Jordan's Pathway Report

Jordan is in Grade 11 (they/them) at Hartford Regional High (Demo) in Greater Hartford, CT. Lives with mom and younger cousin. Family communicates in English and Spanish (mom). Postsecondary direction, work-based learning, and agency links.

• Strengths — Strong visual memory, Detail-oriented with patterns, Patient with younger kids and animals, Skilled with hands-on building.
• Interests — Video game design, Working with animals (especially dogs), Music production, Cooking with family.
• Supports that work — Quiet workspace for focus, Written multi-step instructions, Extra time on assessments, Scheduled breaks in meetings over 45 min.
• Ideal school feel — Small program cohort inside a larger campus.

The pathway below is grounded in 3 pieces of evidence and 3 of Jordan's own responses. Nothing here is speculation.

• Current IEP — annual review — School team (Demo), 2024-10-14. Goals in reading fluency, math problem solving, and social communication. Extended time and small-group testing accommodations.
• Job shadow reflection — small-animal veterinary clinic — Family upload (Demo), 2025-03-02. Positive reflection; asked good questions; wanted more time with technicians.
• O*NET Interest Profiler — School team (Demo), 2025-01-11. Realistic + Investigative dominant. Consistent with animal care and applied tech.

Honest unknowns keep the plan credible. The team will close these before the next revisit.

• Postsecondary program capacity and disability-services detail for the two top options.
• Whether the summer work placement offers a job coach continuously.
• The family's chosen decision-making approach for the rights-transfer conversation.

At Grade 11 with rights transferring next year, the pathway centers on postsecondary direction, meaningful paid work-based learning, and the adult-service connections Jordan will lean on for years. Student voice at the PPT is the strongest predictor of outcomes — so Jordan leads.

• Age-appropriate for Grade 11 — no themes that skip past where Jordan actually is.
• Readiness overall: Developing. By area — education: Developing, employment: Developing, living: Progressing, advocacy: Emerging.
• Environment fit — seek Applied labs with a coach nearby; Roles with a defined checklist. Avoid Large lectures; Loud open shop floors without breaks.

Concrete steps for the next 18 months. Each step names an owner and a timeframe so it doesn't sit.

• [This Semester · Shared] Tour the top two community college programs — Ask about disability services, cohort size, and applied-lab availability.
• [This Semester · School Team] Confirm the paid summer work experience — Verify the job-coach model and weekly review cadence with the employer partner.
• [This Semester · Family] Attend the vocational rehab intake meeting — Bring the current IEP, evaluation summary, and interest inventory.
• [This Year · Shared] Hold the rights-transfer conversation before 18 — Review the full range of decision-making options and document the chosen approach.
• [This Year · Student] Jordan leads one section of the annual PPT — Team shares agenda in advance; family rehearses the section together.

Every pathway below is written for three stances — the team walks ahead of Jordan (preparing the way), beside Jordan (in the moment), and behind Jordan (following up so nothing drops).

Revisit this report every 6 months, sooner if evidence changes materially (new evaluation, major schedule change, significant new interest, or Jordan's own request).