For Schools & Colleges
Your team knows your students. We bring the extra hands.
We work alongside your teachers, counselors and CST to add the career, money and transition programming you don't have time to staff. We've worked in schools, we know CST and Pre-ETS, and we're here to collaborate.
You're already doing this work. We help carry it.
Here is what New Jersey asks of schools, and where we add support. Our programs are built around these standards. Your school decides what counts toward credit.
Financial literacy
What New Jersey asks
Districts must teach financial literacy in each of grades 6 through 8 (opens in a new tab), and high school students need 2.5 credits in financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy to graduate.
How we support your team
MONEY and YOUNG CEO add hands-on projects to what your teachers already cover, with hours and skills documented.
Transition planning
What New Jersey asks
IEPs must address transition starting at age 14, or younger when appropriate (opens in a new tab), including strengths, interests, postsecondary goals and links to agencies like DVRS.
How we support your team
Transition stays with your CST. We add the services that are hard to staff: paid internships through Clocked In, Transition 101 family nights, self-advocacy sessions, and reports your case managers can use in the IEP.
Career readiness
What New Jersey asks
New Jersey's Career Readiness, Life Literacies and Key Skills standards apply to every district.
How we support your team
BUILD, LEAD, the Bootcamp and the Career Escape Room run alongside your classes.
Your teachers and case managers are already stretched. We add the programs, employer connections and family outreach they don't have time for, and we report back so it all counts.
Three ways to work with us
Option 1
Clocked In School Partnership
Prep, then a paid internship, then follow-up
- Best for
- Technical and vocational schools, transition programs
- What the school gets
- Pre-internship readiness, paid placements with vetted employers, post-internship classes, and progress reporting.
- Cost to the school
- No cost for eligible students (grant-funded). A proposal for the rest.
Option 2
Classes on your campus
BUILD, MONEY and LEAD
- Best for
- Middle schools, high schools and colleges. Advisory, CTE and after-school.
- What the school gets
- 6-week workshop series or 12-week courses, certificates, and family updates.
- Cost to the school
- A proposal, priced per cohort.
Option 3
Refer a student
Takes about 2 minutes
- Best for
- Counselors, CST case managers and teachers
- What the school gets
- A simple referral form and status updates on each student.
- Cost to the school
- Free.
Now selecting two pilot schools for 2026-27
One in Middlesex County and one in Mercer County.
Book a 20-minute callWhat we can bring to your school
Every offering works for middle school, high school and college programs. We tailor the content to your students and run it alongside your teachers.
Assembly
The $50K Life
Every student draws a real salary. Then rent is due. One loud, fast hour where students find out what life actually costs, and which careers close the gap.
Ask about this: The $50K LifeWorkshop
Career Escape Room
The schedule just crashed, a customer is furious, and the budget doesn't add up. Teams have 60 minutes to fix it and clock out.
Ask about this: Career Escape RoomSeries
Workplace Ready Bootcamp
Five sessions from first application to mock interview day. Students walk out with a badge and the nerve to walk into a real interview.
Ask about this: Workplace Ready BootcampFamily Night
Transition 101
What happens after 21? One evening that gives families a clear map of transition planning, Pre-ETS and DVRS, in plain language.
Ask about this: Transition 101Professional Development
Career-Connected Classrooms
Simple ways any teacher can link Monday's lesson to a real job. No new curriculum required.
Ask about this: Career-Connected ClassroomsClasses
BUILD · MONEY · LEAD on your campus
Business, money and leadership courses that run 6 or 12 weeks inside your schedule, with certificates students can show.
Ask about this: BUILD · MONEY · LEAD on your campusPartnership
Clocked In
Prep, a paid internship with a vetted local employer, and a plan for what's next. Your students get experience and a paycheck.
Ask about this: Clocked In
Coming next: Hired in 60 Minutes, Guess My Job, Speed Networking with Employers, VR Career Sampler and FAFSA Night.
Before you forward this internally
- What reporting your school receives
- Attendance
- Hours worked
- Skills gained
- How the work lines up with each student's IEP transition goals
- Clearances, insurance and W-9
- Ask for these and we will send them. Send a request or call (732) 875-9981.
- Who delivers
Former school staff who have worked alongside CST teams and know Pre-ETS and DVRS inside out. Your students work with the same people from the first call.
Daniela Rivera, MBA, Founder & CEO
15+ years building New Jersey transition programs, including paid internships for 200+ interns.
Nwasha Edu, MHS, Vice President of Programs
20+ years as an educator, from preschool to college.
Grace Inoa, BA, Skills Trainer, Middlesex County
Matches each student to an employer and a role where they can succeed.
Ally McNamee, M.Ed., Skills Trainer, Mercer County
Designs our hands-on lessons around each student's strengths and needs.
- A one-pager to share, and a sample report
- Get the one-pager. Want to see what a progress report looks like? Ask for a sample report.
Book a 20-minute call
Twenty minutes is usually enough to know whether this fits your school year. Nwasha replies within 1 business day.
Refer a student
For counselors, CST case managers, teachers and DVRS counselors. It's free. We complete our own intake and keep you updated on each student. You can also send referrals to nwasha@nxtlevel-collective.org.
Download the counselor flyer to share with your team.
Talk to a person
Questions before you book? Call or write. We answer within 1 business day.