"If only someone had told me that when I was a freshman!"
What a sad statement to hear coming from a high school senior. High school is all about choices. Solutions, etc.'s Success Prep program will help your school help students and parents make better informed choices.
The method is a half-hour conference with the parents, the student, a classroom teacher, a career and technical teacher, and a guidance counselor.
The plan is:
* Goal-oriented - We want students and parents to begin to form ideas about where they are going in life and what they want to accomplish both in and out of high school. Many students already have ideas about this, but many don't.
* Realistic - Many students and parents don't understand the realities of transcripts, diplomas, graduation requirements, state test requirements, and getting into college. Often they have very unrealistic ideas of where their current level of effort will take them. Solutions, etc.'s program helps students better understand what it takes to go where they want to go. This in turn encourages them to work in the appropriate manner.
* Challenging - Students need to expand their horizons, try new things, get involved with their schools, and challenge themselves. We advocate all students exploring the career and technical courses, and when appropriate match them up with a mentor from one of those areas. Students are pushed to get involved with extracurricular activies, clubs, and sports. We also advocate students looking for academic challenges. All students are encouraged to try rising above their current academic level and becoming the very best they can be.
The results of our program are:
* students and parents more focused on reaching goals
* students and parents having a more realistic understanding of how the system works
* students becoming more involved in school
* students taking a wider array of courses
* enrollments increasing in advanced and career/technical courses
* students challenging themselves in new ways
* students and parents knowing that the school is looking out for their best interests |
