For Parents of 9th–11th Graders
RouteReady™ is a structured, multi-year readiness system that teaches students how to:
Curriculum built from 26 years of seeing what students really need to reach their full potential. 32 monthly lessons. Start anytime.
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The Problem
The typical assumption is that planning for "what's next" really starts in 11th grade when students start thinking about their path, building a plan, and imagining their future. By that logic, 9th grade should be a fairly low-stakes year.
Here's the problem with that timeline. By the time most students start paying serious attention in 11th grade, a number of decisions have already been made… many of them silently, without anyone realizing they were decisions at all.
Course tracks. Activity commitments. Work habits. Even how a student thinks about their own strengths and interests.
How It Works
A structured curriculum designed to run from September of 9th grade through April of 11th grade. About 90 minutes of student time per month. Deliberately small, so it actually happens.
9th-grade lessons aren't watered-down 11th-grade lessons. The program is sequenced around what students actually need at each stage.
Already in 10th or 11th? Students jump in where they are. The work is different at each stage.
A private space where students reflect, apply what they've learned, and commit to action, month by month, in their own voice.
Your Travel Log
At the start of the program, students copy a structured Google Doc that becomes their own Travel Log — a private journal of evidence, growth, and self-discovery. Every month, they return to it: reflecting on what they've learned, applying it to their own life, and committing to what's next. In their own voice. On their own time.
By the time application season arrives, they don't have to search for who they are. They've been writing it down.
It's private. It's theirs. And by the time they're writing college essays, it's the most valuable document they own.
Try It Free
Before you decide anything, walk through the opening lesson — "Why Start Now?" — and see exactly how RouteReady™ guides your student, right here on this page.
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Start Where You Are
RouteReady™ is built to start where your student is today and walk with them through April of 11th grade. Your subscription runs $26/month and ends automatically in April of 11th grade, when the heavy lifting of applications begins.
Meet the Founders
"We created RouteReady™ because we kept watching young people move through life on autopilot: doing what was expected, checking every box, and never asking what they actually wanted or why. The skills that matter most - self-awareness, intentional decision-making, understanding the 'why' behind choices - were frequently left behind. We built RouteReady™ to change the paradigm."
— Jodi & Denise
Jodi has spent the last 13+ years as an independent educational consultant helping high school students navigate their college admissions journey. Before becoming an IEC, Jodi spent many years working in marketing leadership in early stage organizations and non-profits. Jodi earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from University of Texas-Austin and an Independent Educational Counseling Certificate from the University of California Irvine.
After spending 12 years in manufacturing/sales, Denise served as the inaugural director of the TCU Executive MBA Program and spent 12 years at UT Austin's McCombs MBA at DFW. For the last 13+ years, Denise has been guiding students through college admissions as an Independent Educational Consultant. Denise earned an MBA from The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School, a BBA in Marketing from TCU, and an IEC Certificate from UC Irvine.
RouteReady™ is a project born from purpose. We built it because every student deserves the chance to understand themselves before the path is chosen for them. This is that map.
What Families Say
"I wish someone had told us in 9th grade that the choices we were making would matter in future opportunities. We thought we were just getting through the year."
"The conversations RouteReady™ prompts have been some of the best ones we've had with our son. He talks. We listen. We've learned things we didn't know."
"By the time my daughter was a junior, she was so much further along than her peers. She'd been thinking about this for two years."
Frequently Asked
Ready When You Are
Whether you're ready to jump in or still want to learn more, pick whichever fits where you are.
RouteReady™ is built to start where your student is today and walk with them through April of 11th grade. Your subscription runs $26/month and ends automatically in April of 11th grade, when the heavy lifting of applications begins.
