYC College Prep High School scales career readiness with TomorrowToday

Summary

At KIPP NYC College Prep High School, preparing students for success in college, careers, and life is more than a mission—it’s a promise.

By combining high expectations with a personalized approach, KIPP NYC empowers students from underserved communities with the skills, tools, and opportunities they need to thrive.

The school’s College and Career Team plays a pivotal role, guiding students as they explore career paths, secure internships, connect with mentors, and build essential skills. While their homegrown system initially supported these efforts, the growing complexity of career readiness programs highlighted the need for a more scalable, integrated solution.

KIPP partnered with TomorrowToday to reimagine and scale career readiness programs. Through a collaborative pilot rollout, the platform helped the Career Team streamline processes, save time, and empower students to take ownership of their career journeys.

Key Outcomes

85%

Student portfolio completion rate

75%

Students actively engaged with career readiness experiences

5+ hours

Saved weekly per counselor

Challenge

Scaling Career Readiness Without Losing the Personal Touch

KIPP NYC’s career readiness program is central to its mission of preparing students for their futures. Over the years, the program expanded to include more students, partners, and opportunities. However, this growth brought new challenges:

Managing complexity: Coordinating application timelines, exposure events, and career fairs became overwhelming.
Tracking progress: Without a centralized system, it was difficult to monitor milestones, identify gaps, and support students who needed extra help.
Fostering ownership: The team wanted students to actively engage with their career journeys rather than passively rely on counselors.
Time-consuming processes: Manual data entry, reporting, and communications left counselors with less time for meaningful student interactions.

We needed a solution that could grow with us—something that would make our workflows more efficient while keeping students actively engaged in their career journeys.

Mimi Richardson
Director of Undergraduate Career Services at KIPP Forward

The TomorrowToday Solution

An Integrated Platform to Scale Career Readiness Support

KIPP NYC partnered with TomorrowToday to address these challenges and reimagine how career readiness was delivered. The platform didn’t just manage tasks—it transformed the way students and educators interact with the program.

Empowering Students to Take Ownership

TomorrowToday equips students with tools to actively engage with their career journeys:

Dynamic Portfolios: Students can showcase their growth and update their progress easily.
Career Readiness Score: Provides students with a clear metric to track their progress, set goals, and identify areas for growth during counseling sessions.
Personalized opportunity matching: Recommends internships, summer programs, and other experiences tailored to student interests.
Automated communications: Weekly bulletins and newsletters keep students informed and engaged.

The conversations are now centered around exploring and participating in career experiences because students are excited about enhancing their portfolio.

Streamlining Counselor Workflows

The platform allows counselors to focus less on administrative tasks and more on building relationships with students:

‘Upcoming deadlines’ dashboard: Helps counselors plan their week and prioritize outreach based on time-sensitive opportunities.
Automation: Handles data entry, reporting, and experience management, saving counselors over 5 hours per week.
Detailed session notes: Enables counselors to document meetings and track progress seamlessly.
Targeted reports: Generates lists of students by career cluster interests for focused mass emails and group outreach.

This is a high-impact feature! Counselors could now shift our time and focus away from putting together long weekly update mailmerges, and toward more focused messages about specific time-sensitive opportunities.

Jeremy Hasson

Assistant Department Head and Career Counselor

Providing Actionable Insights

TomorrowToday gives leadership the tools to make data-driven decisions:

Engagement analytics: Highlights which programs drive the most student participation.
Targeted communication: Counselors use reports to connect students with relevant opportunities based on their interests.
Holistic visibility: Leadership gains a clear view of student progress, enabling strategic program planning.

A collaborative partnership drives results

TomorrowToday’s platform quickly became a cornerstone of KIPP NYC’s career readiness efforts.

For Students:

85% of students completed portfolio updates, giving them tangible proof of progress.
75% actively participate in career readiness experiences tailored to their interests.
Students report feeling excited and empowered to take control of their futures.

For Counselors:

5+ hours saved weekly per counselor, freeing up time for meaningful student interactions.
100% of counselors report having more impactful conversations with students.

For the Program:

Centralized, real-time insights replace fragmented data and guesswork.
Scalable processes allow the program to grow without sacrificing quality.

The TomorrowToday team was with us every step of the way. Their high-touch support and willingness to adapt the platform based on our feedback made all the difference. Their white glove service was a game-changer.

Kelly Gallagher

Director of College and Career Counseling at KIPP NYC College Prep

Conclusion

Looking Forward

KIPP NYC College Prep High School’s partnership with TomorrowToday has redefined what’s possible in career readiness. By creating an interconnected system that simplifies processes, engages students, and empowers educators, the platform has helped KIPP scale its programs without losing quality or impact.

As KIPP continues its partnership with TomorrowToday, the focus remains the same: ensuring every student has the tools, support, and opportunities to succeed in college, careers, and beyond.