• Meet the needs of the WHOLE student, ensuring they have the confidence, tools and abilities to experience personal and academic success

• Supports transition points – elementary to secondary, grade 10 to senior level courses, secondary to post-secondary experiences

• Works closely with individual students, classroom teachers, community partners and SS Team members to ensure students earn all credits to graduate

• Identifies the at-risk students, initiates program changes, advocates for students and tracks academic progress

• Often times there is a need to be creative with timetables, workload, co-op and other alternative educational settings

• Help students develop effective work and study habits

• Work with teachers to create behavior/improvement plans for students who are struggling

• Track progress of all SS students throughout the semester at progress reports, midterm reporting and final report

• Advocating for student needs – this may include referrals to guidance/CYC/Social Worker/administration for assistance

The Student Success Teacher works most closely with individual students, classroom teachers, community partners and Student Success Team members to ensure students earn the credits necessary to graduate. The Student Success Teacher identifies the at-risk students, initiates program changes, advocates for students and tracks progress. Often times, there is a need to be creative with timetables, workload, co-op and other alternative educational settings.

- Supports students through key transition points from elementary to secondary school, grade 10 to senior level courses, and from secondary school to post-secondary destinations including college, the workplace, university and apprenticeships;

- Developing positive relationships with students based on mutual respect.

- Monitoring attendance – strong attendance supports success.

- Making classroom observations and communicating regularly with parents.

- Ensuring that class work is completed and working one-on-one with students on assignment completion.

- Helping students develop effective work and study skills.

- Working with teachers to create behaviour/ improvement plans for student improvements.

- Accessing progress reports from teachers.

- Monitor the transition from Grade 8 to Grade 9 for each Student Success Student

- Track progress of each student throughout the semester at progress reports, midterm reporting, and final report.

- Accessing additional supports. This may include making referrals to guidance/youth care worker/administration. ie. Schedule recommendations.

- Advocating for student needs.

- Working on credit rescue/recovery.

- Staff Development

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