Student Success Plans
Posted on November 21, 2005
During todays podcast I talked about Student Sucess Plans. The above link is a sample plan in a pdf format.
The Success Plan provides a framework for gathering and summarizing important information about each student in the class. The process for developing the Success Plan is divided into several tasks or activities that can be arranged in various ways depending upon the needs of the students and the desires of the instructional team. The tasks to be accomplished include the following:
• Get to know each student.
• Identify each student’s strengths and interests.
• Identify family concerns that may impact on each student’s ability to participate in school activities.
• Identify collaborative skills and other priority skills for each student to learn or practice.
• Identify supports for helping the student succeed.
Understanding each student’s strengths and interests provides teachers with a wealth of information for developing motivating learning activities and themes. The public recognition and regard for each student’s strengths and interests communicates to them that they are cared for and valued. In addition, information on strengths and interests can be used to facilitate students developing positive relationships with each other and learning to respect similarities and differences among people.
The use of a strengths-based approach to planning is essential for developing effective student support plans. If we can arrange class activities so that each student has daily opportunities to highlight their strengths and interests as well as work on learning new skills in areas that may be challenging, we can create an atmosphere in which each student can be successful.
